The love/hate relationship with pain

It’s time everyone admitted that, despite them categorically not being a signifier of a good workout, it’s slightly gutting when you don’t have DOMS the day after a challenging workout. Sure, it means your recovery is on point and you can walk up and down the stairs with ease, but there’s something satisfying about the pain. In the same way that you’ll always force one more rep and then limp to the changing rooms, the aching muscles are a badge of honour you love to moan about.

The resting bitch face

Whether adopted as a tool for swerving creeps or simply a result of being in the zone, we all look downright miserable – even if we’re loving our training session. Some call it resting bitch face, others might say preservation. In fact, walk in to the room and everyone looks downright miserable, despite actually enjoying their time training. Perhaps it’s actually just their faces trying to reset after the grimaces they were pulling during their set?

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