Partners???

[JAmanda]

Just wondering doall you fitness freaks have partners??? I really sometimes wonder how i would fit somebody into my structured lifestyle- I think he would have to also be obsessed with fitness and love routine. They must be out there somewhere.Haha. Definately no couch potato for me!!!

[cdmuscle]

Yes there definitely are partners who will work with you! I met mine in the gym and he is a fantastic workout partner. It's one of the things that keeps us together.

Still working on the other areas of our relationship though...

[TrishB]

I think it is important that your partner share your same enthusiasm for fitness. It is not necessary for you to work out together or to have the same goals and routines.
But to have someone understand why you eat what you do...why you spend money on supps....why you are up at the crack of dawn to run around the neighborhood....etc.
This is part of who you are.

[sabreman]

I currently don't have a workout partner, but I wish I did.

[MsFit]

I train solo. Parteners usually slow me down. However, my best partners in the past have been guys. I find the female partners I had lacked power, intensity, and focus.

[sabreman]

I find I go faster without a partner. But, I can't lift as much without a spotter. A little bit of a trade off there. It really depends on your partner....are they going to be the chit chat type or the down to business type? I'm the down to business type and would like a partner that's the same.

[JAmanda]

I mean your soulmate!!!!!Your parnter after training!!!! But I do find that training partners can slow your sets down if they love talking!

[Jenefer]

My soulmate is my ex boyfriend. He was my best friend before we dated and still is now. He is also my fitness partner.

We don't work out together though we would drive eachother crazy hehehe!

We sometimes jog together or do situps/pushups during commercials together hehe.

His mom is fitness crazy so its great cuz I get a discount on any fitness stuff I need and I always have someone there with new ideas and to help keep me focused.

--Jenefer

[sabreman]

No, I have not met my soulmate yet. I seem doomed to forever wander the Earth alone!

[imperfectly_lou]

I love my boyfriend but sometimes he just doesn't "get it" and it drives me insane because he thinks he is always right! Like I am trying to cut down on body fat (I am about 19%) and he is like "you dont have any fat" grrrrrrrrr

[egoatdoor]

Originally posted by TrishB
I think it is important that your partner share your same enthusiasm for fitness. It is not necessary for you to work out together or to have the same goals and routines.
But to have someone understand why you eat what you do...why you spend money on supps....why you are up at the crack of dawn to run around the neighborhood....etc.
This is part of who you are.

Agree wholeheartedly. I wish there were women like the ones on this forum in my area....

[nzygal]

I have partner, my boyfriend who is also my work out buddy :)
I feel so lucky :D, because my ex was not into fitness and bodybuilding so he didnt get it when I go to gym 5 times a week and he just got so selfish and went nuts.
My boyfriend now is very understanding because he knows how it feels when I want to work out while we havent actually spend enough quality times during the week.
I cant see myself going out with someone who is not sharing the same interest...because this is a lifestyle, ...:) not just a hobby.

[SloopJB]

Thankfully my partner is as into fitness & bb'ing as I am so it makes life a lot easier plus it's really helpful for critiquing me and pushing me harder and she's a lot more understanding of what it takes and what I go through.

Previous partners haven't been gym-a-holics like me and that has raised problems in the past like I split with one girl because she couldn't understand why I kept going to the gym as she said "You've lost the weight, you can quit the diet and exercise now" - she didn't realise the need to maintain it plus the desire to build more muscle (plus you could always lose a bit more fat!!). As long as your partners understanding it's a lot easier but if your partner is as obsessed as you then they understand completely what you're going through which is really helpful.

[gallerygurl]

amanda I think thats a good question, and I think its important in our situation to find someone in the middle ground area...
Someone that is into being healthy, but also someone who lives a normal life that loves you no matter what happens with your body good or bad so thatyou dont have any pressure to be more thin.

[Sport]

I'm lucky enough to have my workout partner be my gf. We would always see eachother at the gym and I'd always look at her, but never had the guts to say anything. Well, I finally did after a year or so...LOL and the next thing I knew, we were dating.

[lieberwoman]

After seeing my dedication for the last few months my hubby started going to the gym with me in the mornings. He also got a friend of his to come be his workout partner. I love that he's doing it because now it's so much easier to go to sleep early and get up at 5am. It's VERY tough when he sleeps in for me to get up and go do it.

I also am really happy to think about the healthy changes he's making (and not to mention how much nicer things are for the relationship when you both feel good about yourselves and get in better shape!!)