Do you work out with your SO?

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Curious of the general board consensus. Talking with a friend and she thinks it’s weird to not work out together all of the time. Apparently she is adamant they go to the gym together. Every time.

Me and the SO sometimes go together if our schedules line up that way. And with the kettlebell routine I’m on right now, I workout more at home as a result. There’s also part of me that feels like that’s time for me to just do my thing and decompress.

Thoughts?

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hell no, my wife doesnt really workout though and would not like the way i do

just to be clear is your friend and her SO truely working out together or are they just at the gym at the same time?

i ask because i wouldnt want to do cardio all the time nor a butt building program all the time and doubt any women would be looking to build the traps and arms like a guy.

i mean unless he is just a wuss who only does cardio or they both do cardio its hard to imagine they want the same things out of training.

also is your friend really insecure because it sounds like it. and lets see if she keeps that up with young kids.

no

My workouts are far too intense for my wife.

Plus she is a SAHM and work outs during the day, while I work out in the evenings.

Plus she mostly just does yoga or rides the Peloton.

We do yoga together on occasion, but that's about it.

My wife and I go to the gym at the same time these days. We didn't for years, but our schedules are such now that we both need to go early in the morning (5:00am). As such, it's easier if we hold each other accountable.

We also do group fitness (HIIT/Crossfit style workouts) together for the most part. I've been contemplating getting back to a more traditional heavy lifting routine (5/3/1 or 5x5) because I do feel like I've lost a lot of strength and muscle mass (leading to more fat in the midsection). But I've struggled with motivation when I'm just doing my own workout lately.

We run together. We did go to the gym together (same time, not same workouts), but I've been doing more home workouts lately and he gets his gym time in at work.

I workout to get away from my SO. That’s “me time”.

My wife and I work out together whenever we possibly can.

Anything but chest day our routines are basically the same. Most of the time it’s easy to change out weights or I’ll just go higher volume.

For us, it’s great. Weight lifting isn’t a chore it’s a hobby. We literally get a babysitter sometimes so we can go to the gym together.

That being said, we go alone more often than not. She’ll go during the day with the baby and I’ll go in the morning or evening. Certainly isn’t weird to go alone.

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Do you work out with your SO?

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No. He does his thing and I do mine. He sometimes watches me do cardio, though. Lol

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Unless my wife is willing to spot and amp me up like Ronnie Coleman with some “Light weight” and “Ain’t nothing but a peanut” chants, then she would just be in the way.

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I do this sometimes when my wife is spotting me and she gets annoyed by it "can you just lift and not do all that?"

Bitch no I can't