For those who think weight lifting is "boring"

JesterMFP

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Straight up, if you find lifting boring, it's because your trying to find a "plausible" excuse to be lazy.

Knock it off.
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That doesn't make much sense. I've been lifting heavy for over a year and have always found it boring. I still do it, because the results are worth it. What has that got to do with laziness or excuses? Surely "lazy" is when you only do things you enjoy doing.

bcattoes

Straight up:

Either you don't really know how to do it effectively or you're moving too slow and lack intensity.

Lots of people that I've taken on who felt it was boring say it's because they don't move enough, they don't "sweat" like they do when they do cardio, or they don't like repetition (lol, like running or doing an elliptical or dance class doesn't have repetitive movements).

HIIT training. Gasp for air. Push that weight with serious effort. Short rest between sets.

The results will speak volumes on boredom.

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Good tip, although I don't even know that you have to do HIIT. I think if you're pushing yourself hard, whether it's through interval training or really pushing the intensity on the basic lifts you won't be bored. Especially once you start seeing results. I've heard similar comments about boredom and it's usually from people that don't know what they're doing and/or aren't eating properly to accommodate results.

These posts are so odd. What does results or intensity have to do with boring? Digging an irrigation ditch for a garden is boring. It's also intense exercise that produces good results. But it's still boring.

Azdak

Straight up:

Either you don't really know how to do it effectively or you're moving too slow and lack intensity.

Lots of people that I've taken on who felt it was boring say it's because they don't move enough, they don't "sweat" like they do when they do cardio, or they don't like repetition (lol, like running or doing an elliptical or dance class doesn't have repetitive movements).

HIIT training. Gasp for air. Push that weight with serious effort. Short rest between sets.

The results will speak volumes on boredom.

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Good tip, although I don't even know that you have to do HIIT. I think if you're pushing yourself hard, whether it's through interval training or really pushing the intensity on the basic lifts you won't be bored. Especially once you start seeing results. I've heard similar comments about boredom and it's usually from people that don't know what they're doing and/or aren't eating properly to accommodate results.

These posts are so odd. What does results or intensity have to do with boring? Digging an irrigation ditch for a garden is boring. It's also intense exercise that produces good results. But it's still boring.

It seems some people are too insecure to just enjoy their own exercise program. They need public acclamation and validation that their choices make them better than everyone else.

pjp1125

I love lifting. For me it is a huge part of my life. I've been at the same gym for 8 years, work out with the same guys and look forward to it. I love the camaraderie. It is 90 minutes of me time. On the rare occasions when I work out alone, I put my headphones and get into my own little zone.

Most importantly? Nothing makes an activity more exciting than seeing the results. If you lift and stick to it, you will love it too.

selina884

I am the other way around

I find running boring and lifting fun

dbmata

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Straight up, if you find lifting boring, it's because your trying to find a "plausible" excuse to be lazy.

Knock it off.
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That doesn't make much sense. I've been lifting heavy for over a year and have always found it boring. I still do it, because the results are worth it. What has that got to do with laziness or excuses? Surely "lazy" is when you only do things you enjoy doing.

That's ok, you're a unicorn.

MsPudding

It seems some people are too insecure to just enjoy their own exercise program. They need public acclamation and validation that their choices make them better than everyone else.

Isn't that the truth!

I really don't get all this 'exercise one-upmanship'. Different exercises have different benefits, different levels of intensity, impact or non-impact, inside or outside, individual or group, requiring different levels of equipment, or none at all. Isn't it totally bloody natural that people will have their preferences? My friend loves spin classes, I can't stand them. I love swimming; she hates getting her hair wet.

The bottom line is that many of the big health problems we have in the West are because we are becoming more sedentary and we're all told to move about more. The reality is that if the activity is something people enjoy then they're far more likely to keep doing it for life than if it's an activity they hate but feel obligated to do.

Flinging accusations of laziness at people who don't happen to like one form of exercise, but do another is churlish. I'd also say that as the site is called My Fitness Pal and not Bodybuilding.com, such comments are totally out of place because ALL exercise should be encouraged and celebrated.

JesterMFP

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Straight up, if you find lifting boring, it's because your trying to find a "plausible" excuse to be lazy.

Knock it off.
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That doesn't make much sense. I've been lifting heavy for over a year and have always found it boring. I still do it, because the results are worth it. What has that got to do with laziness or excuses? Surely "lazy" is when you only do things you enjoy doing.

That's ok, you're a unicorn.

Good argument.

Timshel_

Translate "bored" as "scared." There are a ton of folks on here who have never done anything physical EVER. That's the bigger hurdle to overcome.

Or change weight lifting to strength training with body weight and resistance actviities, actually doing something preceived as 'fun' and not so repetitive. That is probably where most people get bored. I know I do. So i take it to the track.

ninerbuff

It seems some people are too insecure to just enjoy their own exercise program. They need public acclamation and validation that their choices make them better than everyone else.

Or possibly could be having some people think why some exercise programs bore them and give them different insight? Honestly, I think that running on a treadmill is pretty monotonous and boring (which is why I don't do it) but running outside isn't. It's still running, but different approaches.

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LilMissDB

So if a person finds lifting boring, but does it anyway, is that person lazy?

Totally see your point. That's me, I don't enjoy lifting at all but hey, it gets different results from cardio alone.

rml_16

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Straight up, if you find lifting boring, it's because your trying to find a "plausible" excuse to be lazy.

Knock it off.
<judgement off>

That doesn't make much sense. I've been lifting heavy for over a year and have always found it boring. I still do it, because the results are worth it. What has that got to do with laziness or excuses? Surely "lazy" is when you only do things you enjoy doing.

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Your definition of lazy is just as bad. So if I do two hours of exercise I enjoy and refuse to do exercise I don't enjoy, I'm lazy?

Life is short. Why waste a moment of it being unhappy if you don't have to?

froeschli

I agree. I find cardio much more boring than lifting, but lifting is intimidating. Particularly in a public setting when you're new to the concept. I don't like lifting at my gym unless my husband is with me (ostensibly 'spotting', but really blocking me from other people. I get way self conscious).

Try doing hip thrusts in a gym full of testosterone fueled men. If you can do that, you can do ANYTHING.

I sometimes have trouble with form on squats/good mornings/rdl's because I feel self conscious about purposefully sticking my *kitten* way out in a room full of young and attractive shirtless dudes.

Takes a while to get over that.

Nothing at all boring about that concept

JesterMFP

<judgement on>
Straight up, if you find lifting boring, it's because your trying to find a "plausible" excuse to be lazy.

Knock it off.
<judgement off>

That doesn't make much sense. I've been lifting heavy for over a year and have always found it boring. I still do it, because the results are worth it. What has that got to do with laziness or excuses? Surely "lazy" is when you only do things you enjoy doing.

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Your definition of lazy is just as bad. So if I do two hours of exercise I enjoy and refuse to do exercise I don't enjoy, I'm lazy?

Life is short. Why waste a moment of it being unhappy if you don't have to?

That's not really what I meant, and I agree with you. I just meant that it takes more mental effort to do things that I find boring than to do things that I enjoy, so for me the lazier option would be to go for a run instead of lifting, because I like running. But "lazy"'s not really the word I would choose for either option, so I worded that badly before.

toutmonpossible

Both weight training and cardio can be very boring, even if you exercise mindfully, with your full attention, and even if you appreciate the results.