You know that feeling...when you know you've just killed it?

[Lumberg]

When it's almost like there's an engine inside of you driving you, because you're delerious from the effort of the exercise, but somehow your legs carry you to the next spot, you sit down, and you start your next set, and while you're doing it it's almost like a robot? And when you finish your set it's like you snap back into reality for a second, and your heart is beating, and you're short of breath, and all you want to do is lie down? You lean on something, head hanging down between your shoulders, and somehow before you're quite ready, again your legs carry you to your next set, you set up, and grind out another set?

I set a PR today of reps on the leg press, and on the last set even did one more rep (18,18,19x405). It was incredible. I kept thinking at rep 12, 15, that I was about to die and somehow I got to 18 every single time. It felt good.

You feel sick, clammy between sets, yet somehow you force yourself through, and by the end of the workout you're practically ready for more. You stretch and take your time cooling down, then take a long, luxurious shower, satisfied that you gave it your all. You went in with a goal and accomplished it. This is what makes it all worthwhile.

 

[cwick0]

AWESOME. I think it has something to do with a couple of words....

HARDWORK

and

DEDICATION.

Great job.

 

[Lord_Suston]

That is one of the best feeling, I sometimes have those days, maybe once a month I have 2-4 days like those.

The other days the pain is almost too intense not from the weight either, more like the mental anguish of knowing that someone is stronger and doing more than you right there and then. It leaves a bitter taste in my mouth thinking I haven't done enough

 

[anthrax]

Same thing happened to me today (see my thread "Every day is different")

It must be the moon influence

 

[WalkingBeast]

Know the feeling!! KILLED THAT SHIT!!