Every day I encounter various couples that workout together. I think physical fitness is great for both sexes, though there are some fundamental differences in our end goals. I do my best to just focus on myself at the gym, but sometimes I can’t help but notice the dynamics of these stupid couples.
Anyone else notice any of these things or have other examples:
() They wear matching attire and the girls get dressed & made-up like at any moment a modeling scout is gonna stop dead in their tracks and scoop them up.
() The girl constantly surveils the gym to see who exactly is paying attention to her, while her guy attempts to stare down every living thing in proximity to just make sure we all know she’s off limits.
() They perform the same workout routine despite sexes usually having different end goals. Same rep range, set range, rest time, and exercises. Does a girl really need to spend 45 mins on her shoulders & traps? Or even worse they’ll do 5 sets of 20 reps each and just hog whatever equipment for 30 minutes, because the guy is doing his typically workout but with a “toning” slant so the girl doesn’t get “bulky.”
() Speaking of “bulky,” these guys continue to allow this bulls~~~ mainstream belief to propagate. Women, smart ones even, believe they have the propensity to get “bulky muscular,” if they aren’t careful. So, they’ll sit and curl 5 lb dumbbells for 60 reps. Every girl I know believes this. : “No, seriously, I get disgusting if I lift heavy weights and just blow up. Like, I put on 15 lbs of muscle in a month.” Right, right, that makes sense. You, with essentially no testosterone, just pack on the pounds of muscle, while natural guys take months to put on even a few pounds of pure muscle. IT’S FAT YOU DUMB F~~~S! Even for the rare cross fit girl who gets big traps and lats from 6 months of heavy lifts, you still could just lose 80% of that muscle in 2 months if you stopped heavy lifting. Muscle is not permanent. Male actors with gear, dieticians, and personal trainers gain about 10 lbs of muscle a month or two, but chunky normal Julie from work will blow up like Brock Lesnar, if she actually pushes her self and lifts heavier weight.
() The couples move everywhere in the gym together whether or not there’s space. The dumbbell rack benches comfortably fit a select group of people based on gym etiquette. Doesn’t matter to these couples. Where one goes, so does the other. And then all of the sudden, it’s time for girl to perform her step ups and box jumps in front of the dumbbells despite an entire gym of space.
() Guys bring their newbie friends to the gym or offer pointers to a novice all the time. They’re able to offer instructions and insight with very minimal physical contact. For the workout couple, every demonstration and pointer requires deep & intense physical contact. : “So, you want to squat back like you’re sitting into a chair, and you should feel my dick sliding into you. You feel that?” : “Yeah, I think so, but I just don’t want to get bulky.”
() Neither one is tired at the end of their workout. Neither is sweating or flushed. Neither has pushed themselves. They’re finished at the same time and comfortably walk out together with a false sense of accomplishment. Month after month they return looking exactly the same. No gains, no losses, just stagnant like the rest of their relationship, probably.
“The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.” ― Aldous Huxley
Anonymous 2 years, 4 months ago.
