"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Not Feeling Strong Enough to Lift After Doing Cardio

Frank2500

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I'm starting to think perhaps it may be better to do cardio after lifting weights than the other way around. Most of the time, I don't feel strong enough to lift after I do cardio. This week was especially difficult because I live a generally very stressful life...commuting back and forth by train and bus to get around and walking for very long distances including putting in 22 hours a week at an institution where I'm taking a class. I used to do cardio before lifting because I used to be concerned that I could lose whatever muscle I may have built prior to that if I did it the other way around.
 

"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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Quagmire911

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Definitely do cardio after weights. Eat something high in protein inbetween as well.
 

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Re:

I appreciate your feedback, Quagmire. Thanks.
 

Quagmire911

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And try and do cardio in the morning on your non weights days if you can.
 
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