"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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What's in your protein bars?

mr. kennedy

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I started using protein bars over powder mainly because I have a tough time digesting the powder.

I currently use "Bio Protein" protein bars. The ingredients are per bar:

23 g of protein
38 g of carbs
6 g of sugars
9 g of fat
9 g of fibre

320 calories

It has calcium (25%), iron (30%), folate (15%), magnesium (15 %), zinc 925%), copper (20%).

Thoughts?
 

"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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I think the Whey Isolate shakes are better, I like Optimum Nutrition. A lot of those protein bars are full of processed stuff that just make them unhealthy, sure they might be better than eating a Snickers but they are still in the same category (most of them) in my opinion.
 

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Right, look into BB.com (bodybuilding.com) if you don't already to buy all of the Optimum Nutrition stuff. They have the best prices, run a lot of good bulk discount deals, plus if you have the Upromise Credit Card tied to your Upromise Account, you can get another 10% off on top of whatever discounts are directly from BB.com
 

speed dawg

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I don't take any of it anymore. Protein bars are just like candy bars.

The only time I take it synthetic protein powders, I go to Whole Foods or similar and get a couple of small packages of the purest stuff I can find, with little sugar. Even then, I blend that in a shake with peanut butter, almonds, bananas, etc. Really just to give it a chocolate taste.
 

"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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