"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.

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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.
 

"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.

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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.
 

"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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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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