Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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Krueg

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Actually sounds like a pretty solid day when you end up hitting a new deadlift record, good job!

I know for me, if I eat too many carbs before training I feel tired and sluggish. But, some days are good and some days are sh!tty. Just gotta keep pushing through it!
 

"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.

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I've been gone for a few days... I may have had a bug or something, I did not feel on top of my game this past weekend. Had some issues with my girlfriend, life problems. Lol, that sounds ridiculous... but I feel renewed this week. My lifts suffered a bit too. But, despite a very lackluster diet, a poor level of motivation, and feeling less than great, I have actually lost a few pounds and my strength is still going up, albeit, not like it was while I was eating lots of food.


07/18/2013

Press
10x100
10x105
6x125

Side Lat Raises
10x17.5
10x20
6x22.5

High Pulls
10x95

I felt awful at this point and quit.






07/19/2013

Tricep Ext
10x40
10x45
6x50

Skulls
10x55
10x60
6x70

That was the rest of what I didn't do the day before

07/20/2013

Squat
10x205
10x55
10x270

Front Squat
10x125
10x135
10x150

Again, I didn't have it in me to finish this up.






07/23/2013

Finally, a good lift.

Bench
10x195
6x230
5x235 (tied my previous record)

Dips
10x bodyweight + 5lbs
6x bodyweight + 25lbs
6x bodyweight + 35lbs

Incline Bench
10x155
6x185
6x190 (new record)

Flies
10x37.5
8x42.5
3x47.5 (4th was failure)

Chin Ups
8x bodyweight
8x bodyweight
4x bodyweight (5th was failure)

Concentration Curls
5x35
5x35
5x35

After the chin ups, my biceps were done.


BTW, I have a question... I developed an inguinal hernia last year and had to have it surgically repaired. My max squat before I had to quit lifting was 325lbs x5 and my surgeon told me he things that the heavy squats caused the hernia. As I've been approaching this maximum again, I am starting to develop pain again in the same place I developed the hernia. I don't want to re injure myself and have to have another surgery... I don't want to cut out the Squat but I am not sure what to do. I am going to skip legs this week and hopefully I will be feeling better next week.

Do you guys have an opinion about what I should be doing to avoid literally reoppening an old wound?
 

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07/24/2013 Lift

My stamina is down for some reason lately... maybe its not and I'm just lifting heavier. I don't know. But I made it through!

DB Pullover
10x45
10x55
6x60

Wide Grip Pullups
4x bodyweight (5x)
3x bodyweight (4th rep failure)

One Arm Rows
10x65
10x70
6x75

Bent Over Rows
10x120
10x140
6x150

Deads
10x265
10x280
6x305

The deads were rough... I took some 1 min or maybe a little longer breaks in between some of the reps. But I finished, and that's what I care about.
 

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Good work ebracer!

Sorry I don't really have any advice for the hernia issue. Do you wear a belt when you squat? Might need a professional opinion on this matter...
 

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07/26/2013 Lift - Delts and Traps

Press
10x100
10x110
5x135

Side Lat Raises
10x17.5
10x20
6x25

High Pulls
10x95
10x105
6x115

Bent Over Flies
10x15
10x20
6x30

Triceps Extensions
10x40
10x50
5x60

Skulls

10x55
10x60
6x75
 

"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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