i know we see a variation of this tweet every week but
it’s ridiculous how good going to the gym feels
and frankly stupid when i compare it to how bad convincing myself to go to the gym can feel
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colours brighter, sounds clearer, body open, feeling like some mix of superwoman crossed with a panther
i mean look at the language im using ^
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it’s worth mentioning that the pleasure of exercise does increase with capability
in the first months it can be physically grim, especially if your approach is one of forcing and pushing
with every year you get stronger, more flexible, more capable and exercise becomes play
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a lot of the joy i feel seems to be a mix of:
• the sheer happiness of powerful, fast movement (the type that’s not socially acceptable in other settings)
• enjoying the strength and flexibility of my body. enjoying the feeling of capability
• mind go shhhh
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wow what kind of exercise do you do that it quiets your mind? i'm still thinking at full blast the whole time 😅
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today i ran at fall blast listening to some of my fav songs and that felt incredible/left little room for thinking
also big compound movements tend to be so taxing that at least while im in them verbal thought seems to quieten
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also a lot of movements that *feel* physically nice to do. the best gym sessions are the ones where i listen to my body and allow it to move in the ways it wants to
today i wanted to run really fast. so i did. then i wanted heavy taxing movements so i did some deadlifts etc
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I'd also add stuff that needs your full attention. If I'm not fully engaged in the climbing gym I'll fall off. In martial arts, if you're thinking while sparring, you get punched in the face. 😅
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