Ok it's time; I'll start weight training! :)

Hi all,

I've been waiting for a long time, intentionally I might add, but it's time to start strength training.

My reasons for waiting:
1. Through the last 5 years I exercised in "bursts", lasting a few weeks, during which I would do far too much, followed by long times of no exercise. The reason for this was my impatience; I wanted to exercise a lot, but was not patient to slowly build my routine.
2. I now focus on motivation; I oversimplify it a bit, but basically I only do exercise that I like; if I like it, I add it to my routine (and I keep doing that, to prevent fluctuations). If I want to do something else, I should first learn to appreciate the new exercise. Because of my cultivation of motivation it's very rare for me to skip exercising, because I really look forward to doing it every time. For this reason, I've stopped forcing myself to do other types of exercise; better even: I am not allowed to force myself!
3. I am quite muscular by nature, so I didn't see the need for strength training.
4. I didn't like strength training. So, following my second point, I didn't have to before I learned to appreciate it.

Well, that time has come. I know it's quite important to do strength training, especially since my exercise routine is now 3 hours of running per week (divided in 4 sessions) and 2 hours of swimming (3 sessions), and every 2 weeks or so I do 2 hours of biking; all cardio.

Now, I don't know why, but I started feeling different about strength training; I am getting curious about strength training and I actually look forward to trying. This is the moment I have been waiting for. I'd like to use this momentum to get me started. I am thinking of trying strength training 1x per week and then expanding it to 2x per week (so I allow myself time to appreciate it).

Since I am a student I have access to excellent fitness facilities for free, so I have that covered. I'll take with me: water bottle, towel and exercise clothing. And a notepad, I think, to write down how many times I can do exercises. This is enough to get started, I will go next Saturday.

I need to learn how to do the exercises properly, I need to start developing a schedule and of course I should learn how to make strength exercising as fun as possible. Any advice on that?

Edit: wait, my motivation to do strength training:
1. I want to become stronger, so I can swim and run faster and I can lift heavy things. I don't care about looking strong, I already do, I want to actually be very strong, all-round.
2. I hope exercise can be a good way to get rid of some stress, a nice activity in between studying, or after studying.

Thanks in advance, every advice appreciated!

Cheers,
Jack