"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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ryannath

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OMG! You workout for 2 hours man! I am no workout guru, but that's way too fvcking long man. The most anyone should workout is an hour. I usually workout for 45 mins, sometimes just 30 and I don't get any worse results than you. You are wayyyy overtraining man! Ease up on so many exercises.

Btw, how did the cold approach go? What did you say? Get her number?
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Warboss Alex

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ryannath said:
OMG! You workout for 2 hours man! I am no workout guru, but that's way too fvcking long man. The most anyone should workout is an hour. I usually workout for 45 mins, sometimes just 30 and I don't get any worse results than you. You are wayyyy overtraining man! Ease up on so many exercises.

Btw, how did the cold approach go? What did you say? Get her number?
nothing wrong with a 2 hour workout but you'd need to fuel yourself during the workout for optimum perfomance. however the above workout needs improving.
 

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well i go with my buddies, and we take turns so the rests end up taking a pretty long time. and i don't go 2 hours, that's just the timeframe that i'll be at the gym normally. for example, yesterday i was there from 8:30 til 10 and that includes cardio, walking around doing nothing etc etc.

as the the approach i thought she was hotter when i talked to her, but then when i actually talked to her, she looked like she was in her late 20s and i don't really wana go there (still pretty hot though) i just talked to her about heroes and random stuff, made her laugh.
 

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alright guys, camera is still messed up, but i'm going to switch up my routine a bit to surprise my body hopefully into some new gains. it's a three day split based on rippetoe's workout

saturday:
3x5 bench press (135, 155, 175)
3x5 squats (135, 140, 145)
3x5 deadlift (155, 175, 195)
3xfailure pull ups

monday:
5x5 clean and press (95)
3xfailure pull ups

wedesnday:
3x5 incline bench (115, 125, 135)
3x5 squats (135, 140, 145)
3x5 stiff leg Deadlifts (145, 165, 185)
3xfailure pull ups
 

"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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blinkwatt

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Kev07,

You may want to insert a day that focuses on arms & abs. If you want to keep it short and efficient try skulls crusher,kickbacks and rope pulldown for your tri and two different curl exercises for bis and then decline sit ups and upright chair leg lifts.
 
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Kev07 said:
i do abs 5-6 days a week, i'd rather go core excercises so i dont really throw in any pure arm excercises
Dude doing abs 5-6 days a week is wayyyyyyy too much. Just hit them hard once or twice a week for 10-15 minutes and that will be enough,they aren't big muscles you legs and back.
 

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Why are you bench pressing more weight than you are squatting? is that a typo?
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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Throttle

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blinkwatt said:
Kev07,

You may want to insert a day that focuses on arms & abs. If you want to keep it short and efficient try skulls crusher,kickbacks and rope pulldown for your tri and two different curl exercises for bis and then decline sit ups and upright chair leg lifts.
I don't write in caps or bold very often, but let's get this out of the way:

Don't **** with Rippetoe's routine, he's smarter than you and been doing this longer than any of us here.

Do exactly what it says, and don't add, subtract, or substitute, unless you are physically incapable of performing some lift (if you're, say, missing legs or paraplegic, you need a different routine anyway).

FYI, squats (for just one example) are a core exercise (i mean, as in your abs, etc not just as a core part of your workout, which is of course also the case)
 

Kev07

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my squat is going up well, i can squat 155 now, opposed to strugglign with 135 before, bench also went up a bit, my deadlifts are suffering though.

still stuck at 3-4 push ups =/

current weight - 165

my diet has been going to hell, end of school year, bbqs, football, etc
 

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my diet has been going to hell, end of school year, bbqs, football, etc
This is where a clean line divides winners and losers.

Get back on your horse, soldier.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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http://i7.tinypic.com/67evqc0.jpg

progress picture as of July 9 (right after a week of horrible dieting and no work out, 5 days of school orientation, followed by wisdom teeth removal)


Weight: 166-167
Bench Press: 165x5
Squat(this one actually went up): 155x5 (don't worry, my squats are definetely going to go up a lot soon)
DL: 195x1 (Messed up my back, some how, crap.)
Pull ups: 4
 

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Keep it up man. Really try to get your diet back under control, as more than anything else that will really help you achieve your goals.

Good work.
 

“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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