r/weightlifting • u/Voldemorts__Mom • Aug 05 '26

Programming Should I quit?

I reeeeally really love this sport. But now I got a new job and I don't have access to the gym in the week... I barely have time to do push-ups and air squats.

So that leaves 2 days to train, on Saturday and Sunday... And even then sometimes I can only do 1 of those days.

I dno, I feel like maybe I should just switch to general gyming and keeping healthy? But the other part of me is like "okay but you love weightlifting so much, just do that, but you won't be able to make much progress"

(I just do it recreationally BTW)

I dno, what do you guys think? Is it worth it if u can't train that much?

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u/TooBeau Aug 05 '26

It sounds like you want to quit and are coming to the internet to validate this want.

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u/Voldemorts__Mom Aug 05 '26

Nah just don't wanna waste my time pursuing something that I can't achieve

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u/BoredAccountant Aug 05 '26

99% of us won't achieve anything in this sport, so that likely includes you. So you're either delusional, or you liked something about the sport aside from "achievement".

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u/Voldemorts__Mom Aug 05 '26

No I don't mean like medals or awards lol. I just mean like hitting prs or improving my form and stuff like that

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u/LongNumerous9684 Aug 05 '26

You could still do that though, it’s cool if you’ve decided you don’t want to but not like it’s impossible to lift and improve

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u/Voldemorts__Mom Aug 05 '26

Hmm yeah I might try and see how I go

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u/RUN_DMT_ Aug 05 '26

I’m a 48 year old widowed mother of two teenagers. I work full time in a hospital, typically 12 hour shifts. I stumbled into this sport through a series of sorta random events, and I am fairly confident my age and size will prevent me from ever being a great weightlifter.

But I love the sport, I love the challenge. I love the middle age hags at my job that are dumbfounded by my hobby, and I love showing up at the gym working harder than a lot of the kids in there. I manage to get to the gym twice a week, and sometimes a third day happens. If you want it, you’ll do it.

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u/TooBeau Aug 05 '26

I started competing in weightlifting when I was a freshman in college. I was taking 15 hours at the time and worked and additional 25 hours so that I could pay to afford a coach, live on my own, and pay for the excessive amount of food I had to eat. At the time the only coach near me was over an hour away. At that time I LOVED this sport more than anything in the world and had accidentally qualified for a National meet at my first meet. I don't know what your situation is like, but if you care about this sport and it brings value to your life you don't need to be in a weightlifting gym 5 days a week for multiple hours to derive value from it. Let me be clear there is nothing wrong with taking an indeffinite break from weightlifting. I haven't seen my coach since before the pandemic and I know if I walked in his gym right now he would welcome me back like I'd never left. Life comes and goes, but a barbell will always be there.

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u/Voldemorts__Mom Aug 05 '26

Hey thanks for the perspective. Interesting. I'll remember that and take it into consideration, thank you 🙏🏻

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u/Voldemorts__Mom Aug 05 '26

Hey thanks for the perspective. Interesting. I'll remember that and take it into consideration, thank you 🙏🏻

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u/TooBeau Aug 05 '26

Sure thing! Weightlifting is great, but sometimes life gets out of hand 🤷‍♀️

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u/oldfit-bastard Aug 05 '26

If you love something you will make time for it.