Sometimes I am thankful that the personal trainers at most gyms I frequent don't know much about training...If they did, all of a sudden I'd have no where to do my bench, squats, and deadlifts
Sometimes I am thankful that the personal trainers at most gyms I frequent don't know much about training...If they did, all of a sudden I'd have no where to do my bench, squats, and deadlifts
Someone who knows must be able to demonstrate their knowledge in their owns bodies first. This inspires confidence in your own work and in others belief in your practices. My buddy works a goodlife PT and he can see dramatic correlations between number of long term clients and level of fitness of the trainer.Originally Posted by mouth
---Jack at Ya!
i agree in part. yes, a pt can inspire confidence in his/her clients by having a great physique. but, i think you can still be a good trainer/coach without putting all the work into yourself. you can still know all your stuff....you're just lazy and eat too much mcdonalds.i'm not saying you'll get a lot of clients - i'm just saying you can have the knowledge even if you don't put all the work into your own body.
^ only thing is, you're a walking billboard advertising what you know. Of course, you're right though, that a PT can be knowledgeable without looking the part but people (potential clients) would have to wonder if you have any kind of work ethic. "Do as I say, not as I do" kind of thing.
Of course, there's the other position, where you may have a PT who looks the part due to his/her "supplementation" but barely knows enough to get by. Then people think he/she MUST know what they're doing because of how they look. That the physique they've got is achievable based on what the PT knows.
Essentially, a client's gotta do their homework, LOL. And a PT who's got it all will hopefully get a solid rep due to word of mouth!
A personal trainer got to practice what they preach. You cannot be fat and out of shape and expect to get clients. If you cannot train yourself, the clients are not going to have faith in you to train them. For example I do not want to go to a dentist with rotten teeth. If you are a personal chef, you better cook good food at your dinner parties. Because if you burn the food, clients are not going hire you as their personal chef. You have to practice what you preach, if you want to be a successful personal trainer.i agree in part. yes, a pt can inspire confidence in his/her clients by having a great physique. but, i think you can still be a good trainer/coach without putting all the work into yourself. you can still know all your stuff....you're just lazy and eat too much mcdonalds.
what is the point of having the knowledge if you are not sharing it with many clients and refuse to apply to yourself?
---Jack at Ya!
That is right. Knowledge alone does not mean anything if you cannot apply to yourself. It is like someone saying I have never driven a car, but I have the knowledge to teach you how to drive a car. Yea right.
That's exactly what I was trying to say. haha...thanks for saying it better than I could!
Because he's/she's lazy and likes McDonalds.
I completed BSC in university and also got certified nationally through CSEP....so it will has to do with where these trainers work...and where they got their education.
" Do today what other's won't so you can have tomorrow, what other's can't "
If a young guy is looking to apply himself,certainly an experienced competitor would be a good selection.What about an early twenties trainer that goes on heavy drugs as soon as they turn 18?If they needed drugs as a teenager what is the evidence they have actually learned something besides how to inject and "what Ronnie did"?People are going to do what they want but hopefully the trainers steer the young guys in a direction that heavily emphasizes diet and understanding their body first.
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