So we are all posting the top 5 exercises we love to hate. For me there are a few exercises that really pain me to do each and every week but I do them because I love the results I get. That is what this post is all about.
5. Push ups. I remember a girl who could not do a push up to save her life! Then in came Jillian Michaels and in every single one of her workout videos there is some version of a push up. I used to have to do them on my knees. But I have fought and pretty hard I must admit to come to the day where now I can do 1 handed military style push ups! I love how push ups work my core muscles and keep them strong but I do hate doing them because it is something I always struggle to do.
4. Biking. I really wish I could learn to love it but for now it is one of those painful exercises which I have not mastered. I set a preliminary goal to become a triathlete next year so again this is one I will keep hating but I know I will love becoming a triathlete!
3. Chest press. Working the chest muscles for me did not start until about 3 months ago. I always avoided working solely the chest muscles because it was an exercise I did not like to do. For me chest presses and chest flies are the hard but I do love having a defined chest muscle. And the chest muscle helps burn more fat ;)
2. Squats. For me number 2 and 1 go hand in hand. The legs are hardest for me to work because it pushes me out of my comfort zone. It is not comfortable for me to squat and I keep adding weight to my workout so it makes me work even harder. But let's face it there is nothing like wearing a pair of jeans and having that nice pop ;)
1. Lunges. The leg workouts hurt. That is the bottom line for me is it bothers my knees and I am sore for 2-3 days after a good workout session focusing on legs and glutes. I push them hard because I know they can handle it. I want defined quad muscles and I want to run faster so I love the effects of these types of workouts.
At the end of the day there are just some exercises that you hate to do but keep doing because when you look in the mirror and see results it makes it all worth all the sweat and tears in the gym!
What are your top 5 love to hate exercises?
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4 comments:
Oh I hate lunges too! lol!! I forgot about those ones. Good one. :)
You will indeed love becoming a triathlete, no doubt about it!
I'm with you on the push-ups. I am working on getting better so I try to take time with that and planks to build of the strength to get me though. It feels great when you see progress though ;)
Pushups are definitely the bane of my existence. I'm still working on my form in girly pushups, but I'll get there.
For me definitely the plank. I hate the plank. Their are days when I'm doing Bob or Jillian tapes and I want them to shut up so we can get the plank over. For me on lunges I have to step back with my lunges. I never go forward because when I step forward my knees would ache for days. I heard on one of the Turbo jam tape i have if you knee hurt to do the lunges by stepping back and that worked for me I dont have any knee pain with lunges any more. Plus I still get the same quad workout as the normal way. Try it maybe it might work for you two.
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