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U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 0:30:48
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Apollo
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Not just bodybuilding but 2 questions here:
Have you tried encouraging your other half to train and take an interest in nutrition?
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Have you ever tried introducing your other half to MT?
I know of a few members who have got their wives to join up but Im interested in how many of you have actually tried or would like to try to get their other halves to join up??
Id like to get my gf to become a member in the near future and learn about nutrition so she can better her body not only for me but for her own self confidence.
I already take her with me once a week to my gym and pay £10 guest fee weekly which I dont mind paying because she really enjoys it and relaxing in the pool together after training, plus she wants to get fit.
She made a few hints that she wanted to improve her body and since then Im doing everything to encourage her. Basicly how many of you encourage your partners to train?
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 0:42:55
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Apollo mate, not all 'other halves' are wives/GFs.
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 0:52:06
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my ex put weight on, it didnt bother me at all i liked her with a few more curves.
she then decided to join the gym to lose weight, then preceeded to lie about going and pay £50 per month for a year's membership, very odd. i was more bothered about her wasting money.
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 0:53:02
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Apollo
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Sure, that was just for the title and I was going to mention within the post that it also applies to husbands and bf's but I forgot. 
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 0:57:33
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I met my other half in the gym, so the gym introduced us, so to speak.
Both my offspring do a bit here and there although I've not especially steered them that way
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 1:03:09
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Apollo
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ORIGINAL: Medusa
I met my other half in the gym, s o the gym introduced us, so to speak.
Both my offspring do a bit here and there although I've not especially steered them that way
Love how you phrase that!
BTW I heard of a few on here who met people at the gym but I just dont see how as Id never talk to a girl at my gym.
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 1:28:43
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Id never talk to a girl at my gym.
lol, you're not the only one, his mate persuaded him to ask me out, he came to the cake shop where I worked at the time and passed a note to the other girl behind the counter to give to me.
So I phoned him 
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 1:34:21
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Aww so sweet!
Ill have to print my number on some sheets of paper ready for gym if I ever split with my gf. 
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 2:07:33
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My wife get lectures from me about everything from Ketosis to Glycemic Index and beyond. Since I don't shut up about it and bang on and on about it, she's thrown in the towel and joined me in my quest for health.
Its great sharing ideas, views, articles....etc with a loved one on a similar level to me  . This is in stark contrast to my obese diabetic mother who doesn't want to know and is killing herself slowly.
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 2:13:32
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ORIGINAL: jw8725
My wife get lectures from me about everything from Ketosis to Glycemic Index and beyond. Since I don't shut up about it and bang on and on about it, she's thrown in the towel and joined me in my quest for health.
Its great sharing ideas, views, articles....etc with a loved one on a similar level to me . This is in stark contrast to my obese diabetic mother who doesn't want to know and is killing herself slowly.
Glad for your wife and hope your mother will take notice in the future, but would you get your wife signed up on MT?
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 5:28:03
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If I did have a GF Then yea i would see if she wanted to get into shape.
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 9:18:26
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To the gym yes to MT no its all mine
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 9:33:29
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I tried for a while but she has no interest whatsoever. I've given up now. 
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 9:46:45
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I am 'the other half' introduced to the gym. Paul has had is gym for around 15 years now and when we met I made it pretty clear there was no way I was going to do owt at the gym. That was cool with him, just because he loves it didn't mean I had to. Then when I had my career change 18 months ago and set up a full time massage/bodywork practice at the gym I started messing about with full body workouts just to pass time...and it has just snowballed from there. I now train 5 days a week, I train very bleeding hard and very fortunate to have had fantastic support and teachers including 2 IFBB pro's and I LOVE IT. The changes have been amazing but I've still a long way to go. I've met some ace people on MT and a couple of us lasses train together once a week! All in all...good show
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 9:54:02
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i try to get my gf interested in training and diet.
she says she will start a diet, then she sees something she wants to eat and says "i will start tomorrow". always seems to be tomorrow though
when she finally gets to "tomorrow", she just lacks motivation and stops after about a week.
i try to guide her when she diets, but she thinks she knows best.
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RE: U introduced your wife/GF to bodybuilding? - May 17 2008 13:10:27
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Just come back from the gym with my gf.
Shes not really into weights, but she loves doing cardio.
I did talk her into do doing a few sets on triceps today though.
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