"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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In terms of muscle development, what is the different in the doing the same excercise with barbells vs dumbells?
 

"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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They work diffrent "parts" of the mustle. In general tho barbells with make more mass then dumbells.
 

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Ok, question which is probably dumb: What is a dumbbell and barbell? All I know is the free weights that you curl with and the bar you use to bench.
 

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Originally posted by Phantasmal
Barbell = Bar
Dumbbell = The weights that you curl (among other things) with
Thanks.
 

"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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In my opinion dumbbells are the better choice most of the time for two reasons...

1) Greater Range of Motion

2) They work more stabalizer muscles

They can also be useful for when you don't have a spotter.

Barbells are superior for squats and deadlifts. If you are a powerlifter, then you'll want to bench with a barbell.

I'm not saying barbells are bad though by any means. They are much better than machines and are good to use to change up your routine a little bit.
 
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