What keeps you going?

[hunningham]

I really liked this - some thoughtful interesting comments about why exercise in general and why strength-training is the thing which works for some people

https://shesabeast.substack.com/p/what-actually-keeps-you-going/comments

Comments

[octahedrite]

That was a nice read, thank you for sharing!

[coffeetime]

My friend is starting therapy again, not his first go-round. Therapy is only marginally effective for him. I asked him if the therapist is giving him homework yet, and he said yes, he has to look at himself in the mirror and say positive things, and it is very, very difficult for him. I said, "That's one of the things I like about lifting: I can say positive things to myself like YES, YOU PICKED UP THAT HUGE-ASS DUMBBELL, GO YOU!"

Although not today. I've been low energy for several days, and that was not magically gone, and I failed most of my already not-that-heavy lifts. But I will keep going back and I will keep trying.

[cesy]

Thank you, that was helpful, and now I'm off to read more of Casey's stuff.