spesmilitis
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been lazy to record workouts.
deads: 305 3x4
hipextentions: 155 5x3
w-abs: 45x10
deads: 305 3x4
hipextentions: 155 5x3
w-abs: 45x10
"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.
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"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.
Quagmire911
Master Don Juan
I thought you deadlifted 330x5 in the past?
Working on some form issues?
Working on some form issues?
spesmilitis
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Yeah, I have some madd issues. In December/January I took a few weeks off cuz I couldn't afford the gym and then I got food poisoning. After that, I haven't had a chance to be strict on my routine. Actually this week is perfect for me to get back into it, but the gym that I go to is a university gym with shorted spring break hours >=[. I only get an hour to warm up and workout.
Right now I'm also working on my form as you said. I'm trying to get it so that my lower back isn't sore the day after (thats how it normally is for me). The workout I just posted resulted in a sore lower back as well >=[. I've been doing a lot of glute activation, hopefully they will be utilized more and my lower back less.
Yeah, I have some madd issues. In December/January I took a few weeks off cuz I couldn't afford the gym and then I got food poisoning. After that, I haven't had a chance to be strict on my routine. Actually this week is perfect for me to get back into it, but the gym that I go to is a university gym with shorted spring break hours >=[. I only get an hour to warm up and workout.
Right now I'm also working on my form as you said. I'm trying to get it so that my lower back isn't sore the day after (thats how it normally is for me). The workout I just posted resulted in a sore lower back as well >=[. I've been doing a lot of glute activation, hopefully they will be utilized more and my lower back less.
Quagmire911
Master Don Juan
spesmilitis said:
Sounds like we are in the same kind of boat. I hit 341x4 but I get a lot of stiffness in my lower back. Been doing quite a bit of glute activation myself. Get on those GHR's and be persistent
I will have to drop the weight a bit and work on form. Although I think I will try some rack deads and see how that works out. How is the squat going? I am giving up on it and moving to front squat, think this will work well.
spesmilitis
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Same boat with squat, used to be able to do 195 3x3, now its around 160Quagmire911 said:Sounds like we are in the same kind of boat. I hit 341x4 but I get a lot of stiffness in my lower back. Been doing quite a bit of glute activation myself. Get on those GHR's and be persistent
How is the squat going? I am giving up on it and moving to front squat, think this will work well.
"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.
Quagmire911
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If back squat is f***** up try front squat for a while. You can't use bad form on it really.spesmilitis said:
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Quagmire911 said:
It seems that on squats, if I can smooth out a sticking point, I can go back to normal.
Squat: 165 1x10. I want planning to do a 3x3, but on the first rep I was really tempted to cheat and a sticking point, and I just concluded I was having a bad day. However, I ended up doing 10 sets of singles. So I have a feeling that once that sticking point gets smoothed out, I will be at my normal squat weight.
-When you get to the sticking point, don't rush and cheat. Stay as there as long as you can as your body will eventually go up with good form.
-New form tip: before going down, squeeze the glutes as hard as you can
leg curls
weighted abs: weight on top of forhead: 45x10, 45x5,