How long did it take you from dreading to go to gym to looking forward to going to the gym?

about two weeks. the idea of self betterment was very nice.

Wew lad..

are you on ss? You should try increasing your weight more often

no, but similar. the reason my numbers increased so little is because prior to lifting i was eating super low calories and doing a lot of cardio, so my muscles were pretty much fuckin barren of extra glycogen or w/e. i started failing early because i just wasnt recovering or adapting properly. took a break from my diet, dropped some cardio, and i'm gaining faster than i was and my strength is much more consistent now, so i should be able to keep up the pace for a while or up it. i also do a lot of pause squats and long pause bench to focus on muscles i have shit control over and keep my form decent. i think a portion of it is that my strength is only now starting to return and my body is going from "holyshitwe'restarving" to actually retaining/building muscle.

Dread it at times but it's pretty much a habit at this point. That and post workout highs are the only thing I still have going for me.
>tfw the high wears off

how old is nina hartley now? is she still making porn?

After getting the form down and messing around with LMAO1PL8 at least for the squats, so like four months.

>after a break
Lad you can't take breaks, let it become Stockholm Syndrome.

When I realized that I can relive the same cardio high I got from DDR back in the day by doing cardio HIIT.

I'd rather be The Flash than The Hulk.

nina is going to down as one of the goats

I've never dreaded it
though i do feel this

> just like in bed amirite user

Only reason I dread it is because I have my girlfriend getting on my ass to rush myself. Otherwise,

Its therapy.

Ain't no dread. Just relief from the bothers of the day.

About a month on and off before it became a habit

About 80mg of DMAA usually does the trick

Doms goes away by the second sesh if you ignore it

I do full body, never get doms. Just fail sets lol.

Nina hartley's age finally caught up with her i see

>how long did it take you from dreading to go to gym to looking forward to going to the gym?
Never? I've always liked exercise and if I don't feel like going to the gym I just don't go. If you regularly dread going to the gym you're never gonna make it... find a different gym, try some new exercises, get a buddy (or ditch your current one), or otherwise figure out what you don't like about the gym and change that.

>not liking DOMS
I feel like I've failed unless I get DOMS. Just imagine that the DOMS pain is from your skin stretching to accommodate more muscles, you'll love it.

I've been going for a couple months now and I still dread it. Only because my form is bad and I don't know how to change it. every time after I deadlift/front squat my lower back hurts and I know it has something to do with my form. I've watche plenty of guides online but I think it's just my posture

Been going to the gym for about 8 months now, go more or less everyday unless im really busy.

less motivated to go but I always feel great after going so I just remind myself of that feel.

It took me about two months. The first two months where hard because I didn't have my shit together, still figuring out my routine, figuring out my diet. I also didn't have as much confidence. When you start to see real results it becomes addictive.

>tfw this op took me into a hour long journey into nina hartley related things

This. I was rip roarin (SS) ready to go my first fucking day four years ago. Never looked back

Went to the gym on and off for years since college doing retarded machine only brosplits, hated it and would always fall off within a month or two.

Started an actual routine this year and fell in love within 3 weeks. Been going consistently since January.

this

When I started going at night, I hated it.
Afternoon was the same.
Morning at like 8 was better but I really look forward to my now 4:30 am gym workouts

>dreading to go
Before I first visited
>looking forward
After my first visit.

After I switched to a more expensive gym full of cardio bunnies with a spa and jacuzzi and shit

Post your routine m8

Wow this is literally me

1 week
Never really dreaded it, but was unsure about how to train, what to do if the rack was occupied etc. You learn it quickly

Took a couple of weeks to stop being tired and feeling shit after the gym, and about a month or so before I actually started looking forward to it. A couple of set backs here and there (trying squats for the first time, still hate them but its only once or twice a week for them) but on the whole I really enjoy it. Better sleep, more energy, and better concentration throughout the day.

About 6 months.. I use to drink every night and the first 3 months of going to the gym (I stopped drinking 2 days before joining) was a fucking misery, it was like my body was recovering from all the alcohol. At about the 6 month mark I started to enjoy it. I'm coming up 2 years, I train 6 days a week but I wish I could train twice a day but it'd be too much.

This desu

Iktf
I started going to the gym as something to do in the evenings in stead of drinking and the first month or so was fucking terrible. It is nice to actually be able to get a good sleep now, so its worth it

Pay for the gym.

If you're anything like me a tight as a jew married to a christian at christmas then you'll hate the idea of your money being wasted

>taking breaks

found the dyel.
Longest break i took in 4 years of lifting was 14 days on vacation..

It is the best thing i've ever done and i'm still surprised that I actually stuck it out, I guess I really was over drinking.

Agreed, and I have saved a fuck load of money as well. Bottle of gin every 2 days was getting properly expensive

I changed gyms from Planet Fitness to Gold's. The new atmosphere made me want to work my ass off.
I worked hard back in high school but was nowhere near as knowledgeable about nutrition as I am now.

I've always loved it.

But right now I've got severe hip abductor doms and it sucks to be alive.

I really dont feel anything, I just wake up at 7 every morning and go to the gym, except on sundays. It's just become a habit and even when I have no will to live I still make myself go to gym.

I enjoyed it from day one
I lifted religiously for 2 years then got an injury
Half-assed the last half of the third year
Now I can't be fucked to go at all
I lift whenever I feel like it and I'm considering juicing just to try and make myself want to again

just so you know, if you already have that mentality, once you start juicing, you can never go back to natty lifting again.

>t. someone who has been roiding since 2 years straight even tho he planned to come off after just one cycle

>tfw i dont dread going to the gym to lift but rather because anxiety
Been lifting for years but i fucking hate when theres a lot of people...

im not the poster u replied to

im thinking of just being on 100 mg of test and deca 150mg for increased collegen production.
and an ai

I dont want to build muscle just increase the years i can go on lifting. what u think

Until I realised that working out allowed me to physically harm myself daily with a positive result. Depression blows.

took me 2 1/2 to look forward going to the gym since I first started

Not true at all. Blasted a few times, but honestly it was just a shortcut to the natty limit for me after I cycled off.

I never liked it. Two years in, the meager results are nice, but the lifting itself still sucks. I got a concussion from deadlifring about a year ago, still haven't reached the numbers I had.

I'm doing pretty alright in life in general. I have a place to live, a meaningful way to spend my time, plenty of hobbies, even a gf recently. I haven't lifted in two weeks now and I don't miss it all that much. I'm considering quitting altogether. I don't particularly need it.

I never dreaded it to begin with but then I realized I didn't actually want to be muscular and I stopped.

guys, if you dont give a shit about lifting and being muscular....just stop. There is no point if you think this way.

I'd rather be cute and lithe.

you're disgusting.
muscle is best for boys and girls.

Power difference is hot, If I was strong it would subtract from the power gap between me and my bf.

you would just need a stronger BF you fucking faggot

but no matter how strong a bf I get I'd be happy if the power gap was greater.

5 weeks into the couch to 5k program.

...

Just squat his deadlift bar and you'll have the best power gap possible for the rest of your life

well I mean it's not like I don't excercise at all, I just don't lift heavy.

Still would.

>I just don't lift heavy.

2 days.
Leg day feels great after I'm done, but the sight of the loaded barbell intimidates me
Pull day is plain boring
Push day is where it's at

>Literal grannies
Ew user

I dont really know how I feel about lifting, it really depends. I have times where I absolutely love it and other times where I dislike it.

Currently going from a public gym back to a homegym feels like it was a horrible idea, it is so much harder to motivate myself at home. Sure it is convenient because it saves time but just entering the gym put me in the right mindset and now when I'm in my homegym I have times where I am mentally just not ready to lift some heavy shit.

About 6 months. At first I hated how difficult it was every time I was about to do my workouts, but I loved the way I felt by the time I was finished. So I kept looking forward to that feeling and kept doing it til it got "easy"

Now it's the other way around. I dread not being able to do it