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11 Times You've Surprised Yourself At The Gym

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1. Taking the towel off the treadmill display and realizing you ran half a mile farther than you ever have.

2. Losing count on the bench press and finding out from your spotter you just set a personal record.

3. Stepping on the scale again after a couple weeks and discovering you've lost a couple pounds.

4. Weighing a barbell and finding out you've been lifting 10 pounds more than you thought you could for months.

5. Losing yourself so deep in lap pool Zen that you get out and realize you've been swimming twice as long as usual.

6. Breaking up the routine and finding out just how many reps "until failure" means for you.

7. Being able to use a rowing machine for more than 30 minutes.

8. Just how fast you can pedal when someone's yelling at you in a room full of sweaty people and stationary bicycles.

9. How wide awake you are at the end of a morning workout.

10. Trying a new exercise and discovering you're actually quite good at it.

11. Then seeing improvement on the old routine the next day, while muscles from the new exercises are so stiff you can't do the new stuff again.

Of course, every little surprise comes from lots of practice. So keep training for the next one with 100% Whey Protein Powder by EAS.