"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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10 Machines You Shouldn't Use

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http://health.msn.com/fitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100184337&GT1=10815

I normally don't trust MSN for any of my news or articles simply because MSN either reports news that is incomplete/too late or because they post articles like the one above.

Just because your consult is someone who wrote a book and has MD after their name does not make them an expert. Don't get me started on the second consult they used: trainer and an author.

I think the author of the article missed the whole point of using weight machines: perfect form negates any and all possibilities of injuries associated with using machines. Sadly, majority of the audience reading this article does not care about form when it comes to weight lifting. I suspect that most of them just go to the gym for an hour for the sake of going to the gym for an hour.

What do you folks think of the article?
 

"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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How about only p*ssies and ppl who don't know wtf they're doing use machines? The only "machine" that is acceptable is bench, squat rack and a sit up bench. Free weights are SOOOOO MUCH BETTER... you can't work you stabilizer muscles using the machines.
 
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The article is pretty much right on. The leg extention, for example. That always annoyed my left knee but my knee gives me no problems on ANY other lift.

There's nothing wrong with some machines though. They just shouldn't be a huge part of it. Machines are actually getting better... like some of the hammer machines.

Stop the black and white thinking.
 
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some machines are decent, i.e. lat pulldowns, calf raises, some Hammer Strength machines, but you're usually better off using free weights if your goals are size and/or strength. But some of that article is bull****
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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"A better exercise: Body-weight squats. Focus on descending with control as far as you can without rounding your lower back. Aim for 15 to 20 for a set and increase sets as you develop strength."

Increase sets of 15-20? What kind of demon wrote this article!!!

Couple of fair points, however the above is plainly absurd.

Unless you are using the bar of course and enjoy being a twig.

EDIT-Whoa, my mind actually missed the body-weight part. Wonder what planet this person came from. Gravity must be 2-3x that of Earth. BW squats for the win!!!
 
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