"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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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 Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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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.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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Day 1, Week 3, Column 3

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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:
 

"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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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...
 

“The 22 Rules That Turned Me From Invisible to Irresistible With Women… Starting Tonight”

You can skip the expensive cars, the fancy clothes, and the endless gym selfies. Completely unnecessary.

I used to freeze the second a beautiful woman looked my way. Frustrated. Awkward. Watching other guys walk away with the girl while I stood there tongue-tied.

Then I discovered 22 simple rules that rewired my entire dating life. The anxiety vanished. Conversations flowed effortlessly. Women started chasing me for a change.

These rules trigger a woman's subconscious attraction switches. And you can start using them tonight.

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