"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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Hey all, I guess I've kind of avoided posting here considering I personally thing I am a bit of a weakling, though you couldn't really tell by looking. So don't make too much fun of my abilities :p

I've been working out off and on since about May this year, and before then the only activity I'd have was at work.

(I ripped off Colussus's format, hope he doesn't mind)

Stats around May '08:

Height: 5'11''
Weight: 200lbs
BF%: Probably around 20%

Current stats:

Height: 5'11'' of course
Weight: 178 lbs
BF%: Probably around 15%.


Bench- Never tried to max, but when I do reps I'll do 10-10 and then go as much as I can on the third rep. Probably around 120-130 repetitively
Squat- Somewhere around 200-245?
Dead- Never deaded
Push press- Never push pressed
Barbell curl- 35 x 2
SL dead- Never deaded
DB shoulder- 35 x 2
Tricep pushdown- 100lbs. (50x2)

I do some other exercises at my fitness center (Anytime Fitness) but I'm not sure what they are called and I don't want to go find out at the moment

My goal is to get near single digit body fat %, and drop to the low 170s and afterwards to bulk in muscle and be around 185-190lbs. of lean mean muscle. I'm taking the normal allottment of 2x Lipo-6, 1x Centrum vitamins and 1x Fishoil/Flaxseed Oil in the morning, and then 2x more Lipo-6 in the afternoon. I'm cutting back calorie intake but kept up in protein intake so I don't lose the muscle (ha what muscle? you might say) that I do have.

If anyone has anything to help me with, excercise or nutrition advice, please give :) Thanks
 

"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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DarkShade said:
Hey all, I guess I've kind of avoided posting here considering I personally thing I am a bit of a weakling, though you couldn't really tell by looking. So don't make too much fun of my abilities :p

I've been working out off and on since about May this year, and before then the only activity I'd have was at work.

(I ripped off Colussus's format, hope he doesn't mind)

Stats around May '08:

Height: 5'11''
Weight: 200lbs
BF%: Probably around 20%

Current stats:

Height: 5'11'' of course
Weight: 178 lbs
BF%: Probably around 15%.


Bench- Never tried to max, but when I do reps I'll do 10-10 and then go as much as I can on the third rep. Probably around 120-130 repetitively
Squat- Somewhere around 200-245?
Dead- Never deaded
Push press- Never push pressed
Barbell curl- 35 x 2
SL dead- Never deaded
DB shoulder- 35 x 2
Tricep pushdown- 100lbs. (50x2)

I do some other exercises at my fitness center (Anytime Fitness) but I'm not sure what they are called and I don't want to go find out at the moment

My goal is to get near single digit body fat %, and drop to the low 170s and afterwards to bulk in muscle and be around 185-190lbs. of lean mean muscle. I'm taking the normal allottment of 2x Lipo-6, 1x Centrum vitamins and 1x Fishoil/Flaxseed Oil in the morning, and then 2x more Lipo-6 in the afternoon. I'm cutting back calorie intake but kept up in protein intake so I don't lose the muscle (ha what muscle? you might say) that I do have.

If anyone has anything to help me with, excercise or nutrition advice, please give :) Thanks
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Look to the where to start thread and simple starting diet. I think its best for you to start building muscle now while using fat loss measures(carb cut offs, green tea, cardio/gpp work) instead of doing that whole cut/bulk thing

Also stay away from the flax seed oil if its in a cap form, fish oil is good though in cap form so take lots of it.
 
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EFFORT said:
Look to the where to start thread and simple starting diet. I think its best for you to start building muscle now while using fat loss measures(carb cut offs, green tea, cardio/gpp work) instead of doing that whole cut/bulk thing

Also stay away from the flax seed oil if its in a cap form, fish oil is good though in cap form so take lots of it.
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The Fish and Flax seed oil is the same cap

I've been almost totally eliminating sugars and carbs (little to no pasta, bread or anything) and doing a good amount of cardio. I aim to make my legs feel like jelly by the time I am done with it
 
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