"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.
What Could Lead to Muscle Loss More? Jogging or Running on an Elliptical
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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.
Frank2500 said:I'm going to have to do the dreaded cardio pretty soon, so I need help deciding on which choice between the two might have the most minimal effects in terms of muscle loss.
elliptical
Wow, that's interesting. And I always thought jogging on the street (pavements, to be specific) would cause you to lose more muscle than the elliptical, since jogging is known to make people skinny and lean. Either way, I think I'll stick with the "fat burn" option on the elliptical because the weights are right nearby, so I can immediately lift after that...whereas I don't have that option in my neighborhood.
Warboss Alex
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If you are losing muscle while trying to lose fat you simply don't know how to diet. You should be gaining strength throughout your dieting, if not lean mass also (depending on how aggressive your diet is).
spesmilitis
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"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.
Maxtro
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So anyways I do the elliptical for about 25 min three times a week.
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Eat right and lift right and don't sweat losing mass from cardio.
I ask these questions out of genuine curiosity, TeflonMcGee. Not trying to be silly here at all. As far as cardio goes, whether you're doing the elliptical or running on the street, aren't you bound to sweat and at least lose some muscle mass either way? It's hard in my opinion to avoid ending up sweating when you do cardio in general.
Maxtro
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are you being intentionally obtuse? he meant stop worrying, not stop (literally) sweating.Frank2500 said:Iaren't you bound to sweat and at least lose some muscle mass either way?
moderate quantities of cardio do not eat muscle, and sweating certainly doesn't either.
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.