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PLEASE help poink. would you want a fat lady trainer
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new@gettinbig
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Personally I would never train with someone that is fat...to that extent..If they can not properly take care of themselves...then what the hell are they going to teach me? You lead by example...I think a trainer should keep in shape and take care of themselves...If staying fit is not in your agenda...get a new job.
That is difficult to say... I would be more interested in the progress of their clients..
I have had more than one trainer in my time.. Some look REALLY good but they were horrible trainers.
I don't know, do all Olympic coaches look/perform like Olympic athletes??- no
It might be more motivitating if they had the look "you" wanted to achieve but it doesn't mean they are not good trainers and could not bust your butt in the gym.
I have had more than one trainer in my time.. Some look REALLY good but they were horrible trainers.
I don't know, do all Olympic coaches look/perform like Olympic athletes??- no
It might be more motivitating if they had the look "you" wanted to achieve but it doesn't mean they are not good trainers and could not bust your butt in the gym.
circusgirl
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Hmm CJ Hunter is pretty fat at this point. I'd imagine he's a good coach though. You are talking about that jazzercise woman aren't you? If I weighed 200 pounds mostly fat, I would feel more comfortable with a larger trainer, say 170 pounds? I don't mean a 300-pounder. Because losing 30 pounds is something I feel in that situation I would think doable and achievable, so the trainer would motivate me more than a really skinny trainer.
So, I would want my trainer to be in better shape than me, yes. But if I was in REALLY bad shape, i'd like to be trained by someone with a physique I felt I could achieve. So she could say, "I used to weigh 250 pounds, now I'm 170, you can do it too". Much better than a trainer who weighs 110 pounds.
But as regards an actual coach? I don't care how much my martial arts instructor weighs, as he knows plenty. Actually he's a bad example, he's in good shape... plenty of ex-athlete coaches out there though who have piled on the pounds due to giving up training so hard and still having huge appetites. Doesn't mean they don't know anything. Former university rowing types are a prime example. You don't wanna see these guys after they've spent 2 years in the City after being in the Oxford first boat, ick, they get HUGE! And not in a BB way! They still know as much as they ever did about rowing though, even about the best diet for training....
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So, I would want my trainer to be in better shape than me, yes. But if I was in REALLY bad shape, i'd like to be trained by someone with a physique I felt I could achieve. So she could say, "I used to weigh 250 pounds, now I'm 170, you can do it too". Much better than a trainer who weighs 110 pounds.
But as regards an actual coach? I don't care how much my martial arts instructor weighs, as he knows plenty. Actually he's a bad example, he's in good shape... plenty of ex-athlete coaches out there though who have piled on the pounds due to giving up training so hard and still having huge appetites. Doesn't mean they don't know anything. Former university rowing types are a prime example. You don't wanna see these guys after they've spent 2 years in the City after being in the Oxford first boat, ick, they get HUGE! And not in a BB way! They still know as much as they ever did about rowing though, even about the best diet for training....
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NorwayFitness
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I'm with new@ on this one...
It's a job, and I think this specific job requires a decent physique.
I can't see why a personal trainer in good shape would be seen as a "threat" to his/her client, it's more like an inspiration and motivation IMO. I definetly would like my personal trainer to be in good shape.
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It's a job, and I think this specific job requires a decent physique.
I can't see why a personal trainer in good shape would be seen as a "threat" to his/her client, it's more like an inspiration and motivation IMO. I definetly would like my personal trainer to be in good shape.
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Gladiola
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I'm an aerobics instructor & this issue has come up on numerous occasions on my aerobics bulletin board.
A Master-degreed exercise physiologist friend of mine, whom I greatly admire for her wisdom said,
"A person can look great in spite of their ignorance, rather than because of their knowledge."
(and no, she is not overweight. Great figure actually)
I totally agree, as I know plenty of clueless ppl with great bods.
Besides, you don't know WHY this person is overweight. A knee injury & you're done doing aerobics, a serious back or shoulder injury can stop you from lifting. Which could lead to gaining weight. It does NOT mean that you are not a compotent & knowledgable trainer.
Besides, I would not choose someone to train me b/c they had a physique that I want. But then again, I don't believe in making someone ELSE'S physique your goal. I will never look like Anja Langer b/c only Anja will ever look like Anja... I gotta make the most of MY bod - not try to be someone else.
A Master-degreed exercise physiologist friend of mine, whom I greatly admire for her wisdom said,
"A person can look great in spite of their ignorance, rather than because of their knowledge."
(and no, she is not overweight. Great figure actually)
I totally agree, as I know plenty of clueless ppl with great bods.
Besides, you don't know WHY this person is overweight. A knee injury & you're done doing aerobics, a serious back or shoulder injury can stop you from lifting. Which could lead to gaining weight. It does NOT mean that you are not a compotent & knowledgable trainer.
Besides, I would not choose someone to train me b/c they had a physique that I want. But then again, I don't believe in making someone ELSE'S physique your goal. I will never look like Anja Langer b/c only Anja will ever look like Anja... I gotta make the most of MY bod - not try to be someone else.
Gladiola said:
I agree... A few years ago, I walked in a gym and picked a personal trainer out by what they looked like.. Big mistake and waste of $$$$ and my time. He may have had a great body but personal trainer he was not.
I would look more at their clients progress.
I don't care if you live off whoppers, as long as you can make a quarter bounce off my ass
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ATrollFromTheFatBoard
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Hmmm.
I WAS going to say, p0ink, you DOG. These women are bodybuilders. Of course THEY don't want a fat trainer!!!
But then I read the responses here.
Let me go on record as saying that larger trainers do motivate larger people to exercise. This can have many good outcomes. Once larger people get into the habit of exercise, see some of the benefits, and decide they want to continue, they may move on to another trainer if they choose. But if they were intimidated by the thin trainer to start with ... they wouldn't start, now, would they??
I personally found taking aerobics with a thin instructor with a beautiful body to be completely frustrating and make me want to quit, because I never got one inch closer to looking like her and we were doing the same damn workout. It was so discouraging. Why did I have to run miles and miles and miles every week to see the same results she got out of one class every three days??? It just made me feel bad, and for me personally, me feeling bad about myself is the death knell for my exercise program.
You're comparing larger people with women who are already successful bodybuilders. This is an apple-orange scenario. The two groups are MILES apart in their thinking, as hanging around both boards has shown me pretty quick.
If you're going to motivate larger people to START, why not use any means that will WORK??? Jesus, just get people to START. Worry about "The Physique" later!!!!!
I WAS going to say, p0ink, you DOG. These women are bodybuilders. Of course THEY don't want a fat trainer!!!
But then I read the responses here.
Let me go on record as saying that larger trainers do motivate larger people to exercise. This can have many good outcomes. Once larger people get into the habit of exercise, see some of the benefits, and decide they want to continue, they may move on to another trainer if they choose. But if they were intimidated by the thin trainer to start with ... they wouldn't start, now, would they??
I personally found taking aerobics with a thin instructor with a beautiful body to be completely frustrating and make me want to quit, because I never got one inch closer to looking like her and we were doing the same damn workout. It was so discouraging. Why did I have to run miles and miles and miles every week to see the same results she got out of one class every three days??? It just made me feel bad, and for me personally, me feeling bad about myself is the death knell for my exercise program.
You're comparing larger people with women who are already successful bodybuilders. This is an apple-orange scenario. The two groups are MILES apart in their thinking, as hanging around both boards has shown me pretty quick.
If you're going to motivate larger people to START, why not use any means that will WORK??? Jesus, just get people to START. Worry about "The Physique" later!!!!!
spatterson said:I see your point, Troll, I really do.
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This is exactly how people end up misinformed and/or injured. Let's say you feed your self-image issues and choose a trainer that you are comforatble standing next to. Let's say this person, because of his/her size can not demonstrate the movements with proper form. You end up hurt and lacking results. It's hard enough to find "buff" men and women working in a gym that know what the hell they're talking about, so let's say this person doesn't know squat about diet, because if he/she did they would be so grateful for the knowledge they would be utilizing it. They never tell YOU how to eat right...and we all know that fat loss game is about nutrition. So now you're going to the gym, burning some cals, seeing some loss, but your shoulder hurts when you do this, your hip hurts when you do that, and your progress is slow...but you keep going to the gym. Then you decide you need something more...you need a physique. So you hire a trainer that's academically educated, experienced, and looks the part. They have to work to fix all your misinformation and injuries before you can improve, and then THEY look like they're not as good because you're not seeing results as fast doing things the right way. On top of all the let down of relearning, and slower results, this person wants you to EAT a certain way TOO!?! Where does he/she getting off asking you to do that?!?
...and look at all the time you've wasted.
That is really true....
I guess maybe look at their clients and their turnover... I've seen guys training women in the gym and a YEAR later they look exactly the same.
Who knows..... My trainer was AWESOME at teaching me about weights... But my diet and "supplements" I had to learn here because she never really covered that...
ATrollFromTheFatBoard
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I am progressing very slowly (right now), but I certainly don't consider myself as having wasted time!!
I'm glad I started and plan to continue.
I'm glad I started and plan to continue.
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