Making weightlifting fun
I’ve been wondering what could I do to make weightlifting fun. People seem to think cardio is this monster that is here to make you bored and tired. But let me tell ya, its not. Machines are boring I do agree, but If I could afford an elliptical and or running machine, I would use that thing like it was going out of style. Watching shows like Family Guy, Futurama, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, or movies like, Hot Fuzz, Sean of the Dead. Or even watching good ol Walker Texas Ranger. But I dont have the money to buy one and watch what I want. So I go for alternatives, Try dribbling a soccer ball for a couple hours, better yet learn some ball handling patterns, Or I as I like to call Juggling the ball. I even improved so much at that, that I actually run around juggling the ball in the air. In the heat of the summer you bust out a sweat like you’ve been in a sauna with a sweat suit on. Lets not forget bicycling, if you start biking on real roads with real hills and real weather you are in for an ride that even the best cycling machine cant mimic. Sure you burn calories in a cycling course at your local YMCA. But after biking a good 15 miles on some pretty damn hilly terrain, that bike seems to get harder and harder to balance.
I dont see where Im going with this statement all I am saying is that. If you don’t consider working out fun, that it is only a lifestyle then you need to reassess why you are working out. Sure having a better body is a bonus, but if that is the only thing that makes you happy, then you become a one-dimensional bodybuilder. How many powerlifters you hear talking about Gauguain, Thiebaud, Auerbach, Degas. Or talk about politics like they can do it better, or talk about the governments problems. I want to see weightlifters more involved with just weightlifting, maybe I am being a hypocrit. Expand your body as well as your mind. Read ancient literature, old english literature. Read Poetry, if you have an interest pursue it like you pursue bodybuilding, it will lead to great success in life and becoming something better than just a chiseled rock hard individual….
-Pierson-
August 11, 2007 at 4:57 am
Nice blog. You have some very good points. And I don’t know of any powerlifters in office, but I know of a wrestler and body builder
Still, good job!
August 11, 2007 at 11:22 am
Wrestling and bodybuilding almost go hand in hand. How many comedian bodybuilders do you know? Of course true bodybuilders really dont have time to tackle other things, damn eating schedules, but for the casual lifter (me) I feel that theres needs to be a more well-rounded lifter. Someone who expands their muscles as much as their mind. It does not have to be drastic. What if this so called lifter has an interest in animals, but feels he cant pursue that because his lifting schedule is too cumbersome. Well then, that person should buy a book about his interest in animals. That is a poor analogy, but still it sets a point. Ive been looking at blogs and most just talk about their day at the gym. Pretty boring to me. Ex: Well I went to the gym did some hardcore arms, im talking 5 sets of 12 on the barbell curl, then some hammer curls and then some concentration curls, then for a burnout on machine curls… My arms are thrashed…. Most of us know that this work out is hard, because some of us do it, why do I want to hear it from another person. I think people should write in their blogs to inspire other people to become better individuals as well as lifters…