"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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The official Workout Music thread [Merged threads]

"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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Rob Zombie/White Zombie
Metallica
Rise Against
Cellophane
Highland Drive
Judas Preist,'Turbo Lover' 'Breaking The Law' & 'Some Heads Are Gonna Roll'
Killswitch Engage
The Offspring
blink-182(Older stuff like 'Dude Ranch')
Senses Fail
Stone Sour
System Of A Down
Thrice
Tantric
Transplants
ZZ Top
 

"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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cuzza

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I don't really have 'workout music', it's just whatever I'm into at the moment. I can workout just as well to heavy rock music, gangster rap or acoustic music.
 

itishe

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I usually listen to Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Judas Priest, and maybe some Iron Maiden. Some rap is good too.
 

LoneSilver

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I must be different as I like total mute when it comes to music as I seem to feel the muscle work through it's range of motion better while working out then if I am listening to something loud or music I like.

My motivation is my mind, body and spirit that is all I need while working out but after my hour is up music is cool and upbeat.

LoneSilver
 

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Anxiety - Black Eyed Peas
Headstrong - Trapt
Chaos - MuteMath (while jogging/running)
Arms Race Remix - Fall Out Boy ft. Kanye (Weight Lifting)
Requiem of a Dream Remix or the 2nd half of the original where it picks up - (running)
 

"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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donjuanjovi

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I'm not really a fan of the raconteurs or white stripes, but for some reason, everytime I hear 'Icky thump', I want to bludgeon my head through a conrete block wall (in a good way).......... It must be the Scottish blood reacting to the bagpipes.
 

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Benediction - Grind Bastard

Brutal Truth - Need to Control

Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious

Cephalic Carnage - Anomalies

Dying Fetus - Killing on Adrenaline & Destroy the Opposition

Despised Icon - The Healing Process

Entombed - Clandestine

Morbid Angel - Blessed are the Sick

Napalm Death - Inside the Torn Apart

Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked

Pig Destroyer - Prowler in the Yard

The Red Chord - Fused Together in Revolving Doors

Soilent Green - Sewn Mouth Secrets

:rockon:
 

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When starting weights, i always listen to
papercut- Linkin Park
Bodies - Drowning pool
Down with the Sickness- Disturbed (any disturbed for that matter)
Any Adema music
Billy Talent songs
Breaking Benjamin

When i do cardio, I don't want chill music, but no hardcore stuff either, like some hip-hop/Alt does the trick, like 50 cent, the offspring, billy talent, breaking benjamin, and some more
 

"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.

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Refused - New Noise

try to listen to that song and NOT get pumped up. Does it for me every time, very highly recommened!
 

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Do any of you also get bored real quick with your workout music? I mean, I don't think I can withstand listening to Linkin Park for too long cause I heard them way too much already, etc.
 

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some good techno, happyhardcore, dance music really gets me pumped up rdy to lift an elephant if u like that music tell me and ill tell u some good songs
 

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Zerix said:
Do any of you also get bored real quick with your workout music? I mean, I don't think I can withstand listening to Linkin Park for too long cause I heard them way too much already, etc.
when i used to listen to rap, rock , all that kind of music id hear a song mayb 20 times before i got bored of it and tried to avoid listening to it then i switched to rave music and ive never got bored of it ive listened to the same songs every day for almost 3 months
 

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Deus ex Pianoforte said:
Haddaway - What is Love
I thought I was the only one who listened to the 'Night At The Roxbury' soundtrack at the gym.:D
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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