"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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Help - calves are skinny

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My calves are disgusting. I am a skinny guy, but my legs and upper body look good. My calves however, are disgustingly thin. I can't seem to get them to grow, either. I've definitely gained mass in my upper boddy and thighs...

It's to the point where I don't want to wear shorts when I'm with a girl.
 

"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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Espi said:
Seated and standing calf raise works well...raise and lower slowly and be sure to get a good squeeze at the top...

For me, if I'm not feeling a brief and intense burn after each set of calf raises, I've not worked them hard enough.

Long distance running, BTW, will build your calves.
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Dude! I've done distance running all my life!

Anyone here with skinny calves who has somehow made them big?
 
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coolrunning, I am in the same boat as you. With me, I have noticed, the way I started putting on size in the calves was hitting them twice a week with heavy weights, doing standing, sitting calf raises and donkey raises. I use to play soccer and I never saw them grow once. With calves you really have to push way past their limits.
 
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Yea weight train them like every other muscle so you can increase size (achieve hypertrophy). Sets of 6-12 reps are best for this.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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I'm with Salvatore here - calves are almost entirely genetic.

I'm interested in that link he's posted though - I'll give that a shot.
 
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