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To Lift or Not To Lift?
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Lifting is my favorite right now I'll take it any day over cardio.. Superset, or not love it.. I love danc e type cardio too but the rest boring. I do it for transforming my body, fat loss, muscle gains as you get older you lose muscle trying to stay young and fit0
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Weight loss makes you look good in clothes. Weight lifting makes you look good without them!0
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I love lifting for the complete buzz I get from it. The way I can push myself and set challenges and meet them. I love the strength I get from lifting, knowing what I've done to get here, and knowing this is just the beginning.
Even when I have a crap day in the weight room I know I've achieved more than what I could do even 6 weeks ago.
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I love lifting for the complete buzz I get from it. The way I can push myself and set challenges and meet them. I love the strength I get from lifting, knowing what I've done to get here, and knowing this is just the beginning.
Even when I have a crap day in the weight room I know I've achieved more than what I could do even 6 weeks ago.
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Lift if you want to and it gets you towards your goals. Don't if you don't and it doesn't.
Simple.
Strength IS important in a well balanced approach towards general health and fitness, but that doesn't necessarily have to be gained using a barbell. Those of us who are into the iron game and are obsessed with it would do well to reflect that a well put together general calisthenics program would be sufficient to help 90% of the population stay healthy and happy.0 -
Loving this thread! At 52, I have friends that say I am crazy for lifting. I love my weights days!!!
Thanks all for posting!0 -
To lift!
I lift because I love seeing how much stronger I get, and because if I don't lift I have the upper body strength of a 5 year old.0 -
I lift, because I can't comprehend any goal (including just living life to the fullest) where being stronger wouldn't help.0
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@arditarose Body and Soul. YES!
And here's to pouring milk from a carton and opening my own doors to the gym at 99!0 -
HOW do you lift properly? I'm confused and keep trying to learn..0
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HOW do you lift properly? I'm confused and keep trying to learn..
Practice, practice, practice.
I learned a lot from the forums and YouTube. You can try googling a particular exercise "how to" as well. I suggest downloading the StrongLifts 5x5 app. This app can help you develop in the five main compound lifts--Squat, Bench Press, Overhead Press, Row and Deadlift. If the Olympic bar is too heavy, you can begin with dumb bells. <--Form first.
I also bought these books--> Starting Strength, New Rules of Lifting for Women and Strong Curves.
You can film yourself and post your video on the forum for a critique or hire a personal trainer to help get you in sync.
There are lots of cues that you can learn to help your lift like "push through the heels" and "squeeze the glutes".0 -
Lift if you want to and it gets you towards your goals. Don't if you don't and it doesn't.
Simple.
Strength IS important in a well balanced approach towards general health and fitness, but that doesn't necessarily have to be gained using a barbell. Those of us who are into the iron game and are obsessed with it would do well to reflect that a well put together general calisthenics program would be sufficient to help 90% of the population stay healthy and happy.
As someone who rotates both lifting and bodyweight depending on what sounds more interesting each year, amen I have found very few people who accept that the "other" way of training is also efficient.
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Lifting makes your body look good, that's why I lift0
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I've always been a typical pear shape. Cardio got me fit but I became scrawny up top yet remained heavy below... Making me look very out of proportion, and at my lightest I looked a little odd....
With lifting, my top half has filled out a little and my bottom half is firmer. I look far more in proportion, and although over 2 stone heavier than I was at my "fittest", I look slimmer than I did before because there is not that screaming difference in shirt and skirt sizes!
I'm not quite "hourglass".... Yet.0 -
I lift to help keep my strength and muscle density up as I get older and help control my blood sugars. They stay much lower when I include lifting 3 days a week in my normal routine.0
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Lift.
Mobility, Endurance and health.
And of course I love how it transforms your body.
I do a mixture of mma, weightlifting, backpacking, rock climbing and also want to incorporate rock climbing and light gymnastics. I just want to be the best possible human I can be for the longest amount of time.
@JBassard such a cool thread.0 -
Lifting rocks! I have really been concentrating on it for around 6 months now rather than cardio and I'm really seeing noticeable and positive changes...plus I love feeling strong
and I'm doing it so my bones/muscles are healthy/strong which will stand me in good stead for getting older.0
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