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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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Is it true that egg is the highest quality protein available? Even better than meat? I know an egg has about 6grams of protein per egg, so I'd have to eat a hell of a lot of them to get to my recommened daily protein intake of 160grams a day.
 

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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.

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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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Whole egg protein is superior even to red meat in my opinion. You shouldn't restrict yourself to just one protein source, but it would be eggs if I only had to choose one. But ideally your proteins should be egg (raw), beef and whey - the rest don't do much for serious muscle growth.

And 160g protein isn't very much for a hard training individual. I'd get that in my first two meals of the day. :D
 

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Sounds like a lot to me. What kind of meals are you getting 80grams of protein each?
 

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When training hard it's 500g protein or bust.. now that I'm not training hard (read: at all) it's about 350-400 per day.

And I dunno, they vary. 2 scoops of protein plus 6-8 eight raw eggs gives you 80-odd grams of protein. 3/4lb of chicken, 1lb of beef. Cheeseburgers (no bun, natch).. I admit I'd not want to try and get 80g protein from tuna ;)
 

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500grams of protein a day??? How much do you weigh? That sounds like WAAAAAY more than the average person needs.
 

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Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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Yeah, but at 242 (actually probably less now) and training hard I'm hardly average, am I?

Lots of guys in the gym make the mistake of trying to follow the RDA for nutrients thinking "Ahhh, I'm just an average guy looking for a bit of muscle and fitness, I don't need to eat like a massive bodybuilder" - this is flawed in that 1) the RDA is sh!t and 2) in training, you are simply not an average, sedentary person anymore..
 

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Egg has a biological value set at a 100. the only thing higher is whey protein, im not sure about the BV of beef.
 

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Raw eggs??? I thought they were better absorbed cooked?
 

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Just want to get my name on the weekly Egg thread.

Cool only 8 posts till someone questioned raw eggs.
 

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Warboss Alex said:
Yeah, but at 242 (actually probably less now) and training hard I'm hardly average, am I?

Lots of guys in the gym make the mistake of trying to follow the RDA for nutrients thinking "Ahhh, I'm just an average guy looking for a bit of muscle and fitness, I don't need to eat like a massive bodybuilder" - this is flawed in that 1) the RDA is sh!t and 2) in training, you are simply not an average, sedentary person anymore..
:rockon:
 

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Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Are the pre-separated egg whites that come in a carton any good?

They seem a little expensive, but if I'm suppose to throw out most of the yolks from a regular egg, they seem a little more price competitive.
 

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DarthJuan said:
Are the pre-separated egg whites that come in a carton any good?

They seem a little expensive, but if I'm suppose to throw out most of the yolks from a regular egg, they seem a little more price competitive.
You're not supposed to throw out the yolk. The yolk contains all of the vitamins and most of the minerals. Egg whites have no nutritional value except some trace minerals and protein.
 

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simon said:
You're not supposed to throw out the yolk. The yolk contains all of the vitamins and most of the minerals. Egg whites have no nutritional value except some trace minerals and protein.
Right now I don't throw out the yolk. I'll scramble five eggs with the yolk.
But I might switch to just keeping only one yolk.
 
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