20 Gym memes for my gym bros and sis to feel better about their gym journey

María Cetra • Writer

Sep 9, 2026 5:00 PM EDT

Getting the motivation to go to the gym can be hard.

I'm pretty sure that nobody really likes going to the gym. And if they say they do, they are either lying or they have been brainwashed. You get up earlier to put on some awful clothes that are stretchy and weird, start exercising and running before your brain has even fully woken up. You are hitting machines that are making you sweaty and tired. And the tiredness of your poor sleep is catching up with the tiredness of the exercising. You feel like a train has been over you. After around an hour, sometimes more, of pure torture has passed, you get a shower, and you go to work feeling extremely tired and still have the whole day ahead of you. You can't tell me that makes you happy.

Is even worse if you go at night after working for 9 hours. You'd much rather be eating or sleeping, or at least doomscrolling on your phone, but no. You decide that after some long day that has completely drained you, the best activity to do is going to the gym. I completely get why someone would go to the gym. I really do. Even I go. But we can't be telling ourselves that it's this magical experience that makes you fulfilled and happy. I don't believe you. Is draining and tiresome, but we do it anyway.

As someone who has completely accepted her fate as 'a gym rat', I won't lie and say that I love going to the gym. That would be lying, and I'm not like that. But I will say that seeing the results is a great motivator. I love the feeling you get after using a machine for a while till one day you can make it heavier. That moment when you realise you're stronger is a pure shock of adrenaline to me. I also love discovering the powers the gym gave me for normal daily life. Like when I have to run to catch the bus and "magically" now I can without having to catch my breath after. Going to the gym is useful and great for you, but it's not easy to keep motivated. So today I bring you some memes for gym rats to get the motivation you need!