"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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Stretching

CGE333

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How many of you guys stretch before you work out and if so what are some good stretches to do?

The reason I ask is I normally ride my mtn. bike for cardio and never stretch but the other day I did 30 minutes on an elliptical machine and I swear the last 2 days my calfs are so sore it hurts to walk. Someone told me to stretch in advance.

Thanks.
 

"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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Skilla_Staz

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Stretching is supposedly a huge plus. I know I have a little more ROM after I stretch, for obvious reasons. I also feel "fresher".

lmao

www.refityourself.com/refit/staticstretches.html

also, go to google and research "dynamic stretching" I'm a fan of those as well.
 

simon

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Save static stretching for post-workout. Do dynamic stretching pre-workout.
 

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it probably had zero to do with the stretching. this should be obvious, but elliptical machines work your legs differently than a mountain bike, especially if you've never used one before.
 

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I have never stretched before/after a workout,I just stretch whenever I have a chance.
 

"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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Cancerian

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I have read that stretching prior to a workout can help to avoid certain injuries. It is also healthy to always stretch when you get up in the morning. In this day and age, sometimes we get up and just get going, but we should always remember to stretch our back and limbs.
 
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