Why does Weight Lifting TURN YOU on?

I lift for me...

I feel strong...

I like the way I feel after... the burn... the sweat...

I like being looked at and asked advice and asked to be a spotter... and the "wow! that looks heavy"

I love being at work and being able to move patients around and not hurting myself... I love when the male nurses/cna's that I work with PREFER to have me help them move patients because I can help... and they only need to have one assistant and not two... I love that I can do the work of two people at work


I could go on and on...

I lift for me

I lift for me BUT I'd be lying if I said I didn't like the attention it gets me from the opposite sex. I'm happily married and quite frankly, my hubby's never paid this much attention to my body before. I figured I would benefit from it but I never counted on what it would do for US, if that makes any sense.

And ditto on the increased libido...I feel like a darn teenager again. :laugh:

Holy cow the libido part....A M A Z I N G!!!!! I thought it was good with the massive amounts of cardio that I did. Lifting is putting that in a whole nother realm.

Reasons I lift: I want a toned sexy body. I am excited about the improvements I have already made.
I want to pick stuff up, open jars, carry things...all cuz I know my body has the strength to do it.
I want the respect in the gym. I don't wanna be one of those girls that comes in and plays with the Barbie weights. I want the other lifters to know I am serious. To know I am pushing myself. One day I hope one of them notices the improvements I make and finds the nerve to tell me. That will be an awesome NSV to have.

I want to play with my kids. They do the monkey bars and crawl around and climb the trees and I want to do it with them.

I want to be toned and sexy and I want jaws to drop when I tell people I have had 5 kids. Rocking hot mama body instead of soft and squishy mommy body. I want to eliminate the excuse that you can't get your body back. I quite frankly don't want that one back. I want the new and improved version that I am busting my *kitten* to get. And btw did you see my *kitten*...you can bounce quarters off it. Hahaha..someday.

I like the strong confident and Cut look - weight training with the right diet is the bomb!

I love the challenge and that I can track improvements. I'm 45 and female and I love the looks I get when I lift.... not many women in the weights section and even less over 35. I've gotten the thumbs up from several guys while squatting or doing bench presses. I love the visible changes I see and I feel like I can take on the world after a good lifting session.

Weight lifting gives me a huge confidence boost. Not only do I look better, but more importantly, I feel stronger and more in control of my body and how it works.

I like having someone tell me that I'm "impressive, as always" after completing a challenging routine *thank you unknown gym girl!*

I'm busting my a*s to look as good as I can, so frankly, I LIKE being appreciated by the opposite sex or same, I'm really not picky. I work da*n hard to look how I do, feel how I do and get even better, so being admired (respectfully) is like a cherry on top of all that.

Lifting changed me from geek to chic. I still get lots of stares from the ladies when I do my own personal workouts (and I try to workout when the gym is the least full so that I can use equipment faster).

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

I love what lifting has done for me - I love how it makes me feel - I love how I am beginning to look toned and firm. Last week, several ladies at work, at different times, mentioned how toned my rear end is looking, unusual NSV but still a good one all the same! In the weight area I know the men are checking out my weights but nobody has approached me yet, probably because I have my tunes on and am so focussed I wouldn't notice anyway! Hardly any cardio for this girl!