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Personal Trainers Pretty much Suck on Average?
- Thread starter ghettostudmuffin
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Edmund said:
Yeah, i have people do some odd things on there. The main reason for some people is just adherence. People always want to do new, cutting edge stuff, so to keep them interested, motivated, paying my bills, etc. I use the ball with them. Didn't think you were being a smart ass, i just thought the guy who kicked the ball seemed like a dick. But if it was all in good fun, then i'm with it. WS
perp69
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When I started at the gym I am at now the PT ran the same old sales pitch by me. What program are you doing now? What is your diet? I bet he wasn't expecting the real answers I gave him because most people probably say "nothing really". A couple of weeks later he was actually working out in the free weight area and was watching me do my 5x5 routine. He asked me, like I had slapped his mother or something, "You work chest and back on the same day?" When I mentioned dual factor training to him, I could tell he didn't have a clue. 
RDJ
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BIGDHO said:
Well you are ofcourse 100% correct, I overreacted somewhat. I replied to some person that claimed a PT wasn't worth anything if he aint massive. So I thought there's more to fitness than being big, but ofcourse you are right. If you want to be big and nothing else, a good PT will give you size and nothing else.
But still you cannot judge someone because he's not as big as you want to be.
I have read this whole thread and I have two bones to pick-
Stop underestimating the BALL! Not only is this a great tool for seniors, but there are also highly advanced core moves that some of you muscle guys could never even attempt because you have lost all your flexibility in your quest for bulging biceps and legs.
Not all female trainers are chunky and uninformed! I am the PT Director at an all-womens fitness center. All of our trainers have a degree in EP or Physical Therapy and a national cert. They all work out regularly. We encourage our staff to participate in three different 5k's for charity. I have competed in figure, and our aerobics director has competed in fitness.
When you sign up at crappy chain gyms like Bally's-you get wannabe trainers. If you are looking for a gym with reputable trainers-contact ASCM or Cooper Institute to find out where their certified trainers are working.
Stop underestimating the BALL! Not only is this a great tool for seniors, but there are also highly advanced core moves that some of you muscle guys could never even attempt because you have lost all your flexibility in your quest for bulging biceps and legs.
Not all female trainers are chunky and uninformed! I am the PT Director at an all-womens fitness center. All of our trainers have a degree in EP or Physical Therapy and a national cert. They all work out regularly. We encourage our staff to participate in three different 5k's for charity. I have competed in figure, and our aerobics director has competed in fitness.
When you sign up at crappy chain gyms like Bally's-you get wannabe trainers. If you are looking for a gym with reputable trainers-contact ASCM or Cooper Institute to find out where their certified trainers are working.
Jeanine:
Give it a rest. swiss ball training can be beneficial and not all BB are inflexible. I use swiss ball training with my clients 8 times a month and gains are made. I doubt you are a highly trained pro or you wouldn't debate this topic. I hold CSCS, PILATES AND ACE cert: Plus I am a certified nutritionist
Give it a rest. swiss ball training can be beneficial and not all BB are inflexible. I use swiss ball training with my clients 8 times a month and gains are made. I doubt you are a highly trained pro or you wouldn't debate this topic. I hold CSCS, PILATES AND ACE cert: Plus I am a certified nutritionist
tzaroff123
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it doesnt matter what we do...PTs jus follow 3 simple rules
Make the client happy
Make the company happy
Make more Money....
suckers will pay just about anything when u hook them.
you seems pretty obessed with weights...well a little advice here..its not the weight that matter..its the quality of the technique when doing the exercise that matter most.
Size doesn't matter...a professional muay thai kick boxer can break your 20++" arm with 1 roundhouse kick...and they weigh a mere 120pounds of lean muscle mass.
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oh ya last but not least...don't under estimate the power of a swiss ball...
try doing a squat on one 75" ball..they require huge amount of core stability strength to do so. even better still jus do a 60 second swiss ball lunge or isometric squat ... even the biggest and meanest guy will shit in his pants.
I had ever train a 200" pound professional bodybuilder here in my gym and i can easily kill him off with a green dyna band(i wack his RC
)
Make the client happy
Make the company happy
Make more Money....
suckers will pay just about anything when u hook them.
you seems pretty obessed with weights...well a little advice here..its not the weight that matter..its the quality of the technique when doing the exercise that matter most.
Size doesn't matter...a professional muay thai kick boxer can break your 20++" arm with 1 roundhouse kick...and they weigh a mere 120pounds of lean muscle mass.
<Edit>
oh ya last but not least...don't under estimate the power of a swiss ball...
try doing a squat on one 75" ball..they require huge amount of core stability strength to do so. even better still jus do a 60 second swiss ball lunge or isometric squat ... even the biggest and meanest guy will shit in his pants.
I had ever train a 200" pound professional bodybuilder here in my gym and i can easily kill him off with a green dyna band(i wack his RC
)
