“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
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"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.
anyways, you're a d!ck btw. those deadlifts are fvcking unreal!!! 140 *5???? i'm gonna get my grip up with some statics when uni starts so i can start reppin the big weights as well. keep droppin the fvckin bar--------
shoulders and abs
weight: 152lbs
db shoulder press
26kg * 5
26kg * 7 = RECORD
26kg * 5
machine shoulder press
68.5kg * 4
71kg * 4
73.5kg * 3 NEW RECORD
db lat raises
14kg * 8
14kg * 8
14kg * 8
5 set ab workout
next week i'm shoulder pressin the 28kg dbs. this was after a day at work stackin shelves
flat bench (smith)
80kg * 4 = RECORD
82.5kg * 2 NEW RECORD
80kg * 3
incline bench
70kg * 3
67.5kg * 4
incline flies
16kg * 10
16kg * 10
dips
bw * 12
bw * 10
cg bench
50kg * 6
55kg * 4
55kg * 4
overhead cable exts
100lbs * 4
100lbs * 4
100lbs * 4
pushdowns
110lbs * 4
100lbs * 4
+ 4set ab workout for tomorrow's monster deads
deads
125kg * 4 NEW RECORD
122.5kg * 4
122.5kg * 4
122.5kg * 4
wide grip chinups
bw *
8reps
7reps
4reps
bent over smith rows
50kg * 8
55kg * 8
smith curls
40kg * 6
40kg * 6
40kg * 5
40kg * 5
db hammers
16kg * 6
16kg * 6
16kg * 6
reverse smith curls
35kg * 6
35kg * 8
"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.
smith squats (half attg)
85kg * 5
85kg * 5
85kg * 5
85kg * 5
leg exts (machine)
85kg * 8
95kg * 8
stiff leg deads
80kg * 8, 7, 6
standing calf raises
80kg * 20
seated calf raises
75kg * 8, 7, 6
over the last few weeks my diet has been slipping; more chocolate and junk shyt just to make up the calories. now, it's just gonna be one off day a week.
plus i bought this big fvcker whey bucket - 2.5kg
to last me this monthchest:
82.5kg * 3 NEW RECORD left shoulder fvcked up
82.5kg * 3 NEW RECORD
82.5kg * 3 NEW RECORD
then my left shoulder packed in for good so no more chest
fvcking sore just now, i can't even pick up a glass of milknormal tricep workout
weight: 68kg
squats (smith)
90kg * 3 NEW RECORD
90kg * 3
90kg * 3
90kg * 3
leg exts
90kg * 8
90kg * 9
straight leg deads
80kg * 8
80kg * 6
80kg * 5
4 sets seated calves
my shoulder has been resting for just under a week now but it's still niggling. tomorrow if it feels ok i'm gonna bench some dbs
trying to sort it by doing db lateral raises everyday, which makes it feel a lot better. any other advice lads?
back and triceps
deads
100kg * 6
110kg * 8
115kg * 8
115kg * 7
wide grip chin ups
bw *
10
7
5
4
4sets tricep pushdowns 64kg * 6
3 sets bent over tricep extensions 59kg *6
2 sets db overhead onearm exts 10kg * 5
"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.
Do dogcraps towel stretches.. they are awesome for the deltoid. Deads are comming up, lower weight but higher rep than last time. Ever thought of switching to pull-ups? I did it a while ago and they give more lat workout IMO when done strict than chins done strict.Originally posted by gav
tried a chest day yesterday but my shoulder completely fvcked me over. it's sore on the front of my shoulder just as it attaches to the bicep, so i can't work out my biceps or chest
trying to sort it by doing db lateral raises everyday, which makes it feel a lot better. any other advice lads?
back and triceps
deads
100kg * 6
110kg * 8
115kg * 8
115kg * 7
wide grip chin ups
bw *
10
7
5
4
4sets tricep pushdowns 64kg * 6
3 sets bent over tricep extensions 59kg *6
2 sets db overhead onearm exts 10kg * 5
"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.
weight: 67-68kg
smith squats (attg)
60kg * 6
80kg * 4
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90kg * 4
90kg * 4
90kg * 4
90kg * 4
leg exts (machine)
90kg * 8
90kg * 8
stiff leg deads
3 sets, 80kg * 6
calve raises
4 sets, 65kg * 8
i've started doing those towel things lifeforce; they're working pretty well straight after doing them, but my shoulder's still pretty fvcked.
would you recommend me doing deadlifts or pullups tomorrow if it's still sore? the injury doesn't affect my performance on the deads, but it's a little sore on the pullups.
it's really starting to affect me personally; i'm not taking the gym so seriously anymore and i can feel the lack of testosterone. feels like i'm reverting to afcdom again.
Man I know exactly how u feel. I must have been going throuth the motions for the last 3 months. Partly because of injuries partly cause i lost motivation. Maybe you should take a week of review your goals and compeletly change your work out. thats what im going to do right now. It's no fun if your not challenging yourself. hope your shoulder gets better man.
Cool man, keep doing them and your shoulder will probably heal out. =)
I don't want to answer this, I have literally no clue. A good advice is to take it easy and listen to what your body tells you. If you feel up for deads, then do them.
Cool squats btw... 4x90 ATG is strong. Isn't this a new record? Last week you did 3x90.
but yesterday i fvcked my back, real bad! i was doing bent over tricep extensions on the cable and when i squeezed out the last rep i felt my entire upper back just go.
i'm giving it + my shoulder til monday to recover. any stretchin techniques for the back mate?
"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.