"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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One hundred pushup challenge!

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Huffman said:
Actually yes! But I somehow doubt that 6 lonely pushup sessions would trigger massive gains.
My gains could be a combination of this + my normal job.

Week 2, Day 3, Level 3

15

15

12

12

25

This was done a few minutes ago and I just got home about 3 hours before from work (loading heavy boxes for 3 hours in a hot ass truck)

Week 3 should be interesting.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Hey Truman, if you are still having trouble with a set, do as many pushups as you can, then take a breather while holding yourself up. Then do as many as you can. Repeat until you get the number you need.
 

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Test at the end of Week 2:

35... ****, I had hoped for more. But, no worries, I'm gonna see this through.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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Struggling with Week 3: 25-17-12-10-15.
This is where the fun begins ;)
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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Day 1, Week 3, Column 3

25

17

17

15

25

I got home from work, grabbed a small snack and re hydrated, then did this...Holy mother of utter harshness...I couldn't do more than the minimum at the end and even that required 3 minutes between the last set and that, along with 2 pause rests during the set.

I'm sleeping good today.
 

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Not to put a downer on the whole thing, put wont doing just pushups create a muscle imbalance?

You frontal shoulder, triceps and pecs will develop, but this will cause a muscle imbalance in your upper back. People who go to gym to work the "fashion muscles": chest, arms and sometimes shoulders have like a hunch from where there pecs are pulling their shoulders forwards due to their weak traps/rhomboids/lats.

I havent fully looked throug the program, but if it allows it maybe add some pullups/barbell rows?

Just my 2cents
 

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yungahdubz said:
Not to put a downer on the whole thing, put wont doing just pushups create a muscle imbalance?

You frontal shoulder, triceps and pecs will develop, but this will cause a muscle imbalance in your upper back. People who go to gym to work the "fashion muscles": chest, arms and sometimes shoulders have like a hunch from where there pecs are pulling their shoulders forwards due to their weak traps/rhomboids/lats.

I havent fully looked throug the program, but if it allows it maybe add some pullups/barbell rows?

Just my 2cents
Personally, I haven't noticed that myself

but you can add whatever training you want to it
 

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Not to put a downer on the whole thing, put wont doing just pushups create a muscle imbalance?

You frontal shoulder, triceps and pecs will develop, but this will cause a muscle imbalance in your upper back. People who go to gym to work the "fashion muscles": chest, arms and sometimes shoulders have like a hunch from where there pecs are pulling their shoulders forwards due to their weak traps/rhomboids/lats.

I havent fully looked throug the program, but if it allows it maybe add some pullups/barbell rows?

Just my 2cents
Probably, but I get a good back workout at work and I throw in some pull ups before a shower.
 

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UPDATE

As I mentioned before, I've been continuing this challenge on my own so I can go at my own pace and not put too much pressure on myself. However, after 5 weeks I think I have built up enough strength to pass week 1 exercises. As promised, I will copy and paste my updates from my blog here:
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Reposted from my blog

Week 3 - week ending July 11th - (Repeat week 1 workout)

This week sucked. I wonder if I'm making any progress at all.

Day 1

3
2
2
2
1

Day 2

4
3
2
2
2


Day 3

5
3
2
1
1

It doesn't seem like I'm making progress. But I will begin again at week 1. I got to get this **** handled one of these days. I got to make some progress.
 

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Week 4 - Day 1 (Repeat Week 1, Day 1)

Sunday July 13th

2
2
2
2
3

This was the first time I've ever completed all the reps on a single work out. I'm still making progress I guess. I will see how I do the rest of the week but more than likely I will repeat week 1 one more time after this week.
 

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Week 4 - Day 2 (Repeat Week 1, Day 2)

Tuesday, July 15th

4
3
2
2
4 (min 4)

Again I was able to complete the exercises for the given day (week 1, day 2). The final set felt like death on the last push up but my muscles came through and pushed off the floor. I have definitely made progress but I will repeat week 1 again next week which should be the final time
 

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Week 4 - Day 3 (Repeat Week 1 workout day 3)

Thursday July 17th

5
4
4
3
4

This was the first time this week that I fell short of completing the full set. I could only reach 4 on the 5th and final set so I was one short today.

Nevertheless, I had a stellar week. I've seen real improvement. I feel I am finally in control of my workouts. I could force it and move on to the week 2 workout but I really want to get this handled before I move on so I will repeat week 1 one final time.
 

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Week 5 - Day 1 (Repeat Week 1 workout day 1)

Sunday July 20th

2
2
2
2
6

This was the first time I've exceded the minimum max on the final set. I did 3 extra for a total of 6. That's a good sign for this week...
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

Read more...

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