"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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Where you guys at? How's your training going? Drop in on us, why dontcha?

(okay, wait, I forgot, aussies don't train.. sorry Manuva, ignore that part of the question. ;))

-Rupert
 

“The 22 Rules That Turned Me From Invisible to Irresistible With Women… Starting Tonight”

You can skip the expensive cars, the fancy clothes, and the endless gym selfies. Completely unnecessary.

I used to freeze the second a beautiful woman looked my way. Frustrated. Awkward. Watching other guys walk away with the girl while I stood there tongue-tied.

Then I discovered 22 simple rules that rewired my entire dating life. The anxiety vanished. Conversations flowed effortlessly. Women started chasing me for a change.

These rules trigger a woman's subconscious attraction switches. And you can start using them tonight.

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Its been going good thanks for asking. Eating is a ***** like always 475g of protein 375 carbs but i'm loving the 10x3 IA has me on.
 

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Training 5x5 at the moment, when I finish the cycle I want to increase my power (Think NFL linebacker strength & conditioning), because I may start to play with one of the few leagues down here in Australia. Yourself dude?
 

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EFFORT said:
Its been going good thanks for asking. Eating is a ***** like always 475g of protein 375 carbs but i'm loving the 10x3 IA has me on.
10x3 sounds interesting although I'm thinking your recovery'd need to be good for it? Anything IA says is good though. :up:

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alvatore]Training 5x5 at the moment, when I finish the cycle I want to increase my power (Think NFL linebacker strength & conditioning), because I may start to play with one of the few leagues down here in Australia. Yourself dude?
5x5 is solid. I'm actually doing something along those lines to get myself back up to speed, I haven't worked out hard for a looooooooong time (real life getting in the way).

Cheers guys, keep up the good work!
 

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Thats the samething i thought, but IA has a lot of different versions of it depending on recovery ability. For most guys he spaces the 10x3's out and cycles them with 1x3,3x3 or something to that extent. And for some guys he'll do 8x3 or 6x3 just depending. In conclusion the man is a genius.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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Hey there rupert :p

Training (or lack thereof) is going well. I've only just come back from a 16 break due to a long term hip problem. I've been easing myself into a full body workout every 5 or 6 days, and the strength is coming back slowly. I'm only squatting and benching around 100 - 120kg but my form is good and I'm not in pain, which is the most important thing.

I'll start boxing again soon, and gradually trim the flab from my gut hehehe.

Whats your training looking like at the moment?
 

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manuva said:
Whats your training looking like at the moment?
as above, it isn't. lol.

I'll get back up there though.. that 700lb pull will be MINE.
 

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Thats a bloody big lift mate. How far away is it?
 

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Thats a bloody big lift mate. How far away is it?
I don't know. I doubt it'll be this year.. so much going on for me. If I can get a consistent run of (strength oriented) training together next year I SHOULD come close at least.

But hey, some years ago I was breaking 200lbs on the deadlift and thinking it was cool.. I'm in no huge hurry. lol.
 

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My goal for this year is 4 plates ~400lbs, hip permitting. We'll see.
 

"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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I know I'm late in on this one... haven't been around here much lately - I'll explain...

Finished college in June last year, and was assimilated into the working world at the same time (transfered from intern to full time over the weeks that followed.) From there I lost a ton of time because of the new job, new house, new roommates, and the socializing/friendship building that came with that stuff.

New gym got in the way of the routine, as well as meeting everyone at work and getting to know them. Less time after work and during the day to peruse the board too ;)

Then was x-mas and all that, put on some lbs, and now I'm "dieting down" (I know you guys hate that hahaha...) to be able to fit in some shorts for summer.... What good is having clothes if they don't fit? It's ok to get bigger, but i was getting the wrong kinda bigger over the past months, and I didn't wanna encourage it by getting new clothes...

My strength has gone down, I peaked at some good workouts a few months before graduation (I got that 4 plate pull manuva :)).

Back into the grind, and I hope you guys are all doin well. I'll be stoppin by more often, gotta get back into reading around here, and tryin to help if I can.

-Josh
 
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