"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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quick question regarding deads and squats

int3l

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With the deadlift my hands should be around shoulder length or just a little bit bigger right? Oh and at the end pull your shoulders back for a few seconds, right?

and in regards to the squat my shoulder blades should be pulled back to tense the back correct?
 

"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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Master Bates

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Another question about deadlifts. When starting the deadlift motion, should I feel such a strain on my knees, or is that not right? It's not terrible, but it just makes me wonder if that should be there.
 

Warboss Alex

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what do you mean by strain on the knees? the deadlift motion is initiated with the hips (leg drive) yes. does it hurt your knees?
 

Master Bates

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I dunno, I just feel a lot of pressure on the knees at the very beginning of the lift. It doesn't really hurt.
 

"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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mrRuckus

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You're likely pushing from the balls of you feet. push from the heels. lift your toes if you have to

Or are your knees buckling in or out and the pain is on the sides?
 
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