7.31.25: Extra Reps

There’s this lie people tell themselves at the gym. “I’ll do three sets of twelve.” But then they do 12, feel decent, and sneak in two more. Now it’s 14. And 14 is basically 15. And once you’re at 15, you’re a rep away from 16, which is four sets of four. That’s balance. That’s symmetry. That’s… how I end up doing 60 reps when I meant to do 36. My brain turns a 30-minute workout into a 70-minute odyssey. I call it gym math. It’s stupid. It’s compulsive. But damn if it doesn’t work.