Least favourite exercise you do regularly?

singingflutelady
singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
What's everyone's least favourite thing that you do regularly at the gym (not least favourite that you avoid)? I have horrible shoulder/t spine mobility from years of over practicing flute so I detest and suck at overhead press but I still do it because I know how important it is
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  • yesimpson
    yesimpson Posts: 1,372 Member
    Weight training, most of the time. But always pleased with myself after I get it done.
  • robs_ready
    robs_ready Posts: 1,488 Member
    Cardio, I hate it but I love it. I can't explain the relationship I have with cardio
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    Running. Bench press is a close second.
  • ald783
    ald783 Posts: 688 Member
    Running. I hate running but it's what makes me feel the best after.

    Push-ups are second.
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
    Ab isolation work.... I never directly train abs. I. Just. Cant.
  • GemimaFitzTed
    GemimaFitzTed Posts: 260 Member
    Burpees, lunges and pushups.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    annette_15 wrote: »
    Ab isolation work.... I never directly train abs. I. Just. Cant.

    I can't either but for me it'a painful because I have Crohn's disease and my intestines are chronically inflamed.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    Push-ups. I'm terrible at them and I have a really hard time doing them with good form.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    There's a few yoga postures I don't like but do them anyway.

    Once the weather forces me to get cardio at the gym, that will be the least favorite thing I do there. I love it outside; not so much inside.
  • SuggaD
    SuggaD Posts: 1,369 Member
    I stopped overhead press. It's not that important and was ruining my shoulders for swimming and running.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    step ups
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,610 Member
    Probably my least favourite exercise that I do regularly is ... climbing stairs.

    I love cycling and walking.
    I enjoy weightlifting ... it is one of the few things that gives me an adrenaline rush.

    But climbing stairs isn't exactly inspiring. However, I do a minimum of 25 flights a day 5 days a week, and it has made a difference.
  • paulmaxsom
    paulmaxsom Posts: 1 Member
    Waking up...
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    It would have to be Over Head Press for me too. I started adding bulgarian split squats back in. Last year I told myself I'd never do another again but I want a nice butt so...I'm trying to make them regular. I really don't like leg curls either but always try to do them one way or another.
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    I am not a big fan of running but once I talk myself into it Um committed. In the gym I force myself to do leg curls. Still not really sure why.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Anything bicep. But ... balance. So I grit my teeth and get it done.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    JenAndSome wrote: »
    I am not a big fan of running but once I talk myself into it Um committed. In the gym I force myself to do leg curls. Still not really sure why.


    They stink, right? My program has me doing them twice per week but I only manage once and do Good Mornings the other time instead. I have no idea if that is a good substitute. I hope.
  • VegasFit
    VegasFit Posts: 1,232 Member
    Anything involving running/sprints ever though it's on my schedule five days a week.
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    Squats.
  • minniestar55
    minniestar55 Posts: 350 Member
    I go to a bootcamp-style fitness class 3x per week. Not fond at all of the burpees/lingers/jumping stuff, but I get it done. I do have to modify the jumping & shoulder stuff (injuries) but you gotta do what you gotta do.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Running.
    Always hated anything longer than 100m - when I was at school I regarded 400m as a distance event. :smile:

    But I don't want to lose the ability to run (whether the mile to my station when I'm late for my train or for participating in sport) so I grit my teeth and do the odd 3k or 5k.
    Made myself run a 10k once (just for the challenge) and it was a totally miserable experience.

    Apart from not being good at any distance above a flat out sprint I've always disliked it with a passion. Other forms of cardio are completely different for me and I love cycling for hours on end.
  • Steve_PB
    Steve_PB Posts: 8 Member
    Not got a least favorite excercise, but my least favorite body part to train is shoulders... its just that pain and burning that you cant escape from.
  • DeadsAndDoritos
    DeadsAndDoritos Posts: 267 Member
    Squats! I have a love-hate relationship with them. I love weight training though in general, but I suck at squats.

    Also negative chins, because I suck at them too.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited December 2015
    Running. It's horrible to me, it makes me curse and swear and wish I were dead, but paradoxically I absolutely love it for these exact reasons making it both my favorite and my least favorite.

    Now if you mean an exercise I don't care for but have to do, strength training. I keep it to body weight only and spread the sessions throughout the week to make them as short as possible. If I had the choice I wouldn't ever do a single pushup or plank for the rest of my life, but I already tread the line at the absolute minimum protein for my weight so I need something to supplement my efforts to not lose half my muscle mass.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    I don't do things I hate. Never understood this. There's so many options out there.

    However, I suppose there are a few movements that pop up in the wods that I don't look forward to, especially if they are paired with other difficult moves. I'm not the biggest fan of snatches, front squats & thrusters, but that's only because of a wrist mobility issue that makes them more difficult for me.
  • ljk0615
    ljk0615 Posts: 160 Member
    edited December 2015
    dips and chin ups/pull ups. I can only do a handful of dips and I can't do any chin ups or pull ups. For those ill use a band or have someone assist by holding my feet. And I'll focus on slowing down the negative. All of this just takes so much out of me. My energy level is through the roof normally but once I start doing dips and pull ups I'm done. But it is a necessary evil bc one of my main goals is to be strong enough to do these things.
  • ovidnine
    ovidnine Posts: 314 Member
    Bench press. Frustrates me to no end.

    So I started a program where I'm benching 5-6x a week. May as well face the demon right?

    Second place goes to Lunges.
  • MonkeyMel21
    MonkeyMel21 Posts: 2,396 Member
    Anything but running. I love running and would just do it every single day but I don't want to neglect the rest of my body (not to mention it being hard on my knees) so I strength train one to two times a week.
  • youngmomtaz
    youngmomtaz Posts: 1,075 Member
    Push-ups. I have above average strength for a woman my age but for some reason, no matter how many I do, push-ups suck! I swear I have something out of balance in my shoulders. I can bench press, pec dec, and all the other chest moves well but push-ups must be done on my knees and I see no improvement.
  • ald783
    ald783 Posts: 688 Member
    rybo wrote: »
    I don't do things I hate. Never understood this. There's so many options out there.

    If I only did exercise that I enjoyed I wouldn't do any exercise.

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