Thursday, March 6, 2008
Good and Bad Side of Personal Training
The battle rages on about what makes a good trainer and what makes a turd. I've been in the industry long enough to see many good trainers and even more turds that call themselves trainers. To make this easy to understand, I'll illustrate what I mean with an example of a good personal trainer and bad personal trainer. This should remind you of the filmstrips played in elementary school on topics such as good hygiene/ bad hygiene.
Good Trainer: Will greet you and assess your goals, general health, and ability to get to that goal. As a bonus more knowledgeable trainers will be able to take an in depth look at your posture, daily good and bad habits, and your current fitness level.
Bad Trainer: Will greet you and attempt to go right into a training session without any knowledge of your abilities, goals and health risk factors. This trainer uses phrases like "did you feel that?", "are your abs sore yet?", and "gimme two more whatever your name is?" This turd like any other simply tries to make your muscles burn without knowing that any chimpanzee can make anyones muscles burn. Only an idiot would choose a trainer because their abs hurt or biceps burn. This bozo will also try to sell you by throwing in foolish philosophies: "You have to do situps on a ball to get a sixpack", "Warmup on a treadmill for 5 minutes and then come over to me so I can make you do bicep curls", "You have to eat lower than 1200 calories to lose weight" and the list goes on.
Good Trainer: Introduces his or her solution for you to achieve your goals. There may be many options available but the prices for the solutions are not up for bid. This trainer knows his or her worth and that the quality and value of the training can not be under minded by amateur discounts or freebie sessions.
Bad Trainer: Cheap in both price and quality. You are just another dollar in this turd's pocket. This hustler will probably use adjectives such us "instant", "ripped", "maximum calorie burn" , and "totally awesome...". No quality and little value. More discounts and free sessions than you can imagine if you just sign the contract.
Good Trainer: Keeps an accurate journal of your training and body composition. This trainer knows without collected data there is no progression, at least not for long. This trainer is able to assess any problems that may arise with your health and is not afraid to refer to another professional (such as doctor or physical therapist) if something is out of his scope. Results are guaranteed to happen after following the customized protocols.
Bad Trainer: Can give a rat's ass what you want or need. Either he will follow a silly muscle mag cookie cut workout or listen to some crap another turd told him. Probably have you do an extreme diet without any idea of what he is doing. Training is just what he or she feels like watching you do. Today may be the worthless butt blaster and tomorrow the worthless shoulder press machine. No care for form or muscle and nervous system recovery, just hurry up and lets go to the next machine. This turd judges you strictly from your weight on the scale not knowing weight can fluctuate greatly and is deceptional when used alone. Your weights up, so now you have to go on the elliptical for two hours today or something stupid like that.
Oh I can go on and on. I imagine you get the scoop from these examples. Make sure you seek out a good, high quality and knowledgeable trainer and leave the turds in the toilet.
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