"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.
skinny guy journal
- Thread starter gav
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"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.
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
"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.
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
"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.
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 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.
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?
"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.