I haven’t really heard of someone waking up in the morning and actually wanting to go to the gym. We don’t go because we have to, we go so we don’t feel like crap about ourselves when we look in the mirror. We basically go so that we don't feel so bad about ordering pizza at 2 a.m. If you're anything like me, then you know what it's like to be a "regular" at the gym. You also know what it's like to feel incomplete unless you spent at least an hour working out. Gym rats and once-a-year gym-goers alike, we all have these thoughts when we’re actually at the gym:
1. When you walk in at noon expecting it to be crowded, but it’s empty.
2. Watching a girl walk on the treadmill while you wait forever for one to open up.
3. Forgetting your water.
4. Even worse, forgetting your headphones.
5. Thinking about all the food you get to eat after without feeling bad about yourself.
6. That rewarding but concerning feeling when you’re lifting more weight than the guy next to you.
7. Getting stared down by all the guys when you’re a girl in the weight section.
8. Getting stared down specifically when you’re squatting.
9. Days when you have a lot of energy for your workout.
10. Days when your legs feel like cinderblocks.
11. Hoping the cute guys you walked past realize that you look better outside of the gym than you look right now.
12. Contemplating ending your cardio session early, but then remembering that you ate four slices of pizza the night before.
