Becoming a gym rat does something seriously messed up to your brain. Honestly, I don’t know how I’m still alive after 7+ years because it completely destroys your natural human instinct for self-preservation. Whoever said fitness makes you live longer? Yeah, they definitely never lifted. Let me paint a picture: you’re at the gym, and suddenly your shoulder joints start screaming. Lifting your arms becomes a struggle. A normal person would take that as a sign to go home and rest. 1/2