"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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"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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Get the idea yeah.. Good tho it works for you.
Muscles will get cold and atrophy with no use. What I'm doing keeps blood moving, pumps, can even cut up. I will have most of the gear to get my workouts done around the residence in the future.
 

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Muscles will get cold and atrophy with no use. What I'm doing keeps blood moving, pumps, can even cut up. I will have most of the gear to get my workouts done around the residence in the future.
Thats true. Im a heavy lifter, push up wont cut for me it will just putting me in fatigue crash and athrophy will be unavoidable anyway without proper workout routine.
 

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Thats true. Im a heavy lifter, push up wont cut for me it will just putting me in fatigue crash and athrophy will be unavoidable anyway without proper workout routine.
Your preaching to the choir, I told you guys my numbers. My routine keeps things as best intact as I'm going to get. If I want resistance I can wear my 45 lbs weight vest.
 

"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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Not excuse im as well waiting for my resistance bands to come in.. In next few days i will be able to workout again at home.. Got my creatine whey and preworkout stuff restocked last week
Smart guy. I would've never considered bands before corona. Now with bands we can travel and have no excuse.
 

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Smart guy. I would've never considered bands before corona. Now with bands we can travel and have no excuse.
Lol.. The problem is its fvk hard to refit your essential workout needs in the time like this. The shop were close all being moved on 100% online trade..
 

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Lol.. The problem is its fvk hard to refit your essential workout needs in the time like this. The shop were close all being moved on 100% online trade..
And online trade is out of stock or prices jacked up. Some of these options we are considering now were always decent and better than missing a work out.
 

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And online trade is out of stock or prices jacked up. Some of these options we are considering now were always decent and better than missing a work out.
Yeah, thats the problem when one market were dominant not to mention the rising and growth of the online scams.
 

"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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Yeah, thats the problem when one market were dominant not to mention the rising and growth of the online scams.
I ordered resistance bands 10,20,30,40,50 lb resistance 2 each for $24.95 and a doorway pullup bar for $41.00 off of Amazon today.
 

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I ordered resistance bands 10,20,30,40,50 lb resistance 2 each for $24.95 and a doorway pullup bar for $41.00 off of Amazon today.
I have a bunch of resistance bands from when I was rehabbing my rotator cuff problems. Seems to be well behind me now, but for awhile I didn't think it would ever go away. That's the funny thing about getting old. I had a pain in the arch of my foot for several years. Swollen arthritic knuckles for awhile there. Various joint pains. Then the rotator cuff issue. Another excrutiating shoulder pain that lasted about a year. So far these things have always resolved, although I may have had to lay off or modify my workout. I don't do any rows or back of neck exercises any longer. I miss doing rows too. Oh well.

I prefer working out at home anyway. I've got my weight bench, barbell, dumbells, kettle bells, and several other pieces of fitness equipment. It's definitely paying off now. Finish my workout, no travel, and seconds later I'm on the couch guzzling water, can't beat it. There are a few pieces I'd like to have but don't want to dedicate the space to.
 

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I have a bunch of resistance bands from when I was rehabbing my rotator cuff problems. Seems to be well behind me now, but for awhile I didn't think it would ever go away. That's the funny thing about getting old. I had a pain in the arch of my foot for several years. Swollen arthritic knuckles for awhile there. Various joint pains. Then the rotator cuff issue. Another excrutiating shoulder pain that lasted about a year. So far these things have always resolved, although I may have had to lay off or modify my workout. I don't do any rows or back of neck exercises any longer. I miss doing rows too. Oh well.

I prefer working out at home anyway. I've got my weight bench, barbell, dumbells, kettle bells, and several other pieces of fitness equipment. It's definitely paying off now. Finish my workout, no travel, and seconds later I'm on the couch guzzling water, can't beat it. There are a few pieces I'd like to have but don't want to dedicate the space to.
Im old (48) but as long as i keep working out my body feels great.
 

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"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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easy on the old bud, you're only 2 years older than stringpuller and he would have been in my class.

Ernestine Shepherd is old. She looks 40 but is 80. World's oldest female bodybuilder.
I was just saying it feels young and good, no soreness so long as I keep working out. If I stop moving, then I start to notice some tightness.
 

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I was just saying it feels young and good, no soreness so long as I keep working out. If I stop moving, then I start to notice some tightness.
just trying to encourage you not to call yourself old.....yet

Awesome you got it figured out to keep moving to not hurt.
Keep up the good stuff Mister :)
 

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just trying to encourage you not to call yourself old.....yet

Awesome you got it figured out to keep moving to not hurt.
Keep up the good stuff Mister :)
My grandma was a "spark plug" in the fam all the way till 85 when she died. She's a very sharp, quick woman, who was always moving. My mom and them always were trying to "sit her down". I explained to my mom, that if they "sit her down" that she might not get back up, to let her help out and do her part as long as she's not killing herself.
 

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My grandma was a "spark plug" in the fam all the way till 85 when she died. She's a very sharp, quick woman, who was always moving. My mom and them always were trying to "sit her down". I explained to my mom, that if they "sit her down" that she might not get back up, to let her help out and do her part as long as she's not killing herself.
awww, good on ya, excellent grandson-you did a good job.
She knew she was impressing you.
I like hearing about elderly wonderkids.

I watched the world's oldest bodybuilders yt video and the first 5 Mr. Olympia's and where they are now videos after I made that retort.

So inspiring.
If you live until 104 like one of the world's oldest than you're not even at midlife yet.

Saw your work in pics earlier in this thread and it looks like you've got it down.....just hypervigilant to men saying they're old.
It's a state of mind.


I work with a few mechanics with over 45 years experience and they refuse to slow down.
I really feel in awe and like its a privilege to work with them and learn from them. They neg each other but never themselves about age.
 

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awww, good on ya, excellent grandson-you did a good job.
She knew she was impressing you.
I like hearing about elderly wonderkids.

I watched the world's oldest bodybuilders yt video and the first 5 Mr. Olympia's and where they are now videos after I made that retort.

So inspiring.
If you live until 104 like one of the world's oldest than you're not even at midlife yet.

Saw your work in pics earlier in this thread and it looks like you've got it down.....just hypervigilant to men saying they're old.
It's a state of mind.


I work with a few mechanics with over 45 years experience and they refuse to slow down.
I really feel in awe and like its a privilege to work with them and learn from them. They neg each other but never themselves about age.
I don't feel old, my age is "old" but then again I think a wise well built 40's with good money is hard to beat. So when I say "old" i'm joking. Women do tax you for your age number, cause when i'm in my best shape, guys in their mid 20's, 30's are less fit most of them less fit, but the ladies hear my number and mentally tax me a bit. Makes me feel like I have to win some body building or fitness titles or something.
 

"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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