"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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Yeah I should've been clearer. Unwittingly I may have done my calculations off 0% bf (too tired to think about whether I did or not). But the point I wanted to make was that the vast majority of men will be in the 130, 140, 150 and 160 pound ranges when they get down to 10% bf without training. I really just wanted to warn that in my experience, many men have a tendency to underestimate their bf%. As well as to fall for the muscle lies of athletes/fitness models/bodybuilders/permabulkers/local pinners/etc. that "real men" are so and so big because they want to cover up both their inward delusions and outward lies.

Better for him to start adding muscle mass and readjust from a calorie deficit to an intake slightly more than maintenance when he is surely at 10%, rather than thinking he is but is really 15 or 16%.

And also that even "mutant freaks" are not as naturally different from other humans as their steroid-sponsors want us to believe - we simply don't vary that much. You're not going to see a lean (10% bf) man who doesn't train or take steroids at 6'1 weigh in the 180 or even 170 pound range. I know I say this stuff about steroids a lot, but it makes my blood boil when people think guys anywhere from the size of brock lesnar and above to lazar angelov and mike tyson to frank zane etc. are natural because they've been suckered in by lie or willing worship.

I haven't really done any research on muscle loss while dieting, so I can't comment on that.

All right, my input so far is done I think. Again just wanted to add a perspective of clarity based on what I've researched. I hope you get this ball rolling well guru.
 

"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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Guru,
I had my testosterone checked. It was 325 which is low normal. My Hbht was very low 5.5. My insurance will cover the injections because of the hbht. Anyway I have had two weeks of injections. My focus is much better. With the t shots the doctor is shooting for a t level between 600 and 800. I can go higher. BTW I am 52 and you can post my body analysis on the thread. Thoughts?
 

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Should this thread be stickied - maybe in health and fitness?
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

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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Hey Guru
I posted my photos to you , can you tell me how much I am from 1 to 10 and what need to be improved ?
 
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