Definition

Personal Best — the number you're constantly chasing and the reason you keep adding "just one more plate" until you're pinned under a barbell like a cartoon character under an anvil. Breaking your PB feels like winning the Olympics, even if nobody else noticed.

Example Usage

"I hit a new PB on my squat and celebrated like I'd just won the lottery, while everyone else in the gym continued to not care even slightly."

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