Couples Bodybuilding: A New Trend?

Couples bodybuilding? Sounds like a concept for a new reality show, but bodybuilding as a couple has many advantages to it, aside from the obvious health benefits. One of the motivations bodybuilders typically have is attaining goals. Psychology Today notes that competition is among the top motivating factors in sports. Having something to strive for or fighting to achieve a goal before someone else can provide an added incentive.

Most bodybuilders will tell you that personal goals and personal satisfaction are some of their main reasons for seriously pursuing bodybuilding. When you add a partner to the mix, you now have someone to push you and share your triumphs and failures and point out areas that need improvements.

If you are starting bodybuilding together as a couple, you will soon discover that it is more than just weight training and building muscle and reducing body fat. It is also a lifestyle change that involves developing a routine to maintain progress that has already been made, while concentrating on specific areas that need improvement as well as a focus on the correct nutrition to properly gain and maintain the muscle that you build.

Bodybuilding as a couple has many benefits. These include sharing a common interest, safety (having someone to spot you during workouts or warn you if you are pushing yourself too hard) and encouragement (in relation to bodybuilding it is often easier for someone else to notice your progress before you do or encourage you if you get frustrated along the way).

Pride in what each partner accomplishes and what you accomplish together is another incentive of bodybuilding as a couple. It also helps form a deeper bond as you not only share in the joy of accomplishment, but endure the same frustrations while working to attain a goal.

After developing a steady routine, the concept of bodybuilding as a couple can continue into the competition phase of the sport. Training for a bodybuilding contest can be grueling, it can also be alienating for a partner who does not share your love of bodybuilding. While there will be differences in bodybuilding competitions for men and women, the basic goals are similar and so are the workout and diet routines.

Even couples at different stages of bodybuilding can benefit from each other. At first it may seem like you are playing catch up if one partner is more experienced than the other, but eventually things will even out as you share nutrition, weight-training strategies and even work on pose routines. Bodybuilding with a loved one also helps avoid off-season weight gain.

Part of the thrill of bodybuilding is attaining goals, doing so with a partner can lead to some creative rewards. These may include a special dinner where calories and fat content do not have to be monitoring for once or a relaxing massage after a hard day of working out and training or having your partner do a private pose routine just for you.

Benefits Of Couples Bodybuilding

• Shared interest
• Additional motivation
• More incentive to reach goals