I don't get this chase for personal numbers. They are anyway smaller compared to everybody else apart from the current top dog, usually much smaller. Maybe this

I don't get this chase for personal numbers. They are anyway smaller compared to everybody else apart from the current top dog, usually much smaller. Maybe this is the only way to motivate properly for some. I enjoy doing moderate weightlifting not for bulking up or setting some arbitrary numbers, but for great feeling from my body (endorphins initially, long term just a body that works perfectly fine), to have strength and more importantly stamina to do whatever activity life throws at me. This is more than enough for me, very rewarding, and most importantly, sustainable.