"The Kiss of Death Mistake"
You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
i can actually do 8 * 110kg with the standing calf raisesOriginally posted by Lifeforce
Good job with the squats! But I don't get your calf raises, your seated raises should be alot stronger than your standing.
seated: can't push the weight up if it's above 50kg (i'm using the machine that has a rest above your quads and you push it up using your calves)
Weight: 69kg
Deads
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60kg * 6
100kg * 4
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110kg * 4
120kg * 2 NEW RECORD
125kg * 2 NEW RECORD
130kg * 1 NEW RECORD
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Wide grip chin ups
8reps
5reps
CG lat pulldowns
71kg * 8
71kg * 6
Bent over bb rows
55kg * 6
shrugs
90kg * 6
90kg * 6
"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.
Weight: 69kg
DB Incline Bench
30kg * 5 NEW RECORD
30kg * 4
26kg * 6
BB Flat Bench
65kg * 5 NEW RECORD
65kg * 6 NEW RECORD
65kg * 6
DB Decline Bench
22kg * 6
22kg * 6
DB Flat Bench Flies
12kg * 10
12kg * 10
Cable Leg Raises
32kg * 15
32kg * 15
Ab crunch machine
57kg * 10
57kg * 10
Decline Twisting Situps
10kg * 10
Had to fit everything in today cuz i've got an exam tomorrow ffs
weight: 69kg
military press
47.5kg * 3 NEW RECORD!! broke the previous record by miles!
45kg * 3
42.5kg * 6
db shoulder press
26kg - couldn't get it up - could have if it was before the military presses
22kg * 5
22kg * 4
20kg * 6
db lateral raises
9kg * 7
9kg * 6
barbell curls
30kg * 6
35kg * 5 NEW RECORD (first time lifting these in ages)
35kg * 5
DB hammer curls
22kg * 6
22kg * 6
20kg * 6
cable overhead tricep extensions
59kg * 4 NEW RECORD
55kg * 6
55kg * 5
55kg * 4
db one arm overhead extensions
10kg * 6
"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.
Weight: 69.5kg
Squats
90kg * 6
90kg * 6
95kg * 6
95kg * 6
97.5kg * 6 NEW RECORD
Prone leg curls
69kg * 5 NEW RECORD
69kg * 4
Stiff Leg deads
60kg * 8
Seated calve raises
45kg * 8
45kg * 9
47.5kg * 8
52.5kg * 7
52.5kg * 8 NEW RECORD
Standing calve raises
90kg * 10
mid_au
Don Juan
Weight: 69.5kg
Deads
60kg * 6
90kg * 6
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115kg * 4
125kg * 3 NEW RECORD
132.5kg * 1 NEW MAX RECORD
137.5kg * 1 NEW MAX RECORD (dropped the weight on the first attempt, 5 seconds later, picked it off the ground for a full deadlift)
Wide grip chin ups
7reps
5reps
CG Machine Pulldowns
73.5kg * 6 NEW RECORD
75.5kg * 6 NEW RECORD
BO BB rows
50kg * 6
Shrugs
90kg * 6
This would have been a back and traps day, but whenever i do heavy shrugs, my left shoulder gets fvcked up, in fact, it was fvcked at the start of the workout anyways
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Lifeforce, arite man, my SLDLs hurt my knee joints - i could do 70kg * 6, like i used to, but i use this set just to stretch the muscles, not to build muscle as such
Mid_au, hows it goin bud, you just started up yeh? your lifts are improvin pretty fast the now btw, whats your weight? you bulkin up yeh? i'm just tryin to keep my bf% as low as possible while puttin on muscle, which means my weight won't go up that fast. i could overload on the carbs pretty easily but i'd rather have a sixpack than a gut
i will include exericises for this muscle at the end of my workouts, lets see if it gets 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.
mid_au
Don Juan
yeah gav i started not too long ago.. ive gained a couple of kilos so far (69-72kg). my strength seems to be increasing but my im not gaining as much weight as i thought i would!? i thought if you get stronger your muscles HAVE to grow more?
my lifts are doing ok but i have weak legs, its somehting i really need to work on. look out for a post in my journal tomorrow. (its chest, shoulders, triceps day)
cheers
those are big gains mate, even for beginner ones. once your body adapts to the weightlifting and the heavy eating, your gains should slow down (but that's not a certainty; look at double and lifeforce)
the highest i ever got was 73kg during a creatine bulk at the start of the year, but a lot of cardio brought me back down (to like 67kg not too long ago)
weight: 69.5kg
DB Incline bench
18kg * 6
22kg * 6
30kg - couldn't get it up, shoulder's still fvcked from last week
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28kg * 6
28kg * 5
28kg * 6
BB Flat Bench
67.5kg * 3 NEW RECORD
65kg * 4
65kg * 5
BB Decline Bench
60kg * 4 NEW RECORD
60kg * 4
DB Flies
10kg * 12
12kg * 8
Cable Leg Raises
32kg * 15
32kg * 15
Ab Crunch Machine
57kg * 10
57kg * 10
Incline Side Situps
10kg * 15
“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.