The Brutal Truth About Fitness

Sometimes you’re not stronger than the day before

Photo by Arthur Edelman on Unsplash

Here in America, gyms are finally starting to reopen back up. Whether you have your reservations about returning or are already back pumping iron with a mask and additional protective measures (like me), the fact of the matter is this (read in the voice of a frat boy wearing a backwards cap):

“Gains season is back upon us boys.”

What does this mean, you might ask?

• Your irritating friends will be back at it with the cringey social media posts (myself included)
• Online gym bro forums about proper protein intake and natty debates will soon swamp the internet again en masse
• You may begin to wonder if this is finally THE year you’ll figure all of your fitness and health stuff out
• There’ll be 10,000 new conflicting articles and “expert” conclusions about the “best” diet or exercise routine to follow (because, y’know, “science”)

Most importantly though, it means there’ll be a massive spike of initial inspiration and subsequent giving up.

It means New Years is coming early this year. Resolutions will be made and broken. Excuses will be made. Some…