My girlfriend likes doing EVERYTHING with me, now she even wants to join the gym with me when she gets back here from "vacation" and I was thinking. Have any of you worked out with your wife/girlfriend im thinking I might end up overdoing and act macho. Plus im thinking changing weights all the time becuase of the big differance in how much we can life would get annoying. But at the same time who doesn't want to see their beautiful girlfriend getting all sweaty and running haha :drool:

Have any of you done this before? If so how did it go... :tu:

Depends. Have an open mind about it, help her to learn form, and change the weights out quickly, and you're likely to get more out of your workouts. After all, if you're helping her do it right, you have to pay that much more attention to detail and form yourself.

Approach it like it's a chore, and it will be. My wife and I used to workout together... when she started prepping for competitions, her workouts changed from mine and we stopped doing that. It was never a hassle. It's all in the attitude you approach it with.

-R

My wife and I work out together, although we have really just begun on this. I find it great to work out with her, you can really encourage each other.

My girlfriend loves running with me but we both don't like any sort of weight training together. try it. if you both like it then go with it. I think it's really a personal thing.

Depends on what she expect out of it; workout or attention. You want a good workout, she wants to talk. I like moments to myself, you have to figure out that one too. And about acting too macho, if you are close, this won't be a problem, but if this a 'new thing' - I know I would add weight or go harder on the exercise bike (if he could see what level I was cycling at).

I work out with my wife or my buddy. Either way, plates are changed as we switch. I find that working with someone else makes the between-set rest periods seem more productive, plus you don't get other people asking to cut in between your sets... not that I would tell them "no", but there have been many times that I've been sorry I've NOT said "no" and they end up camping.

ugh...i tried this once and MAN did it suck.

i love my g/f no doubt about it, she put on a few pounds when she got out of drugs and waitressing, got an architecture job and sits at a desk all day so shes always saying how shes so fat, blah blah blah. shes a very petite girl so she'll never actually get fat, maybe just a little soft which i personally think is cute.

So i finally talk her into getting a 3 month membership to my gym, maybe get her motviated a little...that lasted exactly 1 month. Can't say i'm crying over it either.

You'll find (at least I did) that i didnt know how to translate my exercises to "girl". I lift heavy with a lot of reps, shes afraid she'll end up looking like me :lol: she just wants to tone...I suggest getting a trainer for a few weeks to get her started...no she doesnt want to do that, so I start her on high reps low weight, when I try pushing her...ya know the "c'mon one more push!!" type stuff she thinks i'm yelling at her!! I could tell early on this wasnt going to last.

Besides i found....I HATE WORKING IN WITH PEOPLE!! It makes me lose focus, and i feel like a moron just standing there waiting for my girl to finish her set. I also found, i missed working out alone because living with someone, they gym is the only alone time i get.

This gym fiasco ended up making us fight more than anything...something we already do PLENTY of.

My wife and I still workout together. It is good for both of us and the increase in activity has helped both of us. It also has precipitated other outdoor activities I wouldn't have considered doing in my sloth state.

I think working out with your S/O is fine if you have the same goals and same workout. I know my g/f and I don't. She joined my gym about 6 months ago, and I worked with her for the first few weeks to help put together a workout and made sure she knew the proper form etc... But were just interested in different things.

We still go to the gym together, but we workout seperately. Its a nice compramise. It allows me to concentrate on my thing, but lets me be there to help her when she needs it.

My experience is much like plaunie's. My wife and I go the the gym together (work permitting), and do mostly our own thing, then meet up to work in with/spot one-another. Best of both worlds, and we motivate each-other to actually go in the first place. When you could easily be persuaded to stay at home, seeing someone else packing their gym gear gets you off your backside.

Andrew.