[quote]gregron wrote:
Unless it’s your job, IMO, you shouldn’t be thinking about the gym all day long.[/quote]
I am always thinking about it. But not because it’s a chore. I just think about it constantly the way you might look forward to a night with Jessica Biel.
[quote]infinite_shore wrote:
[quote]gregron wrote:
[quote]infinite_shore wrote:
[quote]jasmincar wrote:
I am bored of training.
I am tired of people feeling inadequate around me because I am muscular and they are not.
I am bored of going to the same place and doing the same boring stuff with boring people.
I am bored of thinking that I am better than other people because I lift more weight or because I am more muscular than them.
I feel I could spend my energy more wisely.
I am tired of thinking about the gym.
I feel like there is something better in life I am missing.
Infortunately now I feel like shit if I don’t do it so I go on.[/quote]
I feel like that sometimes. It typically hits me when I’m in the gym and my whole body hurts from squatting/deadlifting for the 5th time that week. Then I ask myself why the fuck I am doing that to myself. I never find a good answer to that. Can’t quit either though.[/quote]
Really?
Dang guys. Lifting weights/working out/training shouldn’t be a chore. If you’re body is feeling beat up, sore, run down… Take the day off. Take two days off. Go have some nachos, drink a beer and watch some sports with your friends. Do something else.
Unless it’s your job, IMO, you shouldn’t be thinking about the gym all day long. You shouldn’t be obsessing about what you eat or when your next meal is or how much longer you have until you get into the gym. You need to have balance in your life.
Lifting, for most of us, is a hobby. Hobbies shouldn’t consume your life.
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For me chasing performance (powerlifting) tends to get in the way of having more fun with training for two reasons:
(1) heavy strength training tends to beat me down more, and
(2) the frustration of not hitting the numbers you wanted/planned (lack of progress etc.).
Bodybuilding training is so much easier even at high intensity levels imo.[/quote]
I can see your point there. When BB’ing is the goal you don’t really get frustrated when your strength isn’t exactly where you want it to be.
[quote]jasmincar wrote:
I am bored of training.
I am tired of people feeling inadequate around me because I am muscular and they are not.
I am bored of going to the same place and doing the same boring stuff with boring people.
I am bored of thinking that I am better than other people because I lift more weight or because I am more muscular than them.
I feel I could spend my energy more wisely.
I am tired of thinking about the gym.
I feel like there is something better in life I am missing.
Infortunately now I feel like shit if I don’t do it so I go on.[/quote]
This may be the most depressing quote Ive seen on TNation haha.
For me though, I just plain don’t get bored, ever. Other than a passing “Meh, this is boring, gonna go do something else” for example if I’m watching some crappy tv show. I have literally not been significantly bored with anything since high school.
[quote]lemony2j wrote:
Tbh it sounds like you’re looking for validation to stop lifting; do what you want to do. It’s like when people see me eating my almonds or cottage cheese at work and take the piss or make excuses why they’re not eating ‘healthily’, I don’t care what they do… If I could be happy out on my road bike cycling 50 miles in one session or sat on my arse watching tv eating pringles then I would be doing that. But what I’ve found is looking good naked and being bigger than most other blokes in my day-to-day life makes me happy. Call me shallow.[/quote]
Almonds and cottage cheese? Try eating LAMB HEARTS AND LIVER in the am. You’ll clear the staff room in seconds 
[quote]jasmincar wrote:
I am bored of training.
I am tired of people feeling inadequate around me because I am muscular and they are not.
I am bored of going to the same place and doing the same boring stuff with boring people.
I am bored of thinking that I am better than other people because I lift more weight or because I am more muscular than them.
I feel I could spend my energy more wisely.
I am tired of thinking about the gym.
I feel like there is something better in life I am missing.
Infortunately now I feel like shit if I don’t do it so I go on.[/quote]
Thank you. You’ve summed it all up perfectly.
[quote]ChongLordUno wrote:
[quote]lemony2j wrote:
Tbh it sounds like you’re looking for validation to stop lifting; do what you want to do. It’s like when people see me eating my almonds or cottage cheese at work and take the piss or make excuses why they’re not eating ‘healthily’, I don’t care what they do… If I could be happy out on my road bike cycling 50 miles in one session or sat on my arse watching tv eating pringles then I would be doing that. But what I’ve found is looking good naked and being bigger than most other blokes in my day-to-day life makes me happy. Call me shallow.[/quote]
Almonds and cottage cheese? Try eating LAMB HEARTS AND LIVER in the am.
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[quote]ChongLordUno wrote:
[quote]lemony2j wrote:
Tbh it sounds like you’re looking for validation to stop lifting; do what you want to do. It’s like when people see me eating my almonds or cottage cheese at work and take the piss or make excuses why they’re not eating ‘healthily’, I don’t care what they do… If I could be happy out on my road bike cycling 50 miles in one session or sat on my arse watching tv eating pringles then I would be doing that. But what I’ve found is looking good naked and being bigger than most other blokes in my day-to-day life makes me happy. Call me shallow.[/quote]
Almonds and cottage cheese? Try eating LAMB HEARTS AND LIVER in the am. You’ll clear the staff room in seconds
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Ha! That sounds rough.
I will try some constructive advice - try taking up some other hobby while keeping training ticking over in the background. I started learning piano a few months ago while going through a stale patch with my training and I’m sure my training benefitted somehow. I hit pr’s and made noticeable gains, no idea on the logic behind it though… Maybe it gave my mind something else to think about and not be all consumed by the gaintrain.
[quote]ChongLordUno wrote:
[quote]jasmincar wrote:
I am bored of training.
I am tired of people feeling inadequate around me because I am muscular and they are not.
I am bored of going to the same place and doing the same boring stuff with boring people.
I am bored of thinking that I am better than other people because I lift more weight or because I am more muscular than them.
I feel I could spend my energy more wisely.
I am tired of thinking about the gym.
I feel like there is something better in life I am missing.
Infortunately now I feel like shit if I don’t do it so I go on.[/quote]
Thank you. You’ve summed it all up perfectly.
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And I agree with this to some extent as well. I enjoy the effects of training but not so much the process. I’m envious of those of you who enjoy it so much.
The saying ‘nothing worth having comes easy’ comes to mind.
[quote]lemony2j wrote:
I will try some constructive advice - try taking up some other hobby while keeping training ticking over in the background. I started learning piano a few months ago while going through a stale patch with my training and I’m sure my training benefitted somehow. I hit pr’s and made noticeable gains, no idea on the logic behind it though… Maybe it gave my mind something else to think about and not be all consumed by the gaintrain.[/quote]
lol@gaintrain. That’s my new term for 2014.
That’s exactly what I’m doing mate.
Took someones lead in this thread actually. 2 x full body sessions a week and a ‘fun’ session. Any other training will be on the bike.
[quote]ChongLordUno wrote:
[quote]lemony2j wrote:
I will try some constructive advice - try taking up some other hobby while keeping training ticking over in the background. I started learning piano a few months ago while going through a stale patch with my training and I’m sure my training benefitted somehow. I hit pr’s and made noticeable gains, no idea on the logic behind it though… Maybe it gave my mind something else to think about and not be all consumed by the gaintrain.[/quote]
lol@gaintrain. That’s my new term for 2014.
That’s exactly what I’m doing mate.
Took someones lead in this thread actually. 2 x full body sessions a week and a ‘fun’ session. Any other training will be on the bike.
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Good let us know how that works out. I hope you get your passion back buddy and I really mean that.
[quote]Intangible wrote:
Good let us know how that works out. I hope you get your passion back buddy and I really mean that.[/quote]
Thanks very much, mate. I’m humbled by your kind words.
[quote]jasmincar wrote:
I am bored of training.
I am tired of people feeling inadequate around me because I am muscular and they are not.
I am bored of going to the same place and doing the same boring stuff with boring people.
I am bored of thinking that I am better than other people because I lift more weight or because I am more muscular than them.
I feel I could spend my energy more wisely.
I am tired of thinking about the gym.
I feel like there is something better in life I am missing.
Infortunately now I feel like shit if I don’t do it so I go on.[/quote]
I like this a lot. I know that once I hit a decent level strength/size it won’t be nearly as rewarding as I sometimes imagine it to be. good to have other things going on in life as well
[quote]ChongLordUno wrote:
[quote]Intangible wrote:
Good let us know how that works out. I hope you get your passion back buddy and I really mean that.[/quote]
Thanks very much, mate. I’m humbled by your kind words.[/quote]
Your welcome bud.
Dude … Don’t know how old you are, but as someone knocking on 46 all I can say is hang in there …
At times I’ve been seduced by long distance running, adventure races, body weight routines, crossfit (ugh), kettlebells … Through it all when I look back I lost sight of the reason I started training in the first place - to get bigger and stronger
At my age now, I look back on that nonsense as lost time … The clock never stops ticking, and at a certain point you “look” like your gonna look and are as strong as you are going to be - maybe a little leaner or a little stronger, but the muscle gains will be glacially slow and the strength gains measured in 2.5’s instead of 10’s and 25’s…
Take advantage of each and every workout … Make it a challenge to yourself … Leave nothing behind while you can, because the time will come when Herculean effort will be rewarded with little to nothing - and you will rue the day of long bike rides and/or sitting on the couch thinking it was pointless…10-20 extra pounds of muscle (or more) in your 40’s is priceless
When in doubt, think back to what first brought you to the weights … What did you want to do? What did you want to lift ? What did you want to look like?
In the grand scheme of things it might not mean much … But to ignore the siren song of that initial spark is (I think ) to invite regret later in life … There is a REASON you started lifting - don’t deny or belittle it, it’s who you are … Embrace it and milk it for all it’s worth.
[quote]Velvet Elvis wrote:
Dude … Don’t know how old you are, but as someone knocking on 46 all I can say is hang in there …
When in doubt, think back to what first brought you to the weights … What did you want to do? What did you want to lift ? What did you want to look like?
In the grand scheme of things it might not mean much … But to ignore the siren song of that initial spark is (I think ) to invite regret later in life … There is a REASON you started lifting - don’t deny or belittle it, it’s who you are … Embrace it and milk it for all it’s worth. [/quote]
This is golden advice
[quote]lemony2j wrote:
I started learning piano a few months ago while going through a stale patch with my training and I’m sure my training benefitted somehow. I hit pr’s and made noticeable gains, no idea on the logic behind it though… Maybe it gave my mind something else to think about and not be all consumed by the gaintrain.[/quote]
Studies have found that when people try to improve themselves at just one thing, they naturally end up trying to improve themselves at other things. If the gym had become just another routine that you did (like brushing your teeth or going to school), it could be that the piano was able to spark that need for improvement again and rev that engine.
[quote]lemony2j wrote:
[quote]Velvet Elvis wrote:
Dude … Don’t know how old you are, but as someone knocking on 46 all I can say is hang in there …
When in doubt, think back to what first brought you to the weights … What did you want to do? What did you want to lift ? What did you want to look like?
In the grand scheme of things it might not mean much … But to ignore the siren song of that initial spark is (I think ) to invite regret later in life … There is a REASON you started lifting - don’t deny or belittle it, it’s who you are … Embrace it and milk it for all it’s worth. [/quote]
This is golden advice
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