[SimonSelg]

If anything stops me from going to gym (I do weightlifting there - usually 4-5 times / week ) it's usually something that's worth skipping gym.

In my recent lasts that has been either - social activities that I value more then gym (doesn't happen that often) - you can normally scedule that part of your life

- Work that pays off that well that skipping gym is worth it. For example , I have a small company w/ a friend (full stack development) and we got this new customer who was paying really good and who what a lot of connections - so I ended up working 18h/day on that project for like 2 weeks. But was totally worth it.

In general I can recommend weight lifting to anyone who spends most if his time siting in front of a computer (I thing most of us here are) - for me it's totally fun (I love to push myself to that point where I'm 100% exhausted) and great for compensating other stuff.

Try it for a few weeks - you might actually enjoy it! And you'll enjoy the results for sure.

[tostitos1979]

It looks like you have a good routine going on. When you say weightlifting, do you mean dumbbells, bench presses, squats, machines or all of the above? Do you have any book recommendations (I've read the Arnold S body building book to learn about muscles that may exist inside me)? I travel a lot so am frustrated that there are too many different machine combos. Makes me lose any kind of routine.

[SimonSelg]

Also, you will probably need a goal. Aimlessly training just to stay 'fit' doesn't generate that much motivation.

For example, my goal is to get bigger (build up more muscles & get stronger) - and I can monitor my progress - which generates motivation ("oh today I was able to do this exercise with more weight then the last time!")