do you train with a partner or alone?

how many training partners do you workout with?

  • alone

    Votes: 240 76.7%

  • one

    Votes: 65 20.8%

  • two or more

    Votes: 8 2.6%
  • Total voters
    313
Like so many other people have said, I train ALONE as well. When I first started lifting weights it was my best friend and I liting in his bedroom. He got a weight set for his birthday. But after a couple months and after he got a job, he got lazy and started skipping work outs. That's when I decided to get my own weight bench for my house. Ever since then I have worked out alone.
A couple of my friends have tried to work out with me, but they are not intense at all, and they like to do what I call "Lazy Work Outs." All they want to do is machines and exercises that do not take any energy to perform. They never want to do legs, only want to do 3 sets of bench press, and they rarely break a sweat.
Also, they always have an infinite amount of questions and between sets they are worried more about talking than setting up the next exercise we are going to do with plates.
 
I work out with my 16 yo son. It's great. I think we motivate each other. Of course we also spot each other. And it's nice to occasionally get into our little competitions that push both of us. Only problem is that he's making gains so fast that the old man with the bursitis and arthritis can't keep up with him on most of the lifts anymore. :( Can still kick his butt in curls though. :)
 
Like so many others i train on my own, seems like the only guys i know that have the same motivation as me to achieve similar goals are the guys (and girls) on this site!
 
From my experience training partners never last. If they have not been training week after week or year after year they likely just got a gym membership. And just like 90% of people who buy those memberships, they will only be coming to the gym for a few short weeks before the gym becomes merely a memory from their past.
That being said, a training partner with similar strength and training goals would be awesome. Good luck finding that.

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When I first started i trained with my best friend but he eventually just quit. I have trained with others since but I get easily distracted when i train with others so now I just turn on my ipod and go.
 
Alone, altho my cowkers go with me, they're off doing their own things.
Sadly, they all just go to go and do whatever, I stick to my routine.
 
I go to a big university gym where 98% of the people think they know everything about everything :/

The 5 or 6 people in there that actually leave the ego at home and have bothered to learn give each other help when we need it. My schedule is too all over the place to have a consistent partner.
 
i work out alone, mentally i am better off for it because when i am at the gym i tell myself i own the weights and i find it more satisifying to lift heavy on my own with no spot.
 
There are a few folks I know at my place who help me out if I need a spot but other than that it's me, myself, and I that train together.
 
ive been lifting alone for a while now..but i personally enjoy having someone around to motivate and push me....i also get bored fairly easy...so having someone with me give me a little competitive feel..
 
I prefer to train with a partner if they are serious, but unfortunately a good partner is hard to find... so I don't have one currently.
 
I haven't had a training partner in like 6 or 7 years. I definatly prefer training alone because like most people are saying it's tough to find someone who not only is as motivated as I am but also wants to train like I do. I think the best I'll ever do is workout at the same time as my friends probably never together though. I find I end up being a trainer rather then a training partner anyway, which is cool but always ends up with me being more into it then the friend I'm helping. I end up being disappointed that I put more time and effort into helping then the person does in following the advice.
 
I always train alone when I can, every now and then I run into someone I know at the gym and they end up training with me which I find to be a major pain.
I really don't like talking to anyone in between sets, I find it screws up maintaining an adequete rest period in between sets without taking to much rest. I often find that I don't pay attention to rehydrating when I'm with someone who feels the need to be constantly talking which certainly affects my performance.
When I'm lifting, well when I'm lifting well I am in my own world, focused only on powering out the next rep. I am highly self motivated and don't need any extra encouragement, generally won't even hear it since I'm so focused.

I do have a single person who works at the gym that I always get to spot me on heavy sets. This is an absolute must for me if I am going to have a solid workout. But in between sets I like to be left the f*** alone lol.
 
for the longest time ive trained w 3-4 additional ppl. in some ways the company is a plus. if you lift w good friends you have ppl to spot you, critique your form in a positive way, brighten the mood, etc.

the downside of course is that when you lift w a group of that magnitude, you have a lot of ppl cycling in w you which delays your lift. i dont mind lifting w my friends. but im a serious lifter and i like to get things done in the gym. i dont need ppl hindering my workout for stupid reasons.

i pretty much lift on my own now, but im still in the gym w all my buddies. we generally each do our own thing. sometimes we work in with each other. but i make sure not to let side chatting and unimportant conversation impede my workout.
 
my ipod is my number 1 parter,

trustworthy everytime

except when i forget to charge him =p


just take a power adapter, and 5m extension cord to solve this
 
Me because im the only person at our school who is dedicated to it and I'm gonna start powerlifting so I'll be the only person for that also, no coach, no partner, no nothing. People will spot for me but thats it.
 
i train alone most of the time. most of the time in my basement jsut in the zone killin the iron with music blasting lol. but when i go to the gym mostof the time im with someone or they jsut join me in my work outs.
 
I train with my husband. I focus him and he drives me to lift heavier. We both watch out for form and work well together. Helps justify the huge supp bills as well:)
 
i hate when people bother me when i lift...i like to get into my zone(i pod and me)...............
 
As im sure most have said in the thread I train alone but I prefer to train with a partner ( motivation, competition, confidence). A good training buddy is hard to find.
 
I train alone as well, but think it hinders me as far as putting up more weight- I know none of the overweight tools at the gym would know how to properly spot me, so I don't even try...
anyone have any suggestions on getting more weight on the bar and not having to have a spotter- mainly for bench- use a cage? smith?
 
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