Motivation and Working out

squeeze_and_peas · 2024-09-19T14:58:07+00:00

I’ve been a gym rat for years and people are only looking at you and judging you if you’re lifting crazy heavy weights or you’re absolutely dogfucking your form.

Enter the gym with the mindset that it is an acceptable place to fail, an environment of growth and challenge, and make sure you’ve got your diet dialed in. It’s a lot harder to gym when you’re feeling bloated or have blood sugar crashes.

No-Extent8143 · 2024-09-19T15:11:01+00:00

Feel your pain, working out is a hard habit to get into. Some pointers: 1. Start easy, don't overstretch. If you don't do regular workouts, start small - 10, 15 minutes of cycling or fast walking on a treadmill is a great place to start. 2. Try different things. Don't like running? Try cycling. Or yoga. Or walking up the stairs. Or weight lifting. There's a lot of different options out there. 3. If you feel uncomfortable in the gym - try home workouts first to build some confidence. There are a million tutorials on YouTube. 4. Try to trick yourself in the beginning - "this is medicine to make my mental health better, and medicine is not supposed to be nice". When you start seeing results it will get much easier. 5. Try a different gym. I'm a regular in the gym, and I have switched them in the past - did not like the atmosphere, other people in it or whatever. Not all gyms are the same, so try them out.

Hope this helps.

rjpra2222 · 2024-09-19T17:09:49+00:00

I had an accountability gym friend boost today and can recommend it. Do you have someone in your social circle who may be interested in fitness and be willing to meet up at a gym with you sometime? You can then feel less alone at the gym if it's the 2 of you working out at the same time and pushing each other.

brewgodocious · 2024-09-19T23:27:46+00:00

You should feel good about any working out you do. Don't let yourself feel judged or ashamed. You're working out for yourself, not other people.

People should also accredit anything physical to working out. I read about a study years ago. This guy observed the movements of hotel housekeepers. Many of whom were overweight. They then did a training session and showed them how much physical exercise they were doing each day. Almost everyone in the group lost weight by simply changing their mindset.

mrBored0m · 2024-09-19T23:57:10+00:00

Personally, I workout at home thanks to social anxiety.

Hangman2TW · 2024-09-20T07:11:44+00:00

I'd really recommend using an app to track your workouts. That may help give you the extra push to go / staying power when you're there. I'm sure there are loads out there, and they probably offer pre-designed workouts. But I personally get more of a kick out of researching and building my own programs.

Apps are also really good for you to track tangible progress over time, especially when the "newbie gains" phase is over. The "1RM" calculation is good for this.

An accountability partner is also great. Adds a slightly competitive but fun way to encourage you not to skip a day. They don't have to go to the same gym / live near you, but having a gym buddy will usually always help. Maybe try a class to meet someone?

Title	Motivation and Working out
Author	DaTricky4
Upvotes	10
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Date	September 19, 2024 2:16 PM UTC (1 year ago)
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