"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.
Punchbag Cardio
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"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.
Skilla_Staz
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Shiftkey
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Do 3 or 4 hit combos (jab, cross, jab; jab, cross, hook; jab, cross, uppercut; etc). If you want to add in kicks, even better. Repeat the same set of combos for 2 minutes, then switch it up every 2 minutes. Every 10 minutes, punch the bag as hard and fast as you can freestyle for 30 seconds, then cool off for 2 minutes with shadowboxing. Repeat the whole thing for 30 minutes, then do an ab workout for 10 minutes (crunches, leg lifts, superman, etc - do your research). Stretch for 10 minutes and you're done.
That's basically the cardio class of my kickboxing studio, with too much variation to list. If you do that 5 days a week first thing in the morning, fat will fly off your body. Drink water, don't eat anything (not milk or juice either) until after the workout.
"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.
WesCottII
Master Don Juan
MrS said:
Wow. Congratulations man.
Skilla_Staz
Master Don Juan
MrS said:
Extremely pointless in my opinion. Good luck on that man. Excuse me, I forgot, luck is for the ill-prepared. Let me rephrase. Go kick some ass bro :box:
iLoveCookies
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Punching bag routine? I dont know if there is a routine persay. Stretch jumprope shadow box to work on your form start with just punches and work some combos out. get your footwork down and hit the bag.Kas said:
"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
Warboss Alex
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everyone, pay attention to this. punchbag cardio is fine if you're a boxer and know how to do it safely, but if you hurt your wrist you can forget weight training for a while. train smart.
oh and Kas, yes, drink water while you do cardio, it's important mate.
Shiftkey
Master Don Juan
Fortunately it was only a slight sprang and I'm nearly recovered.Warboss Alex said:everyone, pay attention to this. punchbag cardio is fine if you're a boxer and know how to do it safely, but if you hurt your wrist you can forget weight training for a while. train smart.
oh and Kas, yes, drink water while you do cardio, it's important mate.
For most muscle groups 5 days a week is 5 times too much. Abs, however, recover much quicker. Maybe when you first start out you can limit the ab workout to 2 or 3 times a week. I haven't had any problems working them 5x a week - they don't even get sore anymore.Kas said: