6.20.25: Gym Life

You start going to the gym “just to be healthy.” Then it becomes more. The reps, the rhythm, the ritual. You start chasing numbers. Five more pounds. One more set. PRs become therapy. The soreness feels earned. It’s one of the few places where effort equals progress. There’s no pretending. You lift it or you don’t. You show up or you don’t. You stop caring how you look. You care how you feel—strong, focused, present. Outside the gym, everything’s blurry. In here, it’s simple. Just you and the weight. You’re not training for aesthetics. You’re training for sanity. And that’s enough.