"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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Weight Training for Distance Runners?

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I've been skinny all my life and I've recently decided to do something about it. I made it a goal to gain 20 pounds in muscle mass. Right now I am 5'8 and 128 pounds. But is it really worth it to bulk up?

The reason I ask this is because I am a committed distance runner. I run 5-7 miles per day seven days a week. I've read that combining distance running and bulking up is not a good idea. Last year I broke the sophomore record for the mile at my high school (4:39) and my goal this year is to qualify for the state meet. Even though I know bulking up is not the right path to take, I know that weight training can still help me become faster.

What kind of weight training is right for someone like me? I know that strengthening my legs should be the top priority, and that lower weight with a high amount of reps should be used in order to build endurance. Is there anything else I can do to gain weight while also improving my running ability? I'm tired of being a twig but I also don't want to detract from my ultimate goal of making the state meet.
 

"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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Yeah, I'm convinced that I shouldn't bulk up. My running ability is far more important to me than how skinny I am at the moment. I was just tired of how weak I am, and I wanted to improve my strength. Also, although 128 pounds may seem extremely skinny, my body type actually makes it look like I have an average build.
 
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7 miles 7 days a week?
Your joints will be jelly by the time you're 30, man!
Unless you're running on something like sand.
 
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MrS said:
7 miles 7 days a week?
Your joints will be jelly by the time you're 30, man!
Unless you're running on something like sand.
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Well, actually right now its more like an average of 5 miles a day Monday-Saturday, and then I either take Sunday off or go easy. But I am worried about my joints in the future, because I've heard about some runners having to get knee replacements in their 40s.
 
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I think Arthur Lydiard wrote about weight training in his famous "Run to the Top." Maybe check that out.
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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