anyone else tired of weightlifting?

Sweaty_N_Hungry

perhaps you need a week off? a deload week? switch up your routine? perhaps your doing too much exercise overall? maybe it's just not for you? although that would be sad. Weight lifting has soooo many benefits.

you're right, it may be not for me at all.

So you're saying a ripped, muscled body isn't for you?

You want to just do cardio and lose fat and muscle so you can be "skinny fat"? Either you do or you don't. There comes a time when excuses need to stop. I did it for years, so have many on here.

I like chicken wings, chocolate, hot Cheetos, and everything that is deep fried. I get tired of eating grilled chicken breast, fish, and other lean meats. My coworkers laugh at me when having a working lunch while they eat their Popeye's, Burger King, etc. and I"m eating a salad with salmon. But does that mean I'm going to stop eating healthy?

Anyway...you're pissing me off. Why? Because you sound like me 65lbs ago.

MODS: This is me being MOTIVATIONAL!

I don't see how this is pissing you off.

Because I'm hungry!

No harm meant by it...really I just get frustrated bro. It really isn't that difficult. I remember feeling overwhelmed just as it appears you may be.

Good luck to you.

hookilau

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moosegt35

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)

No one cares how much you lift. Those guys didn't just show up at the gym one day as strong as they are either.

You obviously haven't been to my gym. It's The YMCA and dudes there treat it like it's goddamn golds gym in the 80's. Dudes also will laugh at other guys who can't lift as much

Then laugh right back at them. They didn't start that strong and no one else did either. If they are that centered on how much they lift vs what other people lift THEY have a personal problem, not you. Also, if they laugh at other people that can't lift as much as them then being able to lift a lot of weight is probably about the only thing they have going for them in life. Just do your work outs and ignore the meat heads.

The_Enginerd

You just have to mix it up. So when you get tired of the snatch, you jerk it.

There's many variations you could do...just have to find that sweet spot.

I don't do snatches or jerks at all

Maybe this is a sign. If you've been doing the *same* lifting movements all along, that would be rather tedious. Most lifting programs recommend switching things up or varying moves you incorporate. I've been lifting for about a year, too, but I've switched my routine probably three or four times during this time.

I thought snatches were getting a little tedious and brought up trying some different variations, but my lifting partner was not very supportive of this idea.

Lone_Wolf70

I get bored with all of my workouts (lifting, cardio or plyo) at some point, so I try to mix/change up the routine every 90 days or so.

brittaney10811

Nope, But i CF so it's something different every single day. constant variety = impossible boredom.

SanteMulberry

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.

I too find that when I "get sick of weightlifting" that it is a good idea to lay off for a while. The enthusiasm returns--especially when you start making new gains.

skullshank

Lift_This_

who would say such a thing...i love weight lifting...and i won't get tired of it... NO PR, no problem...just push myself harder.

thekyleo

perhaps you need a week off? a deload week? switch up your routine? perhaps your doing too much exercise overall? maybe it's just not for you? although that would be sad. Weight lifting has soooo many benefits.

you're right, it may be not for me at all.

I eat healthy 95% of the time. i'm hungry as well. I'm not overwhelmed. Just pissed off, i would rather stop lifting then try to lift in a futile attempt to do something that can't be accomplished

So you're saying a ripped, muscled body isn't for you?

You want to just do cardio and lose fat and muscle so you can be "skinny fat"? Either you do or you don't. There comes a time when excuses need to stop. I did it for years, so have many on here.

I like chicken wings, chocolate, hot Cheetos, and everything that is deep fried. I get tired of eating grilled chicken breast, fish, and other lean meats. My coworkers laugh at me when having a working lunch while they eat their Popeye's, Burger King, etc. and I"m eating a salad with salmon. But does that mean I'm going to stop eating healthy?

Anyway...you're pissing me off. Why? Because you sound like me 65lbs ago.

MODS: This is me being MOTIVATIONAL!

I don't see how this is pissing you off.

Because I'm hungry!

No harm meant by it...really I just get frustrated bro. It really isn't that difficult. I remember feeling overwhelmed just as it appears you may be.

Good luck to you.

Saucy_lil_Minx

Free weights intimidate me too. I have decided to conquer this fear by doing. I am comfortable with the machines, but know I was missing out, so I have just started lifting with them. I am already pumped about increasing the weight! I hope you find your mojo again, and pick it back up.

mrs_mab

Hell NO! B/C I wanna be like the 6' version of her when I grow up!

http://crossfitlowell.com/a-157lb-dissection/

trojanbb

Some people just can't cut it

thekyleo

Some people just can't cut it

no care bro

thekyleo

well looks like i'm going to stop lifting, **** it

moosegt35

well looks like i'm going to stop lifting, **** it

Is this a troll or attention thread? Those weights aren't going to jump off the bar and attack you and the meat heads in your gym aren't going to take you out back and beat you up because you can't lift as much as them. Stop being a girl (sorry to any girls that take that offensively) and lift some freaking weights. I am not very strong either, but I get stronger with each trip to the weight room.

thekyleo

well looks like i'm going to stop lifting, **** it

Is this a troll or attention thread? Those weights aren't going to jump off the bar and attack you and the meat heads in your gym aren't going to take you out back and beat you up because you can't lift as much as them. Stop being a girl (sorry to any girls that take that offensively) and lift some freaking weights. I am not very strong either, but I get stronger with each trip to the weight room.

I don't know where you got the impression that i'm scared of weights. Stop being such an @$$ hole to people on forums

moosegt35

well looks like i'm going to stop lifting, **** it

Is this a troll or attention thread? Those weights aren't going to jump off the bar and attack you and the meat heads in your gym aren't going to take you out back and beat you up because you can't lift as much as them. Stop being a girl (sorry to any girls that take that offensively) and lift some freaking weights. I am not very strong either, but I get stronger with each trip to the weight room.

I don't know where you got the impression that i'm scared of weights. Stop being such an @$$ hole to people on forums

I' not, I'm just trying to make you quit being whiney and to hit the weights and get some results. Crying on a forum isn't going to make you stronger.

Tony_Brewski

FAIL! Shut up and lift.

I've been into it for about year now and just got into running more myself and all I can say is if you aren't seeing what you want to see then you are not challenging yourself enough or your routine is failing and you need to change that up.

deksgrl

Hell NO! B/C I wanna be like the 6' version of her when I grow up!

http://crossfitlowell.com/a-157lb-dissection/

iarelarry

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)

R U CRAZY?!

Forever lifting.:drinker:

DrMAvDPhD

After a while (6 months to a year) you hit the end of "newbie gains" and further gains have to come from extreme effort, meticulous diet, and likely bulking cycles.

You will probably see newbie gains running for a while before hitting a wall there. If everyone always got better forever with beginner efforts, there wouldn't be olympic runners (or lifters for that matter).

BeachIron

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)

^ In bold. Above.

diodelcibo

Not even once.

firstsip

well looks like i'm going to stop lifting, **** it

Is this a troll or attention thread? Those weights aren't going to jump off the bar and attack you and the meat heads in your gym aren't going to take you out back and beat you up because you can't lift as much as them. Stop being a girl (sorry to any girls that take that offensively) and lift some freaking weights. I am not very strong either, but I get stronger with each trip to the weight room.

I don't know where you got the impression that i'm scared of weights. Stop being such an @$$ hole to people on forums

I' not, I'm just trying to make you quit being whiney and to hit the weights and get some results. Crying on a forum isn't going to make you stronger.

...Yeah, saying, "Stop being a girl," disclaimer or not, is definitely being an *kitten*.

Mainebikerchick

There is always Zumba.

I do Zumba AND lift weights!

moosegt35

well looks like i'm going to stop lifting, **** it

Is this a troll or attention thread? Those weights aren't going to jump off the bar and attack you and the meat heads in your gym aren't going to take you out back and beat you up because you can't lift as much as them. Stop being a girl (sorry to any girls that take that offensively) and lift some freaking weights. I am not very strong either, but I get stronger with each trip to the weight room.

I don't know where you got the impression that i'm scared of weights. Stop being such an @$$ hole to people on forums

I' not, I'm just trying to make you quit being whiney and to hit the weights and get some results. Crying on a forum isn't going to make you stronger.

...Yeah, saying, "Stop being a girl," disclaimer or not, is definitely being an *kitten*.

Ok. You gonna cry with him?

No_Finish_Line

wouldn't say i'm tired of it... perhaps a bit bored tho.

more accurate to say that i've found other forms of resistance training that i'm simply more into right now.

i've never been 'working out' and completely abandoned free weight training, just seem to go hand in hand.

most of what i've got came from the work i did with free weights in highschool. then its just been a cycle of re-gaining and losing lol.

cingle87

You stated that you've lost interes in lifting so i dont see the point of this thread to try and change your mind! Me I have no problem with the gym rats giving me the eye for not lifting as much as them, there problem not mine.

Forever lifting, or untill im dead, then maybe just maybe i might stop!

thekyleo

I guess I'm trying to see if there are other people I'm the same situation. I still lift, I just feel like I don't get anything from it