Hello,
Recently I’ve lost all enjoyment in lifting. I used to love going to the gym and it was stress-relieving for me. Now, I leave the gym feeling frustrated with the lack of progress I’ve made and stressed about what I’m not doing right with my training.
I’ve been lifting consistently for over 2 years now and I currently lift 4x per week which is probably the maximum time I can afford to spend in the gym with other things going on in life right now (studying, job etc.). I think the root of my frustration comes from: looking the same and lifting the same weights as I did about a year ago for the majority of exercises I perform regularly. Even though I don’t have a strength/powerlifting training style, I’d lift what would be considered ‘novice’ numbers.
For a while, even without making any progress, I still enjoyed going to the gym and training. Now I just feel like it’s almost a waste of my time in a busy period in my life. I know training should be something you do to be healthier, and its such an insignificant thing to worry about in life, but it just feels really frustrating when your not getting anything back from something you used to love to do, and put so many hours of hard work into.
I’m writing this on here to look for some advice on how I can start enjoying my training again and not feel frustrated over it when I have more important things to worry about. Maybe I’m not doing enough in the gym and lifting more would maybe bring me some gains and ease my frustrations? Or maybe I should cut back on lifting for a while during this busy time? Appreciate anyone’s thoughts!