"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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tr0ublemaker

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"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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tr0ublemaker said:
cuz I really don't think half the people in this forum understand bodybuilding well enough to coordinate someone's routine...
Forum etiquette: participate in some discussions before leveling a blanket charge like that.

Even if it's true.
 

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Throttle said:
Forum etiquette: participate in some discussions before leveling a blanket charge like that.

Even if it's true.
or tell us where we're going wrong, 'cause I sure as hell don't see how much of the advice here differs from that on t-nation (except of course, we don't get people to buy all their **** :D)
 

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heh i love the part where they say the right thing about supplements, then proceed to trot a bunch of dubious supplements.
 

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Throttle said:
heh i love the part where they say the right thing about supplements, then proceed to trot a bunch of dubious supplements.
their articles, while usually of reasonable content, are just glorified supplement ads and written as such. that said they usually have decent information in there.
 

"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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