"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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Wrist Roller --- Holy Sh!t

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I've never really trained forearms that actively which admittedly has been a blind spot over the years.

Saw a Wrist Roller pop up while I was on Amazon, it was like $15 and had 4.7 stars from hundreds of reviews, so I was like, fvck it, I'll get it just to try it out and see what it's like.

Got it in, took a 5lb dumbbell and attached it, and holy fvcking sh!t...after 2 times up and down my forearms felt like they were on fire on both sides. Made it to 5 times up and down and my forearms were tore up from the floor up for the rest of the day.

Have been using it the last week and it's crazy how effective this is and how weak my forearms are in comparison to the rest of me.

Highly recommended.
 

"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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I have been using a piece of timber dowelling about 1.5 inch diameter for years
just a threaded "O"ring and a short piece of sash cord and you have the same thing.
 

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the question is does it actually make your forearms bigger/more defined or does it just make them sore

"forearms are like calves, you either got em or you don't"- 2pac
 

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the question is does it actually make your forearms bigger/more defined or does it just make them sore

"forearms are like calves, you either got em or you don't"- 2pac
They are highly effective with continual increase in overload. They force both the flexors and extensors to have continuous muscle tension (time under tension) and as long as you are increasing the weight being used regularly the muscle has no say in the matter really.

It's simply a repose to external stimuli.
 

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really common issue for white collar. many blue collar men have really strong forearms. welders, blacksmith, mechanics. go to a custom upholstery shop and look at the guy stretching the fabric onto the frames.... keyboards just don't build muscle.

sounds like a good solution. I'll likely try it.
 

"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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I've never really trained forearms that actively which admittedly has been a blind spot over the years.

Saw a Wrist Roller pop up while I was on Amazon, it was like $15 and had 4.7 stars from hundreds of reviews, so I was like, fvck it, I'll get it just to try it out and see what it's like.

Got it in, took a 5lb dumbbell and attached it, and holy fvcking sh!t...after 2 times up and down my forearms felt like they were on fire on both sides. Made it to 5 times up and down and my forearms were tore up from the floor up for the rest of the day.

Have been using it the last week and it's crazy how effective this is and how weak my forearms are in comparison to the rest of me.

Highly recommended.
Double that with punching drills on a Makiwara board and you'll REALLY get some chiseled Greek statuesque forearms! Sensei had us use the wrist rollers each class. He'd make you do an additional up/down if he caught anyone "wobbling" side to side (not keeping the spindle level with the floor) to cheat!
 

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Happy to report that based on my newest scans, my forearms have already grown 0.6 inches from last scan.

Compounding growth over time will be pretty great with this is seems.
 

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What one do you recommend. Admittedly my forearms have always been a weak poing
 

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What one do you recommend. Admittedly my forearms have always been a weak poing
I just got a $15 one on Amazon that had really high ratings. Has a strap that you can attach whatever in between or around
 

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Cool i ended up ordering one
 

"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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I've never really trained forearms that actively which admittedly has been a blind spot over the years.

Saw a Wrist Roller pop up while I was on Amazon, it was like $15 and had 4.7 stars from hundreds of reviews, so I was like, fvck it, I'll get it just to try it out and see what it's like.

Got it in, took a 5lb dumbbell and attached it, and holy fvcking sh!t...after 2 times up and down my forearms felt like they were on fire on both sides. Made it to 5 times up and down and my forearms were tore up from the floor up for the rest of the day.

Have been using it the last week, and it's crazy how effective this is and how weak my forearms are in comparison to the rest of me.

Highly recommended.
Hey BITG, any update on your wrist roller workout?
How much did you progress since you started, How many sets are you doing, How many rep ' , How much the forearm grown in size ? How often do you work out with the wrist roller?
Cheers
 
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