M2M Day 296: Gym buddy

Max Deutsch
Aug 24, 2017 · 2 min read

This post is part of Month to Master, a 12-month accelerated learning project. For August, my goal is to complete one continuous set of 40 pull-ups.

Yesterday, I worked out hard. So, today, I was planning on taking the day off.

But then I received this text…

Two hours later, I was at Cliff’s place for a nice, long workout. This was one of those “the gym is a great excuse to spend time with a friend, catch up on life, and enjoy a good conversation, while occasionally lifting weights” kind of workouts.

We still got in a solid session — focusing on chest, arms/shoulders, and core (i.e. giving my back a break) — but we didn’t rush through it. There was plenty of downtime and conversation between each set.

Something like this…

Yes, I have extremely flared ribs. It’s a genetic thing. I’m working on it…

While this kind of workout isn’t the most time-efficient, it’s my favorite kind. Something about the gym creates a great environment for rawer, intimate conversations, often deepening friendships.

Plus, a gym buddy also comes with a healthy dose of competition, motivation, and accountability, which all definitely help from the actual fitness perspective.

In other words, I’ll never turn down an offer for “Gym today?”…

Read the next post. Read the previous post.

Max Deutsch is a product manager at Intuit, the creator of Somebody.io and Rightspeed, and the guinea pig for Month to Master.

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