"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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Keep track of sets and reps

resilient

Master Don Juan
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Hey, guys, I figured I would add this tip to the Health and Fitness forum. I finished Kris Gethin's 12-week hardcore trainer over summer and I'm currently over halfway through Arnold's Blueprint to Mass.

One of the issues that I've been running into is keeping track of sets and reps with random numbers.

For example, last night was lower back, legs, and abs. My sets were:
  • Back Squat - 8 sets of 8 reps
  • Barbell Deadlift - 3 sets of 5 reps
  • Barbell Lunge - 4 sets of 4 reps
  • Leg Extensions - 5 sets of 20 reps
  • Lying Leg Curls - 5 sets of 20 reps
  • Standing Calf Raises - 10 sets of 10 reps
  • Cable Crunch - 4 sets of 25 reps
My tip is that I use my various colored guitar picks as a visual between each set:


So if I have a 10 set, I'll use 10 picks and place them in a row, putting down a pick as soon as I finish a set. Once I have the 10, I move onto the next exercise. This helps so I don't become forgetful or confused when jumping from set to set.

Other props you can use are various marbles, coins, small rocks/pebbles, small bouncing balls, etc. Basically, anything you can fit in your pocket and doesn't get in the way of other lifters in the gym.
 

"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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EFFORT

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That's a creative strategy! I guess the log book days are over...
 
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