Working out is depressing

Spread_The_Red · 2016-05-21T04:15:07+00:00

You might want to just hit the gym and lift weights instead because body weight exercises are hard. It takes alot more mastery over your body in order to get a good workout in.

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HelpMeRP · 2016-05-21T04:51:23+00:00

Push-ups are hard if you are heavy and out of shape. Not only are they a pushing exercise, they require core strength. You can make them easier by keeping your feet lower than your hands. For example, put your hands up a stair or two on a staircase. You can also put your knees down instead. You could work on the pushing and core parts separately by doing light bench presses and planks.

thepitman · 2016-05-21T16:25:00+00:00

1 pushup at a time. Can you only do a couple? That's cool, do that and try to do an extra one next time you do them.

You can also do pushups at an angle.

Eventually you're going to be able to do a lot more but everyone starts somewhere. Some start at the bottom.

abdada · 2016-05-21T12:40:25+00:00

Lock your diet in as well. Hit those protein macros daily no matter what.

Working out sucks in general because it takes up to 6 months for all your organs to fully adapt. Not just your brain (CNS) but even your blood needs to adapt to the need to transfer nutrition and energy to where it needs to go.

Undoing years or decades of bad fitness is contrary to the brain's hunger for dopamine. You're trading easy couch surfing for actual movement, and your brain isn't happy about it. Give it 6 months of training and diet conformity and you'll start to love it.

I love the gym. I hate rest days, I wish I could work out every day. Every week I look better than the week before. Every week I get more compliments from people I don't know. It's worth the shitty 6 month transition period.

Title	Working out is depressing
Author	UniversalFapture
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Comments	19
Date	May 21, 2016 3:57 AM UTC (10 years ago)
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