Noticing it feels like cold water splashing on my face. I finish a set, look at the mirror, and unfortunately, my eyes wander. With a mind of their own, they move five degrees to the left, and through mirror reflection, I’m forced to see the temporary resident of the incline bench next to me. It’s currently a mutant, someone who has undergone thousands of surgeries and genetic mutations. That’s my leading theory I use to rationalize how effortless he looks curling dumbbells that I, nor my future self, will ever lift. It’s okay though; I am used to this. My goal isn’t to admire his strength, and it isn’t to make myself feel worse for lifting a measly portion of what he’s holding. It’s to collect data for an informal study I have been conducting: am I really the only one who’s glasses to the gym?
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