"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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'Kroc' Rows

mrRuckus

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These are basically just high rep db rows without obsessive concern with perfect form, i guess popularized by some super strong dude Matt Kroczaleski or something who does these with like 200-300lb dbs, but who cares...

I started doing these maybe 2 months ago, and I really like them so I thought I would mention them and give a testimonial.

In that time span, the dbs gone up 5 lbs every 8 days. (i'm doing 4 workouts cycled right now)... I do 2 sets of 20.

So for example,
50x20
55x20
...
80x20

Yea it's been going up that fast and showing no signs of slowing down. I'm actually kind of shocked at how fast I was able to do my set yesterday. I could've done 5 more if i really wanted with my right arm, but i'm patient and like steady progress.

One big advantage of the lift is grip strength. I find it easier to hold the db now than i did when it was much less. Since it's high reps there's a lot of time under tension. Once in a while i have to put the db down and re-grip it, but no biggie as this becomes less and less of a need as grip strength improves. So it's really like a static hold but you're not just standing there like an idiot. From what i've read, it's supposed to be even better since you're forced to hold something while it's under motion like you would for a deadlift so it's really supposed to help with that.


It really gets me winded too. I need to get back to sled pulling.
 

"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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Smack

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After I do these my arms and back are torched for the next 2-3 days. Absolutely no work outs can take place in this time frame. Kroc rows are an amazing exercise for anyone wanting a bigger stronger back and arm.
 

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Oh yeah that's what i forgot to mention.... pumped biceps afterwards. Really no point to curls or anything afterwards. My biceps are never like that after bb rows or pullups (chinups, yes, though)
 

"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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