Working out for punishment?

[TheyCallMeOx]

For my blog, I thought it would be a good idea to create another Facebook account to create a page for my blog. I made the mistake of looking for my ex-girlfriend. Immediately after finding her Facebook, realizing how dumb of a decision it was, I went to the gym. I only lifted weight for like 20 minutes, if that, and walked on the treadmill for 10. I feel better. I was thinking that maybe I could use that as inspiration to go to the gym. Every time I think about my ex, I'll add it to my work out. If I BIG TIME screw up like look on her Facebook, then that's a ridiculous amount of punishment at the gym.

 

Is this a good idea? If so, what kind of work outs would you do depending on what kind of "sin" you commit (such as breaking no contact)? Which work outs would you punish yourself the most, and which workouts would you punish yourself the least (such as having a thought about your ex for more than 5 seconds)?

[lollipopspot]

The concept doesn't sound great to me. Unless you really enjoy working out and you are able to do large amounts of working out safely, I don't think you want to "punish" your body in this way. I don't know that you want to associate working out with punishment.

 

Sometimes people do things like snap a rubber band on their wrist when they obsess on something they'd rather not. A small amount of pain, no risk of injury or copious amounts of time involved.

 

Just my thought - I don't like to read about someone punishing themselves, if they did nothing "wrong." You merely want to change a behavior.

[clia]

I would never want to associate working out with punishment. That seems like it would be really unproductive in the long run in establishing a healthy workout regimen. Isn't the point of punishing yourself so you don't do something again?

 

If you want to punish yourself, you have to do something that will dissuade you from doing whatever it is you want to stop doing. Put $20 in a jar every time you look at her Facebook or $5 in a jar every time you think of her, and at the end of the month you have to donate all the money in the jar to charity. I bet that will take care of things very quickly.

[JDPT]

I see what you mean and can certainly resonate. I "punish" myself with so many things. Almost as if I'm self inflicting tough love lol.

[Imported]

When I started, I used women for motivation all the time. All you "workout for yourself.." people just shut up.

 

I had problems with a girl? Workout hard!!!! And angry like :mad: raaarrraaaaHHHH!!!!!!

 

Met a new girl and things are looking good??? Workout hard!!!! And happy like :laugh:

 

Positive, negative, I just used it to motivate me.

[Emilia]

When I'm in a bad mood I want to hide from the world and the last thing I want is to go to a sweaty gym full of strangers.... but I make myself do that anyway because it works. I work harder with weights and get a big endorphin kick. When I'm exceptionally frustrated and feel that weights are not enough, I go down to the boxing gym to get on the bags. Banter with the guys there provides oxytocin too.

 

I ALWAYS feel better after a workout. Every single time.

[thefooloftheyear]

Point is whatever the motivation one decides to use that works for them...great..

 

For me, so much of my life is out of my control..As someone who runs a business, I depend a lot on other people to keep the machine going...With my diet, training and goals, at least I have some element of control over that part of my life...So I use that as a motivational tool..

 

And as the last poster stated.....No matter how much I have been kicked in the teeth that day, when I leave the gym after a killer workout session, I tend to feel much better...

 

TFY

[TylerDurdenn]

Working out isn't punishment.

 

It is life.