"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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Haven't updated this thing in a while.

Last couple of days have been pulls(back) and chest.

Chest:

Pretty uneventful, but I did manage to get 10 reps w/ 100 lb dumbells... Slow good controlled reps. This is a personal best for me!

Pulling:

Had the opportunity to go train at a great power/olympic lifting facility with a good buddy of mine who's a competitive PL... Man, I miss training like that.

6-inch block pulls:

100 kg x 3
125 kg x 3
155 kg x 3
175 kg x 3
205 kg x 3

Finished w/ glute ham raises and good mornings... Then I had to come back to the regular gym after a meal and finish off my other boring back movements!

Bodyweight has been going down, but I don't really care at this point because I definitely feel substantially leaner.

Post WO wt: 188.
 

"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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Arms today.

Smith machine narrow grip bench.
Strict form w/ arms really close to side and a little bit less than shoulder width as far as grip goes.

135 x 10
155 x 10
185 x 10
205 x 6

Super-setted these w/ standing bicep curls for the first two, and then preacher curls.

Skull crushers... I have a tough time with this movement, but as time goes on, I'm able to feel a much stronger contraction in my triceps.

40 lb barbell x 10-12 x 4 sets

super-setted w/ seated bicep curl w/ 17.5 lb dumbells.

Weights are pathetically light, but I have to keep it light to prevent my back from taking over. Got a good arm pump from this combo.

Pyramids w/ one-arm preacher curl machine... Lots of reps done unilaterally. Quite brutal!

Finished w/ unilater standing tricep cable work.

I'm beginning to get more of a feel for arm training as time goes on. My arms are among my weakest body parts. 15" arms look funny when you're 5'8" - around 190 lbs and wear a size 46 suit w/ a 32" waist!
 
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fugly, can you send me an email at bipins2008[at]gmail[dot]com ? I am Indian and I have few questions regarding fitness.
 
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