"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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Crazy Asian

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This swim season i want to get into the best shape of my life. I want to slighty reduce my body fat, and get bigger arms and chest. I can't bench though, so i guess i'll be using the machine.

Here are pics of me right now.
But i have a question first: what do i do if i want to keep the same size, but increase the power/strength? Cause bruce lee was tiny, but powerful, what kind of training do i do?


http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q148/bolunye/DSC02325.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q148/bolunye/DSC02324.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q148/bolunye/DSC02323.jpg
 

"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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Why can't you bench?

To keep the same size simply curb calories while training purely for strength and explosiveness.
 

Crazy Asian

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i can't bench cause i injured my shoulder.

so i just eat less? thats all?
 

Warboss Alex

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you eat enough calories to support your training but do not increase your bodyweight, yes.
 

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Bruce Lee did alot of strength conditioning, and little strength training. In Kung Fu- bulk is not needed. His disclipine(Jeet-Kune-Do) required lots of mental, and physical conditioning. JKD also requires alot of breathing, and balance exercises. Try taking an entire shower(including shampoo) standing on one leg.....without slipping.

Most of all, Bruce Lee's clean diet of low-glycemic carbs, and high protein- is why he looks so ripped. UC Berkeley did early bodyfat analysis on him(using water submersion), and he was a shredded 3% bodyfat, at his physical prime.

Going by your pix you just need alot of upper-body weight training. You need to first put meat on your bones. You should be alright then.
 

"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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