"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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do you do cardio when you bulk?

do you do cardio when you bulk to stay lean? why or why not?

  • yes

    Votes: 5 50.0%
  • no

    Votes: 5 50.0%

  • Total voters
    10

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Deadly_Ripped

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Doing cardio when trying to gain weight makes me gain MUCH slower than if I don't. I still warm up with a 5-10 min jog, but no days dedicated to cardio or even any runs over a mile.
 

blinkwatt

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Deadly_Ripped said:
Doing cardio when trying to gain weight makes me gain MUCH slower than if I don't. I still warm up with a 5-10 min jog, but no days dedicated to cardio or even any runs over a mile.
Bingo! On leg days I hop on the bike,10 minutes on a level 8 at 110+ RPM,it gets your blood flowing.
 

Warboss Alex

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god. if you guys are finding it hard to put on weight just because you have a short walk on the treadmill before breakfast 3-4 times a week then cardio is the least of your worries.

"Walk, don't run."
 

Charm

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If you burn 500 calories on the treadmill, eat 1000 after your done!
 

"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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Oxide

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Thanks to Alex I am trying to do cardio.

Can you fill me in here- an hour of basketball, will that be OK for cardio?

And, also thanks to alex, I am chowing down 60grams of protein at a time.

And am farting my way to the moon.. thanks a lot a$$hole ;)
 

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No, but I plan on starting.
 
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