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I hate lifting too

I also HATE lifting

I thought I was the only one on this entire website that hates lifting!

Hate is a particularly strong word for something that one chooses to do, and perhaps suggests something more fundamental in the relationship with training.

From a personal perspective I find lifting incredibly boring, and given that it's very "stop/ start" as one faffs around with plates I don't get into the same mental frame of mind that I do with a good run or ride. the other aspect for me is that it's an indoor activity, and I prefer my phys to be outside where I can get some fresh air.

Notwithstanding all of that some form of resistance training is essential to help sports performance and mitigate injury risk when doing something more interesting.

Regardless of all that I'd ask what the objectives are. without a hook to attach progress to it's meaningless. Is the originator doing Stronglifts to get botter at Stronglifts, to improve general conditioning and strength, for aesthetic purposes or as a complement to a primary sport?

Personally I do some resistance training to help improve my running and cycling performance. With that in ind it becomes a question of what resistance programme helps to support my objectives and that I can fit into my lifestyle. Essentially my personal circumstances push me towards something that has the absolute minimum amount of kit, as I travel for work and my priority for kit has to be for running.

The solution that works for me is bodyweight resistance, there are several programmes around. Yoga is good for flexibility but not really for strength training, although increasing strength allows for more advanced asanas to be adopted. Pilates has a lot of benefit for core stability and strength but it's not gong to hammer the surrounding build in the way that a more focussed resistance programme will.

Main message, if one doesn't enjoy lifting then find some other way to do resistance training that fits in with ones interests and lifestyle.

You aren't been true to yourself and trying hard enough, you need to put more weight on the bar, simple as. Please don't say it's heavy for you because my 11 year old daughter (and I'm not exaggerating) could move that weight. Hope you take this advice the right way, lifting can be a very empowering thing but you MUST lift with HEART!

There's no way you can say this. You have no idea what the OP's abilities and impediments may be. Your advice, should she take it, may lead to an injury.

So there's a very vague chance she has something genuinely holding her back, so for that reason lets *****foot around her rather than tell her the hard truths she needs to hear. I've seen it time and again in the gym, the bulk of people don't push, they simply spin the wheels and don't change and I bet you a pound to a penny she's one of them.

You aren't been true to yourself and trying hard enough, you need to put more weight on the bar, simple as. Please don't say it's heavy for you because my 11 year old daughter (and I'm not exaggerating) could move that weight. Hope you take this advice the right way, lifting can be a very empowering thing but you MUST lift with HEART!

There's no way you can say this. You have no idea what the OP's abilities and impediments may be. Your advice, should she take it, may lead to an injury.

So there's a very vague chance she has something genuinely holding her back, so for that reason lets *****foot around her rather than tell her the hard truths she needs to hear. I've seen it time and again in the gym, the bulk of people don't push, they simply spin the wheels and don't change and I bet you a pound to a penny she's one of them.

Agreed.

When I started out, I only startred with 5 pounds and did that for 2 weeks just to make sure my form was in check. I must have read the program wrong and didn't know I was supposed to add5 lbss to every workout. I am 115 pounds and am 5'0 for those who asked. I eat between 1300-1700 calories. My goal is to just have a flat belly since the rest of me is nice and firm, and I have a pooch belly. I know many say they have a pooch and its really nothing but mine is really " fatty". I wish I had a pick to show my body, but I don't at the momment. What can I do to get rid of this problem?

Do you hate lifting because of the lack of progress or for itself? If the former, reread the program and follow it correctly. If the latter, find a different type of progressive loading strength training and do that.

But the progressive loading (adding weight/difficult over time) is the part that yields results.

How much protein are you getting? I'd aim for 95 grams for you.

What has your weight done over the past 4 weeks?

I hate it for both reasons I guess but if I gotten results, id be happy and continue with it. I don't have to much protein so that could be it. In the past month I've lost. 1.5 pounds

Okay then your deficit seems pretty good. Increase your protein and try actually following the program. You will not get results if you don't progressively add weight to the bar.

Something's missing here. I feel like the meat's for the cat.

OP, what's your medical history, eating history, etc. etc.? With no pictures, no stats (other than CURRENT lifts...would like to know what you started out with), I feel like there's a key piece of information missing in all of this.

I did Stronglifts 5x5; I progressed very slowly. It took me MAYBE the same amount of time as you to get OHP to even be the bar. Key? I have a history of anorexia, very little LBM compared to most people as a result, and I STILL wasn't eating enough while I was lifting.

Otherwise, I'm not sure what's going on here.

ETA:

i am 4'11 and weigh 117 which i know i can go lower due to my height. i am now my goal and still hate the way i look. i should have started strength training from the beginning but i didnt know of its benefits until recently. is it too late for me to become leaner? i have a belly pooch that i loathe!!

From 2/26. HAVE you been doing Stronglifts for three and a half months...?

Quoting this because I think you may have hit on the problem.

How carefully are you measuring your food? Food scales for solids and measuring cups/spoons for liquids are pretty essential if you are running a small deficit since cumulative errors can easily add up and get rid of your deficit.

Also, what calorie guide are you using? Are you using MFP and the eating back exercise calories. If so, the overestimation of calorie burn would also get rid of a small deficit very quickly.

what are you eating?

Stronglifts at a deficit sounds miserable. Maybe try eating +10% calories (as in maintenance+10%) on lifting days and -20% on rest days?

http://rippedbody.jp/2011/10/08/leangains-intermittent-fasting-guide-how-to-do-it-by-yourself/

He recommends Starting Strength (basically the same thing) not be done at a deficit, but you can at least use the site to figure out the basic idea of calorie cycling. I honestly can't see any other way to effectively do Stronglifts and maintain a net calorie deficit.

Good luck!

There shouldn't be any problem doing stronglifts on a deficit. It's not going to give you any mass gains, beyond newbie gains, but you can still gain strength. And more importantly you can maintain your muscle while you lose fat, which is the main reason lifting at a deficit is encouraged here.

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