"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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Ugh, squats!

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I currently do not have access to a squat machine or free weights that will allow me to safely squat...

Are there any make-shift way to get around this or am I just plain screwed?

Are there any other ways to obtain the same effect as squatting?

Thanks.
 

"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.

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wtfdude said:
I currently do not have access to a squat machine or free weights that will allow me to safely squat...

Are there any make-shift way to get around this or am I just plain screwed?

Are there any other ways to obtain the same effect as squatting?

Thanks.

squat against the wall and hold it as long as you can over and over.

that sh*t is damn hard.
 

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wtfdude said:
I currently do not have access to a squat machine or free weights that will allow me to safely squat...

Are there any make-shift way to get around this or am I just plain screwed?

Are there any other ways to obtain the same effect as squatting?

Thanks.
Smith Squats, Hack Squats and maybe Leg Press can be used to good effect. Just make sure you go deep, full range of motion. Also do SLDLs, Leg Curls etc. to balance it out. Lunges can be good also but IMO inferior to the ones I mentioned there.

MM
 

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without weights, wall sits like JoeKerr said and jump squats are hard. With weights, leg press, lunge, quad extensions.
 

"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.

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hack squat or powerclean to a front squat.
 

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Do single leg split squats:

http://exrx.net/WeightExercises/Quadriceps/DBSingleLegSplitSquat.html

Even if you don't have weights, you can invent some. Fill two empty milk gallons with water and grab one in each hand. Better yet, buy a cheap dumbell set. Stick your back leg on a chair or your bed. Split squats are tough and they might be too hard for you though, you'll have to prove it to yourself.
 

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I got a good idea from PE at school:

Get Swiss Ball. Put tit between yourself and a wall. Squat up and down, keeping your back to the ball and the ball on the wall. If you want, you can make your own weights, for example by filling water into milk jugs, using beer casks, pail filled with something (make sure it has a good handle).

Be creative. I just built myself a push-up "machine". However, if you find that it hurts your back, joints or whatever, stop.
 

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Is this really that hard?? You know the movement you make. Go pick up something heavy, keep your back straight and squat with it. You don't have to have a d@mn barbell and squat rack.

Pretty common sense unless you're just a retard. Rig up a bar if you have to Grab two heavy sandbags by your side and squat with them. It will help build your grip too. You can do the same thing with lunges.

I do my entire workout outside, with no gym equipment. Strictly using things I find in my garage.
 
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