View Full Version : Do your boyfriend or husband support you ?
jackkiller
10-24-2006, 08:05 PM
Women taking into fitness are no popular in my country
So I wonder what the situation you face, especially when you are stronger than your BF or husband?
imperfectly_lou
10-24-2006, 08:22 PM
My boyfriend and I live together and he is extremely supportive of me and my goals. I'm not sure if I'm "stronger" than him since he has a lot of functional strength naturally, but I'm definitely a lot lot fitter :)
jackkiller
10-24-2006, 08:27 PM
My boyfriend and I live together and he is extremely supportive of me and my goals. I'm not sure if I'm "stronger" than him since he has a lot of functional strength naturally, but I'm definitely a lot lot fitter :)
So good! Wish you happy!
I think your bf is a good guy!
Eileen
10-25-2006, 01:22 AM
I lost weight and got into shape after we got married, so my husband goes round boasting that while other men his age are getting divorced and marrying trophy wives, he got his trophy wife without having to get divorced first!! Yes, I'm keeping him.
fish153
10-25-2006, 01:23 AM
Women taking into fitness are no popular in my country
So I wonder what the situation you face, especially when you are stronger than your BF or husband?
Very supportive, yes, though I wouldn't say I'm necessarily "stronger". We haven't really fought to the death yet. ;)
Miranda
10-25-2006, 05:07 AM
mine thinks it's all silly and that i'm going to turn into hulk one day.
meant in a nice, supportive way ;)
Amris
10-25-2006, 07:06 AM
Yes and no.
He's very supportive of me working out, but he's also very scared I'll become too muscular {"gross"}. :(
frazanata
10-25-2006, 07:08 AM
mine thinks it's all silly and that i'm going to turn into hulk one day.
my boyfriend bb's and he sees jacked women at his gym and gets nervous that i am going to be huge.
he always tells me i am beautiful and i look fine the way i am, but if this is what i want to do, he tells me that he is pround of me and respects my dedication..
catbaloous
10-25-2006, 07:18 AM
My boyfriend is very supportive of my training. However, he worries about my obsession with food. He understands me wanting to eat healthy, but he feels I obsess too much about macros and such. He feels it is somewhat of an eating disorder.
JJ_fitness
10-25-2006, 07:33 AM
My boyfriend is happy for me in the fact that I have found something I love to do. Something that makes me really happy. I just wished I could get him motivated to workout too. He is always so busy with work and wants to just go home after, and I can't get him to go to the gym with me....If he does go, he goes to a different gym cause he said it embaresses him a little because I know more about working out than he does and I look leaner.
Libertyath
10-25-2006, 10:05 AM
My husband is very supportive. He's actually my inspiration. We work out together. He tells me everyday how good I look. I have noticed a change in my body and I think I like it! Not looking for a compitision body, just to br able to wear a bikini for the first time in my life.
BlondeAmazon
10-25-2006, 10:10 AM
My soon to be husband is also a gym rat and heavily into the workout and fitness routines. He supports all my efforts to be "whatever" I decide to "be". He and I are about equal right now in upper body strength but he kicks my butt with legs. Hes gaining though- LOL.. Its nice to have someone who shares the interest in something so important in my life.
LiftingIsLife
10-25-2006, 10:13 AM
...He and I are about equal right now in upper body strength but he kicks my butt with legs. Hes gaining though- LOL.. Its nice to have someone who shares the interest in something so important in my life.
well, BA, thats impressive for you. usually, all the bb or powerlifting 'couples' i know, have somewhat of
the opposite issue... that being, the female's leg strength (either absolute or per pound of bodyweight) kicks the guys butt, but the upper body strength advange goes to the male...
interesting...
~lifer
Outdoor Girl
10-25-2006, 10:40 AM
My boyfriend is even more into it than I am. :) One of my favorite things to do is workout at the gym with him, we spot each other and just have a great time. We end up having the same muscles sore at the same time, LOL.
darkangel
10-25-2006, 11:22 AM
My husband's supportive, but I've been unable to get him to go to the gym with me and get in shape.
As a petite ecto, there's no danger of me becoming too muscular or being stronger than he is.
BlondeAmazon
10-25-2006, 12:57 PM
well, BA, thats impressive for you. usually, all the bb or powerlifting 'couples' i know, have somewhat of
the opposite issue... that being, the female's leg strength (either absolute or per pound of bodyweight) kicks the guys butt, but the upper body strength advange goes to the male...
interesting...
~lifer
It is because I have 4 screws in my back, hip displasia, degenerative disc disease and arthritis in my legs. But I am extremely strong in chest, shoulders, upper back and arms. Weird for a female- but I work with what God gave me. :)
bluescorpion
10-25-2006, 01:30 PM
My husband is extremely supportive. In fact, he's joined me in the gym! :D
littledreamer
10-25-2006, 04:34 PM
My boiii (lol) is supportive...he even designed a workout plan for me. awww :D
twinnett
10-25-2006, 05:16 PM
My husband won't step foot in a gym. He's not very supportive of the way that I eat and how often I work out. He thinks it's obsessive and he would love it if I just ate whatever and didn't work out much at all. I'm recovering from an eating disorder and was very underweight so he's just afraid of me going there again
My husband is also very supportive, and that's a good thing since he's also my workout partner.
I'll admit, I'm at a huge disadvantage when it's my turn to spot him! :)
Which also goes to prove that he trusts me-ALOT!
yeara
10-26-2006, 04:12 AM
My boyfriend is supportive on one hand, on the other he thinks "big" muscles are groos when I show him pictures of my ideal body. He is also tired of hearing about my developing muscles three times a day, but he thinks it's cute.
However, I can't talk with him about my diet. He's unsupportive and tells me I eat too little all of the time.
lorabeann
10-26-2006, 04:41 AM
Interesting to hear the responses. Now I don't feel so alone! :D My boyfriend was really into working out before I met him. When I met him he had fallen out of the workout routine and lost alot of muscle. Now, it's hard for him to get back into working out- and here I am jumping around asking if he wants to go to the gym.
He showed me pictures of him a year and half ago and I was like wow. Motivation comes from within, and no matter what I say, HE is going to be the one to make himself workout. I think that is harder for me, because I keep asking him to workout with me.
I also asked him *what if* (my dream- hehe) I became a fitness model. He looked at me like "I don't want you in a bikini for other guys to see"! So... I think that part will take more time....
LiftingIsLife
10-26-2006, 07:53 AM
I also asked him *what if* (my dream- hehe) I became a fitness model. He looked at me like "I don't want you in a bikini for other guys to see"! So... I think that part will take more time....
hmmm.... i'd say thats just some major insecurity on his part. why WOULDNT he want that?? i would LOVE it if my little love wore a bikini on
stage and was a fitness model. hell, i'd just love it if she wore one at the beach, no matter how many 'other' guys looked.
she loves me. she chose me. if other guys look, no problem. if they
decide to do more, like touch, BIG problem...... :)
best,
~lifer