"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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One hundred pushup challenge!

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Final Update

As you can see I've made real progress. I work out today (Tuesday) and again on Thursday. I am almost 100 percent positive I will be able to move on to week 2 exercises next week based on my performance on Sunday's workout.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Quoted from 6-21

Truman181 said:
Alright so I did the trial to find out my level. As expected I didn't make 5 push ups. I did 3. These were real push ups, not the girly knee push ups. As I said before I'm not in great shape. My arms are skinny and I'm over weight. However I'm committed to this push up challenge for the next 6 weeks as well as eating better and doing cardio such as walking and running.
Just thought I would point out the progress I've made. On 6-21 I could only do one set of 3 MAX push ups. During my work out on Sunday I did 4 sets of 2 push ups and finished with a final MAX set of 6. Not bad...
 

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Week 3, Day 2, Level 3

27

19

19

15

30

Why did I sign up for this!? :crazy:
 

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redspicyflag said:
Nice to see ya back Truman!

Keep it up man I'm rootin' for ya

:D
Thanks for the encouragement man.

As you can see, I was never really gone. I've just been continuing the workout behind the scenes at my own pace. :up:
 

"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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Week 5, Day 2 (Repeat Week 1 Workout Day 2)

Tuesday, July 22nd

4
3
2
2
5

I did one more on my final set that the minimum required max (4). It is definitely looking like this will be my final week at week 1. Sweet
 

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22

22

20

35

For some scary reason, that wasn't that bad...:nervous:
 

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Friday July 25th

Week 5, Day 3, (Repeat Week 1 Workout Day 3)

Success! I completed the full workout for week 1, column 1.

5
4
4
3
5

Then an hour later, just for fun I did a max exhaustion test and was able to do 8! Not bad considering that I wasn't rested and that my max when I started all this a month ago was ONLY 3.

So I'm definitely moving on to the week 2 workout (column 1) this coming week. My progress is slow but it's steady. It may take me 30 weeks to complete the 6 week program but I'll get there. Oh yeah, I'll be going incognito again so I don't feel pressure to keep up. I'll post more updates when I complete week 2 successfully (which could take awhile..)
 

"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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Wow, I actually was able to finish Week 3 on
30
22
22
20
27.
I'm astounded at my gains, since I pretty much struggled with Day 1.

However, the headaches are back and I'm gonna see a doctor.
Probably means I'll have to rest for another couple of weeks.

After that, I'll repeat Week 3 since I just barely made it anyway.
 

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Week 4, Day 1, Column 3

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20

20

17

35

WHEW!
 

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Week 4, Day 2, Column 3

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30

Holy crap my chest feels dead...
 

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i dont mean to sound like an ass...but i can do alotta pushups already. does that mean i should start at a later 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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i am me said:
i dont mean to sound like an ass...but i can do alotta pushups already. does that mean i should start at a later week?
Take the initial test and work from there.

It's a lot harder than it seems.
 

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no doubt, some of u guys are doin close to 200 pushups right now. im a light dude tho so its easier for me

how fast are u guys doin ur pushups anyway? cus its easier to do if u do it faster
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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