by Cade Thomas
Many books have been written and numerous arguments have been held over how to keep a healthy relationship with your partner or significant other. A list of things that men need in purchase to be pleased compared against a list of things women need, in some cases contradicting each other and leaving everyone much more confused than ever.
One thing seems pretty steady: If you want your relationship to fail, be a high level bodybuilder!
There have been numerous well-known power couples in competitive bodybuilding. in some cases both the man and woman are involved in the industry as athletes and other times a high level competitor (or even Mr.Olympia) is partnered up with a very supportive spouse who is as much a part of their profession as they are themselves. Prepping meals, organizing schedules, cooking, cleaning, babysitting…woops I imply offering company; The list of tasks that some of these spouses were left to tackle on a daily basis borders somewhere between nurse and mommy. certain legendary examples of extreme “support” such as Greg Kovac’s partner having to clean him up after he used the toilet were enough to creep out even the most understanding fan.
While keeping some of this in mind, is it any shock that a seemingly large majority of relationships in bodybuilding crumble? No matter how much one thinks they understand the day to day doings of a high level competitor, I don’t think you can really brace yourself for the realization that Camiseta Cruz Azul it never ends (seemingly). Day after day, month after month, year after year. Obsession with the mirror, obsession with the scale. While the misunderstanding is that bodybuilders are ultra conceited and in love with themselves (some certainly are), I would argue that the much more prevalent problem for the husband/wife would be handling the insecurities. Some sense of fulfillment would be derived from lifting them up after they confess that they doubt themselves or have a weakness they need to improve on, but once it becomes apparent that doubt and insecurity is going to come back again and again and you are destined to live with hearing about it for the rest of your life the reality probably hits hard and the urge to leave might be overwhelming.
Not all bodybuilders are lazy sloths who need a servant, Camiseta Tigres UANL however. Some are highly motivated and successful in all aspects of life…except for the romantic. It seems even couples that appear invincible at the absolute height of the sport are not safe from the curse. It seems unfair to single anybody out as pretty much every renowned duo have fallen and split, but even the seemingly rock solid connection between current Mr.Olympia Phil Heath and his partner has come into question as Mr.O has been found and filmed attending NPC events with new female accompaniment. After the emotional victory speeches that Heath has dedicated to his wife, not numerous saw this coming but at this point it ought to come as no real surprise.
Bodybuilders typically attract a lot of attention, both good and bad. If you want to blend in, being a enormous bag of muscles is not your best bet. This can be difficult for the spouse in numerous ways. It can spark jealousy when the opposite sex is amazed or fascinated (hey, not everyone is grossed out by bodybuilders) and also envy when they are not getting the attention if they crave it for themselves. and in some cases all of this just goes to the head of the bodybuilder and they think they can do better.
Life isn’t one big instagram post. “Swolemates” is a cute term and all but the reality of a Camiseta Real Sociedad relationship rooted in bodybuilding is a lot much more complicated than muscles and clean eating. Some things that seems tolerable now might be mundane or even repulsive in 10 years.
