I've trained solo for quite awhile now and I like it. Hubby does go to the gym with me but we usually do entirely different workouts, so I have someone if I need a spot but otherwise I like it on my own. I can do my own thing that I know works for me.

I havnt had a real workout partner in 5 years, it sucks sometimes cause its easier to blow it off if i don't have a commitment to meet someone every day. on the other hand a great workout takes twice as long with a partner and sometimes its hard to concentrate on what I'm doing with a partner. there is good and bad in every situation

I have had many training partners over the years, and trained by myself for a good amount of time as well. I prefer training alone for the sole reason of being uninterrupted from start to finish. I enjoy a good chest session with a partner, but considering I will never be on a stage and don't lift power style, I'm not too concerned about heavier weights, but rather my overall aesthetics.

A caveat to this is training with my wife. She is a trainer and like someone said below, she makes her clients vomit on the regular. When we lift together, we may not even do the same workouts from start to finish but her motivation gives me a nice boost. Nothing will pump a man up more to push harder than his (sexy as fuck) wife telling him in the gym with ears around to hear that I am not giving it my all lol. I train hard, but not CRAZY all the time, but something about my woman putting the challenge to me makes me explode and become a force to be reckoned with!

Been having the same partner for the last 2 years but we dont always train together. We both have our own particular routine for certain muscle groups and we definitely share insight. Now on chest and leg day its a given Sunday's (chest) we already know 3:00 sharp! Friday (legs) 4:30 sharp! If ones of us shows up even a minute late its an extra set!.....and it helps that he's big as a house

get your ass up and go in the AM! a good partner is hard to find and irreplaceable

i gotta roll solo man i got no time for chatting and someone slowing me down. on the grind homey straight killin it.

When I first started lifting I lifted with two good friends and they were big strong and lifted hard in the gym. They showed me the ropes as pushed me so hard. And I think the best thing is they never once gave me shit for being 130lbs and not even being able to bench 95lbs.

But since then I've never found any other good partners. They just slow me down bullshit and take 5 minute breaks. No intensity. I get a much better workout by myself then someone like that. Finding a lifting partner is harder then findingg a respectable girlfriend. They need a match.com for lifting partners lol. But I'm just motivated I put my headphones in and go at It. I don't need someone else to hype me up. But I do like to watch videos of the pros before I lift if I'm feeling a little tiredx

I dont miss workout partner , I dont have a set schedule, im up early with the buss , and somedays im not home till 8-9 , or somedays I wake up at 4 and hit the basement , and im not so much in to the heavy shit now a dayz , I perer repping out 245-255 , and if im on a good run ilm have the , wife spot me or son in law , I cant pitched having to meet someone for a schedule d workout , not , and like I said if im going for a max and I know im getting 335 , and I add 10 lb to the bar , how much is it for someone to take that 10 lb off bar ,.. I like alone

I genuinely feel I get a better workout by myself. I've only had one decent training partner, and that's the trouble, getting someone who thinks on the same level as myself is not going to be easy. The main problem I have is in my mind I've got it all worked out, then someone new has his own ideas and that's were the problem lays. I just can't be bothered explaining how I want train and why and it cuts out having to take someone else's training needs into consideration.
I'd rather train with someone new to the gym who'd be happy to follow my lead.
Yeah, maybe if I had a decent partner I'd have a better workout, but if the only alternative I have is to train by myself rather than just hook up with some random just for the sake of training which would be detrimental in the long term.

I had a pretty good one, at least he was for awhile. We started lifting together like three years ago. He would push me and I would pouch him but once we went AAS things started to change. At first we pushed even harder but as time went on the diet,age and alcohol side of things had a negative effect on his ability to take advantage of a cycle and our workouts. As he slipped backwards I jumped forwards. So now I lift alone and you what, I okay with it. I have been getting a lot more done and I am not on anyone else's schedule. If I need a spot there are usually a couple bro's nearby eager to help.

ive had a couple decent ones. my wife is far the best tho , its just a turn on to see her benching with 70 and 80 pound dumbells ,or hack squatting with 2 1/2 to 3 plates a side etc. theres a difference tho training with someone who is a competitor vs someone who does it as a hobby. some of our clients train with us sometimes which is also fun but my favorite is when they go to do something and before they even attempt it they talk themselves out of it saying they wont be able to do it and I spend 5 minutes coaxing them into doing it, drives me nuts because they are setting themselves up for failures. the wife an I call them lifers they will constantly need someone to motivate them or push them. with her an I the strength and motivation comes from within. but ive had a couple who were damn good but others who didn't last a few weeks.