One Set One Shot

Lyrics

My hulk is cold raging No more self caging I know who I am; the mirror's running late I'll make this body match the man beneath the weight. My old shirt hangs loose; I grab my beat-up bag. I turn my back on mirrors, head straight for the rack. First plate off the peg; the bar is cold and bare. I slide it down the sleeve; the clang cuts through the air. One set. One shot. Tapping everything I've got! Rep after rep, I push harder Bigger, badder, stronger! Chalk on my palms; hear the collars click. Belt creaks when I brace. Feel the pressure kick. Arnold on the wall; Ronnie grinning from a frame. They earned that respect. Now I gotta do the same. GROmuscle kicks in; I step up to the rack. Last week's reps? Beat 'em. More iron on my back. New max in sight. I ain't here for a tie. Ten more pounds. That's how records die. One set. One shot. Tapping everything I've got! Rep after rep, I push harder Bigger, badder, stronger! Last rep in the books. Gone home for some rest. Laid down in bed, still got fire in my chest. The iron breaks me down. Sleep brings me back. Eight hours. Body rebuilding. Weights on the rack. Next day, no aches, not sore like my gym bros GROmuscle in the mix. Feeling that blood flow. Nine to five. Clocked out. Second shift begins. Ten more pounds on the bar. Let's see who wins. The bar froze at my knees. No lockout. No rep. Red X in my log. Back to the first step. Rage got me to the iron; it couldn't fix the hitch. I stripped the plates and drilled that stubborn inch. Knurl marks on my palms, steel tight against my shins. Only that scuffed-up rubber knows the work I put in. That red X stays put; blank box by its side. Pen down. Hands on steel. Let the iron decide. Same steel. Same stack. Still the weight that shut me down. My feet dig in. I pull the slack; the plates leave the ground. Steel skims my shins till it reaches my knees. It slows at that inch where it used to beat me. I drive my hips through, feel the dead weight shift. I stand at full lockout—one clean lift. Bar down. Check by the X. Like I said I would. It didn't get lighter. I got that good. Load it up! Lock it in! One more round! Let's begin! One more rep! One more plate! Watch that bar rise—don't hesitate! One set. One shot. Tapping everything I've got! Rep after rep, I push harder Bigger, badder, stronger! One set. One shot. Tapping everything I've got! Rep after rep, I push harder Bigger, badder, stronger! The mirror's catching up! I'm still one rep ahead!