I used to work out at the U of L when I was about 19-20. I looked pretty darn good. One day I went some members of the Pronghorns hockey team was there. The captain kept looking at me, making poor attempts at stifling smiles and giggles. He'd go over to some other Pronghorns and point at me and laugh. I didn't go to the gym very much after that. I made excuses to myself like "it's going to be too busy to get good time in on the equipment I need", or "I'm not going to have enough time to do my full program."
So I stopped going altogether. I bought my own bench and weights and worked out at home. That was ok for a while, but the distractions of home kept prolonging the distance between and/or the length of my workouts. Now I just rely on playing hockey to get my exercise. I found another workout program that is awesome, but the distractions of home get in the way of that.
If you can't workout at home, then the only way you're going to get a decent workout is by going to the gym. Suck it up, ignore the other people who are looking at you, unless it is someone you find attractive (and you're single) and go to the gym. My example is like a 1 in a million occurrence. Now I just need to listen to myself. I really miss weightlifting.
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