Sometimes, the last rep is not done because of muscle growth.
Came across this quote the other day, and I just really liked it. Especially since, for someone like me, it’s almost never because of muscle growth. And it’s not just about the gym — it almost applies to everything in life. Sometimes, you’re already done with something. You’ve already done what you were supposed to do… But guess what, you can do just a bit more. Try it. Do it more if you can. See how it feels. Enjoy the pain, if there’s any, before you actually rest. Remember how far you’ve come, and also that you’re just “better than this.” At the end, it almost doesn’t even matter whether you succeeded or not — it does matter, though, that you did one more rep.