i’m not talking about post workout depression i’m talking about going inside the building and immediately hating your life it’s a big reason i stopped going it was just too much for me
it may be just my gym in particular cause i went to a climb gym and was actually happy being there and was telling my friends how much better being here makes me feel than our regular gym
like if i had to guess it has to be because i don’t enjoy weightlifting in general i don’t find it fun and i know it’s not supposed to be but yea and i don’t have the same will to push myself to the limit as my friends so i get kinda embarrassed when it’s my turn cause i know it’s not going to be impressive and i guess that just sits in my mind whenever i go through the doors
i don’t know just wondering if anyone else feels sad when entering a gym
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I’ve never heard of anyone experiencing this.
Yes I do, because I hate working out. Still gotta go do it though
I mean i never wanna go but i always remember this saying ~ one workout away from a better mood ! So yeah i get it done !
Go to Planet Fitness without your friends. It’s meant to be more comfortable for people at all fitness levels, and there is a lot of very easy to use strength training equipment, and people cannot even really see how much weight you are lifting unless they try really hard to, which they won’t. And if your friends are at a different level, go without them. Then you can steam music and/or videos and zone out while you get in shape.
I feel the opposite. I love my time at the gym, and afterwards when I go home and have nothing but responsibilities to do, I feel depressed. I’m probably using the gym and gains as a escape from my lack of progress in real life
I am sure all of us drag our butrs to the gym. The larger question is have you ever left the gym feeling worse than you came in. That’s never happened to me although I’d have to talk myself into going, I’ve never ever regretted leaving if I only had a so so work out.
If you have an exercise you actually enjoy, do it.
Never compare yourself to others. “I’m not going to be as impressive…” At that. But you are more than, say, what you can bench, no matter what your friends may say.
You like the climb gym…so stick with that.
Me? I hate going to the gym. I get no endorphins from working out. So I torture myself in exchange for feeling physically better in the future. It takes a lot of willpower.
But, when I show up at my fencing class, I talk with fun people, and I engage in a sport I find interesting mentally. I still get no exercise endorphins, but I like it more because the activity is more fun.
Life goal: Do what you can enjoy and keep doing. It will help keep you moving for a long time.
Oh ya I used to. I kept going and eventually I no longer hated it. Still I dread of having to go to the gym but I love to be in the gym now and love the feeling of completing a workout.
I’ve found that while exercising sometimes my blood sugar will drop and I’ll feel depressed. I’m not diabetic or anything I guess I’m just sensitive to it. If you think you might be experiencing something similar I’d recommend trying to keep your sugars up before and after your workouts either with little sugary treats or ideally with juice, fruits, smoothies, etc
I do hate the act, but i like the results. I feel very out of place like i shouldn’t be there. I‘m not some rhino person trying to maintain, but im also not a retiree trying to stay flexible and out of a care home… i lost 25kg last year between February snd August. Progress slowed a lot since then since im in the 80kg range. I want this belly to go away so much.
Yes going in vs coming out is like a hangover in reverse.
Two options
The gym isn’t for everyone and that’s okay! My parents hateeeeeee the gym but love working out in other ways
Hard-hitting fact in life especially through rough and uncomfortable times — the only way is through. Keep pushing and turn that uncomfort into your best friend.
If you don’t like it then don’t force yourself to do it, there are plenty of ways to stay healthy in the world. Personally I go because I love it, it just makes me feel alive.
Yes! I don’t know why, but it took me a long time to overcome this.
I don’t have a problem going to the gym now, when I can access one, but I still have a hard time looking at myself in the mirror because I can’t believe how aged and overweight my body has become
Even though I’m still quite fit, I don’t look like it
The opposite actually. Although I don’t know any of the gym goers personally, I like seeing people putting in the effort in improving themselves physically.
If you can find a gym with comfortable place to sit in it, you can acclimate by going there and browsing stuff on your phone for a while.
Like a home away from home.
For me it took a while, so I counted every bit of progress as a win. Drive to the gym and read my phone-victory. Actually walk in and then leave-victory. Get on the treadmill for 3 minutes-victory.
Also, if the weight lifting is hard, try lower weights and fewer reps. Maybe other resistance variations. Personally, I’ve found I prefer resistance training that doesn’t involve suspension of heavy iron weights above my chest and skull.
Is it the ultimate in optimal progress-no. But it’s still getting stronger, just more slowly.
I’m doing much better there now, but it took a while.