When Your Spouse is Not Interested in Health and Fitness

It's not like relationships aren't hard enough as it is but what happens when one person in the relationship is interested in Health and Fitness and the other person isn't?

Generally speaking, Health and Fitness is a lifestyle, not just some sort of hobby or part time activity a persons does when spare time exists. Health and Fitness for many people can be the foundation they base everything else around so when only one person in a partnership or relationship is on board, this can cause a lot of discourse.

It's not just about having a hot body for your spouse! Usually the Health and Fitness partner will genuinely be concerned for the overall well being of their partner if they are not living a healthy and or active lifestyle so this further compounds the problem.

In this YouTube video I talk about living by example and not putting pressure on the partner who is not interested in Health and Fitness. Over time they will see the benefits that Health and Fitness has in their partners lives and hopefully will begin to become curious and interested in how it could also benefit them.

I discuss the merits of working through other non-Health and Fitness relationship problems because until you get closer and more in harmony as a couple, the idea of your partner being interested in something you believe in will not be important to them. You most likely need to address something that is important to your spouse before they will consider looking into something that is important to you.

I am one of the lucky ones since my wife is already on board with the Health and Fitness lifestyle concept but she still does think her own way and on her own terms. I may think I'm an expert on the subject but my wife has other ideas at times ;)

Watch my YouTube Video where i discuss When Your Spouse is Not Interested in Health and Fitness:

45 Years Old - 6 Foot 1 Inch - 193 Pounds - 5-6% Body Fat - Update Video

So here it is... my update video showing my somewhat final results for my pre-test Physique competition prep. Basically I have been bulking and then cutting since January of this year to initially put on some muscle and then cut off as much fat as possible to get my body in what I was hoping would be Physique Competition condition.

In January I started out at 182 pounds at around 8% body fat and then bulked up over two months to as high as 204 pounds with a body fat percentage of 11-12% body fat, I then took a month to level out where I watched my calorie intake but was not cutting so much and stripped off 1-2% body fat at right around 200 pounds. Over the months of April and May I did my hard cut dieting and was able to get my body fat down to between 5-6% at a final weight of 192-193 pounds.

Overall I am very happy with my progress considering last year around this same time I was only 175 pounds lean, so there has been at least a 15 pound increase in lean body mass over the course of one year.

My plan now is to repeat this 5 month bulk, level off, and cut process but less extreme this time and get to as close to 200 pounds but still in that 5-6% body fat range so that I will be ready for my Mens Masters Physique competition in November of this year.

Watch my YouTube video to see how I look and let me know what I need to work on...

Mark Macqueen's Bench-off Challenge - Giveaway Attempt

OK, so here is Mark Macqueen's official release video for the Americas Versus UK - Old Man Versus Young Man Bench-Off Challenge - Giveaway.

I have to say Mark performed very well especially since he had to lift a fair bit more weight than me (233 versus my 192 pounds) due to his heavier body weight. But fair is fair and I am a little bit older than him...

So far it looks like the Americas is in the lead by one with my 18 reps versus Mark's 16 reps, so lets all get involved and support our continents!

Checkout Mark's video where I think he has a much more simplified description of how this Contest - Challenge - Giveaway rolls out.

And again, thanks to Mark for getting the ball rolling on this one!

Americas Versus UK - Old Man Versus Young Man Bench-Off Contest

I am announcing a Contest - Giveaway that will focus around the bench press. I was approached by Mark Macqueen (From Scotland) who runs a UK based Power Lifting YouTube Channel to have a friendly Body Weight Bench Press contest to see who can get the most reps. A lot is on the line here since I represent not on Canada but also the over 40'ers, I am actually 26 years older than Mark but I will not use that as an excuse, I do have the advantage of being a fair bit lighter than him so he will have to work with a much heavier weight than I :)

Mark and I are not part of the actual giveaway, but we will be doing a friendly head-to-head body weight Bench-off to see who prevails?

So common and get involved and see if you can beat us!

Contest Rules: 

• Body Weight Bench Press / as many reps as you can. (Women do 3/4 body weight)
• Touch chest at bottom, full lockout at the top.
• But touching bench, feet touching floor.
• Belts, wraps and chalk are OK.
• Must have both our names in the title (Mark Macqueen & GetFitOver40) and link to our channels in the description of your video entry.
• Comment in both of our contest announcement videos with a link to your entry video to make sure we see your entry.
• Mark and I will judge the videos to decide who the winners are.

Giveaway Prizes: 

• Americas winner will get a pair of Kinivo BTH240 Bluetooth Headphones from me.
• UK winner prize will be a 20 pound "Myprotein" gift voucher from Mark.

Contest Entry End Date is June 19th 2014 at Midnight.

Good Luck to everyone!

Best Fitness Tag Ever - GetFitOver40 Edition

I got tagged the other day and so I am obligated to make a video answering some questions. This is all done in good fun and you may learn a few new things about me...  as is the tradition I am also tagging some people who now have to make a video answering the same questions...

Who Tagged me:

• Alvs mondares
• Dr Plankenstein's Fitness Training

Here are the questions I answer in this YouTube Video:

1. You are stuck on an Island and can only do two exercises, what are they?
2. Explain your workout style in only three words.
3. What is the worst injury you have every gotten?
4. Rate yourself 1-10.
5. What is the weirdest thing you do in the gym?
6. Pick only one, high pitched voice or never lift again.
7. If you where on death row, what would your last meal be?
8. What would you give-up lifting for?

Here is a list of the YouTubers I am tagging Back: 

• Brian Nielson
• MattDoesFitness 
• Mark Macqueen
• NS Bodybuilding
• Janis Finkelman