"The Kiss of Death Mistake"

You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?

Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.

One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.

Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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proper squat? how low? do you go?

Zaraza

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How low should you go on a proper squad?
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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Parallel and above=Great stress on the knee.

In a powerlifting squat the hips comes below the knee like Kerpal said, which is probably an inch or so below "parallel".

In olympic squats with the term "ass to grass" is when you go well below parallel. Some do not have the flexibility or bio-mechanics to do this safely however.

So anywhere below parallel, and the important thing is that your back is locked in extension and doesn't round. If you can't go below parallel without your back rounding, you have some flexibility work to be doing, which you should be doing anyway. I have also seen articles by either Mike Roberston or Boyle I believe, stating that muscle imbalances can cause rounding to be a problem as well.
 
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