“Woke up early enough to get to the gym and have an amazing workout…”

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Entry from December 31, 2023

“Woke up early enough to get to the gym and have an amazing workout…”

“Woke up early enough to go to the gym for an amazing work out. I didn’t go, but I woke up early enough” was posted on X/Twitter by Michael P Spradlin on November 26, 2018. “Woke up early enough to get to the gym and have an amazing workout. I mean I didn’t go, but I definitely work up early enough to do it” (shown on an image) was posted on X/Twitter by brian potts on November 27, 2023. Authorship of the jocular saying is unknown.

X/Twitter
Iridian
@S0YCHISMOSA
I woke up early enough to go to the gym. Still didn’t go to the gym tho 😶
6:37 AM · Nov 21, 2018

X/Twitter
Michael P Spradlin
@MSpradlinAuthor
Woke up early enough to go to the gym for an amazing work out. I didn’t go, but I woke up
early enough.
9:09 AM · Nov 26, 2018

X/Twitter
Raiden
@raiden96
Woke up early enough to get to the #gym and have an #AmazingWorkout. I mean I didn’t go, but I definitely woke up early enough to do it.
8:59 AM · Dec 7, 2018

X/Twitter
CymruRich🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
@CymruRd
Woke up early enough to get to the gym and have an amazing workout. I mean I didn’t go, but I definitely woke up early enough to do it.
5:04 AM · Jan 13, 2019

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ThOm GilmOre® 🦩
@ThOmGilmOre
I woke up early enough this morning to get to the gym and have an amazing workout. I mean I didn’t go, but I definitely woke up early enough to do it ...
7:26 PM · Jan 16, 2020

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Jungle Jane the Naughty Republican
@JungleJane11200
Woke up early enough to get to the gym and have an amazing workout. I mean I didn’t go, but I definitely woke up early enough to do it.
8:41 AM · Nov 21, 2023

X/Twitter
brian potts
@brianpo79920407
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
Woke up early enough to get to the
gym and have an amazing workout.
I mean I didn’t go, but I definitely
work up early enough to do it.
9:22 AM · Nov 27, 2023

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