Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below I never understood why some PT's never really introduced weights to their customers. I train at Bally's and I see so much BS going on that I wanna puke. I can understand the theories behind exercise balls and resistance band training but why DON'T PT's introduce more weights into their training? Sometimes it looks like the trainers just introduce ideas to the customers and don't really dive into the material. I mean not everyone can be Charles Glass but shouldn't there be some kind of code or respect for the gym if you are representing it?
Personal Trainers Pretty much Suck on Average?
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RDJ
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Physical Fitness according to the US army:
- Agility
- Balance
- Coordination
- Speed
- Power
- Reaction time
- Cardiorespiratory endurance
- Muscular endurance
- Muscular strength
- Body composition
- Flexibility
Yet some of you people think you can judge someone just by his/her size? Try running 10 km when you look like Ronnie Coleman (and I mean running, not walking). Try boxing someone who's lean and muscular instead of just big. Try climbing a mountain.
You only practise 1 or maybe 2 aspects of physical fitness. A good PT would make his client FIT instead of BIG.
- Agility
- Balance
- Coordination
- Speed
- Power
- Reaction time
- Cardiorespiratory endurance
- Muscular endurance
- Muscular strength
- Body composition
- Flexibility
Yet some of you people think you can judge someone just by his/her size? Try running 10 km when you look like Ronnie Coleman (and I mean running, not walking). Try boxing someone who's lean and muscular instead of just big. Try climbing a mountain.
You only practise 1 or maybe 2 aspects of physical fitness. A good PT would make his client FIT instead of BIG.
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HERPECIN
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yeah imma pt too bros
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BIGDHO said:
WERD
I am 20 years old and I love doing my job as a PT at Golds. And yes it sucks that the gyms care more about sales than the people but thats how most business works. To be a good PT you have to have not just knowledge of exercise but personal experience with all types of exercise. I will never give clients exercises that I havent done myself. because if i don't/haven't done them they probably dont work.
KIAN
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Well, I read every single one of the posts.
And that's saying alot since I'm sitting here at an internet cafe.
Perhaps a more suitable title for this thread would have been:
People who become Personal Trainers for all the wrong reasons and who are incapable of interacting with people at a level of 'teacher', definitely suck.
If you decide to use the services of a Personal Trainer and not a salesman then the most important thing you need to remember is that the 'trainer' works for YOU.
If the trainer does not do the following:
.... then look for a new trainer.
Also, make sure you inform him/her why you are looking for the services of a new trainer. The majority of posts here have all contained valid points and concerns. But how many of you have actually expressed these concerns to the individual? Unless you make your concerns known, these standards of practice within the fitness industry are going to continue. Stand up for yourself. Express your concerns. Afterall, you are paying for this service or lack thereof. Just make sure that your concerns are valid. It is pointless yelling at a trainer because you were still overweight for your class reunion when you spent 5 of the last 7 days eating pizza and ice cream. Be realistic in what you expect to achieve and what you expect from the Personal Trainer.
As to the trainer's level of certification ... that can almost seem irrelevent. I know guys who have more letters in their certification than they do in their name but they are incapable of conversing with a client on a level which the client understands. The end result is frustration, wasted time, and missed goals. Conversely, there are guys on EF without any certification whatsoever who could take a person from point 'A' to achieving their goal with complete satisfaction.
So a true Trainer not only has to be knowledable on the subject, but he/she has to be able to converse at a level which the client understands so that they can achieve their goal. Information is only useful when it is shared.
A Personal Trainer is not a necessity to achieving your goal but finding a good one can almost be considered a 'rarity'.
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KP -- Fitness Basics
And that's saying alot since I'm sitting here at an internet cafe.
Perhaps a more suitable title for this thread would have been:
People who become Personal Trainers for all the wrong reasons and who are incapable of interacting with people at a level of 'teacher', definitely suck.
If you decide to use the services of a Personal Trainer and not a salesman then the most important thing you need to remember is that the 'trainer' works for YOU.
If the trainer does not do the following:
- asks you what your realistic goals are
- listens to you
- speaks with you
- understands your capabilities and/or limitations
- motivates you
- works with you
- creates a unique nutirtional/workout routine to help you achieve your goal in a safe and healthy manner
- explains all relative aspects of your routine in a manner you understand
- answers all your questions
- modifies your routine when necessary
.... then look for a new trainer.
Also, make sure you inform him/her why you are looking for the services of a new trainer. The majority of posts here have all contained valid points and concerns. But how many of you have actually expressed these concerns to the individual? Unless you make your concerns known, these standards of practice within the fitness industry are going to continue. Stand up for yourself. Express your concerns. Afterall, you are paying for this service or lack thereof. Just make sure that your concerns are valid. It is pointless yelling at a trainer because you were still overweight for your class reunion when you spent 5 of the last 7 days eating pizza and ice cream. Be realistic in what you expect to achieve and what you expect from the Personal Trainer.
As to the trainer's level of certification ... that can almost seem irrelevent. I know guys who have more letters in their certification than they do in their name but they are incapable of conversing with a client on a level which the client understands. The end result is frustration, wasted time, and missed goals. Conversely, there are guys on EF without any certification whatsoever who could take a person from point 'A' to achieving their goal with complete satisfaction.
So a true Trainer not only has to be knowledable on the subject, but he/she has to be able to converse at a level which the client understands so that they can achieve their goal. Information is only useful when it is shared.
A Personal Trainer is not a necessity to achieving your goal but finding a good one can almost be considered a 'rarity'.
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KP -- Fitness Basics
I train at Lifestyles...groan...but I am in my own world when I workout and they have allot of good equipment, only a few big guys workout there. The PT's THERE are a joke...although the people they train really aren't motivated. When I joined they told me that I get three free workouts with a PT, I told em no thanx and they just kept trying to push one on me till I almost started shouting at em.
They also told me that the people working there are at the top 15% for physical fitness in the country....BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAAA! I sw the guy who signed me up struggling with 185 on the bench and doing half reps...WTF?
The shit they have people do is hilarious, 'specially with that stoopid friggin blown up giant rubber ball. One of the PT's was "training" someone with it and it was in the way of one of the big guys in the gym, he was pretty psyched up, and he kicked it so hard it bounced all over the gym.
I agree that it is a business though and they make good money on their PT's.
They also told me that the people working there are at the top 15% for physical fitness in the country....BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAAA! I sw the guy who signed me up struggling with 185 on the bench and doing half reps...WTF?
The shit they have people do is hilarious, 'specially with that stoopid friggin blown up giant rubber ball. One of the PT's was "training" someone with it and it was in the way of one of the big guys in the gym, he was pretty psyched up, and he kicked it so hard it bounced all over the gym.
I agree that it is a business though and they make good money on their PT's.
White Sox
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Edmund said:
The ball isn't stupid to the people who can benefit from it. People with balance problems, older clients, etc. Just because they won't get big from using it doesn't make it worthless. Not everyone is there for cosmetic appeal. Some people just want to be healthier. If I was training someone and using the ball and some dick head came up and kicked it out of the way i'd have some problems with the dude. Just because someone doesn't agree with something doesn't make it wrong. I don't use the ball myself, but alot of my clients love the damn thing. So we use it.
