psuedo-masculine BS.
Especially given how much impact hard lifting can have on the central nervous system. My cousin while training to break the WI state raw deadlift record trained so hard he had a full on psychotic break where he was heavily hallucinating and was convinced my aunt had been replaced with robot. Spent a week in the hospital…
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I was making a joke.
Now to take a more serious take on my end.
Lifting itself helps keeps my anxiety in check. Which during heavy periods of anxiety has in the past has caused periods of depression.
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Sorry, didn’t catch it.
I have definitely experienced this too. I no my depression symptoms are much calmer when I am in a good gym routine.
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Somewhere on the internet there’s a kid reading that going “Yeah, but…”.
And he probably has some pretty nice boobs.
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Saw him speak live in college. Doesn’t get as much credit as he deserves for his thoughts/intelligence. Would have made a better number 1 podcaster than Joe Rogan.
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Personally no. I don’t think about anything when I’m in the gym except lifting. I put my phone on Do Not Disturb, and I don’t look at texts, calls etc. that come in. As I get closer to the gym I just kinda push everything else aside that’s going on in my life and narrow it down to just what i’m going to do for that day & that is all that matters for the next 2-3 hours.
I’ll pace around and internally amp myself up to get my adrenaline going for my main topset but after that, I’m vibing and having a good time
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Well that’s fucking dope.
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I caught a tv series he did. Yeah hes definitely more intellectual than Joe.
It really was. Very genuine, intense and engaging. A lot of celebs just phone it in
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Yeha once, the first time I tried the 6-12-25 method with Front Squat, Lunges, Leg Extension.
Well it was more a couple of tears slipping out.
No. I enjoy going to the gym most days. Occasionally I don’t feel like exercising, but usually go anyway. Once there, I usually start to enjoy it. But once in a while after just one lift you know you’re wasting your time. That’s when I do more cardio, or go home.
Exercise helps regulate emotions and stress. But I don’t tend to feel extremely emotional at the gym. It feels good to do a challenging lift, but all it really was was a challenging lift. A memorable song might make me feel nostalgic or something else.
I wouldn’t judge you for working out your emotions at the gym, maybe it’s healthy. I think you can get too pumped up, though, and there is something to be said for keeping balance.
After a good leg day, when limping down the stairs, I don’t feel sad, but an odd admixture of pride and mild discomfort.
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I’ve never cried at the gym but I have gotten an erection.
Anyone else?
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I’ve learned that you can’t squat with an erection.
Not with that attitude.
Just slip on a 5-lb plate for extra weight. The extra weight in the hip area helps with correct form.
25lb plate…5 is too light, gotta go heavy
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I know two guys who cried during contest preps.
I actually felt like I lost my mind about six weeks out, and that it wouldn’t return to normal. No, I’m not lying. I actually asked Stu, “Am I gonna be OK, like go back to normal?” There was one time when I got home from work and thought I was going to snap. That is how underfed and overtrained I was. And that’s one of several reasons I never did it again.
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Aight, weighing in with the woo woo bent. When I was training to become a massage therapist we were taught that cells retain memories and those repressed memories can be released or activated through massage.
During practice I was massaging a gal and she had such a release, ended up bawling, sobbing, for no reason. Luckily our instructors were nearby because at the time, it was way over my pay grade.
I am guessing that lifting may have a similar affect.
While I have never cried while lifting, I can see how it might happen.
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