On some real stuff, as an American it's really hard to be positive about anything right now. Every day is a new struggle, how can one not just be down all the time
This image says a lot - it’s exactly what I mean by people picking a limit and sticking to it. “Today I’ll do 10 reps of 100” and then miraculously you finish at 10.
And that’s why something like 5x5 is the best type of strength training. As soon as you make the total reps more weight goes on next time - and you’ll fail a few times until you get it - then more weight goes on…