"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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How do I lose my beer belly?

OzzyBoy

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Hi. I am beginning to look a lot like homer simpson around the belly what can I do get rid of it and as soon as possible too. Thanks.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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You should start a weight training program. Just do compound exercises (bench, squat, deads) and get the juices flowing in your body. Eat a lot of protein, start making some muscles, these will help burn fat. Next, increase you cardio, start at 30 min of the most you can do 3 times a week. Increase this until you get to 5 times a week, with two days off. Also, try to do this first thing in the morning or on an empty stomach. Good luck.
 

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Run. Alot.
 

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Re: ....

Originally posted by Kid Amnesiac
Also, try to do this first thing in the morning or on an empty stomach. Good luck.
This is important for burning fat! Go for a long run first think in the morning. When you wake up your body has no food in your stomach to burn off as energy while you are running so it will burn your fat for energy.
 

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Theres a reason it's called a "beer belly".

Stop drinking beer?

:confused:
 

"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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blong1068

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Originally posted by Elimidate
Theres a reason it's called a "beer belly".

Stop drinking beer?

:confused:
Ha! Good one man.
 

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It may have sounded sarcastic but it is true.

My best friend used to drink 2-3 Buds a few times during the week nights and 7+ on Friday and Saturday.

He was pushing 220. Now that he doesn't drink thoughout the week and the same on weekends, he's lost 20 pounds without any extra physical activity.

Elimidate
 

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Re: Re: ....

Originally posted by Drex
This is important for burning fat! Go for a long run first think in the morning. When you wake up your body has no food in your stomach to burn off as energy while you are running so it will burn your fat for energy.
This is a debatable issue. IMO it doesn't matter what time of day you do cardio, you'll still get the same results.


One thing that isn't debatable is that for optimal fat loss you should do cardio at high intensity for short periods. Not low intensity for long periods. It would be better to do wind sprints than to run long distances.
 

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man ive always wondered the same thing about the beer belly. cuz you see those guys that arent fat anywhere but theyre fat belly. its got to be hard to run with that. its like chicks when they say that there boobs hhit them when they run. now ive seem some big beer bellies. do they hit you in the face when you run
 

"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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HA!

Originally posted by wheelin&dealin
This is a debatable issue. IMO it doesn't matter what time of day you do cardio, you'll still get the same results.

Yes it is.

One thing that isn't debatable is that for optimal fat loss you should do cardio at high intensity for short periods. Not low intensity for long periods.

And this is debatable FOR THE SAME REASON cardio first thing in the morning is debatable.
:)
 

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Re: HA!

Originally posted by Viroid

And this is debatable FOR THE SAME REASON cardio first thing in the morning is debatable.
:)
I don't know... :rolleyes:

Here's an interesting link on interval training that says short intervals are better than long intervals for fat loss. The fat oxidation was 3 times lower in the group that did the longer intervals.

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]&rnum=6
 
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