"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Don't do abs three times a week.. they won't burn your stomach fat.

Otherwise it's a significant improvement on what you're already doing, yes.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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2 days a week then? Should I do more than the 2 exercises I'm currently doing; maybe bump it up to 4 or 5?
 

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2 exercises per bodypart is quite sufficient - less is more, remember.
 

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do weighted chinups and dips instead of childish abs exercises
 

"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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yeh squats will give you better abs than all those fancy abs exercises, too:D
 
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2 exercises per bodypart is quite sufficient - less is more, remember.
not necessarily. It depend upon ones t-ratio...the less is more is actually an outdated bodybuilding maxim...


email..loki or Layne from bodybuilding.com and they will hold your hand through the tuff stuff
 

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Originally posted by tj
not necessarily. It depend upon ones t-ratio...the less is more is actually an outdated bodybuilding maxim...
email..loki or Layne from bodybuilding.com and they will hold your hand through the tuff stuff
Then why do the most successful muscle-building programs use 1 or 2 exercises for bodypart?

If you can do 3 (or more) different multiple-set exercises for each bodypart at the intensity required to stimulate maximum growth, then I'm sorry, you're not training hard enough.

Though I should've been put off by the bbing.com thing .. :rolleyes:
 

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Just a quick note, so I can time/date it.

I don't know if it's from running too much these past couple months or what, but I've got this horrible feeling in my left leg where it feels like my leg is coming out of the hip socket if I walk a certain way. I'm gonna stop all cardio for now until this feeling goes away. I know I could be doing other stuff like bike, swim, etc, but I think I'm gonna give it a rest instead.

I'm gonna pay special attention this next week or two to how much, if at all, this affects my ability to increase my lifting.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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This week's stats:

Lower
Leg Extensions
120, 140, 160

Leg Press
240, 260, 280 (machine's kinda weird...I did a couple reps at 400 with free weights to make sure I wasn't nuts)

Leg Curl
60, 70, 80

Standing Calf
120, 140, 160

Back/bicep
IL row
40, 50, 60

Bicep curl
30, 35, 35

Front pulldown
35, 45, 55 (up 5 next week)

Eagle arm curl
35, 40, 45

Eagle row
60, 70, 80 (up next week)

Chest/tricep
Eagle chest press
55, 65, 75 (up 5 nw)

Tricep ext.
15, 20, 25

Decline press
20, 25, 30 (up 5 nw)

Arm ext.
35, 40, 45

Shoulder Press
40, 45, 50

Current weight: 177 lbs
Current bodyfat % (avg for the week): 20.0%
 

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This week's stats.

Lower
Leg Extensions
120, 140, 160 (up)

Leg Press
260, 280, 300 (up)

Seated Leg Curl
80, 90, 100

Standing Calf
120, 140, 160 (up)

Back/bicep
IL row
40, 50, 60

Bicep Curl
30, 35, 40

Front pulldown
40, 50, 60

Eagle arm curl
35, 40, 45

Eagle Row
70, 80, 90 (up 5)

Chest/triceps/shoulders
Eagle chest press
60, 70, 80 (up)

Tricep extension
15, 20, 25 (up 5)

Decline press
25, 30, 35

Arm extension
35, 40, 45 (up 5)

Shoulder press
40, 45, 50

Current weight: 177 lbs
Current bodyfat % (avg for the week): 19.6%
 

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Got a question, and my updated stats are below (sorry, just keep forgetting to update here).

Would it be a good idea now to remove tricep extensions and arm extensions from the routine and add a couple more chest exercises, like incline press and maybe something else?

Lower
Leg Extensions
170, 180, 190

Leg Press
290, 310, 330

Seated Leg Curl
80, 90, 100

Standing Calf
160, 180, 200

Back/bicep
IL row
50, 60, 70

Bicep Curl
30, 35, 40

Front pulldown
45, 55, 65 (up 5)

Eagle arm curl
35, 40, 45

Eagle Row
75, 85, 95

Chest/triceps/shoulders
Eagle chest press
80, 90, 100

Tricep extension
20, 25, 30

Decline press
30, 35, 40

Arm extension
40, 45, 50

Shoulder press
45, 50, 55

Current weight: N/A this week
Current bodyfat % (avg for the week): N/A this week
 
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