When you’re drenched in sweat, muscles shaking, doing one more rep becomes a test of mental toughness as well as physical endurance. But with the right mindset, and the right gear, lifters can overcome fatigue, ditch their doubts and try anyway. To show how it helps athletes push past their limits to get the most from each workout, trusted gear leader Harbinger Fitness challenged our team to create a series of spots born from the gym. The One More campaign, which also extends across digital and social, taps into the heart of every lifter who has pushed her or his training past exhaustion. The spots, which feature real athletes, dramatize the moment when a lifter has nothing left. Each spot ends on a cliffhanger (think...the end of Inception) because that nearly endless moment of struggle—seemingly one of weakness—is actually the moment when strength is built.

Credits: Matt Rand, CD // Dan Crumrine, CW // Cedric Guerin, Art Director