"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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Shaun's Training Log

shaunuk

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Well, this is my new training journal, I hope you enjoy following it.

I've had a training journal before, but I've always had interruptions just as I was gaining some pace, and as a result I moved slower than I really should've.

I'm now at Uni and there's nothing standing in my way :)

I have the privilege of being trained by EFFORT. My goals are size and strength via eventually working my way up to big squats, bench and deadlifts, hopefully over the next 3 or 4 years.

I hadn't trained properly for 6 weeks due to settling into Uni and my diet's been horrible, so I've lost quite a bit of strength. I currently weigh 147lbs, I was about 152 before Uni started. My maxes at that time were:

Squat, 65kgx3
Rack deadlift, 115kgx3
Bench press, 60kgx3

Overall small numbers at the moment, but I have the dedication to have fun working towards my goals, and a fvcking great trainer.

The current routine is gonna last for the next 6 weeks.

Cheers,
Shaun
 

"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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Well well. Welcome back stranger, long time, 'bout time you got back in the gym.

Still with the Mrs?
 

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Monday, 29 October

ME Lower

Lat pulldown, 47.5kgx5, 47.5kgx5, 47.5kgx5, 47.5kgx5, 47.5kgx5

Deadlift, 95kgx4, 95kgx4 (no straps, forgot to take em)

Goodmorning, 40kgx10, 40kgx10


shaun
 

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Good to see you getting back into things, will follow with interest, good luck

Quagmire

Ps-You doing a westside routine?
 

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Cheers Tom, Quag.

Aye, it's a westside mod :)

There's no interruptions now like there was before (i.e. two weeks out of the gym out of nowhere), so I won't be doing two steps forward and one step back like before. I'm looking forward to it.

It's good to see your training is going REALLY well Quag, it's fun following your lifting :)

shaun
 

"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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shaunuk

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Wednesday, 31 October

ME Upper

Flat barbell bench, 42.5kgx5, 42.5kgx5

Incline dumbbell bench (paused), 14kgx8, 14kgx8, 14kgx8

Dumbbell situps

Not too bad, none of these are PRs, I'll still be building my way back up to where I was before for the next few weeks :)

-shaun
 

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Friday, 2 November

ME Lower

Barbell rows, 45kgx5, 45kgx5, 45kgx5, 45kgx5, 45kgx5

Squats, 47.5kgx4, 47.5kgx4, 40kgx20

-shaun
 

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shaunuk said:
Friday, 2 November

ME Lower

Barbell rows, 45kgx5, 45kgx5, 45kgx5, 45kgx5, 45kgx5

Squats, 47.5kgx4, 47.5kgx4, 40kgx20

-shaun
I'm curious, were the first two squat sets primers for the 20 repper?

Quagmire
 

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:up:

added to training journals thread.

Don't worry about the numbers you have now.. spend your energy on the weight you'll be adding to it next workout.
 

"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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Hey Quag. Nope, they were worksets, 2x4. :)

Hey Quik, thanks for the support man ;)

-shaun
 

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"Squats, 47.5kgx4, 47.5kgx4, 40kgx20"

Just baffled me slightly. Can you shed any light? 7.5kg drop to add 16reps? What's going on :confused:
 

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Well, it was the hardest set of anything I've ever done..The whole set might well've been 3mins long for all the pauses I took :)

shaun
 
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