"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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Well I was doing it with plates on my chest, then under the direction of WBA switched to a dumbbell behind the head which was much harder, so I more than halved the weight. I expect to PR with it on Monday again, it is working me so that is what matters. How are you doing it? The same way?
 

"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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Tuesday

-Had to move leg workout to today. Here it is:


Squats 2 x 5-100kg(PR)

Squats 1 x 15-85kg(PR)

Leg Press 2x15-110kg

Good mornings 1x20-20kg

Calves 1 x 10-70kg(PR)

Weighted Ab 2 x20-10kgdumbbell(PR)

--Don't have time to add anything else in right now, might edit and update, until Thursday...
 

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Craig I'll email you something more detailed later on - for now increase calories like I told you.
 

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gotta love those calories increases
 

"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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EFFORT said:
gotta love those calories increases
towards the end of a training cycle, as you begin to tire, is the supercompensation phase where IF you feed yourself accordingly you'll get the biggest gains. Hence the need for extra eggy goodness.
 

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Quagmire911 said:
Well I was doing it with plates on my chest, then under the direction of WBA switched to a dumbbell behind the head which was much harder, so I more than halved the weight. I expect to PR with it on Monday again, it is working me so that is what matters. How are you doing it? The same way?
Oh, I see.

No, I've been holding a db on my chest. That's a good idea to able to hold a smaller db though... doesn't it hurt your neck?
 

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Oh, I see.

No, I've been holding a db on my chest. That's a good idea to able to hold a smaller db though... doesn't it hurt your neck?
Doesn't hurt the neck at all. You hold it under it and do it controlled. Suppose it would hurt if you were doing erratic reps though and hitting the weight into your neck.






Thursday

Incline Barbell Press 3 x 5-67.5, 70, 70kg(PR)-Good.

Standing Barbell Press 5 x 3-42.5kg-Concentrated on form, still challenging.

Seated Dumbbell Press 3 x 8-17.5kg(PR)-Good progress, like these.

EZ Skullcrushers 3 x 10-12.5kg(PR)-Increase on last wek which is good. Seeing slow but steady progress with this.

Just a quick update, don't have much time to add much more, until Saturday...:box:
 

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Good job, do what I said with the extra protein/eggs. I'll write you a longer email on the weekend
 

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Deadlifts 3 x 5-130kg, 132.5kg, 135kg(PR)-Nearly over the 300 lb with this. So close I can taste it. Just managed the last set, it was brutal. Pretty sure my back started to round on the last rep to. Think the bulk of the increases have been had this cycle, can't picture myself doing too much more.

Rows 3 x 8-65kg-Maintainted the weight and concentrated on the form. Still challenging in the last few reps.

Rear Delt row 1 x 15-35kg-Think I have found a weight I can do this with. Was quite hard in the last few reps.

Barbell Curls 2 x10-25kg-2 reps added on and 5 kg off. Could have done a bit more but I decided to keep everything completely strict with these.

EZ Reverse Curls 2 x 10-17.5kg-Not to bad, was easier than last week.

Ok workout, until Monday/Tuesday...
 

"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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Saturday

Deadlifts 3 x 5-130kg, 132.5kg, 135kg(PR)-Nearly over the 300 lb with this. So close I can taste it. Just managed the last set, it was brutal. Pretty sure my back started to round on the last rep to. Think the bulk of the increases have been had this cycle, can't picture myself doing too much more.

Rows 3 x 8-65kg-Maintainted the weight and concentrated on the form. Still challenging in the last few reps.

Rear Delt row 1 x 15-35kg-Think I have found a weight I can do this with. Was quite hard in the last few reps.

Barbell Curls 2 x10-25kg-2 reps added on and 5 kg off. Could have done a bit more but I decided to keep everything completely strict with these.

EZ Reverse Curls 2 x 10-17.5kg-Not to bad, was easier than last week.

Ok workout, until Monday/Tuesday...

Congraz. You've got your deadlift goal you've setted up for July 1st.

What's your bodyweight right now?
 

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Bodyweight is about 161lb-or 11 and a half stone. Put on about 4-5lb in the last 4-5weeks.
 

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Bodyweight is about 161lb-or 11 and a half stone. Put on about 4-5lb in the last 4-5weeks.
You're close to your 2x bodyweight deadlift.

Good work.
 

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Craig - remember to increase those calories. I'll write you an email soon but I can tell you we'll drop the reps to get the weight in.

Your deadlift 1RM should be 340-350 right now. We may do some triples for the last two weeks.

For now keep going, I'll write to you tomorrow.

Biceps still seem to be an issue so I'll suggest some more options.
 

"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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Tuesday

Squats 2 x 5-100kg

Squats 1 x 20-85kg(PR)

Leg Press 2x15-110kg

Hyperextensions 2 x 20-20kg

Calves 1 x 10-70kg

Weighted Ab 2 x20-10kg

---Again not much time today so very brief. 20 repper was murder. Not bad workout overall.

Until Thursday...
 

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Incline Barbell Press 3 x 3-75kg-First set I needed a little help with the weight on the last rep. Second set I needed a lot of help on the last rep. Last set I only got the first rep and stopped after that. So it didn't go to well. The dilemma of 72.5 being too little, and 75 being too much. Thinking of getting ankle weights that will slide over the end of the bar, which will be a 2.5lb increase instead of a 5.5lb increase.

Close Grip Bench 55kg-1x9 and then 1x6. Incline obviously took it out of me, as this was worse than last time.

Dips 2 x 8-10-Skipped these out, chest and arms were tired as hell by now.

Lateral Raises 3 x 12-7kg(PR)-Last few reps were hard, but this was generally easier than everything else today.

Until Saturday...
 

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Block Deadlift 1 x 5-145kg(320lb-7.5kg increase)-Just made it. Felt good loading up three plates either side. Could get used to it heh. Think there was a bit of rounding on the last rep though.
1 x 12-122.5kg(PR)-Very tiring, especially after the first set.

Chins 4 x 6-10kg-Same as last time. Missed last rep on last set. Suppose this isn't so bad as I have put on nearly half a stone.

Hammer Curls-3x8-15kg-This was easier than last week, but an increase would have been too much.

Good workout overall. Did some rowing+swimming post workout. Nearing the end of this cycle, looking forward to being under less stress heh.

Until Tuesday...:box:
 

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Incline Barbell Press 3 x 3-72.5kg

Standing Barbell Press 5 x 3-42.5kg

Seated Dumbbell Press 3 x 10-17.5kg(PR)


Squats 3 x 3-105kg-Missed last rep on last set.

Calves 1 x 10-70kg

Weighted Ab 2 x 20-10kg

---Had to condense workouts this week because of schedule.

Until then end of the week!...:up:
 

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Deadlifts 3 x 3, 130, 135, 140kg(308lb)-Strength is creeping up nicely. That's me into the 300's and it feels good. Last set was challenging, but not the worst I've ever had to do. My form was good this week.

Rows 3 x 8 65kg-Form was great on these now. Even thought weight hasn't gone up I still feel as if I have made good progress as form is much better.

Rear Delt row 1 x 15-35kg-Some improvement on form but still don't like these.

Barbell Curls 2 x15-25kg(PR)-Noticeably easier than last time. 5 extra reps.

EZ Reverse Curls 2 x 12-17.5kg(PR)-Couple more reps than last time, definite improvment.

Good workout overall. Think this is my last heavy workout for a couple of weeks, but I will still post the light workouts. Have to see what WBA comes up with, thanks to him again for all his great advice-making a big difference. It's sad but I'm 17 and squatting and deadlifitng more than most of the adults in my gym and bench is probably about the same. The thing is most of them only do bench haha.

Anyway until next week...
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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