Completely unplanned example of lifting working happened last night. Short version: Been lifting for about 4 months now, and I can see gains, and my wife can too, but so far she hasn't had that tingle moment. One thing I noticed is that with the right lighting, gains can be more dramatic.

So last night, she was taking a shower after her workout, and I needed to take a shower, but instead chose to take a bath. In the 5 years that we have been in this house, I have yet to take a bath (only showers), so I was not expecting what happened next. After she got out, she turned on the light over the tub and said "Did you even know there was a light over the tub?", then walked over to do her post shower girly crap in front of her mirror. Well as I stood up and started getting out of the tub I saw myself in her mirror and DAMN... I looked good. So I got the right pose on, and when she stood up and noticed, I saw her jaw drop a bit, and her head pull back a bit. Normally if we do fool around, it's me pushing the gas peddle; not last night. She dropped her towel and led me to the room.

TL;DR: Keep lifting fellow bros... It works.