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For those of your that hire personal trainers, how much do you pay per hour? Is $65 an hour too much for someone that just watches me work out? Thanks!
How much $$ for personal trainers?
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super_rice
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I pay 50 dollars a month and my coach is IWF certified (though certifications are not the point).
Please don't waste your money.
Please don't waste your money.
SgtSlaughter
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^^^super_rice said:
Educate yourself... you'll be better off in the long run.
If you do hire someone, my reccomendation would be to make sure they look how you want to look like. (ex... a bodybuilder, big and ripped, ect ... not some Joe IdothissometimestomakeExtraMoney)
Most PT's will speak as thought what they say is all there is because that's what the books teach them... Get someone more educated than just a PT cert... unless they've competed and know how to change one's body, ect.
atlantaholdem
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I've only been lifting for about five months now. My real goal with a personal trainer is to make sure I'm lifiting correctly. I don't want to cheat myself out of a workout and damn sure don't want to injure myself.
Cynical Simian
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Unless you live in Wichita Falls, TX, spend the equivalent of three or four months of PT fees on a digital camera, tape your lifts, and watch them and/or post them on a board like this for people to critique.
justinjones1963
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Cynical Simian said:
I started my reading books and magazines on diet and exercise. In addition to that I time my workouts, keep logs, and tape my major exercises (i.e. squat etc.) It pays off.
bignate73
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talk to a couple. see who they are certified from and get a feel for what they know. take notes and then come back on here and post up your findings on the PT board. I've seen too many of the "save your money, PT's are crap" guys who are sizeable but still spinning their wheels, and I could take them 3 different directions and they'd still progress. Its having a PT that knows more than one way to skin a cat that you want to work with. Its not about knowing a bunch of different exercises but knowing each exercise inside and out and being able to take a complete novice and explain in lay term and give them hands on work and then they understand what they are doing....not just mimicking.
i ALWAYS question the knee jerk statement "save your money." Someone can spend countless hours on the net and money on books, but in reality they could have spent a couple hours being very focused and learn a whole lot more. Younger people don't put a dollar figure on their time so I guess thats why the bulk of my clients are older...they know they don't have time to "figure it out" and they pay for a specialist who can cut to the facts.
good luck in whatever you do.
i ALWAYS question the knee jerk statement "save your money." Someone can spend countless hours on the net and money on books, but in reality they could have spent a couple hours being very focused and learn a whole lot more. Younger people don't put a dollar figure on their time so I guess thats why the bulk of my clients are older...they know they don't have time to "figure it out" and they pay for a specialist who can cut to the facts.
good luck in whatever you do.
Scotsman
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I agree with Bignate, not all pt's are worthless. Find someone who knows what they are doing and learn from them. After you gain a fair amount of knowledge and experience you shouldn't need a PT anymore as you should be able to change up your program on your own. When I do PT I charge $100-200 for a program depending on how complex it is, and $50 per hour. The key is to do your homework and make sure the person you hire knows what they are doing and doesn't approach everyone with a cookie cutter view. The most important thing is to learn and educate yourself to the level where you know what not to do.
Cheers,
Scotsman
Cheers,
Scotsman
Sassy69
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At the very minimum you can hire a guy for a set of say 5 sessions so you can get some feedback on your form and maybe to get some different routines to start you with. I HUGELY recommend that you constantly ask questions of whoever you hire - if they don't or wont' give answers about why this or what combination of exercises or what if I do this or I heard this but that contradicts what you just said - if they won't or can't give you responses that you understand then they are either playing it so you will become completely dependent on them for your training or they just don't know or are full of shit. These are the guys to stay away from. But soemtimes it just takes a little bit of weeding out to find a good training or to learn enough to gain confidence in going off on your own & learning yourself thru books, EF, askign questions, find other people who train at your gym (don't have to be trainers u pay - most people will answer questions if you dont' ask when they are mid-squat or dont' look like a dumbass newbie).
The point is that you should gain knowledge from all sorts of sources and then add it to your arsenal of fitness knowledge for future reference. If a trainer won't or can't give you information, then they are just there for the job and the money and they aren't actually helping you improve yourself. IMO anyway.
The point is that you should gain knowledge from all sorts of sources and then add it to your arsenal of fitness knowledge for future reference. If a trainer won't or can't give you information, then they are just there for the job and the money and they aren't actually helping you improve yourself. IMO anyway.
firefighter337
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they offer here $30 bucks for 30 minutes sessions. My buddy is one of the trainers and they get 13 bucks per hour plus commission for training contracts.
They all go according to premade sheets. Wrong in my opinion.
They all go according to premade sheets. Wrong in my opinion.
perp69
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Its like hiring a contractor to work on your home. Do your homework. I haven't seen one personal trainer at my gym that I personally would pay a nickle for but a commerical gym isn't about proper training. They are about the money.
If you are just starting out about anyone would be good even if just for the motivation to train. After you learn the ropes you shouldn't need that.
Perp
If you are just starting out about anyone would be good even if just for the motivation to train. After you learn the ropes you shouldn't need that.
Perp
atlantaholdem said:
This is my first post, so take it for what it is costing you.
Suppose you work out 3 times a week for an hour. That is 12 times a month minimum. Who do you believe would even watch that for $50 a month? Illegals make more than that.
You have the right idea about getting some coaching on doing the movements. It is almost impossible to watch yourself while you are doing the work, especially on the most difficult parts. You want someone who knows at least as much as you do about what the proper form is. Most of the highest paid coaches in professional sports cannot (and never did) do what they expect teh atheletes to do. However they were terrific students of the sport and fascinated by it. Players, just not highest capability.
So, decide what your goals are. What is "fit." Olympic gold in the 100m sprint, Marathon, Decathalon, Powerlifting, Swimming, Gymnastics? All require a different way of training for a different ideal body. Then do your own research on how to get there. Find a coach who understands your goals and is knowledgeable and inquisitive enough to look at your own ideas and discuss them with you. Consider that they are thinking about where and why you are having the pain while you are only thinking abut suffering with the pain. They should be thinking about the next workout, and the last workout, for about the same time as it takes to go through it.
When you think of rates consider this:
The trainer has to be available from maybe 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. That is 12 hours in which they hope to sell 6 hours. Six hours at $25, six days a week = $900 a week or about $45,000 a year. Not big bucks there. I don't believe they can sell six hours a day anyway, but they still have to make a living.
My real point is that, if you want someone to really coach you to improve your form, do some searching and expect to pay a bit for it. A good idea may be to find someone else to get in the deal with you. The coach can probably do two for about the price of one. Another way to go at it is to get the coach for the first three or four sessions to generally get your form correct. Then get them once a week and discuss progress, form, and exchange ideas.
