Major NSV last!!!

whitleynoel · January 2013

Let me preface this by saying that my boyfriend is in great shape. He’s in the army and he takes it pretty seriously. Pushups for him involve him doing them while he’s in a handstand or while wearing a 25lb weighted vest and holding 20-25lb dumbbells. Sometimes it’s hard to work out with him and not feel a bit inadequate. Last night I was planning on doing my work out later at night, glad that he was working out in the afternoon (there is just something about doing a workout DVD in front of someone that makes you a bit self-conscious). However, he let me know that he hadn’t had a chance to and planned to work out with me in the basement. I told him that if he did Jillian Michael’s 6 Week 6 Pack with me then I would be ok with it.

Well, I don’t think he knew that I was serious when I said he could use my other 5lb weights when I saw him pull out his 20lb dumbbells. He told me he would be fine and that he would do his work out after we were done. I started the DVD and it wasn’t long before I saw him switch the 20lbs for the 5lbs. After a quizzical look, he said “OK she’s got balls”. A bit later, I saw him slowing to take a breather. He made it until Jillian said “OK let’s take it from the top and we’re going to pick up the pace a bit. He was done.

He watched me continue for a bit before asking if I was on steroids and then went upstairs. The DVD finished and he came down to do a walk on the treadmill as I put in Ripped in 30. After I finished with my 719 calorie burn in 1:08 (according to my heart rate monitor). He told me that he wasn’t going to say it often but this time I won. On Saturday I plan to let him try again. I think, I’ll start him on 30 Day Shred. He said he doesn’t know why I don’t want him in the basement while I workout and I have nothing to be embarrassed about, he was admittedly impressed.

Honey, I love you but I will kick your *kitten* EVERY time!!!

hollahollahollaholla · January 2013

This is fantastic. Thanks for sharing!

plynn54 · January 2013

yes Score one for the ladies!!

mfrkorey · January 2013

I love it! You go, girl!!

I had a similar situation when my husband and I were starting couch to 5k. He's thin and we both mistook that for being fit. I was nervous for him to go with me because i was afraid that he would get annoyed if I couldn't keep up. It was quite the opposite. I was jogging in place waiting for him to catch a breather. It was AWESOME!!!!

maryannelk · January 2013

Great!!

whitleynoel · January 2013

I love it! You go, girl!!

I had a similar situation when my husband and I were starting couch to 5k. He's thin and we both mistook that for being fit. I was nervous for him to go with me because i was afraid that he would get annoyed if I couldn't keep up. It was quite the opposite. I was jogging in place waiting for him to catch a breather. It was AWESOME!!!!

Haha. We tried running this summer. I go for distance, he goes for speed. He runs a 6 minute mile but then it never fails that I always end up passing him on the trail! All about endurance, not a race to the finish.

diverchic73 · January 2013

Fantastic!

FrankenBeanz · January 2013

LMAO! That is immense!!! Well done!

rsharper97 · January 2013

Love this story!

kdkyzer · January 2013

Outstanding!

RenArd86 · January 2013

Love this!

tooliebell · January 2013

That's awesome! My husbad tried a 30 day shred session with me once. He didn't make it very far. Made me feel pretty good because I was pretty heavy at the time and here he was skinny and couldn't get through it.

prophetessmom · January 2013

Sounds like he might edge you out on the weight training (with weights only) but you kill him on the cross-training/aerobic stuff, with weights thrown in. Good for you! It's not all about how you look, it's sometimes about endurance, cardio and blood chemistry. Love to see the women celebrating their strength instead of always focusing on looks! Go, Ladies!!!!

whitleynoel · January 2013

Sounds like he might edge you out on the weight training (with weights only) but you kill him on the cross-training/aerobic stuff, with weights thrown in. Good for you! It's not all about how you look, it's sometimes about endurance, cardio and blood chemistry. Love to see the women celebrating their strength instead of always focusing on looks! Go, Ladies!!!!

He undoubtedly edges me out on weight training. I am just glad he finally sees the benefit of cardio/aerobics. I don't know that he toook it as seriously before. It's hard work!!!