Why aren't you going to the gym?

[Rigel]

It’s not good enough

[YIDIRYIDIR]

2 hours ago, Consept said:

I think it has to be something thats just part of your lifestyle, its not a quick fix thing so, get a diet and workout that you can actually stick to 

yeah that's the mindset. 

2 hours ago, Consept said:

Ive been going gym pretty consistently for 10+ years, but noticed a real difference over the last couple years when I added more steps and was a bit more careful with diet, eating more protein, creatine. But generally im not super strict. 

Ngl though the aches and pains at 41 are real, so may adjust what I do but still worth it 

that's an insane physique to have at 40, i respect the dedication. hope nothing stops you from training.

[YIDIRYIDIR]

4 hours ago, enchanted said:

I got a personal trainer. One of the Best decisions I ever made. It true working out takes some skill and knowledge. 

If personal training is out of reach for you use AI to make a training plan. Just enter your past injuries, goals, skill level and as much info as you can. AI will make a good plan for you. The only thing it won't help with is real time form monitoring but AI does give you form tips and YouTube Videos also help. 

I never tried one, i learned everything on YouTube. but I've always been athletic since i opened my eyes so it wasn't difficult for me at all. 

[YIDIRYIDIR]

2 hours ago, Rigel said:

It’s not good enough

damn, you want an immortality pill or something lol. 

[Judy2]

i generally enjoy going to the gym, but sometimes i find that environment overstimulating. there's loud music and lots of people are walking by, sometimes a little too close. 

usually, i don't get ill that often, but this year i had a bad cold twice, so that was a reason for not going....and then while preparing for exams, i also couldn't go that often. i'm trying to make up for that now.

 

 

in general, i think a lot of people are afraid of going to the gym because it seems like a bit of a harsh environment that invites a lot of judgement and comparison. imagine being overweight or even obese...i'm sure it's challenging to start going to the gym when there are lots of well-trained people there, and it seems as though all eyes are on you. personally, whenever i notice someone like that, i feel a lot of respect for them, but it's probably quite tough for them mentally. 

Edited yesterday at 08:10 PM by Judy2

[LordFall]

11 hours ago, bazera said:

That sucks.

How did you injure yourself? Lifting too much weight without proper form?

Different things each time. Recently it was helping my dad doing construction work in the house. Last time it was doing squats. I'm quite sure I had good form but since my injury when I was like 19 it hasn't recovered that well. 

[eos_nyxia]

There's a lot of options too if you don't prefer to go to a gym or can't! (Time, energy, and money is an issue for a lot of people.) I myself could go to the gym, but I don't prefer to be watched or interact with people and would rather keep that energy to myself. For me, the gym is not a social place. Plus, I could just stay at home and work out, and not think twice about throwing on some ugly clothes and making ugly faces under high exertion.  

Outside the house, I mostly only swim and do certain calisthenics/ classical gymnastics conditioning that I can't do at home (mostly in a public park/ school yard), and occasionally lately I go for a run even though I HATED it growing up. I swim seriously though. 

At home: I do a lot of yoga, and these days I also cross train classical gymnastics conditioning (which replaced what mat pilates used to do, because it does all that and much more) and classical ballet barre. I find it especially important to address areas that are weak and tight (sometimes both), especially as a hypermobile person. Like many girls, I did some of both growing up, so it's not exactly new to me.

For heavy resistance training, I mainly focus on heavy kettlebells, I also use very heavy resistance bands, (and have the equipment that goes with it). These days I'm not using barbells and dumbbells as much.

Lately I also do a lot of steel club-style training, and I finally just started heavy steel mace. It's so much fun! I used to do traditional Chinese martial arts as a teenager and I've always been a heavy weapons kind of girl. (I'm yearning to return to a martial arts studio though. Maybe next year or the year after, ideally.)

Mostly I train for power, power endurance, and specific skills. 

Most of my equipment doesn't take up that much space other the very basic bench and power rack situation and the deadlift bar. 

Other non-gym options which are relatively space and cost efficient: various calisthenics/ gymnastics equipment (pull up bar, gymnastics rings, dip bar, those cheapo sliders you can get for like 10 bucks), suspension trainer, jump rope (a staple in the kickboxing/ boxing community).

You can get those mini stair steppers or walking pads if you just want to increase your step count and don't want to step outside. Or if you want to step outside and try something different, put some weights in a backpack and go rucking (just make sure that the weight isn't awkwardly distributed at the bottom of the bag and it's helpful to have the supportive strap around the chest/ upper core, which is especially important the more time you wear the backpack and the more weight you put in it). Honestly you can probably get away with using a non-rucking backpack for up to 30 or 40 pounds as long as it is made with robust enough fabric. 

If you want machines or to barbell squat or bench a lot of weight, then yea, you will probably have to go to a gym that has a power cage and whatever other than equipment you need if you can't build a proper garage gym. But then you'd need to go to a proper gym (usually a specialist one). A lot of public gyms don't actually have that equipment anyway. Like, both of the community gyms near me have a smith machine but not a power rack.

Edited 12 hours ago by eos_nyxia

[Rigel]

17 hours ago, YIDIRYIDIR said:

damn, you want an immortality pill or something lol. 

I just want my training to lead to me moving like one of those:

Not one of those: