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does anyone actually enjoy lifting?

do you like lifting weights

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yeah, i enjoy lifting certain body parts. I genuinely enjoy doing chest, back and sometimes shoulders. Not usually before i get there, but when i get there.

i just hate the eating aspect of it. that's the biggest pain in the dick and most time consuming
 
if i eat one more fucking gram of fat or protein i will projectile vomit all over everything. but at the same time i could probly crush a bowl of cereal with skim milk that weighs more than puddles
 
Good question, and I'm not sure I really have a clear yes or no answer.

Lifting is like running imo, when you're not doing it then it feels like a real bother to do it, but once you get into it and start to achieve it becomes kind of semi-enjoyable.

The real reason to lift for most of course isn't for short-term enjoyment, it's really about the feeling you get after a session and the longer term benefits for health/body/mind.
 
I enjoy running much more than I enjoy lifting, but both are enjoyable as I train for a function rather than solely just to have a reasonably visually appealing physique.
 
the biggest difference/benefit aside from body changes for me is my energy levels and my ADHD.

my energy levels are 100x better when i'm active and lifting. i'm usually pretty sedentary otherwise and get tired as fuck during the day all the time. Also kind of clears the cloudiness/constant craziness from my brain slightly and gives me a momentum boost for the rest of my day...assuming i train early enough
 
In all seriousness, yes. I love, thrive on the challenge. Plus and mostly, i always feel better afterwards and for the rest of the day. Plus i start to feel like shit again and can't sleep for shit if i stop lifting for more than a week or two

Whiskey
 
nimbus said:
good point man, i feel a lot better when lifting is part of my life than when it isn't
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Some morning's, it's not a chore. It's life. Other days, as in the last 2 years, I'm rebuilding... I'm like 'why?'

If you have to ask 'Why' don't do it. You aren't ready.


I feel I understand the signficance more though, as of late.
 
-Ariel- said:
Some morning's, it's not a chore. It's life. Other days, as in the last 2 years, I'm rebuilding... I'm like 'why?'

If you have to ask 'Why' don't do it. You aren't ready.


I feel I understand the signficance more though, as of late.
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i'm pretty awful when it comes to delayed gratification. i just think it's my extremely ADHD oriented mind. I have to really enjoy the process to do something or fear the consequences of not.

large need for stimulus and instant gratification. hence why people with ADHD tend to abuse drugs more than people without it

fuck i wish you could just push a button and change your hard wiring
 
I do like lifting weights. I have have had my times where I have been a lazy fuck and haven't lifted for upwards of a year.

I always come back though.
 
calveless wonder said:
i'm pretty awful when it comes to delayed gratification. i just think it's my extremely ADHD oriented mind. I have to really enjoy the process to do something or fear the consequences of not.

large need for stimulus and instant gratification. hence why people with ADHD tend to abuse drugs more than people without it

fuck i wish you could just push a button and change your hard wiring
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You should read, when you have time, Carol Dweck's book on mindset.
Here is a link www.mindset.online
It's not Tony Robbins type stuff either.
Game Theory : The New Yorker

Here's that article about evaluating talent in the NBA by Gladwell... it's a review on the book Game Theory.
 
calveless wonder said:
i'm pretty awful when it comes to delayed gratification. i just think it's my extremely ADHD oriented mind. I have to really enjoy the process to do something or fear the consequences of not.

large need for stimulus and instant gratification. hence why people with ADHD tend to abuse drugs more than people without it

fuck i wish you could just push a button and change your hard wiring
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i relate to this a lot
 
I love exercise.

It's my drug. Any day I lift > any day I don't lift. A week without pumping weights is a loss.

BJJ, Muay Thai, martial arts are also cool. But nothing beats popping your veins out in the gym.

Being such a gym junkie you'd think I should be bigger, but such are genetics.

Doesn't stop me though.








b0und (addict)
 
I'd say I enjoy it 90% of the time. I clearly have a ton mor energy on days I train and just an overall better disposition. However, the time commitment is an ongoing challenge. And the downside of continuous training is that you (or me, at least) feel like complete dog shit if you don't train for a few days or a week or whatever.
 
-Ariel- said:
You should read, when you have time, Carol Dweck's book on mindset.
Here is a link www.mindset.online
It's not Tony Robbins type stuff either.
Game Theory : The New Yorker

Here's that article about evaluating talent in the NBA by Gladwell... it's a review on the book Game Theory.
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Cool bro..will check it out.

Tony Robbins stuff is pretty good though, it's just hard to internalize that and incorporate it into your life every single day.

i imagine this would be a much different and effective paradigm shift
 
Yes, I really enjoy lifting weights. The only body part I hesitate on is legs, because I know I'm probably going to be close to puking when I get done, but I like it.

Now cardio is a different story. I hate cardio with a passion. I can't breathe worth a shit, every muscle in my leg feels like it weighs 200 lbs, and it just flat out sucks. I always feel good right after it, though.

I read a Lee Priest interview once that was pretty funny. For favorite exercise, he said none. For least favorite exercise, he said all of them.
 
That's a complex question. Obviously we all want the results, and since I have a logical mind, I enjoy the feeling of knowing I'm working toward results I want whenever I'm lifting. In other things I do, like motocross, I'm 43 and have no plans ever to enter any competition, and I never have. I ride because I like to, and the only "results" to look forward to, are injuries and depleted bank accounts.

Charles
 
I enjoy it. I enjoy moving the weight, I enjoy the results, I enjoy how I feel when I workout. I would go so far as to say that's usually when I feel the best, mentally and physically, is when I am in the gym moving heavy slag.

Of course injuries suck, but I will work around them. When I am out of the gym for more than a week I start to feel like crap. I even get irritable and anxious if I take too much time off training...and I'm already a big enough asshole when I am training and feeling good.
 
I love it, my day is not complete, unless I hit the Gym.
 
few feelings better than the feeling of having a great workout. for me, that means making progress. a workout without some kind of increase is meh. but when you're lifting, and you feel that your work is making a difference by moving you in the right direction, then it's awesome.
 
i love physical competition

even though i suck at most sports, i forget im running, hitting, fighting, etc

i have ZERO mental hestitation, when it comes to competition. the only thing that slows me down is literally gasping for air or physical constraints

when it comes to jogging, or shit like that, its hard to push myself, but i can have like double the work load before i get "tired" when my thoughts are on the competition.

i attribute it 100% to wrestling practices

i love fighting and sports for these reasons

if im super bad at something, or doing horrible, i lose the competitiveness (and stop caring), but i never dread the physical activity part of a sport

when it comes to lifting, i genuinely view it as a competition with myself...i dont think of anything other than BEAST and try and move more weight for more reps

if i cant lift the weight, i lower it, and fuckin do it

i love to lift

i could lift LITERALLY all day, if i was wolverine and love every second of the soreness and pain, and just recover

i have to force myself to put the weight down and leave the gym and tell myself, its fun but youl over train, get ur shake

on my off days, all i can think about is my next workout

i love lifting with all my <3
 
i lift because i LOVE TO LIFT, i eat because i love to grow and get physical benefits from my lifting

lifting >>>> literally everything else i do in life
 
Sub-Zero said:
i love physical competition

even though i suck at most sports, i forget im running, hitting, fighting, etc

i have ZERO mental hestitation, when it comes to competition. the only thing that slows me down is literally gasping for air or physical constraints

when it comes to jogging, or shit like that, its hard to push myself, but i can have like double the work load before i get "tired" when my thoughts are on the competition.

i attribute it 100% to wrestling practices

i love fighting and sports for these reasons

if im super bad at something, or doing horrible, i lose the competitiveness (and stop caring), but i never dread the physical activity part of a sport

when it comes to lifting, i genuinely view it as a competition with myself...i dont think of anything other than BEAST and try and move more weight for more reps

if i cant lift the weight, i lower it, and fuckin do it

i love to lift

i could lift LITERALLY all day, if i was wolverine and love every second of the soreness and pain, and just recover

i have to force myself to put the weight down and leave the gym and tell myself, its fun but youl over train, get ur shake

on my off days, all i can think about is my next workout

i love lifting with all my <3
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hell yeah to pretty much all of that! especially in the bold

Im very competitive in certain things too, especially things Im good at.

Its kind of sad but I look forward to shaking people's hands because I enjoy imposing my crushing grip on them :evil:
 
ExtraMile said:
hell yeah to pretty much all of that! especially in the bold

Im very competitive in certain things too, especially things Im good at.

Its kind of sad but I look forward to shaking people's hands because I enjoy imposing my crushing grip on them :evil:
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i give weak, or below average handshakes on purpose, and i judge people based on their handshake.

too soft and its weird, firm but not overpowering then you are a good bro, if you grab my fingers, and squeeze hard, while looking me in the eyes, we will never get along, and i will beat you up eventually, and teabag you.
 
Sub-Zero said:
i give weak, or below average handshakes on purpose, and i judge people based on their handshake.

too soft and its weird, firm but not overpowering then you are a good bro, if you grab my fingers, and squeeze hard, while looking me in the eyes, we will never get along, and i will beat you up eventually, and teabag you.
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i squeeze hard but not my hardest, i dont wanna come across as trying to intimidate them lol

dont worry bro when we meet up ill be gentle with you :rainbow:

lol
 
here's another question: would you lift if you knew your body was always going to stay the same - but you could still get stronger, and you would still get the mood and energy benefits?
 
nimbus said:
here's another question: would you lift if you knew your body was always going to stay the same - but you could still get stronger, and you would still get the mood and energy benefits?
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hmm good question. like CW i want instant/fast gratification. when i first started lifting, luckily i felt and saw results pretty fast. I was hooked, loved lifting, loved what it was doing to my body, mood, confidence, ect.

Then i loved the way i looked. I got results and was very satisfied. Suddenly, i didn't have that drive that made me want to see, because i already loved what i was seeing. I was still getting stronger even though my physical appearance wasn't changing as much any more.

My drive to lift did decrease(I went to the gym less often). Motivation decreased as satisfaction with body increased. I still lift and am getting stronger as a result, which is exciting. But to be honest, i do it more for maintenance.
 
^^^probably why people do yo-yo dieting and yo-yo exercising.

so your on a roll, clean diet, hitting gym hard. now you look great. goal accomplished. you stop.

a few months, years later, you get chubby/bad shape again. new goal. do it all over again.
 
nimbus said:
here's another question: would you lift if you knew your body was always going to stay the same - but you could still get stronger, and you would still get the mood and energy benefits?
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for sure. the real question would be "would you lift if it was proven to shorten your life expectancy and be bad for your health"

and yeah i probably still would lol
 
The only things i dont like training are arms and chest... everything else i dig


eating sucks btw... i wish i was blessed with a larger appetite
 
*ebony* said:
^^^probably why people do yo-yo dieting and yo-yo exercising.

so your on a roll, clean diet, hitting gym hard. now you look great. goal accomplished. you stop.

a few months, years later, you get chubby/bad shape again. new goal. do it all over again.
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i did this about 4 months ago.

It wasn't intentional at first at all. was just too busy for the first month and than from there it just became a "meh" type thing

paying for it now
 
Lifting I enjoy when I can lift heavy....that's when you have an excuse to sit around for 4-5 minutes psyching yourself up for a max lift which lasts a couple seconds. The crossfit stuff is agonizing pain.....I never thought a 4 minute wkt could fuck me over more than an hour of heavy weights. Anybody that say's they love say...tabata style wkts, is sick in the head. But I will say that after 30 minutes from the conclusion of a crossfit wkt.....you feel amazing, way better than any heavy weight lifting session. The first 30 minutes after the wkt though is hell...I just curl up on the lockerroom couch and try to take my mind off the feeling of wanting to puke.
 
I enjoy lifting. It's a great break for me to change gears from mental to physical activity.
 
I love the way my arms kinda hurt and then burn when lifting,and then feel the blood rush... oh yeah....
 
I've changed my mind
that bar/restuarant in Vegas
will be titled
"Craps"
 
gotmilk may help me
after I do a stint in rehab
see if any good is there
 
can you weight lifters
tell me the difference
in the tissue that connects muscle to bone
or muscle to muscle
there is no bone to bone
 
stilleto used to criticize my sentence structure
I got banned
and now she's gone away
 
my work is never ending
can I take a time out for a little 'ole decade
 
Yes. It's about my only escape from all I hate

Whiskey
 
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