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  • valcandothis
    valcandothis Posts: 19 Member
    edited December 2017
    I loathe strength training. It's boring. I know I should do it. But I find it extremely intimidating to do at the gym. I think a lot of women feel that way, frankly. This is especially true when the weigh training side of the gym is exclusively men- at least it is at my gym. I'm generally not intimidated very often either.
  • BishopWankapin
    BishopWankapin Posts: 276 Member
    I loathe strength training. It's boring. I know I should do it. But I find it extremely intimidating to do at the gym. I think a lot of women feel that way, frankly. This is especially true when the weigh training side of the gym is exclusively men- at least it is at my gym. I'm generally not intimidated very often either.

    If it's gym specific, you can always look up progressive body weight programs you can do at home. I generally prefer weights, but my wife and I both enjoyed going through You Are Your Own Gym together. Definitely a book/app worth looking into.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    I loathe strength training. It's boring. I know I should do it. But I find it extremely intimidating to do at the gym. I think a lot of women feel that way, frankly. This is especially true when the weigh training side of the gym is exclusively men- at least it is at my gym. I'm generally not intimidated very often either.

    You don't need to go into a gym to strength train.

    I'll run out for 5K to the woods or the park with a TRX and do some training before heading home. It's about finding what works for you. Similarly simple bodyweight training gives a lot of benefit.

    Some form of strength training is valuable.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    sardelsa wrote: »
    sardelsa, you look great, but your body can be qualified as bulky to some.

    Yes I know and I mentioned that..my body is a result of deliberate muscle gain by eating in a surplus over years...ie. I don't look the way I do just from lifting alone.

    Huh? That’s NOT bulky. The word I would use is Perfect.