"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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Those of you wanting a six pack...

Zhen

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Went from a small gut to a descent, not totally ripped six pack in 3 months or so. Here's what I did:

Beginning:
Lift weights for 1/2 hr full body.
HIIT on bike for 30 mins.
Swim 45 mins low intensity

Middle:
Lift weights for 1/2 hr
Low intensity for 30-45 mins
Swim 30 mins

End:
Lift weights for 45 mins, added pushups and inclined crunches w/ 10lb weight
Low intensity for 30-45 mins
Practice handstands for 30 mins

I did the above every other day at a gym. On the off days I did Skip's routine for crunches and pushups. Did not eat 5-6 meals a day, ate fairly clean but I do eat white rice for dinner at late around 8-9 pm. Protein shake after lifting. Drank about a gallon of water a day which I think really helped, especially for the low intensity cardio.

I think the most important advice I've learned is that you just have to keep at it. By the end of a month I was pretty discouraged since the six pack wasn't showing but by end of month two it was getting there. Once you see a little bit of visible results then you're pretty much set because then you realize it's a long term thing. And results will show. If you have high bf% I suggest you work up to HIIT rather than low intensity and when you get slimmer drop down to low intensity.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Inquire

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u did tat, im impressed. i did somethang more easier. do 200-300 situps a day and move ur body side to side 1000 times. u dont have to do all this at one time but separate it into routines such as 50 situps and 200 waves (i call them tat). wut can i say it works i got a seven pack. lol.
 

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Originally posted by Inquire
u did tat, im impressed. i did somethang more easier. do 200-300 situps a day and move ur body side to side 1000 times. u dont have to do all this at one time but separate it into routines such as 50 situps and 200 waves (i call them tat). wut can i say it works i got a seven pack. lol.
There's a place called high school forum where dumb posts like this exists, go there.
 

check_mate_kid_uk

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i do like 2 sets of 25 wieghted cruches every other day or so, done so for 2 months, i see improvments, i think i need to cut a bit, as im thin but not like under 10% body fat which you need to be for that.
 

"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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