For those who think weight lifting is "boring"
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Either you don't really know how to do it effectively or you're moving too slow and lack intensity.
Lots of people that I've taken on who felt it was boring say it's because they don't move enough, they don't "sweat" like they do when they do cardio, or they don't like repetition (lol, like running or doing an elliptical or dance class doesn't have repetitive movements).
HIIT training. Gasp for air. Push that weight with serious effort. Short rest between sets.
The results will speak volumes on boredom.
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Either you don't really know how to do it effectively or you're moving too slow and lack intensity.
Lots of people that I've taken on who felt it was boring say it's because they don't move enough, they don't "sweat" like they do when they do cardio, or they don't like repetition (lol, like running or doing an elliptical or dance class doesn't have repetitive movements).
HIIT training. Gasp for air. Push that weight with serious effort. Short rest between sets.
The results will speak volumes on boredom.
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Agreed! I move my *kitten* when I do my weights because I'm crunched for time. By the time I'm done, my hair is soaked and I look like I was just hit by a bus... and I love it
I also do cardio (jumping jacks, or whatever) in between if I want my heart rate up and try to do a plank for an "active recovery" to make sure my core is being engaged the whole time I'm doing my sets.
I take no more then 1 1/2 min break between sets and if I'm tired after a rep, I might take 15-20 seconds to catch my breath and get back to it.
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Straight up:
Either you don't really know how to do it effectively or you're moving too slow and lack intensity.
Lots of people that I've taken on who felt it was boring say it's because they don't move enough, they don't "sweat" like they do when they do cardio, or they don't like repetition (lol, like running or doing an elliptical or dance class doesn't have repetitive movements).
HIIT training. Gasp for air. Push that weight with serious effort. Short rest between sets.
The results will speak volumes on boredom.
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Translate "bored" as "scared." There are a ton of folks on here who have never done anything physical EVER. That's the bigger hurdle to overcome.0 -
The only time I get bored is when I have been doing the same workout for a long time. Then I just switch it up.0
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Straight up:
Either you don't really know how to do it effectively or you're moving too slow and lack intensity.
Lots of people that I've taken on who felt it was boring say it's because they don't move enough, they don't "sweat" like they do when they do cardio, or they don't like repetition (lol, like running or doing an elliptical or dance class doesn't have repetitive movements).
HIIT training. Gasp for air. Push that weight with serious effort. Short rest between sets.
The results will speak volumes on boredom.
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Translate "bored" as "scared." There are a ton of folks on here who have never done anything physical EVER. That's the bigger hurdle to overcome.
I agree. I find cardio much more boring than lifting, but lifting is intimidating. Particularly in a public setting when you're new to the concept. I don't like lifting at my gym unless my husband is with me (ostensibly 'spotting', but really blocking me from other people. I get way self conscious).0 -
No I'm mean bored. They claim to lift weights but find it boring.Straight up:
Either you don't really know how to do it effectively or you're moving too slow and lack intensity.
Lots of people that I've taken on who felt it was boring say it's because they don't move enough, they don't "sweat" like they do when they do cardio, or they don't like repetition (lol, like running or doing an elliptical or dance class doesn't have repetitive movements).
HIIT training. Gasp for air. Push that weight with serious effort. Short rest between sets.
The results will speak volumes on boredom.
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Translate "bored" as "scared." There are a ton of folks on here who have never done anything physical EVER. That's the bigger hurdle to overcome.
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No I'm mean bored. They claim to lift weights but find it boring.Straight up:
Either you don't really know how to do it effectively or you're moving too slow and lack intensity.
Lots of people that I've taken on who felt it was boring say it's because they don't move enough, they don't "sweat" like they do when they do cardio, or they don't like repetition (lol, like running or doing an elliptical or dance class doesn't have repetitive movements).
HIIT training. Gasp for air. Push that weight with serious effort. Short rest between sets.
The results will speak volumes on boredom.
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Translate "bored" as "scared." There are a ton of folks on here who have never done anything physical EVER. That's the bigger hurdle to overcome.
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They might just need to switch things up. When I get bored it's because I have been doing the same lifting routine for a long time. As soon as I switch it up I'm fine. I just made my husband and myself a 3 week workout plan to cycle so that it keeps it different.0 -
I agree. Sometimes my heart is about to jump out of my chest and I get that bile sensation in the throat from lifting. If all I had to do was cardio, I think I would just resign myself to being unfit and out of shape for the rest of my life.0
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Lots of people that I've taken on who felt it was boring say it's because they don't move enough, they don't "sweat" like they do when they do cardio, or they don't like repetition (lol, like running or doing an elliptical or dance class doesn't have repetitive movements).
HIIT training. Gasp for air. Push that weight with serious effort. Short rest between sets.
The results will speak volumes on boredom.
Results don't take away boredom, at least not for me.
I find the repetition of lifting boring for the same reason I find the repetition of running and eliptical boring. Things like Zumba and Turbo Fire are fun for me because of the music and the changing routines. Hiking, biking or trail running are fun because I'm in the great outdoors and more importantly, hopefully in the woods. The woods are never boring to me.
I do love the HIIT Turbo Fire workouts a lot, and I prefer HIIT running to a consistent pace. I've never heard of HIIT weight lifting but I'm going to check it out. I would like to find something that made lifting fun. Do you have any suggested sites for HIIT lifting?1 -
Agree, I break a sweat every time!0
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Maybe their idea of lifting consists of prison-movie style sitting on a bench and curling the same weight all day?
My lifting routine may not be all that inspired, but the results are inspirational (and I say that after only 4 weeks already).0 -
And the great thing about lifting is there are SO MANY different exercises. In reality there are only a few ways one can run on a treadmill, or do work on an elliptical. With dance you variety of moves, and music (although with iPods and shuffles that's less of an excuse now), but the same people I've seen dancing for a couple of years, still look the same and those that have lost the weight just look like smaller versions of their former selves.
No I'm mean bored. They claim to lift weights but find it boring.Straight up:
Either you don't really know how to do it effectively or you're moving too slow and lack intensity.
Lots of people that I've taken on who felt it was boring say it's because they don't move enough, they don't "sweat" like they do when they do cardio, or they don't like repetition (lol, like running or doing an elliptical or dance class doesn't have repetitive movements).
HIIT training. Gasp for air. Push that weight with serious effort. Short rest between sets.
The results will speak volumes on boredom.
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Translate "bored" as "scared." There are a ton of folks on here who have never done anything physical EVER. That's the bigger hurdle to overcome.
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They might just need to switch things up. When I get bored it's because I have been doing the same lifting routine for a long time. As soon as I switch it up I'm fine. I just made my husband and myself a 3 week workout plan to cycle so that it keeps it different.
To change body composition, you need to work the muscles.
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How to reconcile lifting heavy while doing a HITT workout? You just accept the fact that you are sacrificing weight for intensity?0
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No I'm mean bored. They claim to lift weights but find it boring.Straight up:
Either you don't really know how to do it effectively or you're moving too slow and lack intensity.
Lots of people that I've taken on who felt it was boring say it's because they don't move enough, they don't "sweat" like they do when they do cardio, or they don't like repetition (lol, like running or doing an elliptical or dance class doesn't have repetitive movements).
HIIT training. Gasp for air. Push that weight with serious effort. Short rest between sets.
The results will speak volumes on boredom.
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Translate "bored" as "scared." There are a ton of folks on here who have never done anything physical EVER. That's the bigger hurdle to overcome.
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My wife was that way until she started lifting with me...now she realizes she just wasn't doing it right. Her *kitten* is too worn out now to be bored...we both have to practically crawl to the car when we're done.0 -
I actually dont might lifting but I get scare of doing it wrong and getting hurt, any routing suggestion. I do lift but no as much as should.:blushing:0
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How to reconcile lifting heavy while doing a HITT workout? You just accept the fact that you are sacrificing weight for intensity?
What does that mean? Sorry, not trying to be dense, but I don't understand "sacrificing weight for intensity".0 -
You know what's boring? Being laid up on the couch with a back injury.
And that's something that used to happen several times a year.... BEFORE I started strength training. I'd twist wrong and ... zing! Out my back would go.
Other than a mild stress fracture from running (and I blame the treadmill for that), I've been injury free for 2.5 years now.
I truthfully don't find strength training all that enjoyable or exciting, but it beats the hell out of being weak and fragile.0 -
You know you're doing it right when you grey out between sets. Heh heh.0
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Agree, I break a sweat every time!
I break a sweat every time I do cardio or lifting or calisthenics or any other exercise. But. at least for me, sweat doesn't = not boring.0 -
Try this:Lots of people that I've taken on who felt it was boring say it's because they don't move enough, they don't "sweat" like they do when they do cardio, or they don't like repetition (lol, like running or doing an elliptical or dance class doesn't have repetitive movements).
HIIT training. Gasp for air. Push that weight with serious effort. Short rest between sets.
The results will speak volumes on boredom.
Results don't take away boredom, at least not for me.
I find the repetition of lifting boring for the same reason I find the repetition of running and eliptical boring. Things like Zumba and Turbo Fire are fun for me because of the music and the changing routines. Hiking, biking or trail running are fun because I'm in the great outdoors and more importantly, hopefully in the woods. The woods are never boring to me.
I do love the HIIT Turbo Fire workouts a lot, and I prefer HIIT running to a consistent pace. I've never heard of HIIT weight lifting but I'm going to check it out. I would like to find something that made lifting fun. Do you have any suggested sites for HIIT lifting?
60 seconds on/15-20 second rest
Squats (30 seconds) with weight followed by jump lunges (30 seconds) 3 sets
Clean and jerk followed with burpess 3 sets
Bench press followed with kettle bell swings 3 sets
Bent rows followed with box jumps 3 sets
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I find lifting boring. I love running. I lift because you're supposed to. I lift as heavy as I can while maintaining form. But I honestly don't really get an big rush from it. I don't care whether I lift 2 pounds or 2000. I don't get any sense of satisfaction from adding weight (successfully). I get a rush running longer or faster, or meeting a goal or training for a race. I just like it.
To me, it's the difference between draining your checking account paying bills or shopping for a new outfit. One you do for fun, one you do because you have to. Doesn't mean I'm not paying bills "correctly", it just means I find it boring.1 -
I love weight lifting, but some days I do fine it boring.... But then again on those days anything shy of a genetically engineered gorilla battling a ninja shark over the drinking fountain would be boring... So I'm not sure of those days count. Mostly I'm too busy dying to be boring. Or panting along to whatever obnoxious music I am listening to.0
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Try this:Lots of people that I've taken on who felt it was boring say it's because they don't move enough, they don't "sweat" like they do when they do cardio, or they don't like repetition (lol, like running or doing an elliptical or dance class doesn't have repetitive movements).
HIIT training. Gasp for air. Push that weight with serious effort. Short rest between sets.
The results will speak volumes on boredom.
Results don't take away boredom, at least not for me.
I find the repetition of lifting boring for the same reason I find the repetition of running and eliptical boring. Things like Zumba and Turbo Fire are fun for me because of the music and the changing routines. Hiking, biking or trail running are fun because I'm in the great outdoors and more importantly, hopefully in the woods. The woods are never boring to me.
I do love the HIIT Turbo Fire workouts a lot, and I prefer HIIT running to a consistent pace. I've never heard of HIIT weight lifting but I'm going to check it out. I would like to find something that made lifting fun. Do you have any suggested sites for HIIT lifting?
60 seconds on/15-20 second rest
Squats (30 seconds) with weight followed by jump lunges (30 seconds) 3 sets
Clean and jerk followed with burpess 3 sets
Bench press followed with kettle bell swings 3 sets
Bent rows followed with box jumps 3 sets
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Hmm, that does sound like something I might like, or at least not hate.
I'll have to modify somewhat because right now I only have dumbbells and no barbell, though I plan to remedy that before long. I'm not sure what a box jump is, but I'll google it.
Thanks, I'll give it a try.0 -
How to reconcile lifting heavy while doing a HITT workout? You just accept the fact that you are sacrificing weight for intensity?
What does that mean? Sorry, not trying to be dense, but I don't understand "sacrificing weight for intensity".
I assume it's meant that when you wok sets with far less time to recover, you aren't going to lift quite as much.
In regards to the OP, I think it's all a matter of tastes. Just as some can watch a NASCAR race and find it exciting, others will be bored and asleep in 3 minutes. Not everyone has to find every style of exercise captivating. Even though I do it, and have done so for many years, honestly lifting/strength training it not what I would call exciting by any stretch. The rush from movign a lot of weight or doing a strenuous move is what drove me. Certainly not the excitement factor.0 -
I have never really gotten "bored" lifting.
I spend my rest time between sets thinking about the form I just had, recalculating my weight (I swear I recount it after every set for some odd reason)....etc..etc...
I take pleasure in trying to do the exercise "better" than I did it in my previous set.
To each his own I guess!0 -
Being bored is a state of mind more than a state of body. It's possible to work really hard and still be bored. It doesn't matter how easy or difficult, or how fast or slow paced, for me weight lifting is still boring (as is cardio or running or zumba or whatever). It doesn't mean I'm not going to do it, it just means I'm going to be counting down the minutes/reps and looking forward to doing something else the entire time.0
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How to reconcile lifting heavy while doing a HITT workout? You just accept the fact that you are sacrificing weight for intensity?
What does that mean? Sorry, not trying to be dense, but I don't understand "sacrificing weight for intensity".
I assume it's meant that when you wok sets with far less time to recover, you aren't going to lift quite as much.
Gosh, I really am ignorant of weight lifting. :blushing: Isn't the purpose of adding weight to increase intensity? Do both increase or maintain muscle equally?
I'll admit that the HIIT workout ninerbuff posted above appeals to me because it has a cardio type exercises included (burpees, jump squats). I will always be a cardio bunny at heart. But I want to be a buff bunny. :laugh:0 -
Then your approach is wrong. If you get a rush doing longer or faster or "racing" for time, then that should be your focus on lifting too.I find lifting boring. I love running. I lift because you're supposed to. I lift as heavy as I can while maintaining form. But I honestly don't really get an big rush from it. I don't care whether I lift 2 pounds or 2000. I don't get any sense of satisfaction from adding weight (successfully). I get a rush running longer or faster, or meeting a goal or training for a race. I just like it.
To me, it's the difference between draining your checking account paying bills or shopping for a new outfit. One you do for fun, one you do because you have to. Doesn't mean I'm not paying bills "correctly", it just means I find it boring.
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Just came home from my HIIT workout to see this post. Sooo true! I am drenched!0
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Being bored is a state of mind more than a state of body. It's possible to work really hard and still be bored. It doesn't matter how easy or difficult, or how fast or slow paced, for me weight lifting is still boring (as is cardio or running or zumba or whatever). It doesn't mean I'm not going to do it, it just means I'm going to be counting down the minutes/reps and looking forward to doing something else the entire time.
Yes, this. I mean, I don't find lifting weights boring the same way watching paint dry is boring, but it's not exciting either. (I've been running for 2 years and I still find it pretty boring, even though I love the results - being able to run farther and faster than I ever have before.) I'm sure many people think that the hobbies I find enjoyable and enriching are totally boring. The only part I find exciting about any kind of exercise is being done with it so I can do something else, LOL.0 -
You lift heavy as you can for HIIT then. Doesn't mean you can't be strong. While I'm not big on Crossfit, watch some of the more experienced lifters clean and jerk 200lbs+ for reps (which for many is a good feat).How to reconcile lifting heavy while doing a HITT workout? You just accept the fact that you are sacrificing weight for intensity?
I'm not saying to bag traditional style lifting. My point is that for those who find lifting boring, traditional style lifting may not be for them.
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