Other trainer at my gym says i train wrong?

[gstacker]

it takes months to prepare for this. pretty serious. it was a requirement in the athletic training facility i used to train at. really helps you identify weaknesses because of the in depth shit they make you learn.

plus you have to have a college degree, so somwhat smart and goal orintated.

 

[timtim]

plus you have to have a college degree, so somwhat smart and goal orintated.

lets not push it now. j/k

 

[ceo]

Not my fault they offer them, anyway I think everyone should strength train. Not just do circuits there whole life. There are so many benefits to strength training, especially for the older women I have, like helping fight off osteoporosis.Anyone can do cardio, but they dont know shit about weights.

I know what youre saying, but if people want to change the way they look it starts with their diet. I cant control what they eat. Second is doing some kind of cardio, even tho its not necessary. If you eat less calories then you burn then you will lose weight. So Sometimes ill have them do circuit stuff, most of the time with weights I have them superset stuff since its only 30minute sessions for each client. And so theres strength training which they dont know shit about, so i usually do that with my clients. I know they dont want a 500lb deadlift, but building muscle is the key to being stronger, more injury-free, promoting bone health and density, and burning calories. So why wouldnt I do that for everyone?

Oh I agree. Some sort of strength training should be done by everyone. But you said you have all your clients doing heavy weights. I know "heavy" is a relative term, but would you take your 65 yr old little lady with osteoporosis and have her start off doing heavy deadlifting? Sounds like what you were saying!

I think you know what I was saying, and I'm pretty sure you know by now that I am not against strength/weight training in some form for everyone. But not everyone needs (or wants) to be lifting "heavy". I'm not going to keep going on in circles about this either. I'll just say I hope you don't end up injuring someone or worse someday.

Study, learn, know what you're doing. Find out about your clients. Know their (musculoskeletal) medical history, including traumas, chronic issues, congenital, etc. Like future, you should develop a questionnaire. Maybe ask him for ideas.

 

[bblazer]

it takes months to prepare for this. pretty serious. it was a requirement in the athletic training facility i used to train at. really helps you identify weaknesses because of the in depth shit they make you learn.

Do they teach you how to shave your head, grow a goatee, and develop a large, well rounded and uniform squatter's belly?



B-

 

[fortunatesun]

Increasing revenues is of primary importance at most gyms. They wouldn't be interested in how effective your program is but in reassuring the consumer out of a long term dollar. This could be partly where this other trainer is coming from.

Maybe bad bro response, but depending on how it is for you at this gym in terms of pursuing a relationship with them, it might be an idea to develop an alternate strategy. A program that works yet is designed to motivate the casual user. If they show an interest, then you can hit them hardcore. I guess this goes back to reading your client and coming up with the right solution.

 

[SaiBoT]

if its female clientel, circuit training with 30 to 45 seconds rest will continue to get results which will keep the clients happy which will keep the money coming in.

Yes indeed. Now that i have my own gym i can say for sure that 90% of the feminine clientel loves this way of training.

 

[Big_BK]

This may not be what most of you want to hear but it is all the truth. Being a personal trainer is all about making money. You need to hound the shit out of people to get sales (unless your gym provides clients for you) and your pt probably does not give a fuck about you. They are there to make money and you are there to give it to them. Most of those fucking tainers have no idea what they are doing and probably never will. Keep doing what you are doing and have them do cardio on their own time. All you an do is provide the information for them to have a better body, you cant do the work for them.

 

[r1010]

I agree that you are doing the right thing with your workouts, I'm looking into becoming a trainer myself and want to train people on this type of workout since its what I feel is the most effective (compound movement exercises).. I used to train this way a while ago, had some health issues where I kind of got away from working out for a little while and now that I've come back to it I am loving the results from doing squats, deadlifts, cleans, etc... however, one thing is I guess you need to explain to the client that they will be very sore after the first few sessions.

I had been doing the circuit machines, just to get back into using the gym again and now that I've started the compound movement exercises the last couple of weeks I am sore all over, but its worth it, just make sure they are ready for it