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why does the gym feel like work
Quote from Starfluctuation on January 18, 2019, 4:11 amIt is 630 am and I am standing in the parking lot of the 24 Hour Fitness just staring at the doors. My back hurts from hauling groceries at Fred Meyer yesterday. I paid forty five dollars for this membership. I feel like I am at a second job. The air smells like sweat and bleach. I just want to drink my coffee and watch my kid play tag in the backyard. Why does moving my body feel so heavy and boring. Everyone else seems to enjoy it. I look at the treadmill and feel tired before I even start. I drive my old truck and the seats are stained with ketchup. Life is just a list of chores right now. I do not understand why I keep coming here. Do you guys actually like going to the gym or do you just force yourselves to go like me
It is 630 am and I am standing in the parking lot of the 24 Hour Fitness just staring at the doors. My back hurts from hauling groceries at Fred Meyer yesterday. I paid forty five dollars for this membership. I feel like I am at a second job. The air smells like sweat and bleach. I just want to drink my coffee and watch my kid play tag in the backyard. Why does moving my body feel so heavy and boring. Everyone else seems to enjoy it. I look at the treadmill and feel tired before I even start. I drive my old truck and the seats are stained with ketchup. Life is just a list of chores right now. I do not understand why I keep coming here. Do you guys actually like going to the gym or do you just force yourselves to go like me
Quote from starjay on August 2, 2019, 1:57 amhonestly just grab coffee. keeps it low pressure and cheap. i text that i’m heading to starbucks and if they wanna join cool. if not whatever. no big fancy dinners where you’re stuck for hours if it’s a vibe mismatch. keeps it simple. don’t overthink it bro.
honestly just grab coffee. keeps it low pressure and cheap. i text that i’m heading to starbucks and if they wanna join cool. if not whatever. no big fancy dinners where you’re stuck for hours if it’s a vibe mismatch. keeps it simple. don’t overthink it bro.
Quote from oaksun on August 21, 2020, 1:09 pmnope not worth the extreme soreness but totally worth the strength gains. For real, i lift four times a week mostly compound movements. yes it hurts for a day or two after back day but you get so strong so fast. the mirror dont lie when you see those shoulders pop out. just push through the initial discomfort. its temporary but the results stay. keep lifting sisters.
nope not worth the extreme soreness but totally worth the strength gains. For real, i lift four times a week mostly compound movements. yes it hurts for a day or two after back day but you get so strong so fast. the mirror dont lie when you see those shoulders pop out. just push through the initial discomfort. its temporary but the results stay. keep lifting sisters.
Quote from angela1977 on July 28, 2020, 8:40 pmHonestly I think it’s both. My knees hurt all the time but my spirit feels heavy too. I just sit on the porch with my coffee and let God handle the worry. Y’all need to rest more. Not everything needs fixing today. Just breathe and take it one hour at a time. I’m trying to stop doing so much for everybody else.
Honestly I think it’s both. My knees hurt all the time but my spirit feels heavy too. I just sit on the porch with my coffee and let God handle the worry. Y’all need to rest more. Not everything needs fixing today. Just breathe and take it one hour at a time. I’m trying to stop doing so much for everybody else.
Quote from Rubyorchard on June 6, 2020, 4:24 amhonestly man stress just fries u. i feel empty too lately. my chest gets tight and i cant breathe right. im just trying to survive the day tbh. im drinking too much coffee and not sleeping enough. it sucks but its real. im just gonna keep moving and hope it gets better soon. cant fix everything but trying to take it one day at a time. u do u best sis.
honestly man stress just fries u. i feel empty too lately. my chest gets tight and i cant breathe right. im just trying to survive the day tbh. im drinking too much coffee and not sleeping enough. it sucks but its real. im just gonna keep moving and hope it gets better soon. cant fix everything but trying to take it one day at a time. u do u best sis.
Quote from sweet1967 on February 17, 2020, 6:43 amnah im just doing squats at the office gym before meetings. glute activation seems like extra work for small gains. i dont really feel it anyway. just stick to basic compound lifts and eat enough protein. the trend is just people selling bands and courses. i rather focus on my back pain from coding all day. simpler is better for me tbh.
nah im just doing squats at the office gym before meetings. glute activation seems like extra work for small gains. i dont really feel it anyway. just stick to basic compound lifts and eat enough protein. the trend is just people selling bands and courses. i rather focus on my back pain from coding all day. simpler is better for me tbh.
Quote from rootlinen on September 1, 2020, 6:25 pmsame honestly. yesterday i just walked on the treadmill listening to a podcast for 20 mins then left. felt crazy not lifting but my brain was fried from work. sometimes my body just needs to move without trying to kill itself. dont be so hard on yourself. consistency beats intensity every time anyway.
same honestly. yesterday i just walked on the treadmill listening to a podcast for 20 mins then left. felt crazy not lifting but my brain was fried from work. sometimes my body just needs to move without trying to kill itself. dont be so hard on yourself. consistency beats intensity every time anyway.
Quote from sparkring on October 6, 2021, 2:06 amyeah it happens. i used to get awful knee pain after leg day too. usually means you pushed too hard too fast. i started doing more warm up squats before lifting and stretching right after. also make sure your form is right. if it keeps hurting take a break. dont ignore it. my knees are fine now as long as i listen to them. hope u feel better soon.
yeah it happens. i used to get awful knee pain after leg day too. usually means you pushed too hard too fast. i started doing more warm up squats before lifting and stretching right after. also make sure your form is right. if it keeps hurting take a break. dont ignore it. my knees are fine now as long as i listen to them. hope u feel better soon.
Quote from Starnectar on August 30, 2021, 10:13 pmHonestly I think it’s both. Honestly, My knees hurt all the time but my spirit feels heavy too. I just sit on the porch with my coffee and let God handle the worry. Y’all need to rest more. Not everything needs fixing today. Just breathe and take it one hour at a time. I’m trying to stop doing so much for everybody else.
Honestly I think it’s both. Honestly, My knees hurt all the time but my spirit feels heavy too. I just sit on the porch with my coffee and let God handle the worry. Y’all need to rest more. Not everything needs fixing today. Just breathe and take it one hour at a time. I’m trying to stop doing so much for everybody else.
Quote from echodelta on July 1, 2021, 3:06 pmgod yes. i did pilates last thursday and basically crawled out of bed this morning. like my hamstrings are literally screaming at me. i just soak in epsom salts and try not to move too much. it feels like someone poured cement in my legs. hate that feeling so much.
god yes. i did pilates last thursday and basically crawled out of bed this morning. like my hamstrings are literally screaming at me. i just soak in epsom salts and try not to move too much. it feels like someone poured cement in my legs. hate that feeling so much.
