"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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Skinny with a Pot belly

Dman101

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I'm 25 yrs old 6'4 about 215 pounds, skinny ectomorph type my whole life, but recently I've grown a pot belly while working out and trying to bulk up, and now I havent worked out in about 2 months so I plan on getting back into it. What would be my best bet to lose the pot belly and get ripped for the summer. I had been on rippetoes for about 3 weeks and but did get that pot belly while on it and eating a lot. Any suggestions for a program and diet plan.
 

"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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I have gained a few pounds too.
I am not exercising every day (running, swimming for 45-60mins) .
I will tell you if that has worked in 2-6 months :D
 

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Dman101 said:
I'm 25 yrs old 6'4 about 215 pounds, skinny ectomorph type my whole life, but recently I've grown a pot belly while working out and trying to bulk up, and now I havent worked out in about 2 months so I plan on getting back into it. What would be my best bet to lose the pot belly and get ripped for the summer. I had been on rippetoes for about 3 weeks and but did get that pot belly while on it and eating a lot. Any suggestions for a program and diet plan.
Losing the pot belly and getting lean would require a planned diet that you stick to and a solid cardio+strength training plan. If your willing to put in the time and work you'll be able to see abs by beach season. (won't be easy)

I'd need to see a pic to help better with diet/cardio/training
 
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