Lets be serious for a moment

I enjoy lifting but I hate having to eat enough to grow. Things were much simpler when I was skinny.

some exercise i love some exercises I hate with passion

I'm the opposite of this guy

I love getting ready to lift a heavy single, sometimes I absolutely lose my mind in the hype. I like lifting personal bests, but I'd still do this even if I'd never lift another pb. It's the best.

But I can't stand boring bodybuilding training. I just get it done so I can go home and eat.

Ya for some reason i feel things in the gym i havent been able too anywhere else no matter how hard i try and its a great feeling

this.

Yes. Also vagabond is a wonderful read

Yes, what I don't enjoy is having to wake up at 5am, but that's ok

Lifting while listening to audiobooks about the ancient world is literally one of the best parts of my life.

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Yes. i only hated it when i was a teen.

Now that i'm a biggy wiggy boi and have to deal with people yelling at me and deadlines, lifting makes me feel good. Almost suck started a shotgun but then decided to go lift

Based
I'm the same way
It's probably why I haven't killed myself yet

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Hi all,
I'm new to this forum. Quick question:

Why does this poster have a name on an anonymous forum?

Yeah I love lifting

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he has spend too much time on Jow Forums so now he wants to gain something out of it instead of embracing the truth that he wasted all his time

bodybuilding isn't boring, you just have different personal preferences, i could say that waiting 5 minutes between singles is pretty fucking boring but i won't because i respect the other side of things

because he's a fag

Based

Imagine not lifting for the pump?

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>you will never lift with arnold in his prime
so depressing.

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Arnold knew this, which is why he gave us the gift of Pumping Iron, he wanted us all to be able to share the feeling, however briefly.

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Depends. I enjoy upper body exercises like bench, overhead press, rows. I like doing curls as well. I don't like working triceps for some reason. I really, really fucking hate squats. I don't like the process of doing deadlifts but I enjoy the high I get afterwards. Lifting always gives me a high of sorts, but deadlifts give the best one.

I used to hate it but once I found a good routine and let myself just fall into it I really started to enjoy it.

That feel when the thoughts about how you are not good enough and want to an hero are silenced during a rep.
That comfy feeling of Doms and the nostalgia of your first time ever getting them after helping dad and grandfather work on the farm all day.
When your dad explains it hurts but it's a good hurt, because it's a sign of accomplishment, of achievement, of growing stronger
I miss you grandpa
Why are these drops on my desk it can't rain inside

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I really do, on multiple levels. I strive to become the best I can and lifting satisfies that drive. I enjoy seeing the fruits of my effort on my own body in a vain way. Also because of my masochistic streak doms feels great to the point I can get hard from it. My body hurting feels like a deserved punishment, sort of being whipped into shape.

It's fine.

I honestly dont know, at this point it is just something I do a few years ago I loved it and it was the only thing I really cared about. Nowadays it is just part of the person I am and I need it to stay sane.

When everything goes great I love it, however sometimes stalling or failing in the gym makes me depressed. It goes both ways I guess.

he copes for the fact that nobody in the real world cares about his "sport" of powerlifting. therefore he tries to get positive feedback from gays that fell for the strength meme.

Absolutely.

I've been trying to get into listening to audio books while lifting but it's really hard to focus on what is being said, how do you do it user

Yes. A lot.

Yeah it's one of the few things of this world that I really love. It's a shame I only do it 3 days a week.

Yeah but mostly because I do it with my friends, I'm lagging way behind them but it is nice to see at least some progression

I have allways felt great lifting, but recently due to many reasons my lifts go all down, a lot. Not really feeling any joy right now.
I think what I really like is the perception of being progresing, growing.

i'm not there to enjoy myself

I really didn't at first but after a month or two at the gym it became a part of my day I felt uncomfortable skipping.

A month or so after that I started finding myself really looking forward to doing it.

Fuck yeah I enjoy it. Fucking love getting pumped. pumped. Getting tight getting h hot. Ugh
Ugh
fuck yeah its hot
fuck yeah
ugh getting tight getting hard getting tough. Ugh ugh ugh ugh crrack ugh ugh yeah.

Fuck yeah.

Absolutely. I changed from PPL to minimal compound routine just to have better recovery for big lifts. I hit 405x1 for diddy on christmas eve, soon I'll have deadstop 1plate ohp 3x5 down, I'll row two plates in a month. Honestly I can't wait to hit the motherfucking temple of iron tomorrow. Almost fainted yesterday while finishing off with barbell shrugs

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Bodybuilding and powerlifting are both fucking gay.
Storngman and oly lifting is where it's at.

It's okay to lift for the pump when doing some light weight gay bodybuilding accesories, but doing that full time as your actual training is for faggots with shit genetics for strength and athleticism.

This. Being exhausted from a good workout straight up stops the voices.

Yes. It's my preferred form of exercise.

after my gf left, its the only thing that gets my mind off bad thoughts. i dread rest days, and have started going on those days too just for some hiit and pullups

I love lifting, it's one of the few things that keeps me grounded anymore
It's constantly trying to eat food in order to escape ottermode that gets me

Start with some fiction like Terry prattchett and then work into more dence material.

But that's just how I did it.

We're all gonna make it lads

I love squats, curls, bench presses
OHP is soso
I dread triceps and back workouts

Yes, it is a fun alternative to videogames aka a curse that ate up way too many years of my life

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>strength and athleticism.

user, I work in an office and play golf. I just want to get a pump, look good in a suit, and be able to carry heavy things when necessary. You're way overthinking this.

Anyone can choose a name to post with, the option should be above the box where you write your post. It's viewed pretty negatively unless you have a good reason to do it, though.

lifting hurts :(

Yes. Its the easiest way to forget while also improving my self.

Yes.

That's what my little bro said even though i gave him like a 30min super lightweight starter session that was mostly arms, said he didn't like it.

Yes I do. I enjoy a challenge, being able to overcome a challenge is a good feeling. Being competitive with myself is enjoyable.

>boring bodybuilding training
>deadlift and squats 5x5 3 times a week is somehow more enjoyable
What?

yep, or at least when the voices make you angry you have an outlet to direct your rage into

sometimes it’s the best part of my day. sometimes the worst. however afterwards the feeling of accomplishment is always worth it.

For the first 3 years I really loved it. I think everyone does when you are making mirror gains.

Now it's pretty meh and i have to make myself do it, i can see why old guys stop

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Because he's gay

Yes i go happily to every session after started ppl and 1 hour max workouts

Any audiobooks you can recommend?

this, when i was increasing my weights by 5 pounds or more every single week it was fucking awesome. now to maintain it's a chore.

this.
i'm like 1.5 months into SS and the hype before i get to lift something that is heavier than anything i've ever carried before is just fucking crazy.
i hate being hungry a lot more and having to think about food.

I'm cumming in the gym, I'm cumming at home, I'm cumming backstage when I pump up, when I boze, I'm cumming day and night it's terrific.

It's the only thing that I have in control of my life. They only thing that I know I can grow in, the only thing that gives me the sense of progression. I know I'm weak but I have noice a increase in strength and that gives me an incredible sense of accomplishment. So to answer your question yes, yes I do enjoy lifting.
>just want to be a man who is self confident in himself.

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>now knowing who based Isley is
Newfaggot

Fuck yeah. I've heard it best expressed thusly: Going to the gym is not a chore, or some sisyphean task, it's a daily celebration of what your body can do.

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Whenever I can't go to the gym I know I'm gonna be mentally fucked up that day. The gym is fucking awesome.

where get these books of audine

I really recommend everyone read that vagabond manga, it's insane, at the time I was reading it I felt insanely high spirited everyday everything from the artwork to the story took you on a journey and I would always play some no lyric music in the background and it sets the mood right.
about the lifting question, I can't answer truthfully, I'm not sure because sometimes I don't feel like going to the gym and some times I feel super motivated to but whenever I leave the gym after a good workout it's like what ever worries/bullshit in my mind is let go and for some time after I am truly calm.
so I do enjoy lifting in that sense

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I lift so I can eat cheese coneys everyday and not get too fat

If you don't love and own it, then youre never going to make it

It helped me fall in love with skill acquisition and personal development... now I genuinely suspect I can do anything if I put my mind to it.

oh god yes, as long as I can workout with intensity
When I'm fatigued and overtrained its more of a chore

Even though I’m not very good at it lifting makes me feel acomolished like I’m actually working towards a goal and not failing at it

I personally do. Even though I'm still weak as fuck and look terrible it helps me practice mindfulness and get out of my own head for a moment

Love it.

That quote has an error in it

School gym changed hours for break. Opens at 11am instead of 6am. Totally fucked my sleeping schedule. I love lifting, but I have to do it first thing to get the best gains, also no point in waking up at 5:30 if I have to wait 5.5 hours to go to the gym. Ruins my whole day to not lift, ruins it to not lift first thing in the morning.

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
On the shortness of life by Seneca the younger also he wrote plenty of others including On Anger.
Symposium by Plato
Nichomachean Ethics by Aristotle

Is it possible to get your hair to do that?
Last time my hair was long if I leaned forward it would just all fall in my face.

Not in the slightest. It hurts, it is hard, I feel no pleasure for doing it. It’s rewards are not seen unless I don’t break for months on end, and can all come crashing down in a single moment. But I am disciplined, I am driven, and I am not afraid of failure. It is a Sisyphean task that at times I want for nothing more then it all to stop. But one must imagine Sisyphus happy. And if not happy, then carrying the anger of a millennia of days work for nothing.

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>knowing who 'based isley' is
you should leave your room sometimes user it's good for you

After a phat gym sesh, when im tired and hungry all I can think about is coming back for more

Absolutely

way too fucking much. i sacrificed too much gains from my love of lifting

I do for the most part, but not at the moment. Regaining progress that have been previously lost is tedious as hell.

because he never lerns, bru

>t. lifted for two weeks

i like flexing in the mirror and i like feeling like a greek hero when i do overhead presses

Chest exercises: Yes.
Squats: Fuck no
Bicep curls: Yes

So you strive to win the battle, knowing you will lose the war? Interesting. Very interesting. I do not think I could ever think like you unless I suffered amnesia, but that is truly a hero's mindset.