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2003/08/20, 04:12 PM
I was just wondering..
do you all actually like working out...or do you just bite the bullet and do it? I personally have grown to hate going to the gym and can barely make myself do it anymore. I teared up at the gym today I simply cannot stand lifting weights. It's hard, it hurts, it takes up time, and worst of all, it doesn't seem to do jack squat.
I kept hoping this would pass and I'd grow to like it, but nope, it keeps getting worse. I cannot see myself going on like this for the rest of my life, unfortunately, I envision this "fitnessy" phase of my life coming to and end. :(
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2003/08/20, 04:54 PM
Actually i LOVE working out. Its something that i have put into my schedule on almost a daily basis, i wake up early rather than sleep in to go. I think lifting weights is a great way to fight stress and frustration, better than what i used to do (smoke). Its supposed to be hard, and hurt. It does alot actually you are just with yourself 24/7 so you don't notice the changes. Actually my next door neighbor asked me yesterday if i had been working out. that made me REAL happy, but it was the first time ive talked to her or seen her in a few months. If you don't like lifting weights no one says you have to maybe find another sport that you can do to stay in shape. like swimming or running or join a basketball league. Fitness should be a lifelong commitment.
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2003/08/20, 04:54 PM
The gym is a love hate relationship which on a good day can bring you the results you have always dreamt of. On a bad day in can seem a worthless and pointless exercise and gets you wondering just what on earth you are doing in the gym in the first place.
It would seem from your post that you are not making the progress you would like but hey, everyone goes through that at one time or another and its all part and parcel of a training regime.
After a while, training becomes much more than physical - it becomes mental and how you adapt to your training sessions becomes paramount.
A little tip from and old veteran......keep the workouts short (40 min) but train at least 4 times a week. When your in the gym concentrate on what you have set out to do - do not compromise and do enter into idle chit chat with felow gym members.
In short....get in and get out but put maximum effort into your workout.
Make the gym part of your life and not ALL of your life.... do that and u wont be far off getting the results u have always wanted
stick with it and good luck!
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2003/08/20, 05:22 PM
Wow Tara! What a turn down the wrong road.
Somedays I hate training, actually not the training, just the part of going to the gym. After completing my workout, I feel it was worth the effort (the going part). I haven't been lifting for about 6 weeks but have been keeping my cardio going, because I hurt my left arm ( a tendon). I really miss the weights, mentally and physically.
Yup, we sometimes have to bite the bullet. Maybe you need to take a break.
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You can walk to anywhere you want, it only takes time.
Ivan Montreal Canada (aka SpongeBob Square Pants to some!)
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2003/08/20, 05:29 PM
Keeping fit is my favorite and only hobby. If I didn't do that, I would probably do nothing all day but play video games. I never realized how much I enjoyed it until I broke my wrist. Now all I think about is getting back to the gym and starting over.
But I can see where your coming from. Doing something just for the purpose of "I have to do it" will kill the enjoyment out of anything. You need a purpose for going, and goals while your there. If you show up everyday, do the exact same thing, its going to get boring. Variety is the spice of life.
Baymaster has a good idea. I found keeping my workouts cut down to under an hour (not including cardio), kept me happier and provided better results. But within that hour I was packing in everything I would do in an hour and half.
Then again, maybe you just need a break from it. Take a month off, see how you feel. I'll bet you will be dying to get started again.
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- Its never about how much you can lift, or how many reps you do. Its just about doing it, and doing it right.
~Brad~
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2003/08/20, 05:42 PM
Working out has been amazing for me. I love the feel of me vs the weights. It's like kayaking whitewater rapids with steel.
But Carivan is right. Taking a break isn't a bad thing. But dont give it up. Give yourself a week or two and see how you feel then.
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2003/08/20, 06:00 PM
But you know I am still scared to take a break. I have been assured here and by my trainer it IS a good thing, but I think I have become addicted to working out!!!
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2003/08/20, 06:13 PM
I hear ya Tara. Many days, I drive home from the gym, still undecided on whether or not to go... then I pull in. Once I'm in there.. and especially afterwards, I'm happy I did take the time and effort.
Feeling frustrated because you haven't seen any big changes in a while? Me too. I work hard. Take all the best nutrients I can. And basically I'm just maintaining myself. Maybe take a break.. or.. take it a step further so you can see some of those results that make it worth it. (I've been battling myself with this same thing lately) Good luck Tara.
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Dont wait! Procrastinate NOW! =)
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2003/08/20, 07:14 PM
I've grown to love the gym. Its my way of relieving the stress from school. I do dread a couple of exercises, mainly squats and deadlifts but after a while you get used to them. Try taking a week off and see if you miss working out. Sometimes it helps.
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2003/08/20, 07:36 PM
I was just like you tara2b1. Hated the gym. Dragged myself there over and over. I had the willpower and the want but hated every minute of it till I figured out how to lie to my brain. I did my workouts right after work so I just convinced myself that my work day wasn't done till after I was finished at the gym. Needless to say it worked ! After a while I was enjoying myself then actually looked forward to it.
But on the other hand, not everyone is a gym goer. Doing other gym alternative workouts (such as indoor climbing, tennis, biking, etc etc etc.) work just as well !!! You just have to keep your body moving..
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2003/08/20, 08:43 PM
gosh tara...i'm sorry to hear that.
when i was in my late teens early 20's i hated going to the gym...it seemed pointless...back then i hardly noticed any results at all not to mention i never went more than 3 months at a time. until, i completely stayed away for 4 yrs. this past february i was concerned about my body looking and feeling so mushie even though i kept the same size...i started to worry what a few more years would do...especially since my 27th b-day was only 3 months away. well, i started to work out again...and for 7 months now i've loved it every day...sometimes cardio would get boring so, i started roller skating instead of getting onto a machine. i've noticed more results now then ever...maybe i just had to let myself get really out of shape to appreciate it.
tara...if your daily schedule is busy with school and or work it can be very difficult to find some kind of balance...which would make it difficult to enjoy working out. if that's the case i would recomend skating or some other fun activity with a friend a few times a week and laying off the weights for a while.
good luck! :)
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2003/08/20, 09:20 PM
Working out for me from years 16-26, was an off and on thing. I would force myself to go to the gym make some decent results then after a month or two I would quit again, for another 2 months or so. Here in the last year and a half I have grown to love working out. And the longer I stick with it the more I began to love it, since my results have been great. It seems that every week I notice some change in my body or poundages that I notice that keeps me thirsty for the next day in the gym. Working out is just what the name implies WORK, if it was an easy thing fun thing to do than half of the population would not be obese.
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2003/08/21, 01:03 AM
wow i recieved a lot of replies, thanks. I heard a lot of "yes, i love the gym!" Gosh, I wish I was like that! For a while, I looked forward to the gym a lot. Now I am indeed very busy with school and work and find it difficult to have any free time. When at the gym, I just want to get done ASAP so I can go home and have a little "tara time". I imagine i will keep trudging along at least for a while until something else changes my path
thank you everone
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2003/08/21, 03:07 AM
as soon as i logged off my home page had a pop up about hating to exercise...check it out...it's another excuse to blame our parents.
http://channels.netscape.com/ns/homerealestate/package.jsp?name=fte/hatetoexercise/hatetoexercise
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2003/08/21, 06:27 AM
I need to get physical tired or I get restless, tired and extremely frustrated........
I've been doing sport all my life and I need it to continue living. Now weight training itself has never been the priority (before I became a competitor) but the changings I've seen on my body is definitely enough for me to keep going back to the gym.
I like to set new goals, get stronger and fight against dumbbells....... (o;
You need to enjoy what you are doing or it'll take you ages to get the wanted results.....
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- Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
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2003/08/21, 08:14 AM
I really love working out - like someone said, now that I'm hurt I really, really miss it. Even when I don't feel like going to the gym, once I'm there I love it and it almost always gives me a boost and I leave in a better mood. I think it's that boost that I'm hooked on, plus the concentration it takes to lift the weight; I tend to have racing thoughts so having something tough to concentrate on really helps me come back down to earth.
It sounds like you may be overdoing something if you hate it that much, stop and listen to what your body's telling you. Do you like riding your bike? I'm just wondering if it's just the weights you hate or if your body's just worn out from stress or whatever.
The gym is my "Jessica time". LOL Also lifting weights is hard but it shouldn't "hurt", burn maybe but if it really hurts you might want to reevaluate your program. Your right, you shouldn't have to torture yourself to stay in shape.
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2003/08/21, 09:54 AM
TARA I WILL ONLY SAY THIS ONE MORE TIME LOL YOU ARE OVERTRAINED TAKE A MONTH OFF NOW!!!!! Seriously you needa longer rest period....just bike for FUN once or twice a week eat and rest....please try that before giving up ok?
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Eat More, Drink More, and Lift Harder than you thought you could, welcome to Becoming!
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2003/08/21, 02:54 PM
Tara, I am with Mutt here. I read you training journal on another board and my goodness you are pushing hard. I have weight trained for 25 of the last 35 years and from what I've read on FT not very well. For 6 of the last 8 months, I have followed an 8 week course I found here as well as the nutritional suggestions very strictly. The results have been measurable and satisfying. I really wanted to give their guidlines a fair shake. If I had to spend more than the 45 minutes a day that I do, there is no way I'd stick with it.
I said 6 of 8 months because I took 6 weeks off recovering from rotator cuff surgery. The Doc and physical therapist are amazed at my bounce back and I know its because of being in decent shspe for a gentleman of 50. Thats a good reason to make this a way of life instead of another phase or fad huh? I was bullet proof when I was your age and now grateful that I still feel that way most of the time.
Take a rest and maybee reevaluate how much you train. Make it doable and work smart. This sight has the best tools I've found for meeting your goals and if you follow the guidelines, they give results. I don't want to sound like an FT syncophant because I have been disappointed with some of the support I've requested but over all, the answers are here.
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Foolish consistancies are the hob goblins of small minds
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2003/08/21, 03:01 PM
I don't love it, but I don't hate it anymore either. I also go on my way home from work, so like someone else said, my workday isn't over until I leave the gym. I did find that when I was disliking it and feeling like it wasn't helping it was because I had a bad attitude. Once I changed my attitude to a more positive one and used some visuals I have seen better results. I listen to a positive reinforcement tape when I feel myself slipping back into that mode, and I have pictures of the body I strive for all over my home and my desk. At the beginning of last Nov, I was totally burnt out and gave myself a break. A long one. The holidays were hectic enough and then right after that I had a minor surgery, so I didn't get vback into it until the end of March. By then I was rested and ready to go. It only took about 6 weeks to get back to the level I had stopped at and now I am waaaaaay ahead of that. Give yourself some time off without feeling guilty about it. It sounds like your dislike of going is hurting your progress too. Do what mutt says and cut way back for awhile and see what happens. Good luck.
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~Victoria~
...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
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2003/08/21, 03:07 PM
By the way, I am Charlie and not female. I changed my inputs a while back to set up a routine for my wife and never changed my profile back. I'm not gender confused for the most part.
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2003/08/21, 04:35 PM
To bad...Charlie is a cute name for a girl.
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2003/08/21, 11:22 PM
I do know that I do not like to miss a work-out.
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"Get everthing you want--just make a little change now"
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2003/08/22, 01:21 AM
Mutt, you really think I need that much time off? And you really think that I overtrained? Gosh, I don't feel like it. I felt guilty enough about the week off. I thought that I'd be really pumped when I came back but..not really. I've been breaking now, lots of bike riding, eating right, jogging a bit. Until school starts (Sept 2nd). I miss that initial feeling of being excited to go to the gym.
Thank you all again, you are wonderful.
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2003/08/22, 09:28 AM
Well look at th facts, 1. you have lost that drive to lift and go to the gym. 2. you have nagging sore knees and other joint porblems. 3. tired. 4 cranky? 5. and the levels you were doing. Here is what I think you need to do take at least 2 weeks off. Just go to work school. maybe go for light walks/bike rides. Do not worry about what you eat, of course no need to really pig out but if ya want that cake have a slice and enjoy it. I think you mayve not eaten enough cals for the amount fo work you were doing, and that your body needs to rest. After two weeks take stock of how you feel and if needed take more time off. Trust me this will work and you will be on fire when you get back.
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Eat More, Drink More, and Lift Harder than you thought you could, welcome to Becoming!
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