"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.
Silverwex's Bulking Thread
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"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
"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.
silverwex
Master Don Juan
Also, im cutting six weeks before the 27th august to get cut for my hols in gran canaria (any of you guys going there this summer?)
I will seriously bulk up after summer - im aiming for about 1.5/2g protein per pound bodyweight.
One more thing, ive changed workouts but im still not gaining (ok diet is a massive part but still...)
Can anyone recommend a good 3 DAY SPLIT using free weights, a bench, power rack, dip bar, pull up bar, lat bar pulldown etc...
Thanks all.
silverwex
Master Don Juan
I tried different workouts but im still plateau-ing! strength gains have also come to a halt.
any tips? thanks.
btw im def NOT gonna stop working out, if i can get through times like this itll just make me better!
"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.
Squats 2 x 5
Box squats 2 x 4
Leg presses 2 x 5 (pick 2 of the three listed as long as one is squats)
Calves (your choice of exercise) 2 x 10
Wednesday:
Wide grip flat bench 2 x 6 (index fingers on the rings)
Decline medium grip bench 2 x 6 (pinkies on the rings)
Weighted dips 2 x 10
Upright rows or side laterals 1 x 10
Friday:
Dead lifts (rotate variations each week) 2 x 5
reverse hypers, pull thrus or glute ham raise 1 x 10-15
Bent over rows 2 x 4
Reverse grip narrow grip pull downs 2 x 6
Standing wide grip curls 2 x 8 (or your favorite curl here)
Try that for a few weeks. HEAVY!
other than that i think with semags routine you will at least make some strength gains!silverwex
Master Don Juan
So im still stuck at about 165lbs (damn electrical scales keep giving different results!) and about 22% bf (high i know but will cut soon).
Im not the strongest/biggest as my training probably hasnt been the best so from now on ill stick in my max lift and reps for some of those major exercises starting with:
SQUAT
66kg with 4 reps
My 1rm would be more but im not interested in 1rm's as they mean nothing to me at the moment.
DEADLIFT - STIFF LEGGED
66kg with 5 reps (form not the best)
Going back on creatine soon too.
"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.
i dont know anyone how can do this but i have talked to a huge guy that looks like he can but only benches 90kg for reps....so his max is probably around 110-120kg. i heard from many huge guys in forums that their bench max is around 150kg or less. so i come to the conclusion that it is a lot easier to look like you can than to actually bench 400lbsOriginally posted by semag
*chuckles*
And how many times you seen a little guy puttin up 400 lbs on bench and 600 lbs on squat
...the point is, to move heavy weight, your body will get bigger.
oh, and i dont mean you semag with my rant i am talking to all the "wise" people with decades of training, great genetics, maybe some cycles and then talking **** about 500lbs bench. yes skinny guy you only need to increase your bench from 100lbs to 500lbs and you will be huge IT IS THAT EASY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
omg sorry again i didnt rant on you only on the guys who bench 500lbs and brag about it and talk **** to people i always needed to get this off my chest --->**** YOU
silverwex
Master Don Juan
MONDAY
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Squats
SL Deads
Bench
Barbell Curls
Dips
Chin Ups
WEDNESDAY:
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Shrugs
Bent Rows
Military Press
Deads
Pull Ups
FRIDAY:
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Squats
SL Deads
Bench
Barbell Curls
Dips
Chin Ups
I need bigger arms! And my arms tend to recover within 48hrs so ill see how this goes...
Comments? Double, Life, Semag?
Cheers.
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.