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So, you decided to do 100 burpees a day
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for a month. Strong choice. You've never
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done it before, but the algorithm knows
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you better than you know yourself. Or
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maybe it's that little yellow dude
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inside telling you this is exactly what
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you need. People say good things happen
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when you do 100 burpees every day.
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You'll get stronger, fitter, and
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tougher. You know there's only one way
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to find out, so you commit. And yeah,
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you know, you might be risking death,
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but quitting out of the question. After
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all, you're a yellow dude subscriber.
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And if you haven't yet, it's only a
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matter of time. So, you start the first
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10 reps. Easy. You feel like an athlete.
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The fear you had before starting
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completely unnecessary. This is nothing.
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You're built for this. Then you hit rep
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12. Something breaks. Your lungs stage a
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protest. A few reps later, your soul
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exits your body, looking down at you
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like, "This was a mistake." You stop
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counting because counting requires
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oxygen and you have none. Your heart is
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pounding so hard you wonder if it's
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about to explode. Finishing all 100, not
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a chance. Maybe you manage 30 before
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reality smacks you in the face. But
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that's fine. You walk away feeling proud
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you started, but also slightly worried
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you have made a very, very poor life
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choice. Regardless, you sleep better
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than you have in years because you're
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absolutely wrecked. You're supposed to
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wake up, but you're not waking up
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because you're dead from yesterday's
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workout. Nah, just kidding. You're still
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alive. Barely. You wake up expecting to
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feel bad, but somehow it's worse than
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you imagined. It's like your muscles
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sent out an emergency distress signal
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overnight. Every movement is a
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negotiation. Rolling out of bed, a
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challenge. Sitting on the toilet, a
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crisis. At this point, you might wonder
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if burpees are a government experiment
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designed to break people. But here's the
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thing. Today isn't about suffering. It's
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about
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recovery. Sleep. The good kind. Not nap
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with one eye open sleep like this.
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Yeah, that's not going to cut it. You
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wake up with red eyes and regret. Not a
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great way to survive a burpee challenge.
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Enter the Manta Sleep Mask. This thing
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blocks 100% of light. Total blockout,
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even if your neighbor's house is made of
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sul. The eye cups are C-shaped, so
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there's no pressure on your eyes,
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nothing pressing, nothing squishing. And
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once it's on, it stays on. It uses a
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cool, breathable fabric, so it's
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comfortable to wear all night. And it
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stays in place no matter how much you
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toss around. Earthquake still on. Burpee
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nightmare still on. Manta sleep mask.
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The only reason you survive day
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three. Congratulations. You have
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officially woken up muscles you didn't
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even know existed. Your body is still
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stiff, but you're not broken. Every
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movement is sharp, clean, and painful.
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But it's a good kind of pain. The kind
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that reminds you you're alive. The kind
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that tells you this is working.
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[Music]
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You don't wait for the soreness to go
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away. You don't wait to feel ready.
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Movement is the medicine. You start
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slow, breaking it into sets of 10,
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pushing through the stiffness. You try
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to hit 100. Maybe you still don't make
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it, but you do a lot more than day one.
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And by the end, something strange
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happens. You don't feel worse. You feel
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better. Your body is learning. You're
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still sore, but it fades quicker. You
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notice something new. Your heart isn't
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exploding after the first 10 reps. The
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first 20 reps feel smoother. Your jump
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doesn't look like a dying fish. Your
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body still complains, but it doesn't
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scream. This is the first day you
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complete the full 100 burpees. And for
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the first time, it doesn't feel like the
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end of the world. You're tired, sure,
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but you're not on the floor questioning
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your life choices. In fact, you feel
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like you could do more. Maybe just a few
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extra reps. Maybe just to prove to
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yourself that burpees don't own you
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anymore. Something is happening. You're
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getting better. Day five is when you
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start realizing burpees aren't just pain
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and suffering. They're a skill. You're
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landing softer. Your push-ups are
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cleaner. You're breathing better. You
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still sweat like a waterfall, but now
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it's controlled. You're not just doing
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burpees. You're learning burpees. You
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complete 100 reps again. Backto back
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days. Never done that before. This time
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it feels a little easier and you can't
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believe it. But completing 100 reps
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isn't your goal anymore. Now you want to
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do them with better form and
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pace. Something weird happens. You wake
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up expecting to be wrecked, but you're
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not. Your body is recovering faster. You
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still feel the work, but it doesn't slow
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you down as much. You used to need four
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or five breaks to get through the
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workout, but now you finish your 100
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reps in fewer breaks. Your endurance is
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building and your recovery between sets
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is getting faster. You realize you can
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do this. And maybe, just maybe, you're
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starting to like the challenge.
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One week ago, 100 burpees felt like
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climbing Mount Everest. Today, you still
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struggle, but it's your struggle now.
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You own it. You know the pain, the
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rhythm, the pace. You finish your reps
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without questioning whether you'll make
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it through. That alone is a win. You've
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officially lasted longer than most
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people who try this challenge. That puts
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you in the top 0.01% in the world. And
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guess what? Next week, things change
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again.
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Something feels different. The first 10
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reps don't hit like a freight train
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anymore. The first 50 reps still tough,
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but no longer a death sentence. Your
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lungs aren't on fire immediately. Maybe
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just simmering. You're still sweating
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buckets. You're still breathing hard,
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but you don't feel like you need to lie
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down and contemplate existence after
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every set. That's
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progress. Honestly, didn't think you
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would make it this far. You've stopped
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fighting the movement. Your burpees are
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smoother, less flailing, more flow.
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Push-ups, no longer just chest
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collapsing onto the floor. Jumps, you
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actually leave the ground now. Recovery,
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you don't need a full TED talks worth of
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break time between sets. You start
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pacing yourself better, cutting down
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wasted energy. And for the first time,
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you realize you might actually finish
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this
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challenge. Your body isn't just keeping
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up, it's adapting. You recover quickly
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between sets. Your muscles feel
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stronger. The soreness is still there,
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but it's background noise now. You
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finish your 100 reps faster. You don't
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collapse on the floor at the end. And
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best of all, you actually have energy
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left after. You're no longer fighting
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burpees. You're owning them. Before you
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know it, you've powered through half a
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month. By now, your body has stopped
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resisting. You don't need motivation.
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You just do it. Your endurance is
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undeniable. You don't cheat the reps.
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You don't break form. You get through
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100 without fear. You're officially good
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at burpees. A new question pops up. Can
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you do them
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faster? Can you push
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harder? You start competing against
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yourself. By now, burpees are second
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nature. You don't think about them. You
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just move. You've built endurance,
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mental toughness, and an unfair
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advantage over anyone who skipped leg
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day. Your time to complete 100 reps is
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significantly lower. You're stronger,
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leaner, and sharper. And now the big
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question, do you stop here? Final
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thoughts. Was it worth it? You built
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endurance, got stronger, and proved you
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can suffer through anything. Your cardio
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is through the roof. Climbing stairs,
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easy. running. No problem. You earned
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the right to tell people I did 3,000
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burpees in a month and we might have
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there with just your cat. Was it
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painful? Absolutely. But was it worth
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it? Yeah, probably.