Fitness Thread

Surely you have the urge now and again to move around and get your heart pumping, whether thats playing football going for a jog or lifting some weights.

No its just laziness.

Nope.

That would mean getting sweaty and smelly, having my calves cramp up and turn my saliva turn into some thick, blood-flavoured paste. Simply put exercise makes me feel like shit.

I get that in the long run it's good for me, but why would I waste 30 to 90 minutes of my day doing something that makes me feel horrendous and gives me no enjoyment when I could read a book, watch a film or play games instead?

They appear in most videos as well if not all so that's brilliant bud. Are you going to do the full 60 days as planned out? I quickly realized I wouldn't be able to stick to the calender, so I just pick out whichever ones I want to do. Done a good few of the max videos recently, and I like the Insanse Abs vid and pure cardio too. I've his new training videos as well, the t25's. They're workouts that last just 25 min but no breaks. Equally as effective!

How do you physically not do exercise for coming on 3 years?

I feel disgusting going a week without doing something. End up in a really fowl mood too.

Not judging or anything, just don't understand.

Easy. Working out is boring as fuck.

This, as well. I've just started working from 9:00-5:30, meaning I'm up at 8:00 and won't be home until 6:00. I'm planning on joining a gym once my first paycheck comes through, but I'm already thinking how damn hard it will be to motivate myself to work out once I finish an eight-hour shift. It's already dark by that time and all I want to do is get home, watch some TV and relax in the evening.

I'm going to force myself to do it, but it doesn't half feel like a chore.

This, as well. I've just started working from 9:00-5:30, meaning I'm up at 8:00 and won't be home until 6:00. I'm planning on joining a gym once my first paycheck comes through, but I'm already thinking how damn hard it will be to motivate myself to work out once I finish an eight-hour shift. It's already dark by that time and all I want to do is get home, watch some TV and relax in the evening.

I'm going to force myself to do it, but it doesn't half feel like a chore.

I heard there was a guy doing squat lifts with a weight so heavy he shit his insides out. Never exercise, it's bad for you.

Allow yourself to get into a routine with it.

It's ridiculous how much of an effect that has. It's a bit like when you're at Uni compared to work. Getting up for 9 AM to get into work sucks, but I've never been late to a job that starts at that time. Yet when I have to get up for a 9AM lecture one time a week my body fights me about it.

It's the same thing for going to the gym. Motivate yourself to go, for example, 3 times a week at 6 o clock on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and then watch as your body changes from being 'The gyms shit why are we in the gym?' to 'It's 6 o clock on a Friday, why are you at home? You should go to the gym'

Check if you can't find a gym near your work that is open in the morning instead, is my recommendation.

I completely agree. I had to go to Croydon for four training days and that meant getting up at 6am each day - I fucking hated it, but I did it each day because I had to. Whilst I was at university I would frequently miss 10/11am lectures because my mindset was that I didn't have to get up. It's funny what you can force yourself to do when you tell yourself that you absolutely must do something.

This is only my second full week at this place so I'm still just settling in, but over the next few weeks I'll definitely start trying to get into a routine with the gym. I'm off to five-a-side in twenty minutes so I'm not that lazy...

Yeah, I'll most likely give that a try, but I'm really not a morning person.

Yeah, I'll most likely give that a try, but I'm really not a morning person.

Get off your fucking pedestal.

Nope.

That would mean getting sweaty and smelly, having my calves cramp up and turn my saliva turn into some thick, blood-flavoured paste. Simply put exercise makes me feel like shit.

They're good numbers.

5x5 is fucking with my body I swear. Had about a week and a half off (went to Germany) and ate like shit (read didn't bother to get enough protein and didn't eat enough) came back and then progressed easily on every single exercise including the Overhead Press which I stalled on my last time in the gym then came out of the gym barely feeling like I'd worked out.

Weird.

I do fuck all excercise, it's glorious. Saying that I am playing a game of football tonight.

Lucky bugger. Been out for 6 months with a knee injury. Been exercising like mad - 1km run warmup, 7 1/2 mins on 3/4 sprints, 20km on the bike, 1km run warmdown, normally taking 45 mins - to get fit on top of my physio's recommendation for building up the muscle. Seems to have got me nowhere whatsoever. That said, I'm risking it on Thursday.