Will I come to love strength training?

ButterflyJourney

I love weight training. I prefer the iron to cardio. Try www.bodybuilding.com for some free circuits to follow.

bkleemd

I completely agree with the structure and doing it until it becomes your new normal. For me, the final piece was a supportive group of friends to discuss it with and occasionally workout with.

heather233

I do my own workouts now! I love strength training. Results are what make it worth it. Give it time and be patient

Sumiblue

Maybe not. I adore strength training and always have. I love what it does for me and I get a kick out of the challenge. I don't enjoy cardio. I do it for the health benefits but still don't love it. I try to find cardio I do enjoy, like walking or hiking. Maybe you can find a program you do enjoy for weights-Kettlebells or body weight work for examples.

ZodFit

The pump is everything ask arnold

Z_I_L_L_A

Will I come to love strength training?......If you're not, you're not doing it right,lol.

jdhcm2006

I do two different forms of strength training, body weight training done by pole dancing, and lifting weights. The moment I took my first pole class I was addicted. The way it trains my arms, shoulders, core, and back is so amazing. Failing at a move and then nailing it after practice or even nailing a move on the first try is addictive. Seeing a move that looks impossible, but eventually getting it is addictive. Being able to lift myself up into complicated poses and tricks is mind blowing. Thinking back to my teenage self who hated gym and being active to where I am now is mind blowing.

I got into weight lifting to supplement pole. Things started to get super difficult in pole and I knew that lifting would help. Also, I needed something that would really work my lower body. Don't get me wrong, pole works it some, but not the way that back squats or deadlifts do. So I hired a trainer to help me. The first time in the weight room was super cool, doing normal squats to improve my form was fantastic b/c I also thought my squats sucked (I still don't think my squat is that awesome without a bar). The first time I put that bar across my back and actually squating and being able to get myself back up was so cool. Adding weights & chasing a 1RM is fun to me.

With all of that being said, would I have attempted it without pole as my motivator, no I wouldn't have. Everything I do fitness wise is with pole in mind. How is this going to make me better at pole? If I can't answer that in a positive way, then I ditch that exercise.

All of this is to say that you need to find out what your overall goal is and do what will help you achieve that. Will strength training help you get to your goal? I am of the mind to say yes it will.

Plus, there are so many different ways to strength train, look up You Are Your Own Gym, think outside the box and try a trapeze or silks class. Find a structured weight lifting program like Stronglifts. I think once you find a form of strength training that you like, it won't seem like such a chore.