Personal Training

[PANTS]

I'm doing a small piece in a local paper about personal training.
Along the lines of what personal training can do for you, the
benefits, the work-out schedules.
I would appreciate any ideas on what to include in the article.
Thanx,
P

 

[454SS]

Benifits is that you can be lazy and don't have to do your own reasearch on routines and diet.

Negitive is that you are taking somebody else's advise on what is best for you and your body when that person really has no vested intrest in you getting smater because then they lose a client.
I think a good personal trainer is really hard to find where as there is no shortage on bad ones at least where I work out.

 

[m0t03]

I agree, today I see more shit trainers than ever. I watch all these trainers in the gym, then I look at there trainee. The trainee is using completley horbile form, it pains me to watch them. And half the time there just talking to the trainers while lifting the weight, can u say injury.

Mike

 

[Tony104104]

I personally blame the certifications. They make it way too easy for someone to become a personal trainer.... I’ve seen people that hardly ever trained before, and basically don’t know shit about exercise/diet, go out and pass tests like ACE (everyone and their grand mothers have this where I live). Don’t get me wrong their are some good trainers that have it, but IMO they took it only because its well known and most gyms accept it first hand. Those who know their shit about training can probably pass it with their eyes close...


NASM, ACSM, ISSA (which I am working on now) are more in-depth when it comes to training and diet...And in my IMO are alot harder to pass than many of the others....