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In a terrible sexless marriage for 15 years with three children.
I basically use work or weights to escape.
I basically use work or weights to escape.
I've been thinking about a subject that seems to not get discussed much. That is, the mental perks of training.
I heard someone say recently that it was hard to get motivated when "off" and feeling progress in the gym was going to be much more difficult. We focus a lot on progress and looking better and getting stronger, but the mental aspect is huge for me. For example…
Earlier this year I was really stressed and worried because of my health issue. It was a huge mental weight on me, still is. I remember a couple guys in my gym telling me "I can't believe you are in here training during chemo". My response was, yes, it is hard. I have to pace myself, I'm tired most of the time and I am weak, but the benefit is the same. I walk out of here feeling better than when I walked in. I feel better physically and AND MENTALLY. It helped me tremendously to deal with all that.
My point is, we ALL have to deal with worry and stress from time to time. That is life. But doesn't hitting the iron help you deal with it mentally? Don't you love that "second lease" on life feeling you have after training?
Honestly there are 3 twilight moments for me in life :-
1. Being with a naked beautiful woman
2. A phenomenal workout
3. An amazing computer game
To expand further on this "twilight", its just when I am in that zone I become totally encompassed with that moment completely removed from everything else. No matter how shit a day I have had 1 of these 3 will cheer me up and totally remove me from dull monotony of reality!
I will never stop lifting purely due to how good it does feel , its like a euphoric release, even when I am cruising or off, still i need to hit it , honestly its like therapy for me.
I like the list, I have one out of 3, was thinking about getting the latest Diablo installment but it means getting a better computer with a better graphics and sound card blah blah blah...
And to add to Bricks OP, working out makes me feel really good, its my therapy and keeps me from being out of control with my temper.
Conversely when my training starts to suck, it really frustrates me and I found it odd that it can actually worsen my mood in some aspects.
But great post just the same, for the most part, the benefits cannot be denied.