Weightlifting?

[AtomicStone 724]

Does anyone on here weightlift? Whether it be a hobby or compete.. I haven't met any yet and feel kind of like an idiot anytime I bring it up.

 

I tend to enjoy Olympic weights and intense type workouts to really get the heart pumping!

 

So does anyone else have similar interests?

[Iudex 1,945]

I don't lift weights as in, benchpress or anything. I do, however, go on regular runs carrying a pre-set load of stuff. Usually gravel or rocks. I'll go for around 6 kilometres per run, carrying a weight of around 15~25 kilos. I can't really carry more, because I don't really have a backpack that's meant to carry that kind of weight... (And it freaking KILLS my neck.)

 

Might get myself a bergen sometime.

 

I do other stuff like conditioning workouts now and then, to prepare myself for the military. But other than that, I'm really lazy.

Edited September 12, 2013 by Windhover

[AtomicStone 724]

  On 2013-09-12 at 1:14 PM, Windhover said:

I don't lift weights as is, benchpress or anything. I do, however, go on regular runs carrying a pre-set load of stuff. Usually gravel or rocks. I'll go for around 6 kilometres per run, carrying a weight of around 15~25 kilos. I can't really carry more, because I don't really have a backpack that's meant to carry that kind of weight...

 

Might get myself a bergen sometime.

 

I do other stuff like conditioning workouts now and then, to prepare myself for the military. But other than that, I'm really lazy.

That sounds a great idea to keep in shape, I may well try that at some point, maybe during my marathon training.

 

Military huh? My brother is due to go out soon for military duty, he loves it!

[Thunderchild 875]

I started when I was about 12-was getting crap at school and thought it would help. I'm 43 now, still pounding. I have my own gear, built up over years of yard sales and just fabricating what I need.

I never really got into competition, as it doesn't interest me. I just try to do a little better than I did last time, is all.

[Iudex 1,945]

Yeah, been conditioning myself for the past half year. Lost a good +15 kilos. I'm pretty proud o' myself.

 

Going into the National Guard so they'll pay for my college after I do BCT. Once I'm in college, I'll do an ROTC, so I can earn my officer's education and get my degree at the same time. Doing a few Engineer courses, I figured it'd make me more appealing to the guys in EOD. Afterwards I'll go straight in and do my specializations later.

[AtomicStone 724]

  On 2013-09-12 at 1:22 PM, Thunderchild said:

 

 

I started when I was about 12-was getting crap at school and thought it would help. I'm 43 now, still pounding. I have my own gear, built up over years of yard sales and just fabricating what I need.

I never really got into competition, as it doesn't interest me. I just try to do a little better than I did last time, is all.

12, wow that's a young age to get into it. I didn't start until 4 years ago when I was 18 but its been just recently that I've started taking it all a lot more seriously.

 

I had the same problems getting picked on at school but its so surprising how much progress you can make if you just put dedication and effort in, no matter what your size at first! It's awesome.

[repsol rave 2,963]

well... i used to.

i really want to go do it again, but i can't  

the gym is way too expensive, i can't afford it with my current income. and well, gym equipment is even more expensive.

i try to do push-ups every day tough.

[Nightmare Night 151]

nope no lifting for me, but I do intend on getting a license to carry when I finish my car payment. who needs to be really buff when u can own a gun.   

[Kulstor 254]

I don't lift weights, but I do use resistance bands, of a certain company.  I like the no need to switch weights, no sound of weights banging together, that bugs me, no idea why.  Also the way the have the same clip that mountain climbers use you can quickly add or switch resistance.  Though looking at me it looks like I don't exercise at all.  I guess since I don't believe in doing it till I can't move or till a muscle hurts/burns.  I've noticed some slight improvements though. 

[Batbrony 16,056]

Oh yeah, I definitely weightlift as regularly as I can.  Great exercise for the body, plus it's also a good way to wind down and get rid of stress; been doing it on a regular basis ever since my time on my high school's football team, although now I obviously don't lift quite as intensely as I did then.

[HeroSparks 232]

I have to lift to keep the muscle built up in my shoulders. I had a throwing accident in high school track that tore my tendon out of place in my shoulder and popped it over the joint. So if I don't keep it in good shaped it could happen again, and it was pretty painful so I'd rather not.

[AtomicStone 724]

  On 2013-09-12 at 4:13 PM, HeroSparks said:

I have to lift to keep the muscle built up in my shoulders. I had a throwing accident in high school track that tore my tendon out of place in my shoulder and popped it over the joint. So if I don't keep it in good shaped it could happen again, and it was pretty painful so I'd rather not.

That sounds painful! But it's good to hear that you're back in the swing of things.. The worst thing that can happen is someone loosing motivation because of a horrible accident like that.

[Arretez 225]

I lifted for about two months this summer, then I kinda got bored of it. I also didn't really like the body type that I was being pushed to obtain. I was being pushed to get that chiseled body where I could dead lift six hundred and fifty pounds. The body type I'm going for is the kind where you can move your weight, and maybe a little extra, quickly and efficiently. So now I mostly do body weight routines and climbing.

[Fluttershyfan94 5,744]

I started weightlifting when I was 11 not sure, but stopped for a while. Just the regular weightlifting as well as some time on the bench. It was mostly just me derping around with weights. But I liked it at the time, I lifted from time and time until today but never really took it seriously. It was mostly just for fun, so I would usually not lift too much. Now I have started to lift more, during the summers I lift stuff all the time and do pull ups and push ups wherever I can. Just to warm up and be prepared for everything, it's good to be prepared.

 

I have started to use the bench more now, now I lift for 30 min up to an hour a day. I guess it's good to decide that you will spend an hour a day lifting.

 

I don't lift much, but hey at least I can say that I lift when someone says: "Bro, do you even lift?".

 

 

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Now each time I can say "yes" to this below. lol

 

 

 

Edited September 12, 2013 by Fluttershyfan94

[AtomicStone 724]

  On 2013-09-12 at 4:12 PM, Batbrony said:

Oh yeah, I definitely weightlift as regularly as I can. Great exercise for the body, plus it's also a good way to wind down and get rid of stress; been doing it on a regular basis ever since my time on my high school's football team, although now I obviously don't lift quite as intensely as I did then.

Turns into a big part of your life doesn't it? And I agree, it's one of the best means of keeping stress off your chest for sure!

 

I have had some cases where I've felt unmotivated but I've been taught that you have to fight through that stage.

  On 2013-09-12 at 4:37 PM, Arretez said:

I lifted for about two months this summer, then I kinda got bored of it. I also didn't really like the body type that I was being pushed to obtain. I was being pushed to get that chiseled body where I could dead lift six hundred and fifty pounds. The body type I'm going for is the kind where you can move your weight, and maybe a little extra, quickly and efficiently. So now I mostly do body weight routines and climbing.

It's what you want, not what others do that matters man. Keep at it!

 

Love rock climbing myself when I get the chance to do it but unfortunately I don't get much practice anymore.

[H.P. Lance 138]

I used to make quite the regular habit of it, but after my arm was broken - resulting in surgery where a long metal plate was permanently bolted onto my humerus bone - you can imagine that my enthusiasm died down somewhat.

 

Nowadays I can rarely find the time to exercise anyway, but I do respect people who have the patience and will to regularly keep themselves fit.

 

Oh, and my broken arm was not a direct result of weightlifting - instead it was indirectly caused by the stupid overconfidence it gave me. I challenged someone to an arm wrestle and...SNAP. It was quite the life lesson.

[Sylentmana 271]

Some friends tried to get me to lift, but when I struggled to lift just the bar with no weights, I decided it wasn't worth it. My friends were very encouraging, but it felt as if everyone else in the gym was watching and judging me. I'm pretty sure I heard some girls laughing at me too so that kind of killed it.

[Wynn-Shy 29]

people always think I go to the gym because I do parkour
But the truth is i am lazy as f#ck xDD
I just jump around a bit in the city but thats it! i don't need to be a bodybuilder for that :3

[AtomicStone 724]

  On 2013-09-12 at 4:51 PM, Crystalline HP said:

I used to make quite the regular habit of it, but after my arm was broken - resulting in surgery where a long metal plate was permanently bolted onto my humerus bone - you can imagine that my enthusiasm died down somewhat.

 

Nowadays I can rarely find the time to exercise anyway, but I do respect people who have the patience and will to regularly keep themselves fit.

 

Oh, and my broken arm was not a direct result of weightlifting - instead it was indirectly caused by the stupid overconfidence it gave me. I challenged someone to an arm wrestle and...SNAP. It was quite the life lesson.

I suppose I should think myself lucky that I haven't sustained an injury like this yet.. It worries me with all the injuries I hear about..

  On 2013-09-12 at 5:18 PM, Sylentmana said:

Some friends tried to get me to lift, but when I struggled to lift just the bar with no weights, I decided it wasn't worth it. My friends were very encouraging, but it felt as if everyone else in the gym was watching and judging me. I'm pretty sure I heard some girls laughing at me too so that kind of killed it.

Wow.. Nothing I hate more than people that are judgemental towards people that are making the effort to make a change.. This is why half of people are so unmotivated to workout these days.. Because of judgemental idiots

[Arretez 225]

  On 2013-09-12 at 4:50 PM, Flutterbro1422 said:

Turns into a big part of your life doesn't it? And I agree, it's one of the best means of keeping stress off your chest for sure!

 

I have had some cases where I've felt unmotivated but I've been taught that you have to fight through that stage.

 

It's what you want, not what others do that matters man. Keep at it!

 

Love rock climbing myself when I get the chance to do it but unfortunately I don't get much practice anymore.

Because I live in the city, there aren't very many rocky places for me to climb. However, there is an overabundance of parking garages, and I shall certainly keep on climbing them.

Edited September 12, 2013 by Arretez

[Akemi Homura 7,681]

 

I used to have to do weight training every day when I was still on my varsity football team, but those days are over now (been two years... where does the time go). That, along with plenty of jogging and agility drills. But these days, I am content on being a bum who prefers to watch anime all day.

[Vertigo_95 572]

Other than carrying two textbooks plus other things in my bag, yes I actually do weight lift. I do it in the morning before I leave for school, and when I get home.

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I do it around 4 times a week, currently. Best stuff eva.