"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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i just got a pull up bar. would it be wise to do some everyday, even if i get the feeling of soreness?

and is there a certain speed i should go at?
my goals are fatloss (in case that helps with this question), mass, and strength.
 

"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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They're good to do, but it really won't matter all that much. If you're looking for mass, strength, and fat loss then goto the gym.
 

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i know, i do. but i mean, just on an aside, because when i started i could only doa measly max of 6 pullups :\
 

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Google 'greasing the groove' or 'pavel's ladder'.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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pull up bar can be used for more than just pull ups and chin ups
a good exercise is the hanging leg raise, and a few improvision of the move, it's probably the best exercise for your abs (and hard as hell if you're not buff)
 

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Espi said:
Man...where do people get this information???

Ask IFBB professional bodybuilder Victor Martinez if he thinks pulls are a waste of time...he states that pullups formed the muscular foundation of his back...pullups add a lot of strength, too.

Fact is, most professional bodybuilders perform pullups. Not many people do them because they're extremely hard to do...

If you want a strong and muscular back, incorporate pullups.
Pullups are one of the best upper back exercises one can do. I was under the impression that all he was doing was pullups. I was simply stating that working with free weight is also a necessary part of building mass (obviously). I incorporate wide grip pullups on everytime I'm working out my back.
 

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yes.. pullups tire you out like *that!*
 

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i'm just wondering about the frequency of doing pullups

i mean pushups- you can do em everyday

pullups are kinda taxing, especially wen you first start out (like me) and i get sore sometimes. should i keep doing pullups when i get sore (as in work out one day, sore next day, continue?) since lifting (your body) while sore can easily break down muscle
 

"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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I would be willing to say that doing pushups and pull ups everyday would help you gain some size, but not as much as you would with a solid routine. Doing them EVERY DAY seems like it would just help you with the endurance factor.
 

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pull-ups are one of my favorite exercises. I would not perform them daily because they are too taxing.

I think pull-ups are one of the best overall exercises, behind squats and deadlifts
 

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since I can do like 5 pull ups, what's the best way to improve? assisted pull ups?
 

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howardalex said:
since I can do like 5 pull ups, what's the best way to improve? assisted pull ups?
5 pull-ups is good, IF they are full range of motion

negatives are good (get to the top position, then lower yourself)

pyramids (do 1 rep, then do 2, then do 3 until you fail. then go back down the pyramid)
 

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In my opinion...pull ups are the MOST practical excercise. In the sense that it can even save your life. If you are stuck or in an accident or anything that might require for you to pick up yourself...and you can't...then you are in trouble. Because lifting 300 lbs bench press is not going to save you...if you cannot even pull your own weight.

Personally...I tend to work toward lifting MY weight + 45 lbs more (to account for clothes, back packs, etc.).
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Espi said:
yes...that's the best way.

The gravitron machine works well, too. Your gym likely has one. Check into that if you don't have a partner to assist you.

Start with a palms-facing-you grip. When you can do 10, try switching to a palms-away grip.
cheers mate :)
 

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pull-ups and chin-ups are great :)

I outgrew my own body weight though, so I bought a dip belt.

its one of those things you wear, and u can attach weight plates to them to increase resistance with dips and chin-ups. my triceps are STILL sore from doing dips with it the other day
 

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whats this dip belt look like, and is it versatile, meaning you can use it for pullups / pushups? or even situps
 

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hey if I was going to do 3 sets of pull ups to failure at the gym, but I can't even do ONE yet... whats a good exercise to start building those muscle groups with so I can start doing pull-ups? I was thinking pull-downs...
 

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"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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