"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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Summer Games: Week 1

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hey, just my little thing on stretching here. i work out with my dad whenever he goes (which, unfortunately, hasn't been for some time...), but he's a really big guy, and couldn't have gotten there without doing lots of background research. i've found that stretching is indeed good if you're just running, but as far as weight lifting, my dad's tought me to just do good warm-up sets on whichever muscles you're about to start working. make sure you do a weight that's really light for you, do it about 7 reps on one set, then start increasing the weight across a few sets. if you haven't already been working frequently or if you've just taken a long break, make sure that at first you only do a few sets of things, then as you've spent maybe a couple weeks (which would have given you a couple days on each muscle group), you can up your sets.

that's about all of the work-out knowledge i can scrounge up right now 'cause i just got off work, so there ya go.

the real challenge for me this week is definitely the diet. i work at a snack shack, so all day i'm eating french fries and chicken strips. worst of all, i'm drinking lots of soda there... i'm definitely going to work on that before the constant flow of grease, salt, sugar, and carbonation into my body kills me. luckily for me, my exceptionally high metabolism keeps me from getting fat right now. i just hope that my metabolism doesn't back off before the day that i finally perfect my eating habits...

also, cloud, sorry for not helping you out prior to this, even after i pmed you saying i'd give you a hand, but i just barely started my job, so i've been worn out lately. i'll see if i can gather up any of my knowledge on future weeks though...
 

"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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Hey Guys!

I don't post here very often but i do check the boards every day. I saw this thread and have started week one. I got a gym membership this week for the summer (until i go to university) and have gone and done weights 3 out of the 4 days I've had the membership. I also have whey protein at home before I started working out (mom works out lots) so I didn't even have to spend my own money on it!

However, I will buy creatine I think because I am skinny and have always disliked the way my body was. Just to give you an idea, Im 6"0 135 lbs and can't gain weight easily at all. I try to get as much as I can but it doesn't seem to be enough.

Will working out with taking creatine/whey + working out help me gain pounds and muscle with a fast metabolism? I have been the same weight for a while and it almost seems like I'm starting to lose hope. I will go strong for the summer though and see how much I have improved.

*TIP*
Maybe some of you have seen these on TV but i highly suggest buying a product called The Magic Bullet. It's like a top of the line blender that is perfect for fruit shakes or whatever else in that matter. Good for healthy eating/nutrition because you can chop up 4 pieces of fruit and add creatine if you like.


-OzzY
 
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Good advice, here's my two cents.

1) Potatoes rock. As of last week I had gained fourteen pounds in a month as a result of eating 6-8 potatoes a week. Unfortunately, I think I just lost a lot of it because I haven't been eating (sickness).

2) Free weights might not work for some people. I, and some other members on the health and fitness board have trouble with barbells. We feel a dull pain in our forearm after using them, and as a result we have to slow down our routine.

I think that machines give a better workout anyway. Gym memberships aren't that expensive, and they're well worth it if you go 3-4 times a week.
 
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Originally posted by Porky
Good advice, here's my two cents.

1) Potatoes rock. As of last week I had gained fourteen pounds in a month as a result of eating 6-8 potatoes a week. Unfortunately, I think I just lost a lot of it because I haven't been eating (sickness).
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As in muscle weight ... right Porkster?
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Originally posted by Capt.Jack Sparrow
As in muscle weight ... right Porkster?
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Some I'm sure, but definitely not entirely.

It doesn't matter to me, I'm still thing but I'm not the skinny bastard I was.
 
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