I've often gone to the gym with my beloved, and watched the reactions that she gets when she lifts. she's also toned and muscular -- and I've seen the awe (and anxiety) that she inspires in others when she starts lifting "heavy weight". Most women at gym stick to the 5-15 kg free weights; my wife goes well above that for a variety of her exercises. There's little question that she intimidates people. I'm proud of her fitness and her strength, particularly because I honor her tremendous physical work ethic (an ethic that I share). To me, she's the most beautiful and extraordinary woman alive, which is how a husband ought to feel -- but she's also indisputably a dedicated athlete, and I have enormous admiration for that.
Not long ago, someone asked me, half-jokingly,
"How does it feel to know that your wife could beat you up?"