Orb Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) What's going on here? I have a desire to be more muscular and have more functional strength but every time I've done a weightlifting workout I've never gotten the same great feeling as when I do cardio. For me, nothing beats being on my bike early in the morning when it's dark outside, and feeling my body waking up and feeling great while the sun rises and it's warm glow gradually colors the trees/plants, and appreciating the light reflecting from all the leaves. I could do it everyday, no problem. But lifting weights in a gym or in my house just doesn't do it for me. How come I have the desire to be muscular and stronger, yet cardio is so effortless and fun for me? Edited August 9, 2022 by Orb Quote Mention "Mediocrity is gone. Mind is clear of limitation. I seek no state of enlightenment. Neither do I remain where no enlightenment exists. Since I linger in neither condition, eyes cannot see me. If hundreds of birds strew my path with flowers, such praise would be meaningless." - A Comment on the 8th Ox Herding Picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 10 hours ago, Orb said: What's going on here? Well…. 10 hours ago, Orb said: I have a desire to be more muscular and have more functional strength but every time I've done a weightlifting workout I've never gotten the same great feeling as when I do cardio. For me, nothing beats being on my bike early in the morning when it's dark outside, and feeling my body waking up and feeling great while the sun rises and it's warm glow gradually colors the trees/plants, and appreciating the light reflecting from all the leaves. What you’re saying there is “for me….”, but when you mean there, what that’s really about, is the feeling of & experience of the appreciation. 10 hours ago, Orb said: I could do it everyday, no problem. But lifting weights in a gym or in my house just doesn't do it for me. Then that “for me” is about a separate self, which something else is supposed to ‘do it for’, so the framing feels very off. By noticing the thoughts about a separate self, by noticing the thought feels off… the thought is naturally let go, because feeling is put first. THEN, a more aligned thought can now arise. A thought like doing cardio and then 3 muscles or muscle groups each day. Take 5 minutes. Easy solutions easily arise, when discordant thoughts are felt and accordingly let go. 10 hours ago, Orb said: How come I have the desire to be muscular and stronger, yet cardio is so effortless and fun for me? Lifting weights is effortless & fun just like cardio, but there is a belief it isn’t… ‘for me’. It seems like ‘it must be enjoyable for someone else’… and it is, but not because of how it is ‘for me’ (you)… as in you’re different than them… it’s because they don’t hold the same belief. Effortless & fun is wholly up to you, is of you. Expect it to come from objects, and or think of yourself like an object… and indeed it seems like the effortlessness & fun can’t come into all activities. Quote Mention YouTube Website Sessions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Why do you want to be muscular? Quote Mention Youtube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orb Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 @Mandy for better posture, confidence, easier meditation and more mobility. @Phil thank you, what I got from your post is that simplicity is goodness. Quote Mention "Mediocrity is gone. Mind is clear of limitation. I seek no state of enlightenment. Neither do I remain where no enlightenment exists. Since I linger in neither condition, eyes cannot see me. If hundreds of birds strew my path with flowers, such praise would be meaningless." - A Comment on the 8th Ox Herding Picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Just now, Orb said: @Mandy for better posture, confidence, easier meditation and more mobility. 👍 You might be wanting results from weightlifting, whereas with bike riding you enjoy/want the act. Quote Mention Youtube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eothasian Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Oh, I know that one. Quote Mention Animals are good people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eothasian Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/9/2022 at 10:35 PM, Mandy said: 👍 You might be wanting results from weightlifting, whereas with bike riding you enjoy/want the act. I know that one too. Quote Mention Animals are good people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 @Eothasian 😊👍 Quote Mention Youtube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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