Weights are fine and all but have you considered using a rowing machine
I love lifting weights. I usually do 25 pounds (roughly 12kg) in each hand, 40 seconds on, 20 seconds off for 30 minutes. I do a gauntlet of different exercises, from squats, deadlifts, swings, ohp, curls, bench press etc. It's great I love it. But really I looove doing heavy deadlifts. My goal is to hit 400 pounds but I'll probably never get there
Also, I love muay Thai on the heavy bag. So much fun
Muay Thai gang!
I haven't been to a gym in years, but I still practice my form on bags.
Doing that with bodyweight exercise, free weights, and cardio keep me fit
I lift maybe 5 days a week, but man, for whatever reason, I can't make deadlifts or squat technique work. Have watched dozens of videos or website tutorials. Either the weight is light, injury-free, and feel no pump whatsoever, or the weight is moderately heavy, immediately injurious and I feel the pump...and wonder why I continue to keep putting myself through this instead of just using machines.
Have been lifting for several years, I can bench 325lbs, 20 rep sets of pull-ups, but I can only squat/deadlift 245lbs and will definitely end up hurt afterwards. I am still continuing to waste my time on squats and deadlifts, under the illusion that someday I'll figure out what it is I'm missing.
Yes, recording definitely helps identify things to try, it facilitates the ongoing process of trial and error. Just wish I could figure out the specific thing or things I should be changing to get the combination that unlocks the ability to load up more weight safely.
A guilty pleasure of mine are these videos by a powerlifter who pretends to be a janitor: https://www.youtube.com/@vladimirfitness. Some of the bamboozled are pretty humble by it actually, which is nice to see.
I like lifting, used to run a lot, and I meditate. Those "highs" are much cleaner and healthier than anything else. I hope to be in a parade like this one day: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/soviet-gym-teachers-1956/
Lifting is fantastic and definitely gives me that “runners high” effect. Particularly kettlebells, there’s just something very cool about doing all these athletic movements with 62 lbs of iron wrapped around your forearm. The sort of “move your arm around the bell rather than the bell around your arm” thing of stuff like cleans and snatches just feels cool once you master it.
Circus lifts are fun too. I really enjoy figure eight based movements, slinging the bell between your legs from one hand to another and then back again in front of you is great fun. Flip swings are great too, but I need to do those over grass, still not good enough to not drop regularly.
But I will say there’s something very cool about powerlifting too. Loading down my shoulders with like 400+ lbs and squatting feels raw and primal. Also like instant ego death, you don’t think about anything but moving the weight.
Also, there’s a fitness com that’s not used often. You should definitely post more stories there.
I got into running about 10 years ago and have done it ever since. It's the only thing I've done that always makes me feel good. Occasionally I have to force myself to go, or have a rough run where I feel like quitting the whole way, but it always feels good after.
I tried lifting last winter because it's not safe to run here once it snows and I hate treadmills. I injured my shoulder and haven't gotten the motivation to start back up. Lifting feels good for me, but it's nowhere near as intense as the rush I get from running.
Started going to the gym with my partner for the first time in over a decade. I'm feeling so much better and I get high from it, it's great!
