anyone else tired of weightlifting?

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thekyleo
thekyleo Posts: 632 Member
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So i've been lifting for about the last year. Things were going well, and then all of a sudden.i just stopped caring, i saw some results but i really haven't gotten any new PR's in a long time. The only thing I have been progressing on is Deadlift. I have been running alot recently and I find that I am progressing faster when it comes to running. I don't know, maybe it's just me.

Thoughts? (Trolls welcome as well, its gonna happen anyway)
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  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
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    Hell no!
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,843 Member
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    Nope.

    I LOVE lifting.

    Maybe what you were doing was getting stale. Did you switch things up at all? I find that when I do the same routine for a really long time that I get bored and eventually begin to NOT want to go to the gym.
  • fShaw86
    fShaw86 Posts: 878 Member
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    To be honest, yep. Don't know what exactly would work/is right/how to do.

    Been using dumbbells at my old women's only fitness center. Now starting to go to a real gym, with real weights. Kinda scared too. :/
  • magnum26
    magnum26 Posts: 356 Member
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    Do you train on your own? Sometimes having a "spotter" can help you push that little bit harder.

    I find, setting myself a goal to get to keeps me motivated enough to keep pushing myself, even though I train on my own, but tend to go even harder with a "spotter".
  • thekyleo
    thekyleo Posts: 632 Member
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    I've been changing up my routine (sets, reps, excercises). I guess I get intimidated at the gym because i can't lift as much as anyone else ( I know, that's not an excuse)
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
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    Sandbags/kettlebells/suspension trainers.
  • thekyleo
    thekyleo Posts: 632 Member
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    Do you train on your own? Sometimes having a "spotter" can help you push that little bit harder.

    I find, setting myself a goal to get to keeps me motivated enough to keep pushing myself, even though I train on my own, but tend to go even harder with a "spotter".

    I do train by myself, wish I had someone to train with but no one I know can train at the times i do
  • lakishamcquany
    lakishamcquany Posts: 17 Member
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    HELL NO!
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
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    So i've been lifting for about the last year. Things were going well, and then all of a sudden.i just stopped caring, i saw some results but i really haven't gotten any new PR's in a long time. The only thing I have been progressing on is Deadlift. I have been running alot recently and I find that I am progressing faster when it comes to running. I don't know, maybe it's just me.

    Thoughts? (Trolls welcome as well, its gonna happen anyway)

    No, and I've been lifting for the better part of the past 15 yrs.

    This being said, we are *all* different. Soooo many variations of the same despite that not a special snowflake BS.
    If it works for you, GO FOR IT!!

    Celebrate the fact that you found something you can stick to and that you can see benefits :drinker:
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,843 Member
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    This being said, we are *all* different. Soooo many variations of the same despite that not a special snowflake BS.

    I think I love you.:heart:
  • CrankMeUp
    CrankMeUp Posts: 2,860 Member
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    NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • tehboxingkitteh
    tehboxingkitteh Posts: 1,574 Member
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    I'm on lifting restrictions. I'm hating life right now. I wish I could lift.
  • totentanz1980
    totentanz1980 Posts: 1
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    If you are sick of lifting, take some time off for a while. Studies show that 9 days off with a return on the 10th day results in a spike in satellite cells, which basically means more growth potential. So... when you hit a plateau then time off is a good thing. It is also good for mental stability.
    I like the DC mentality of "blasts" and "cruises" where you hit it hard for several weeks then take some weeks where you just do whatever you want in the gym, trying out new things or whatever. I do HST pretty much all the time but once in a while I lose motivation and get sick of following the script every time I go in, so I take a few weeks and just do what I want. Then return to regular training once my sanity is back. It's worth a shot.
  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
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    Not possible. Try a new routine.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
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    There is always Zumba.
  • thekyleo
    thekyleo Posts: 632 Member
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    Out. GTFO NOW!!! :angry:

    why?
  • sam308lbs
    sam308lbs Posts: 1,936 Member
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    Oly lifting is where you belong son!:smokin:
  • apexgtp
    apexgtp Posts: 64 Member
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    Try a pre-workout drink. Gives lots of energy and makes workouts fun! I use N2KTS but its not for the newbs! (i'm not paid for saying this)
  • thekyleo
    thekyleo Posts: 632 Member
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    Oly lifting is where you belong son!:smokin:

    I don't know what that means
  • thekyleo
    thekyleo Posts: 632 Member
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    Try a pre-workout drink. Gives lots of energy and makes workouts fun! I use N2KTS but its not for the newbs! (i'm not paid for saying this)

    I do take a pre workout
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