Enjoy strength training?
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AmyG1982
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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!
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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Love at first lift.4
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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!2
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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.1
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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.1 -
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.1
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