@doug9694 Arguably we mean different things when we say we hate something. Mark Manson wrote that you know something is your thing when you actually
love the adversity that comes with it. If you truly love being a musician, it’s your natural inclination, you will get a deep sense of satisfaction from long bus tours, bringing you gear with you, taking to promoters, etc. He hated the guts of all of that and only loved performing, so he realized it was not actually his thing. He loved the - relative - fame and admiration but hated everything around it, so he quit. Now, you sound like someone who actually derives a sense of satisfaction and appreciation from working out. It’s not just the goal, but also everything around it that is exciting, even if hard. For me, for example, the lifting bit is so incredibly dull that I might as well watch the paint dry. So much so that no amount of physical gains can force me to do it, the negatives absolutely outweigh the attractiveness of the goal. On the other hand, when I boulder or box or practice something like capoeira I struggle just as much, if not more, but I f-g love that pain and those hardships. And as I result I also get an athletic physique, not necessarily as bulky as if I were lifting, but it’s effortless, a byproduct really, to something I like. So, I think telling people to suck it up and just do it is bad advice. They won’t be able to follow it anyway if, like me, they really don’t like this type of psychical activity. What is worse, it can prevent them from seeking another sport that will make them tick and give them the best shape of their life seemingly effortlessly (through physical pain and hardships, but instead of the mental struggle they will have a mental drive)
im lean enough trust me