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auddiejo
auddiejo Posts: 40
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Upon completing your work out, what factor(s) determine whether it was good or not. What is it that puts that extra big smile on your face?

For me, its when I go to brush out my hair. As gross as this may be, if I can wring out sweat from my hair (which is extra thick and heavy), I know it's been a success.
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  • Southpaw3612
    Southpaw3612 Posts: 86
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    For me, its when I go to brush out my hair. As gross as this may be, if I can wring out sweat from my hair (which is extra thick and heavy), I know it's been a success.

    Haha. Gross, yes. As you described it. Haha

    But very true. Lets ya know you worked hard.
  • mrsjennifermaffei
    mrsjennifermaffei Posts: 469
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    Typically for me it's when I can barely walk since I worked out so hard. All I can muster is to sit and relax while my heart rate comes back down. Feels so nice even though I'm exhausted at that point.
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
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    When I'm bright BRIGHT red and the front AND back of my shirt is soaked.
    I have fleecy workout pants, and when I rub my shins down after a run and the sweat soaks through! Gross but rewarding.
  • zafferFL
    zafferFL Posts: 402
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    ...I manage to get out of the gym before throwing up...
  • atjays
    atjays Posts: 798 Member
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    When my shirt is soaking wet with sweat and my neck and arms are blochy red. Always feel like a million bucks afterwards, love it
  • Kat120285
    Kat120285 Posts: 1,599 Member
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    A few things.

    When I have to lay my work out clothes out to dry overnight, as well as ring out my makeshift microfiber headband thing.

    When there's a good high calorie burn.

    When I can barely pick up my paralyzed pup in her cart to carry her downstairs.
  • tonilizzy88
    tonilizzy88 Posts: 968 Member
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    when my HRM says ur have burned over 600 cals in an hour.
    when my hair is socking wet.
    take a while for my herat rate to slow down
  • Skeemer118
    Skeemer118 Posts: 397 Member
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    When my cheeks turn red from effort & sweat.
  • auddiejo
    auddiejo Posts: 40
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    When I'm bright BRIGHT red and the front AND back of my shirt is soaked.
    I have fleecy workout pants, and when I rub my shins down after a run and the sweat soaks through! Gross but rewarding.

    Ooooh this is another good one. I'm sure people think I'm crazy as Im walking out b/c I'll alway steal a glimps at the mirror as I'm walking out and if I can see the outline of my sports tank under my tshirt, I get this stupid grin that comes across my face.
  • GorillaNJ
    GorillaNJ Posts: 4,052 Member
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    When my legs can hardly walk me to my car... and it takes effort to get out of the driver seat after i get home.
  • AprilPayne24
    AprilPayne24 Posts: 68
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    When I make grunting noises without caring who is around me.

    When sweat drips in my eyes.

    When I feel like I could almost do it again.

    When I eat super healthy for the rest of the day because I don't want to make my work-out mean nothing.
  • polo571
    polo571 Posts: 708 Member
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    Mine is I don't have a dry spot to wipe any sweat off.
  • morganhccstudent724
    morganhccstudent724 Posts: 1,261 Member
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    When it hurts to change gears....
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
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    wobbly, and shiny from sweat from top to bottom- hair wet, face wet, skin wet, SHINY AND WOBBLY AS HELL
  • Hyoderrn
    Hyoderrn Posts: 54 Member
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    Drenched with sweat, I feel so awesome right after a workout!
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
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    also.. if Im ridiculously horny within an hour of my workout.... i know it was a freaking amazing one
  • AmberJslimsAWAY
    AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,468 Member
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    when it hurts to sit down
  • RyanDanielle5101
    RyanDanielle5101 Posts: 533
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    When my face and body are so red that I can feel the heat leaving my body from my skin!!!
  • TinaDay1114
    TinaDay1114 Posts: 1,328 Member
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    The i-phone is in my pocket logging my run, and when I pull it out at the end, I ran further AND faster than I thought I did. SCORE.
  • medoria
    medoria Posts: 673 Member
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    When it feels like I am about to faint, throw up and feel dizzy, all at the same time.

    And also when I can do one more rep of some of the harder moves, for me beeing pushups ( NEW RECORD 10 straight ones!) or renegade rows, oblique v ups, fifer scissors and maison twist.

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