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Enjoy strength training?

AmyG1982
AmyG1982 Posts: 1,040 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
Do you enjoy it? Have you always? What exercises do you like?

I have a suspension trainer (like TRX) that I enjoy but I enjoy it for like 10 min lol. I've tried free weights, kettle bell, exercises using your own body weight (like sit-ups and push-ups etc.) and I just don't love any of them. I've always enjoyed cardio more and I find it hard to stick with something I don't enjoy.

I'm going to keep pushing cuz I know I really need it but I'd love to hear what others like or how you started to like it!

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  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Love at first lift. <3
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    I used to love cardio, but since I've been lifting for the past 2 years I can't stand the thought of LISS cardio. I prefer HIIT (when I have to). I think you just have to find a workout that works for you. I have done Jamie Eason Livefit trainer and this is when I really found my passion. I think I have lost more inches and gained significant strength (mental and physical) since I started lifting. Feel free to add for support!
  • RoseTheWarrior
    RoseTheWarrior Posts: 2,035 Member
    If you don't like it, find something you do like. No one can stick with something they don't enjoy. Life is too short.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,368 Member
    edited May 2016
    I hate it with a passion. I make myself do it for 20 minutes twice a week but to be honest, I often don't bother at this point... I don't want to build muscle frankly (yes I'd love to lose some of my stomach fat but it's lost in the middle of loose skin anyway, and I don't want my arms to get more muscular, so it's a no win situation at this point), I can't be bothered to stick to a routine that would make me gain muscle even if I wanted to, don't have the patience for recomposition, would never be able to cut again if I decided to bulk and cut (if I could, I would actually have reached my goal weight), and I'm not eating at much of a deficit at all nowadays (been maintaining for 2 years) so it's not like I'm going to burn a lot of muscle either.

    I mean, I tried. For 3 years. And I did some of it while I was losing... but now I'd much rather hop on my stationary bike, or hit the treadmill or the sidewalk.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Didn't like it at first. Was "scared" of that feeling of heavy weights and failure. After a couple months though, I started enjoying it. Now two years later I absolutely love it.
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