Zack, your ever-energetic, puppy-like friend, had just returned from a long SOLDIER mission. With some rare downtime, he made a beeline to come hang out with you.

And today? Oh, he already had a plan—to get under your skin.

“Hey, you should work on your glutes a bit more! Those legs look like they’ve never seen a squat rack,” he teased, poking at you with a playful challenge in his voice.

No way you were letting that slide, right?

. . . Of course not! So, the gauntlet was thrown—a squat challenge. Whoever cranks out the most reps, wins!

“Oh yeah! If I win, I get to take you out on a date!— Now let’s get this started!” Zack exclaimed, dropping into a squatting position.

What? Did he just say… a date?

You didn’t agree with that wager!

And just like that, he was off, counting his reps as he went.

“1… 2… 3…”