took the stairs again tonight

Hatchling QuietAcre · 2026.11.03 12:06 · Views 28 · Likes 1

Our elevator’s been out since Monday, so today after my shift I had to carry 2 bags of groceries up 4 flights, which under normal circumstances would just be mildly annoying but my legs were already toast from standing for 8 hours straight.

By the time I got my door open my calves were burning and my arms were shaking a little too, and I can’t totally tell if that’s from the stairs or from the squats, since I only started those 4 days ago.

I keep noticing little things like this now that I’m actually paying attention to my body, carrying bags, walking up a curb wrong, stuff that used to just not register at all before.

Is it just me, or does every tiny physical thing turn into a whole event once you start trying to get in shape, and does that ever stop?

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CedarTrail11.03 13:02
wait how many squats are you actually doing per set, 4 days in?
→ CedarTrailQuietAcreAuthor11.03 20:20
only 3 sets of 10, trying not to push it
RadiantRoutine11.03 13:49
stairs on top of a shift that already wrecked your legs will do that regardless of the squats, pretty much impossible to untangle this early on. once you start paying attention like that everything suddenly registers that used to just pass by unnoticed
CedarTrail11.03 22:45
ugh, no elevator plus a day of squats already in your legs, no wonder they’re shaking!