What is it about running exactly that makes you feel more masculine than goig nto the gym

[Goosemaster]

[Stream of consciousness]


There are a bunch of reasons that might explain it and maybe someone could narrow it down for me or help me understand it.


It's as if supporting your own weight and realizing that your momentum will only take you:

A) One more step
B) Straight down, head-first into the pavement.

...and that every step you take means that you are one step farther from home....you feel really satisfied after you finish the run 'successfully.'


Somehow the notion that if you give up there is nothing else to rely on for a boost or a helping hand is really stimulating after the run. One feels content and can refer to the challenge faced and the completion of that challenge.

...?

I simply do not get this at the gym where I know I can stop lifting and take a break or switch machines or whatever. For the record, I have always hated running.

Until now.
For all of my life I have loved playing soccer, but the running had a purpose and I never had a problem with it. Now running for the sake of running is really enjoyable.

As brutish or as arrogant or as testoronically ignorant as this may sound, after a run, I have no doubt in my find that I am a man, and that makes me really proud.



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EDIT: I'm sorry. I?m just very sleepy

 

[Landroval]

Maybe you should work harder at the gym? Seriously, a tough workout will drain you as much as a vigorous run.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Landroval
Maybe you should work harder at the gym? Seriously, a tough workout will drain you as much as a vigorous run.

It's not about being drained. It's really hard to explain. Hell I remember times coing out of the gym when I felt alive and vibrant, or times when I felt wasted and dizzy.



I jsut can't quantify the way I feel tough. It's like winning a soccer match but there is no game...


It's just really arduous...and your reward is own metaphysical or something

 

[Landroval]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Landroval
Maybe you should work harder at the gym? Seriously, a tough workout will drain you as much as a vigorous run.

It's not about being drained. It's really hard to explain. Hell I remember times coing out of the gym when I felt alive and vibrant, or times when I felt wasted and dizzy.



I jsut can't quantify the way I feel tough. It's like winning a soccer match but there is no game...


It's just really arduous...and your reward is own metaphysical or something

On a longer run I get endorphin rush

 

[gigapet]

i like when I leave the gym sometimes, i have to pull over on the side of the road open my car door and vomit after a rigourous work out.

edit: clarity

 

[PricklyPete]

I think you just have some psycological problems if you think it is more masculine. I run a lot (marathons, etc) and yes, I do like running outside instead of the gym...but it has nothing to do with the "masculinity" and everything to do with the change of scenery. That being said...if I'm running for less than an hour I'm perfectly fine with the gym and the "scenery"/motivation it provides.

 

[radioouman]

I love running, and I hate lifting weights.. well, I don't hate it, but my favorite part of going to the gym is running.
For me, I am putting my body and my mind up against a challenge, and when I finish running I have overcome that challenge. Every time I go to the gym, I challenge myself in a different way. Lower my time, run a farther distance, run at a faster speed for a small time, etc. When I overcome that challenge, I feel great.

 

[Bulldog13]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
[Stream of consciousness]


There are a bunch of reasons that might explain it and maybe someone could narrow it down for me or help me understand it.


It's as if supporting your own weight and realizing that your momentum will only take you:

A) One more step
B) Straight down, head-first into the pavement.

...and that every step you take means that you are one step farther from home....you feel really satisfied after you finish the run 'successfully.'


Somehow the notion that if you give up there is nothing else to rely on for a boost or a helping hand is really stimulating after the run. One feels content and can refer to the challenge faced and the completion of that challenge.

...?

I simply do not get this at the gym where I know I can stop lifting and take a break or switch machines or whatever. For the record, I have always hated running.

Until now.
For all of my life I have loved playing soccer, but the running had a purpose and I never had a problem with it. Now running for the sake of running is really enjoyable.

As brutish or as arrogant or as testoronically ignorant as this may sound, after a run, I have no doubt in my find that I am a man, and that makes me really proud.



[/stream of consciousness]



EDIT: I'm sorry. I?m just very sleepy

If you like the idea of A) and B) then try doing your one rep max for 2 reps without a spot. Trust me. Then it s only you between surviving and having the bar crush your trachea (assuming bench press).


Isn't that the same thing as stopping during the middle of a run ? Or switching to a walk ?

It seems to me you find it easier to run and because of this don't allow yourself any excuses while doing it. Approach the gym the same way. If you say you re going to get 8 reps for 5 sets, do it. Just wandering off to a different machine in the middle is the same as stopping for a smoke break during a run.

 

[purbeast0]

i like lifting weights because i like tracking my progress and when i go to the gym, i ALWAYS do more weights/reps than I did the previous time. I bring a notepad and keep track of my reps/weights/sets and all that stuff, then when I do the same muscle group the next week I always push myself to go a little harder and further, usually doing a LITTLE heavier weight or some more reps of the same weight.

then in a month or two when I see someone I haven't seen for a while and they compliment me on how I look bigger or more in shape, it makes me feel good .

and PS, running SUCKS! i cut out cardio since my trip to Aruba and don't plan on doing it again for a while, I'm trying to bulk up now.

 

[Amused]

It's called a "runner's high" You're using your body to get stoned.

Fsckin' junky.

At any rate, proper, high intensity (heavy) weight lifting will increase your testosterone levels better than any other activity.

 

[Blieb]

I like cycling AND working out!

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
i cut out cardio since my trip to Aruba and don't plan on doing it again for a while, I'm trying to bulk up now.

I tried that, and was always sorry later. So now, when bulking, I minimize the intensity and duration of cardio, but still do it 3 days a week. That way, getting back into it isn't so painful.

 

[rgreen83]

Originally posted by: Amused
At any rate, proper, high intensity (heavy) weight lifting will increase your testosterone levels better than any other activity.

xcept for sex, if you do it right that is!

 

[40Hands]

I hate running, its bad for your knees. Now biking on the other hand. Good stuff...

 

[Saint Nick]

i go skateboarding. that's pretty aerobic and it works every muscle.

 

[bleeb]

I love running.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Replace running with cycling and I'm in complete agreement.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: purbeast0
i cut out cardio since my trip to Aruba and don't plan on doing it again for a while, I'm trying to bulk up now.

I tried that, and was always sorry later. So now, when bulking, I minimize the intensity and duration of cardio, but still do it 3 days a week. That way, getting back into it isn't so painful.

heh i don't have that problem, lucky me I just have a fast metabolism. since last august until january when i broke my ankle, i did no cardio what soever, and i ate like total crap, all while working out and taking protein. i could still see my six pack under my little fatty layer on my belly, even after doing no cardio for about 6 months.

its just hard in general for me to gain weight, so i'm makikng sure not to do cardio.

 

[Nimloth]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Replace running with cycling and I'm in complete agreement.

Nothing makes me feel more mascule than sitting on a couch, watching football, and drinking a beer.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: purbeast0
i cut out cardio since my trip to Aruba and don't plan on doing it again for a while, I'm trying to bulk up now.

I tried that, and was always sorry later. So now, when bulking, I minimize the intensity and duration of cardio, but still do it 3 days a week. That way, getting back into it isn't so painful.

heh i don't have that problem, lucky me I just have a fast metabolism. since last august until january when i broke my ankle, i did no cardio what soever, and i ate like total crap, all while working out and taking protein. i could still see my six pack under my little fatty layer on my belly, even after doing no cardio for about 6 months.

its just hard in general for me to gain weight, so i'm makikng sure not to do cardio.

Pfft, wait until you hit your 30s.

And it isn't so much for fat control as it is for stamina. If I quit cardio too long, getting back into it just hurts until my body is used to it again.

Again, wait 'till you hit your 30s.

 

[brikis98]

Originally posted by: Amused
It's called a "runner's high" You're using your body to get stoned.

Fsckin' junky.

At any rate, proper, high intensity (heavy) weight lifting will increase your testosterone levels better than any other activity.

bingo.

http://www.lehigh.edu/dmd1/public/www-data/sarah.html

runner's high, sounds like what you have.

i think i get that from every sport though - i just feel so pumped and alive after any form of exercise (weight lifting, running, hockey, baseball, etc) that i keep coming back for more. it's def a great motivator to get/stay in shape

 

[imported_ArtVandalay]

I feel much more masculine after lifting than after jogging or other cardio, also enjoy lifting more. It's why I'm strong & chubby

 

[Sentinel]

running releases different chemicals in the body than lifting.

i was doing sprints thursday and pulled a muscle in my back, that didn't feel good.

 

[mercanucaribe]

That feeling is your muscles shrinking.

 

[PawNtheSandman]

Running? Soccer?

I bet you feel like a man. A big ol GIRLY man.