"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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Working out everyday with no fatigue... something seems wrong???

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JoeSchmoe05

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For the last two weeks I have been working out everyday for an hour after coming home from work, usually training the same muscle groups (although I vary the workout a little). I usually end up doing both upper and lower body, and I do my best to fatigue each muscle group completely until I can no longer do any more reps. Yet, I find the next day I can do it all over again. This somehow seems wrong... each muscle group should only be trained 3 times a week yet I find myself able to do it all 7 days, without ill effect.

Could I not be pushing myself hard enough? Should I still back off to 3 days a week?
 

"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.

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Your body is designed that after you physically exert it, it will half-recover by the next day, and allow you to work it out again.

However that doesn't mean that you will grow. In order to grow, muscles need time to repair. By putting them to use the very next day, and not giving them any rest, they don't get that time.
 
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Originally posted by MindOverMatter
Your body is designed that after you physically exert it, it will half-recover by the next day, and allow you to work it out again.

However that doesn't mean that you will grow. In order to grow, muscles need time to repair. By putting them to use the very next day, and not giving them any rest, they don't get that time.
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As above. Muscles only grow after they've fully recovered.

And if you're not sore or anything the next day, I doubt you're training with the intensity you COULD be training at .. (soreness does vary from person to person however)
 
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just a warning, up untill two days ago i was training hard 6 days a week and am now bedridden with the flu which means at least 4 days off.
go to hard and you will **** your immune system.
 
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ffs soreness does not mean you had a good workout. and dont work everyting out daily. you just keep re ripping your muscle without time to heal it.

each muscle has a certain time it needs to heal. calves(24 hours)taking the least time and lower back taking the most(72 hours).
 

"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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