"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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Originally posted by jakethasnake
Hey, you Euro fellas... just curious, but there's about 2.2 pounds in every kilo, right? I'm just trying to figure out your poundages.


Keep up the hard work!
I kg = 2.20462 lbs ;)
 

“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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We'll miss you ben, be back soon. :(
 

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yeh, ben you're a good influence around here

today was a leg workout, weight 71.5kg

Squats
warmup
0kg * 10
15kg * 10
30kg * 8
40kg * 6
55kg * 3
65kg * 1

75kg * 8
80kg * 8
85kg * 8

Leg press machine
230kg * 8 - i was about to faint
190kg * 8
190kg * 8

leg curl
98kg * 6
98kg * 6 (the machine was digging into my shins)

horizontal leg curl
86kg * 6
86kg * 5

i feel really drained after that and i've got a headache too, but **** it cuz most folk don't escape from their comfortable little lives.
 

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wow gav, impressive leg curl, how big are them legs?
 

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"About 36" around... they look rather small in the mirror, but I compared them to a nearby oak and we had the same lenght around." well he almost told me this before :p
 

"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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Originally posted by Lifeforce
"About 36" around... they look rather small in the mirror, but I compared them to a nearby oak and we had the same lenght around." well he almost told me this before :p
heh

i did a 111kg * 8 rep leg curl last week (end of page3). this week i was takin it easy :p
 

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You really must post some pic of your hamstrings man, I bet they are so big so they drop to the ground when you do not flex them.
 

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Originally posted by semag
You mean leg extensions?
cheers semag

when i've said "leg curls" i meant "Leg extensions"

i've called the actual leg curls horizontal leg curls or lying leg curls
 

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Back and biceps. weight :71.5kg (goes up to about 73 depending on water weight)

Deadlifts
warmup
20kg * 10
35kg * 8
50kg * 4
70kg * 4
90kg * 1
---
90kg * 5
95kg * 5
100kg * 4 (weak forearms)

Pullups
front grip
6reps
5reps
reverse grip
7reps
4reps

Barbell Curl (ez bar - don't know how much these weigh - i assumed 10kg)
30kg * 7
30kg * 6
30kg * 5

Seated rows
72.5kg * 8
79kg * 8

lat pulldowns (wide grip)
52kg * 7
52kg * 5
 

"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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**** you broke 100 kg before me on deadlifts. Damn great job gav!

Ez is usually ten.
 

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Originally posted by Lifeforce
**** you broke 100 kg before me on deadlifts. Damn great job gav!
really? wehay!!! yeh, my back can take at least another 10kg, but my forearms are fvcking weak - not too bad though; i used to only be able to lift 60kg. ha! i'm warming up with that kind of weight now :D
 

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110 kg, you will become huge gav.
 

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man it felt good to do my chest today. my body's suddenly back into shape

weight: 72kg

chest and triceps

bb bench press
warmup
20kg * 10
40kg * 4
50kg * 2
---
60kg * 5
60kg * 5
60kg * 4

Incline db bench
20kg * 7
20kg * 6

Decline bb bench
50kg * 8
55kg * 5
55kg * 5

DB flies
14kg * 6
14kg * 6

Close grip bench
40kg * 4 (arms are fvcked at this point)

Tri extensions
16kg * 8
16kg * 6

Cable Pushdowns
46kg * 8
59kg * 8
73kg * 8
 

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Gav, where is the bulk of your weight?
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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my weight's pretty evenly spread out actually, so i can't tell
 

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My legs realy need to catch up, their a bit under 22", but their dam long :(

Also gav, whats your current diet?
 
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Monday

Thanks Ben,
back biceps

deads
60KG - 15 reps
80KG - 10 reps
95KG - 4 reps
120KG - 2 reps
125kg 1 rep<<<<never knew I could go that heavy

dumbell curls
20k 7 reps standard (alternate arms)
20k 6 hammer (both arms together)
20k 4 concentration curls

pull ups
8
6
6

Ben do me a massive favour and write me out a deadlift routine for next week, and a bench routine. I 1 rep max on 100kg, but I had a spotter, I will be training alone.
 

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PRetty darn good deadlifts solid. 125 at your weight is almost the double!
 

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I have only been deadlifting for about 4 weeks, another 3, and I'm sure I'll be at 150kg. It jus feels so comfortable performing deadlifts. I'm sure if ben can give me a few routines I'll be a serious power house deadlifting :D 3-4 weeks as well I hope I can get squating easily at 90-100kg. I need to get that squat stronger than my 100kg bench!
 

"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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