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Do trainers actually know what they're doing?

JDid23

JDid23

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Today during deads, a trainer came up to me and asked me to be a bit quieter, so i said okay, not wanting to get into a fight. Then before my set, he walked by so i asked him if he knew any ways to make the weight come down quieter. He said something like,


(in a nice voice)"Look man, I know what you're doing and why you do it. It's just that a lot of the older people here complain to me that it's too noisy and it's hard for them to concentrate. It annoys me too sometimes because i know a lot of guys just like to come in here, do their thing and lift their ass off, but i am a trainer and i have to cater to everyone". Something along those lines.


Anyway, this guy is in fucking shape and he's real big. I asked him to check my dead form, and before the lift he said all the right shit; shoulders over the bar, chest up, abs tight, lockout with hips, etc. He said my form was excellent, and the only mistake was not putting my head down. When i did, it was much easier.

So do you guys think trainers actually know about lifting without machines and bands? I always wondered how this guy was so big, but maybe he really knows his shit and just has to do some program the gym has him on? Any views on this? I mean, if you think about it a lot of PTs have to go through a lot of courses and stuff and you'd think that at the gym, they would learn how to do shit.
 
Sure they do. Do they know everything? Most likely not. Will they know 'enough' to get you to where you need to be? Probably yes.

That's the case with most professions. Mechanics don't know everything. Drs. don't know everything. Just look at chris1234, he's an idiot. lol jk

Some trainers love what they do and are dedicated to learning it, while others may be wannabe models/trainers/professional tanners and live in the gym. they take the required courses and pass them, and bam, they're a trainer.

Well, that's aLL I got for now. Keep doing those deads. Good luck.
 
some do, some dont. some get their knowledge from years of hard work in the gym, some take a stupid test online and think they know everything. but alot of gyms make the good trainers teach shitty programs. alot of them tell you not have clients full squat because of liability, stupid stuff like that
 
Yeah, i find the good trainers are just the ones with years of experience, one of my bros who used to train me when i played rugby, who specializes in sports specific training knows whats up because he was played just about every sport, was a stuntman, ex bodybuilder, etc, has 20+ years experience, just done so many different things. I have seen all his clients make substantial progress and actually he cares about it. He always checks up on everyone even when hes not working and really communicates well. Some trainers just have an "i don't give a fuck attitude" and they just want to get paid. Those are the trainers you don't want. You want someone with experience and someone who cares.
 
I think it really depends on the gym. The gym that I frequent is a 24 hour gym, and only has locations in the Chicagoland, New York, and DC area. They're always blasting techno music, and there's guys walking around in Ed Hardy shirts with Georgio Armani cologne filling the weight room. The trainers there don't even need to be certified, but it's "preferred." I say 98% of the trainers in that gym have no idea what they're talking about, and aren't even in a good healthy shape themselves. I never understand why people would take advice from these kinds of people? Anywho, there are a couple of trainers that really know what they're talking about, and you can tell, since they are always booked with clients. So to get back on topic, it depends on the gym IMO
 
JDid23 said:
Today during deads, a trainer came up to me and asked me to be a bit quieter, so i said okay, not wanting to get into a fight. Then before my set, he walked by so i asked him if he knew any ways to make the weight come down quieter. He said something like,


(in a nice voice)"Look man, I know what you're doing and why you do it. It's just that a lot of the older people here complain to me that it's too noisy and it's hard for them to concentrate. It annoys me too sometimes because i know a lot of guys just like to come in here, do their thing and lift their ass off, but i am a trainer and i have to cater to everyone". Something along those lines.


Anyway, this guy is in fucking shape and he's real big. I asked him to check my dead form, and before the lift he said all the right shit; shoulders over the bar, chest up, abs tight, lockout with hips, etc. He said my form was excellent, and the only mistake was not putting my head down. When i did, it was much easier.

So do you guys think trainers actually know about lifting without machines and bands? I always wondered how this guy was so big, but maybe he really knows his shit and just has to do some program the gym has him on? Any views on this? I mean, if you think about it a lot of PTs have to go through a lot of courses and stuff and you'd think that at the gym, they would learn how to do shit.
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I thought you were supposed to look forward when performing a deadlift, not down. If you look down you'll likely roll your lower back out and that is a no no. Keep your head up and back arched.
As for the rest of you post, it all depends. At the gym where I workout, I'd say that I am close to trumping the knowledge of most of these trainers. I've caught more than one teaching horrible form to trainees and I stopped one from destroying a woman's back once. I called him on what he was doing and he had no explanation for what he it. That's not to say there aren't good trainers out there but some of these dickheads out there are more interested in getting some tail than they are in training someone correctly and the trainee's physical capacities.
 
most of the trainers i see dont know shit. they dont even know how to reach their own goals. there are a handful that know their own stuff but when it comes to helping others their skill is verry limited. then there is the 1 out of say 100 that can actually do what a trainer should be able to do.
 
I've never worked with one... I met a few of them by happenstance and not in a gym, and the personalities are controlling and not the kind of friend or advisor I want or need. I'm sure there are plenty of good ones out there, but probably few & far between. Most of the ones at the local "big box" gyms around Dallas and Los Angeles, have 129-lb 17-year-old kids as trainers who know absolutely everything, and have an ego so big it would clog up the sewer. Additionally, I have to say that I don't like anyone in my space, and I'd be likely to pop the trainer in the face if he reached out and grabbed my armpits to correct my form.

Charles
 
Honestly I don't think they do. Sure they are all in shape, but I remember when I had a trainer for half a year. I gained 5lbs, the whole time. I told him my expectations, I told him I needed size. This does not go to all trainers. Private trainers that cost a whole bunch sure know their stuff... 24 Hour trainers only know how to lose weight.

BTW I gained 45lbs in a year after I dropped my trainer and started doing My own routine. :)
 
Just because their have build their body that does make that their are pro

The trainer should be professional like everyone say customer always right, so the trainer is not
good handle people complain.

Just go look around other place to go.
 
it really depends on who you are working with and for what purpose. to say nearly every trainer is garbage is ridiculous. could it be that the people saying this have never seen what a real good trainer could do? more probable than the every trainer is shit comments.
 
Some trainers know what they're doing and some don't. Some of them are in shape and some are not. I see one particular trainer at 24 hour fitness that has been getting fatter every month. Obviously he, and some other trainers, don't understand the concept of a diet. I believe the minimum requirement to be a personal trainer at 24 hour fitness is to just go take a 1 day class.....its something really simple like that.
 
All the good trainers I see are private guys who go to the gym with their clients and have nothing to do with the gym itself.
 
downunder hunter said:
I think its retarted that in the u.s you can do a day course or online test and claim your a trainer lololol what a joke
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thats the problem. it is a joke. id say about 75% of them will fit into this class. im sure in years to come that number will get up in the 90's. regardless there is no real need for a trainer for most people.
 
When looking for a trainer...ask them where they learned, who taught them, who they have taught, and look at them and see if what they look like, the people they learned from, and the people they trained have similar traits to those that you want to achieve.

If yes...then they know something that can help you.
 
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