My husband and I do a weight lifting class together. I started a few months before he did last July (he started in September). I thought at first I could lift more than he could was that I had started earlier.
But, I took a 4 month hiatus this spring/summer from weight lifting. First, because of an injury and second to do landscaping in my yard - and he helped me with some of it, but I did the bulk of it. Anyway, he kept going to class at least once a week - enough to maintain, but not build. We then both went on a month long vacation - during that time we hiked and he swam a lot.
We both started doing the weight lifting class a month ago. I had to drop my weights back a lot for the legs and chest, but by only a little for upper body. He didn't have to drop his weights back. In that month, I've increased my weights each time I go. I am now back to where I was in April with all weights and even higher for upper body. In many body parts I can lift heavier than my husband - squats, shoulders, lunges, biceps. We are the same for triceps and back and abs. He can lift heavier for chest by a little and he can do more pushups on his toes than I can, but I'm gaining on him fast.
Now, he pushes himself to his max and I push myself to my max. Why do I get stronger faster? Is it the type of build I have? The type of muscle structure? our body frames? How is it possible that I can zoom past him on weights like that? he works out other days of the week - more than I do right now.
I kind of like it! But isn't that atypical?
BTW.... he's 6'1" tall, 172 pounds and has a small/medium frame. I'm 5'6.5" tall, 180 pounds and have a large (but not super large) frame.
