Exercise you dread most.

niniundlapin

I won't say dread but very dislike?!
I don't like running in any form or in any kind of environment... Running outside equals to sun exposure and bug bites plus air pollution, and running on a treadmill is just boring for me. I also don't like to listen to music with headset/earbuds cuz it's not very healthy to hearing... that might be other reason why my boredom level is always high, lol.
I also don't really like yoga, but I feel like I need it. Every time when I do yoga, I feel like my patience would run low very quick and I'd lose my motivation to keep going for another 5 min. For those I really love, I can make myself going for another 20-30 min with much less effort.

sgt1372

kentkoester wrote: »

I hate hate HATE HATE crunches, situps, generally the entire subset of core/ab specific workouts

Tried30UserNames wrote: »

Crunches.

No need to do any of these.

You can develop your abs/core sufficiently by ONLY doing compound lifts, like squats, DLs, OHPs and BPs.

Lose enough BF and you'll have a visible and well defined 6 pack w/o doing anything else. Worked like that for me. Should work that way for you too.

Just saying . . .

midlomel1971

Ab work. I hate it so much.

sadinplaid

Burpees and mountain climbers. *Barf*

beerfoamy

burpees and overhead press.

Have finally upped the overhead press consistently to 15kg! come on! 15kg! my brain tells me that is nothing cos I leg press 80kg.

I know, smaller muscle group, but come on shoulders! pull it together! haha

stealthq

I don't do anything I dread either ... anymore.

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago when I had a trainer, he had me doing leg extensions. Hate those, can't ever get the machine adjusted right. Felt like my quads had been dipped in acid and my knees would pop in a sickening way.

Would much rather do heavy squats or lunges of any kind.

Muscle_for_Fitness

Anything overhead....my shoulder mobility sucks.

French_Peasant

canadianlbs wrote: »

bbell1985 wrote: »

Bulgarian split squats. I won't do them. Refuse.

lol . . . i get that, because lunges. a person can measure how much i hate lunges by the fact i'm actually willing to consider split squats as an alternative.

I have found my people on this thread! I just despise split squats, and to a lesser degree lunges, and to a greater degree, side lunges. I do them, but not quite to parallel, LOL. Screw that!

pondee629

Basically, it's the one coming up next. That's the exercise I dread the most. Once started, it's fine. But, then it becomes the next one inline. It's always the next exercise, never the current or past ones.

infinitynevermore

Squats. *kitten* squats.

StacywithaY

Push ups!

No matter how many I do, I still suck at them.

Lizakabibbis

Any type of plank. lol never my favorites!

cwolfman13

I can't imagine doing anything that I truly dreaded. I cycle and I love to cycle...hill repeats aren't my favorite thing to do...I mean I'd much rather just be on a ride, but they're highly beneficial..."dread" would be too strong of a word.

There are also some things that pop up in my trainers programming that aren't exactly super awesome, but I don't "dread" them...they're just annoyingly beneficial.

IDK...I don't think exercise should = suffering and dread...nobody is going to stick to suffering and dread. For the most part, it should be enjoyable and fun.

NorthCascades

Dreadmill.

RaeBeeBaby

Dread is too strong a word, but I have a love/hate relationship with yoga. I KNOW it's good for flexibility and balance and being spiritually centered. So many good things, but I feel like it doesn't give me the bang for my buck that I get from either cardio or strength training. I'm always happy afterwards, but pushing myself to it requires strength of will and letting go of my constant drive to be busy, busy and moving at a fast rate of speed.

smal48

Running uphill. Hate hate hate it. But it's good running down again.

StaciMarie1974

Angall08 wrote: »

Out of all the exercises you do, which one do you dread the most.

Burpees. They are evil.

I'm also not a fan of the elliptical, but it could just be the few models I have tried (at fitness goods stores & a gym on campus) were not suited for me.

murph155

Push ups and planks! I have issues with my right arm that make it hard for me to do some body weight exercises, but the same issues keep me from lifting heavy, so a girls's gotta do somethin'!

monstar4kc

Usually people dread the exercise that they aren't good in. In my case, that's lateral raises hands down. I'd rather do 10 burpees or push-ups for every lateral raise that I have to do.

lemmie177

I suck so much at planks and all its variations, but spiderman pushups are the absolute worst. I used to prescribe to the idea that compound lifts were enough core work, but my sitting posture is piss poor and I'm hoping more core stuff will help. So now I'm doing things I've avoided for so long and I feel it!

RoxieDawn

Treadmill running.

Sumiblue

Burpees & overhead press-ugh!

canadianlbs

i'll put in a minor vote for bench press too. it doesn't come near the level of hate i feel for lunges, or even squats. but it's way up there on my what's-even-the-point list.

for me, all that happens when you bench press is: you bench press, and then for three days your boobs hurt. and then for a couple of days they don't hurt, and then it's time to do bench press again.

RDahling

Machka9 wrote: »

I don't do exercises I dread.

I second this for the most part.

Now, for the exercise I do that kills me the most - goblet squats (4 x 15 @ 15kg dumbbell in extended arms). Just crushes me every time.

LKArgh

I do not do any form of exercise I hate, there are always alternatives. I never liked for example squats. There are periods where I find them tolerable, but most of the time, I replace them with other exercises.
I also hate stationary bikes (I actually do not like much bikes in general), so I walk/run/swim.

firef1y72

beerfoamy wrote: »

burpees and overhead press.

Have finally upped the overhead press consistently to 15kg! come on! 15kg! my brain tells me that is nothing cos I leg press 80kg.

I know, smaller muscle group, but come on shoulders! pull it together! haha

I don't hate OHP but so feel your pain, it's by far my worse lift and although I'm making progress it's very slow progress. Have you thought of getting some fractional plates, my children bought me some for Christmas, a set of 0.25kg and a set of 0.5kg. Means you can up the weight just 0.5kg at a time instead of 2.5kg.

comptonelizabeth

Squats!!!!!

jenilla1

Team sports. No thanks.

beerfoamy

firef1y72 wrote: »

beerfoamy wrote: »

burpees and overhead press.

Have finally upped the overhead press consistently to 15kg! come on! 15kg! my brain tells me that is nothing cos I leg press 80kg.

I know, smaller muscle group, but come on shoulders! pull it together! haha

I don't hate OHP but so feel your pain, it's by far my worse lift and although I'm making progress it's very slow progress. Have you thought of getting some fractional plates, my children bought me some for Christmas, a set of 0.25kg and a set of 0.5kg. Means you can up the weight just 0.5kg at a time instead of 2.5kg.

Currently I use the machines in the gym rather than free weights (keep meaning to start and then stuff happens like too many people in the gym/mate not free to coach/spot etc) and go up by 5kg each time. But there is a 2.5kg option which I may try next time.

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