"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Multiple Short workouts over few long ones?

green69

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My main problem with the gym is that once I get there, after about 20-30 minutes I get bored and lose motivation. However, I have a car now and the gym is real close so I figured why not go 4-5 times a week with very short workouts? I can do about 3 exercises per workout, and that gives me a total of about 11-12 exercises total.

I'd much rather 4 workouts of about 20-30 minutes each, rather than 3 workouts spanning 30-45 minutes. Will I still have the same benefit?
 

"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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Crissco

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To my knowledge and experience as long as you keep the intensity high enough your good to go. I actually make my best gains on short intense workouts.
 

Flyer

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I actually only do 3-4 exercise per session. Going to gym 3 times a week. Each session lasting about 1.5hours including stretching time.

Works fine for me - i.e. still making progress.
 

WC2

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IMO a lot of guys spend wayyyy too long in the gym when it comes to weight training. I see guys in there lifting for 2 hours.

There's no way your body NEEDS/CAN TAKE 2 hours of heavy lifting unless you're a professional.

45 minutes of high intensity (I'm talking 3 - 5 exercises, 3 sets each) lifting is enough to build mass.

Staying for any more amount of time can also be counter-productive, as your muscles need nutrients after you've worked them hard enough. This is why protein is recommended immediately after workout.
 
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