"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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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?
 

"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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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
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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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?
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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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)
 

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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.
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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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.
 

"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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