Edgar Artiga / M+F Magazine Day by day we toil among our fellow iron warriors, heaving weights thousands of times over the course of our training journey. At its best, our progress is measured in a sliver of new muscle here, a hard-fought extra rep there. Occasionally, workouts end with nothing more than a towel ripe with sweat and a check mark in the training journal. That our physiques transform into carved sheaths of muscle mass is a gradual reward, one well worth pursuing. Yet, nestled within this steady drumbeat of ongoing effort is a unique opportunity for a moment of sheer bliss—one born of all that hard work that came before it. Picture this: one day you stride to the bench press station, warm up with a few sets, then slide more weight on each side of the barbell than you ever have before. Confidently, you lie down, grasp the bar, guide it out of the supports with the help of your training partner, then smoothly push out one clean, impressive, glorious rep. ...