1. Requires Discipline: going to the gym or going out regularly to meet women takes A LOT of discipline (no matter how tired or discouraged you get keep at it)

  2. Don't Expect Huge Results Immediately: Just like it takes about 2 weeks to notice a difference when you first start working out, it'll take you MANY approaches to actually notice a major improvement.

  3. Overcome Embarrassment: One of the main reasons that people don't start going to the gym is because they're embarrassed that everyone there will be judging them and thinking how fat/scrawny they are. Truth is that everyone else at the gym was once in your position and if anything they will be proud of you (if they even notice you at all). In the same way most guys are too afraid to approach cute girls because they assume that all the other people will be staring at them and mocking them... in reality nobody will remember your rejections and the other guys will be jealous of you for having the balls to talk to that hottie.

  4. Practice Makes Perfect: Practice, practice, practice. When you first start lifting weights or running it will be challenging... but it will become extremely easy once you do it over and over again, just like picking up girls.

  5. Push Your Comfort Zone: Once you can lift a certain weight enough times, move onto more weights so that you can grow... with pick up, don't settle for simply being able to approach or get a number... keep pushing yourself.

  6. LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS FIRST: Extremely important! When I first started learning to work out I spent a ton of time reading about various routines, diets, "tips and tricks" from every source I could... and it confused the hell out of me... now that I've been working out for a few years I know exactly what I'm doing because eventually you need to learn what works for you by building off of the fundamentals. Same goes for pickup, DO NOT read every thing you can find by 20 different gurus and try to memorize advanced techniques before you have the basics down. Learn the basic structure of opening, attracting, etc, and then figure out how to tweak it to work best for you.

  7. Become More Attractive, Healthier, Happier: Should be obvious...

anyway there are some of the parallels that I could think of as to why pickup and working out are deeply overlapping. So get your fat ass off the couch and to the gym, and get your sissy ass out to meet more women!