Should I get this personal trainer **prices inside**
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LebronsHairline
AKA Chief Green Leaf
One thing i see alot of to is if you go to the gym enough and consistently other dudes in the gym are far more likely to see what your doing and give you tips and shyt to help out. And dont ever be afraid to ask either. I found most ppl who lift have no problem helping out when they see your serious about what your doing as long as you aint interrupting them of course
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A good PT can be worth it. A lot of them ain't very good and to some degree they are as good as their clients allow them to be. I overhear clients telling their PT how they ate like shyt all week as they get pushed through workouts. Conversely letting your trainer blow your session time on a treadmill warm-up, post stretching and then Theragun is also some non-sense you can control.
PT's are a tool so you have know why you are using them. What is the goal? I would avoid using them as the start point to a fitness journey. Too many resources available to do that yourself and then transition to a PT. Even if you get 20% more in shape, that's less time and $ you have spent on the PT in a less optimal state
A good PT can be worth it. A lot of them ain't very good and to some degree they are as good as their clients allow them to be. I overhear clients telling their PT how they ate like shyt all week as they get pushed through workouts. Conversely letting your trainer blow your session time on a treadmill warm-up, post stretching and then Theragun is also some non-sense you can control.
PT's are a tool so you have know why you are using them. What is the goal? I would avoid using them as the start point to a fitness journey. Too many resources available to do that yourself and then transition to a PT. Even if you get 20% more in shape, that's less time and $ you have spent on the PT in a less optimal state
Spliff
Godzilla got busy.
It's about time value.
Everyone doesn't have the time to read articles, watch youtube, trial routines and diets for months until they find something that works. Not everyone wants to spend that kinda energy either when they're focused on other things in their life. They'll get to where they want faster outsourcing all that work and learning on the go under the wing of someone experienced.
And like the brehs said, 3rd party accountability could be a huge motivator.
Spliff
Godzilla got busy.
An old coworkered DIY'd his own version with padding and a heavy duty sander. Patients loved it. Fast forward 6 years and Theragun is popular as hell and marketed everywhere. I wonder if he kickin himself in the ass for not branding his version way back when. I should hit him up.
Man he goofedAn old coworkered DIY'd his own version with padding and a heavy duty sander. Patients loved it. Fast forward 6 years and Theragun is popular as hell and marketed everywhere. I wonder if he kickin himself in the ass for not branding his version way back when. I should hit him up.
Son Goku
Great Sage Equalling Heaven
I am personally not a fan of hiring a personal trainer. A coach (for folks competing in PL/Oly/figure/fitness/whatever), yes, by all means, but a PT to just work you out? Nah, I've never been a fan. I think most folks would be better off going with a knowledgeable friend (or making one at the gym) and going with them.
Like @J.V Koba, I learned by reading books and articles, watching YT videos, and applying what I read and saw in the gym. But like others said, some folks can't keep themselves accountable. Some folks are intimidated by the gym. Some folks won't push themselves, they have to be pushed, or coaxed, or encouraged by someone else.
I see a buncha folks with PTs at my side gym and all of them are
status, even a PT that used to use the other PTs. Almost all of em start off with the PT, show up for a month or so, then either end up quitting once their sessions are up or they keep paying the PTs but don't seem to make any obvious progress. shyt seems like a never-ending cycle of flabbyness, word to Larry Holmes.
I have family members that pay a PT (they bank doe) and don't seem to mind it. I know for a fact the PT isn't really getting them optimal results, but they seem content with being mediocre in their fitness pursuit.
You can't
em all.
Like @J.V Koba, I learned by reading books and articles, watching YT videos, and applying what I read and saw in the gym. But like others said, some folks can't keep themselves accountable. Some folks are intimidated by the gym. Some folks won't push themselves, they have to be pushed, or coaxed, or encouraged by someone else.
I see a buncha folks with PTs at my side gym and all of them are
status, even a PT that used to use the other PTs. Almost all of em start off with the PT, show up for a month or so, then either end up quitting once their sessions are up or they keep paying the PTs but don't seem to make any obvious progress. shyt seems like a never-ending cycle of flabbyness, word to Larry Holmes.I have family members that pay a PT (they bank doe) and don't seem to mind it. I know for a fact the PT isn't really getting them optimal results, but they seem content with being mediocre in their fitness pursuit.
You can't
em all.Hadn’t thought of coach/PT but having had both I easily made the most gains with a the coach I had doing my nutrition compared to the PT and I good value from my PT.I am personally not a fan of hiring a personal trainer. A coach (for folks competing in PL/Oly/figure/fitness/whatever), yes, by all means, but a PT to just work you out? Nah, I've never been a fan. I think most folks would be better off going with a knowledgeable friend (or making one at the gym) and going with them.
Like @J.V Koba, I learned by reading books and articles, watching YT videos, and applying what I read and saw in the gym. But like others said, some folks can't keep themselves accountable. Some folks are intimidated by the gym. Some folks won't push themselves, they have to be pushed, or coaxed, or encouraged by someone else.
I see a buncha folks with PTs at my side gym and all of them are
I have family members that pay a PT (they bank doe) and don't seem to mind it. I know for a fact the PT isn't really getting them optimal results, but they seem content with being mediocre in their fitness pursuit.
You can't
desjardins
Veteran
Unless it's like Rippertoe himself or one of those trainers who get actors ready for movies I'd pass.
Just from all the random trainers I know personally it seems like anybody can be a trainer after getting a certificate. They learned from the same resources you can find online
If you need motivation put that same money into an account you don't touch and donate a weeks worth to charity if you miss a date
Just from all the random trainers I know personally it seems like anybody can be a trainer after getting a certificate. They learned from the same resources you can find online
If you need motivation put that same money into an account you don't touch and donate a weeks worth to charity if you miss a date
The God Poster
LWO representa
Sometimes that extra motivation helps . You about give up knowing you can push forward. That voice does just that
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
c/s...seems like those of us left in this forum don't have kids (that live with them
). aint nobody with 2-3 kids at home trying to get back in shape got endless hours to figure shyt out, spend 1.5-3 hours in the gym 4-6 days/week. they got their 45-60 mins and want someone to make the most of it for them.
SheWantTheD
Veteran
Gotta disagree with most of yall.
Like one poster said, a personal trainer can be a good thing for learning the form, doing a workout with a goal in mind not just doing random sh all over the gym, and also having someone to push you.
Your average gym bro is not certified, they don’t know how to teach form and it takes time and consistency to get it down right.
Also at commercial gyms the vast majority of people don’t follow any specific workout, they just go around doing random shyt. And the vast majority of people at gyms don’t work hard enough, take too long breaks etc.
A personal trainer can nip all that in the bud. From what I’ve seen with Personal trainers I say more lifting and less or equal cardio.
A lot of them follow whatever they was taught in the NASM cert, shyt like kettlebell swings.
And sessions should be an hour. I’ve been working out since high school and get my workouts from youtube so I never really needed a PT
Like one poster said, a personal trainer can be a good thing for learning the form, doing a workout with a goal in mind not just doing random sh all over the gym, and also having someone to push you.
Your average gym bro is not certified, they don’t know how to teach form and it takes time and consistency to get it down right.
Also at commercial gyms the vast majority of people don’t follow any specific workout, they just go around doing random shyt. And the vast majority of people at gyms don’t work hard enough, take too long breaks etc.
A personal trainer can nip all that in the bud. From what I’ve seen with Personal trainers I say more lifting and less or equal cardio.
A lot of them follow whatever they was taught in the NASM cert, shyt like kettlebell swings.
And sessions should be an hour. I’ve been working out since high school and get my workouts from youtube so I never really needed a PT
Son Goku
Great Sage Equalling Heaven
At most of my gyms I've seen mostly all DYEL, non-aesthetic muhfukkas walking round "training" folks when they really need to be worried about themselves, regardless of their certs. That's just me though. I wouldn't go to a barber with a fukked up edge and I wouldn't pay for "training" from someone that's weak, scrawny, not even lean, whatever.
I'd never recommend walking up to some random gym bro and asking advice: you'd have to ask the strongest or biggest (
) dude whose methods obviously work, not the newb doing SL 5x5 in the corner.Putting time limits on sessions also seems silly; it implies that all trainees and goals will require the same amount of time. which is false. What if the person being trained has an athletic background but just hasn't lifted before? What if the fat fukk can't burn a decent amount of calories in one hour?
Seems like PTs do it just to pack more appointments (i.e. dollars) in.Only thing I'm with you on is that the vast majority of people don’t follow any specific workout and they don’t work hard enough, regardless of whether they're using a personal trainer or not.
I don’t think many people are saying don’t use them. It’s more about using them smart. I wouldn’t start at ground zero with a a trainer. IMO it’s a waste of $ and you become dependent on them.
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
I kinda disagree. The time I spent with my trainer, we did so many types of training styles in that first year - body weight, high volume, supersets/circuits, heavy. I was both seriously outta shape when I started and hadn’t thought about lifting in years (and quite honestly my lifting routine from years prior is laughable looking back on it now...squatting the 40lb bar for years, never progressing my weight...smh). I learned a lot from her programming, in addition to becoming more interested in studying stuff on my own to know why we were doing it, and was able to run with it in sessions outside of her and after I left. You can learn a lot from them as a novice and use it solo as long as you’re able to build the discipline and motivation to keep going and push yourself when not with a trainer.