"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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UH OH WTF - weight gain....

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ok I've been working out for a few months now (2months+ I think). Anyways, recently I've been gaining weight like crazy and I don't know what the hell is going on. I'm not doing anything differently. Maybe I sleep a little more, but that's about it. Although the past 2-4 days I didn't exercise a lot. BUT THE WEIGHT GAIN IS SCARY WTF IS GOING ON AHH!?!?!:cuss: :cry:
 

"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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As long as it's muscle... :D

But if it is fat, do cardio. I actually want to gain weight but I'm failing to do so.
My guess is that as you work out, you eat more, and that's why you are gaining weight.
 

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You on a protein supp?

I noticed impressive muscle gains in my 3/4th day into taking whey, at low doses. It was crazy.
 

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Measure yourself (no not there). Your waist should still be smaller than when you started.
 

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Waist is about the same. I think it is due to the HUGE amounts of food I've been eating. Like I feel like I am constantly making tuna sandwiches/protein shakes and lean meats + veggies + oatmeal. I think that is why. Also, i may not be doign enough cardio like someone said. I will up the cardio. I notice that I also need to drink more water since my mouth feels dry a lot esp after eating something salty like bbq sauce.

I have gained about 15 pounds from when I started, so now I will do massive cardio and still keep lifting to burn off that fat. I'd say at leats half of my gains are fat...althought maybe that is an over estimate (i hope :))
 

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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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You're eating more than your body can assimilate. You may have a intestinal blockage. I say you should see a nutritionist in order to learn what you should eat and how much you'd actually need.
 

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intestinal blockage....are those fancy words for SH!T? however I have been slacking off on taking vitamins and I think that may have something to do with it
 

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Really you should pick one or the other, cardio or lifting. Your supposed to eat alot when your lifting weights, you just turn fat into muscle.
 

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Local Celebrity said:
Really you should pick one or the other, cardio or lifting. Your supposed to eat alot when your lifting weights, you just turn fat into muscle.

A. You should do both. Stopping any weightlifting you do will just tell your body "Hey, I don't need this muscle, lets get rid of it"

B. You can't "turn" fat into muscle. This isn't tissue alchemy. Fat is a lipid, muscle is a protein. They are two totally different things and cannot be converted. Fat can be burned for energy and lost, and then you can GAIN muscle by taking in excess protein and carbs and possibly healthy fats, but you cannot "turn fat into muscle".
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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