🔋 Train for Energy, Not Just Exhaustion

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Train for Energy, Not Just Exhaustion

Somewhere along the line, people started thinking the only good workout is the one that leaves you sore, sweaty, and crawling out of the gym.

Truth is:

You’re not training to empty the tank—you’re training to build a bigger tank.

When you finish your workout, you should feel:

• Alert

• Strong

• Motivated to come back tomorrow

If you’re constantly wrecked and dragging the next day, you’re overdoing it—and that’s slowing your progress.

Pro Tip:

Leaving the Gym Energized Is a Win

You’re training for life performance, not just gym PRs.

If you can leave the gym ready to tackle your day, you’re doing it right.

Question from Our Readers:

“Should every workout leave me sore?”

– Mark, 50, from Phoenix

No. Soreness means you did something new or different—it’s not a direct measure of progress.

Being sore all the time means you’re not recovering well enough.

The real goal: consistent, recoverable workouts that stack over weeks and months.

Fit Trivia: Which 90s sitcom featured a character who got “too big” from lifting and had to hide his biceps in baggy sweaters?

Answer: Friends – Chandler Bing! In a tongue-in-cheek episode, Chandler’s “get fit quick” phase left him hilariously self-conscious about his “giant” arms—reminding us that sometimes sitcom fitness arcs are just as entertaining as the real thing.

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Publisher: Ryan Engel

Editor: Michael Pender

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