"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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Anyone know of some good workout music that gets you pumped up to lift? I tried some songs that I thought would pump me up but most acually had me relaxing while I was lifting which I didn't like.


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"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Blade - Techno Blood Rave aka Confusion - New Order

Best Hard House/ Rave song I've ever downloaded (had it for years and it still gets me in the mood for training).

- B.A.
 

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If you like hardcore then "Perseverance" by Hatebreed is a good workout CD.
 
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Danzig albums 1, 2, 3, 7 (the new album - heavy, slow, and brutal..) like a good set of heavy deadlifts.

Wu-Tang (especially 36 Chambers, GZA-Liquid Swords, Raekwon's - Cuban Linx album)

S.O.D.

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old Metallica (everything pre-Black Album)

the best tho is to make a couple of mix tapes/CDs
 

"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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Originally posted by victor von doom
Danzig albums 1, 2, 3, 7 (the new album - heavy, slow, and brutal..) like a good set of heavy deadlifts.

Wu-Tang (especially 36 Chambers, GZA-Liquid Swords, Raekwon's - Cuban Linx album)

S.O.D.

Slayer

Jeru tha Damaja

old Metallica (everything pre-Black Album)

the best tho is to make a couple of mix tapes/CDs
What he said.
 

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wooh wtf, I do my workouts on this CD my grandpa left here, from Frank Sinatra, I love that music :D
 
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Originally posted by Charisma
wooh wtf, I do my workouts on this CD my grandpa left here, from Frank Sinatra, I love that music :D
Sinatra's good when you're on the Stairmaster or doing cardio...it's got that "swing" as they say, but it's not brutal enough for heavy lifting IMHO.
 

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I always listen to trance while working out. Club recordings aka livesets by Armin van Buuren are the best. Fast, melodic beat that really gets you going!
 

"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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I'm totally into "Such Great Heights" by The Postal Service. It's fast enough, has an awesome beat, and it goes well with the emo/indie deal I love.
 

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Originally posted by victor von doom
Sinatra's good when you're on the Stairmaster or doing cardio...it's got that "swing" as they say, but it's not brutal enough for heavy lifting IMHO.
I know, but I totally love the atmo it screams out :D Keeps me going :)
 

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try Ill Nino or Korns new album kicks good @ss...

and for something different.. try Kodo... its group that play Taiko drums.... Japanese war drums... if you've seen Last Samurai... and heard the drums... that surge of energy you get right before battle.... aaahhhhh.... nothing gets the adrenaline flowing better than the element of combat!

Best,

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I prefer the following albums to working out.

Nine Inch Nails -- Further Down the Spiral
Shadows Fall -- The Art of Balance
Metallica -- Ride the Lightning
Rammstein -- Mutter
Fear Factory -- Demanufacture
AC/DC -- Back in Black
As I Lay Dying -- Frail Words Collapse
Bloodbath -- Ressurection Through Carnage
Devildriver -- self-titled
Devin Townsend -- Ocean Machine
Strapping Young Lad -- City
Led Zeppelin -- Remasters
Meshuggah -- Chaosphere
Megedeth -- Rust in Peace
Opeth -- My Arms Your Hearse
Children of Bodom -- Hatebreeder
Pantera -- Far Beyond Driven
Rage Against the Machine -- self-titled
Slayer -- Hell Awaits
System of a Down -- self-titled

And anything by Tool.
 

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Yeah, Apostle in Triumph - you rule! Some killer albums in there.

I have a 128MB MP3 player, and i load up that thing with about 25-30 MP3s. All METAL. Its hard, heavy, and gets your blood pumping. Once you get sick of those songs, just upload a new batch, and put it on random play.

Death, Megadeth, Evergrey, Nevermore, The Haunted, Bruce ****inson, Maiden, Armored Saint, Iced Earth, Annihilator, Testament, etc.
 

"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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I try to listen to rap which is my usual preference of music but it jsut doesnt work.

So i usually end up blasting my dads 80's metal... iron maiden, dio etc lol .
 

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Workout Music.

Andy C - DNB Arena mix (its a yellow cd, easy to spot) You can find it in the "trance" section of media play, or if you are lucky enough to have a "jungle" section wherever you get music, then the jungle section. lol.

Its amazingyl aggressive and has a nice energy to it, however it might be to fast to workout with.

I find slow relaxing and trancing music (Sitars, indian music, flutes, etc, ravi shankar) help me the most, as they allow me to zone in on my movement, get awesome and complete form... whereas the more aggressive stuff is if you wanna squat like a madman.

heres a link
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...f=sr_1_4/103-8614652-6458237?v=glance&s=music
 
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“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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