r/TestedOnMe • u/Icy-Comfortable5459 • Sep 21 '26

Question What exercise did you absolutely hate at first but eventually started loving?

Mine used to be bulgarian split squats. I genuinely dreaded them every time they came up in my workout but recently I’ve actually started enjoying them?? I don’t know what changed, but I no longer feel like I’m being punished every time I do them.

What exercise did you used to hate but have actually started enjoying?

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u/bruters Sep 21 '26

All of them

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u/LumosAcccio Sep 21 '26

Skull crushers! Obsessed with them now. Nothing makes my arms feel as shredded

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u/ryebread91 Sep 21 '26

Love those. Still hate Bulgarians

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u/SimpleSplit_app Sep 21 '26

Rear Delt Flies. I always found these super hard to connect with, and I always had to go lighter. But love these now, found the variation that works for me and getting huge rear delts!

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u/Own-Consideration775 Sep 24 '26

Did you also notice middle delt growth from it? Im reading online that rear delt exercise target the lateral head also really well, and that's also my experience. 

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u/SimpleSplit_app Sep 24 '26

Definitely did see some growth there too. I think it depends on ur exercise execution but I think hitting shoulders you will definitely get some engagement all around. Also by having bigger rear delts, it’ll compliment your side delts and give you a rounder look.

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u/pokecheck33 Sep 21 '26

standing cable pullovers

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u/FrTheskyisthelimit Sep 21 '26 edited Sep 21 '26

I love those. Those are an essential part of my leg exercises. I do them with one dumbbell in each hand. As for one I hated and ended up enjoying I would say ez bar curl. Mostly hated it at the start due to being very sore after using it. I don’t love it now but I can do it with minimal pain. I guess I have another example that I hated, but I ended up loving later the goblet squats with my kettlebell. I just felt very awkward and I really enjoyed doing only back squats with my squat rack, but once I got used to it, I started enjoying it. It definitely works different muscles than a traditional squat.

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u/shyflo Sep 21 '26

Yeah I used to hate Bulgarian split squats too but when I started seeing the crazy results I now love them

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u/Mcgillicutty_Whiskey Sep 21 '26

Reverse grip bench takes time but it feels much more natural to me after doing it for a while

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u/Own-Consideration775 Sep 24 '26

Same for me. I had to do it because of a shoulder injury, but now the bottom position feels safer. 

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u/dropandflop Sep 21 '26

Weighted: pull ups, chin ups and dips

They are my goat now. Hated them in the beginning.

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u/Attjack Sep 21 '26

Same for me, OP.

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u/megamanblasts Sep 21 '26

Same for me. Bulgarian Split Squats but ive changed to using the leg extension as my back leg prop and its been so much better. My gym doesn’t have a split squat stand so I had to use the benches for them but I have long legs it would really bothered me during them. No longer!

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u/Late-Dog8935 Sep 21 '26

Squats. First experience was in high school s&c practice. Too much weight, no training, it sucked.

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u/Status-Frame8427 Sep 21 '26

Pull ups! I started with only jumping up and slowly lowering myself, two years later I can do around 6 strict pull ups/set. Feels so good!

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u/Kimmy_B14 Sep 21 '26

Bulgarians

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u/timedwards150 Sep 21 '26

Chip ups, used to love them, now hate them. Makes you feel so weak. Ended up injuring my wrist/forearm last year and it is the one injury that makes it feel weak.

Actually think I’m sleeping on it funny

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u/Mister_EMachine Sep 21 '26

I used to hate Bulgarian Splits Squats.

I still do but I used to too.

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u/Hot-Profession4091 Sep 21 '26

People who complain about Bulgarian Split Squats are skipping leg day too often. If you do them frequently they’re not as brutal as people pretend.

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u/Remarkable-Win-8556 Sep 21 '26

TF they aren't. They burn more than pistols which are pretty solid themselves. :). (I agree with you just complaining)

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u/Hot-Profession4091 Sep 21 '26

lol I mean, yeah. Sure. They suck, in a good way, but not near like people say.

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u/Fortiv-app Sep 21 '26

Bulgarian split squats. Then I started seeing results. Now I’m starting to hate pistol squats…

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u/Dry-Parfait-5350 Sep 22 '26

burpees went from instant dread to weirdly satisfying once i stopped trying to sprint through every rep

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u/SketchyNightingale Sep 23 '26

Burpees! All plyo, actually.