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Hey ladies and gents. I have a girl that I'm really fond of, been chasing her for a while. Since working out is such a big part of my life, i really wanted to get her into it as well. She agreed to be my workout partner (: now here comes the catch. Ive never worked out with a girl before. All ive ever done is strength training with my bros. Shes looking to get tone, and im not really sure if she would be down (or even able to do) my workouts. Could anyone please give me some pointers on good workouts for women along with rep range? Also, how do you guys that are experienced with this manage to balance your workout while training with a girl. I really want to workout with her, but I don't want it to take too much away from my workout. Any advice would be greatly appreciate.
Thanks in advance
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I have been training with my wife for years now. Its great to have her as a training partner. Women should train,eat and rest just the same way we do. There is no difference between the ways to train. Obviously she will have to adjust and work up to your level of intencity but it wont be long before she will probably be leaving your ass behind, especially if she gets hooked. Good luck with it and I hope it works out well. The more ladies in the world there are lifting weights and training properly a much better place this will be.
I train with my guy, we love it. I do the same work out he does. Now he's mindful of weight and has really taken the time to make sure that I understand the proper way of doing things. I spent almost three months working on just the proper way to use weights. Be very patient and understand that she needs to know the basics and from there she will thrive. You will be surprised that she will be able to hang with you..
give her a little time so she will get comfortable being sweaty around you n don't take too long to ask her out before you become gym buddy it will be more difficult
Just an update, everything went great! I invited her about 30 minutes after i got there, so i was able to get the majority of my heavy lifting done beforehand. Once she showed up, i just showed her a few basic workouts. Had her go low weight at her own pace. Taught her how to spot me on bench press. Then hit some abs. She seemed to really enjoy it. She actually had pretty good form. I was surprised. Just wanted to thank you all for your advice! I love this community!
hi bro I have working out with my wife for 14 years now .as far workout goes she can do the same workout you do just a lil liter and lady are better spotter then guys. o and that how we become friends too .
I can see how a girl spotter would be better. Wouldnt give you as much. Thanks for the input bro. Ill let ya know how it goes!
I train a girl, and you got to be a lot different and easier on them. Some girls just enjoy working out but don't really care about how much weight or reps they can do.
Others will actually try to sometimes increase the weight! It depends but ease her into it.
You can do all the same exercises (maybe not powercleans) but do all the basic workouts and just use really light weight. Focus more on teaching her how to have good form and do a basic 2-4 sets of 10 or 12 should be good to start out with.
Don't push her and up the weight, even if she is strong enough. (unless she wants too)
Sounds like solid advice. I definitely dont want to push her too hard. Shes fit, but she doesnt really work out. It would be good just to get her form down on a lot of things. Ill try a few basic workouts with her to get her form down, then maybe just hit some abs and cardio. Really appreciate the input, thank you.
Sounds like solid advice. I definitely dont want to push her too hard. Shes fit, but she doesnt really work out. It would be good just to get her form down on a lot of things. Ill try a few basic workouts with her to get her form down, then maybe just hit some abs and cardio. Really appreciate the input, thank you.