"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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What muscles does the Rower work?

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Just wondering as ive been using that bad boy quite a lot lately. Anyone know?
 

"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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Originally posted by Raoul Duke
Just wondering as ive been using that bad boy quite a lot lately. Anyone know?
Rowing machine?

A lot.

I'd say, primarily:

quads
glutes
posterior delts
lats
scapulae
biceps
 

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Step 1 Use rower flat out for 3 mins.

step 2 What's stiff the next day?


Apart from that!
 

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Step 1: Get out of that rower chair

Step 2: Squat

Step 3: ????

Step 4: Profit.


;) heh.
 

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Step 3,
i) Roll around on the floor trying to get your legs to work.
ii) Get up eventually.
iii) Eat.
iiii) Recover your ability to walk without wincing.



:D
 

"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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I use the row alot too. Will this help me in my chin ups you think? I've been slackin from the gym recently and right now i cant lift my body weight (in wide grip pull-ups). Think the row will help with this movement?
 

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Originally posted by Create Reality
I use the row alot too. Will this help me in my chin ups you think? I've been slackin from the gym recently and right now i cant lift my body weight (in wide grip pull-ups). Think the row will help with this movement?
Rowing helps your back generally. But if you're doing high rep rowing on a machine, you won't get much noticeable improvement in your upper back strength.

Go as hard as possible for short intervals. That might work. If you're sore, that's a good sign. Do (free or cable) rows if you want to improve your chin ups without actually doing chin-ups.

BTW, rowing on a rowing machine is fanstastic cardio (with respect to calories expended and the perceived effort).
 
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