[The Loaf]

Originally Posted by recarp82

one thing thats been bothering me about other personal trainers is the amount of time they waste while charging 45pounds an hour. for instance why do they have their clients do cardio while there on the clock. there not actually doin anything except watching them run or bike or whatever for 20minutes and the workout they get for the next 40 minutes isnt as good as it could be. i tell my clients to do cardio before or after our session its 20minutes we could spend being more productive.

My opinion on this is that some clients need to know how to do cardio. This is still a part of their training. Something as simple as running form can be addressed in this situation. Also, telling a client to do interval or repetition work means about as much to them as telling them how to find their 10-rep Max. Certain things have to be trained. I feel it's a trainer's responsibility to train every area.

Then you have trainers who toss their client on a treadmill just for the sake of doing it, killing time and doing nothing for the client. These same trainers will typically bounce their client around the gym with no clear program design, and most of the time spending no time teaching or correcting the client in any way. Those trainers piss me off. Most of them find success simply because they're sales sharks.

[The Loaf]

Originally Posted by recarp82

1) i put in my notice to stop personal training. no one has any money to do it

I know your pain, m'man. I thought I was done with training last year, but I gave it another shot this year, now on my own. In-home training with a focus on group fitness (that way I maintain a low price point while aiming for quantity), and it started off pretty good, but it's already wearing thin.

I often wonder why I ever bothered getting certified. I feel like I've wasted 6 years of my life.

[recarp82]

the second half of this post is what the pt do at my gym.its a joke.

Originally Posted by The Loaf

My opinion on this is that some clients need to know how to do cardio. This is still a part of their training. Something as simple as running form can be addressed in this situation. Also, telling a client to do interval or repetition work means about as much to them as telling them how to find their 10-rep Max. Certain things have to be trained. I feel it's a trainer's responsibility to train every area.

Then you have trainers who toss their client on a treadmill just for the sake of doing it, killing time and doing nothing for the client. These same trainers will typically bounce their client around the gym with no clear program design, and most of the time spending no time teaching or correcting the client in any way. Those trainers piss me off. Most of them find success simply because they're sales sharks.

[recarp82]

the group thing seems the way to go. when i have some time to get some stuff together im gona look into this more.

[recarp82]

today teaching tribal circuits was a bit funny/embarassing. theres a new excercise where you hop over a punching bag grab a step riser and hop back over and squat to set in down and repeat until time is up. i was demonstarting it and didnt jump high enough hit my toes and hit the floorl ike a brick. looked up and the 5 people were all laughing. it was funny.

[recarp82]

ive taken all my stuff off the walls at the gym and just been teaching tribal circuits and in the last 2 days ive had 6 people come up to me and ask about bein there trainer.one a gal from circuits who wants to go the fitness comp route.looks like i might comeóut my short retirement.lol

[RickB]

Originally Posted by recarp82

today teaching tribal circuits was a bit funny/embarassing. theres a new excercise where you hop over a punching bag grab a step riser and hop back over and squat to set in down and repeat until time is up. i was demonstarting it and didnt jump high enough hit my toes and hit the floorl ike a brick. looked up and the 5 people were all laughing. it was funny.

Doh!!! Lol! Best thing to do if not in too much pain is laugh yourself! Never heard of tribal circuit. Ill have to look it up.


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[recarp82]

its a name the gym owner came up with.its just basic circuit training.

[RickB]

Originally Posted by recarp82

its a name the gym owner came up with.its just basic circuit training.

Oh okay! Get back to work....you're out of retirement sir!


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[recarp82]

i did my first circuit training today,its alot haarder then it looked.

[RickB]

Originally Posted by recarp82

i did my first circuit training today,its alot haarder then it looked.

Yeah no doubt! Really people that circuit train are in better shape than us lifters are.

[recarp82]

id definitly agree.but i think im gona try and do it a couple times a week.

[recarp82]

had 3 circuit traning classes tonight,we started a buddy system and it seems to be doing pretty good snce they have to compete against each other. one of the girls had a wardrobe malfunction.

[RickB]

Originally Posted by recarp82

had 3 circuit traning classes tonight,we started a buddy system and it seems to be doing pretty good snce they have to compete against each other. one of the girls had a wardrobe malfunction.

Doh! Lol!


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[recarp82]

yeppers.lol

Originally Posted by RickB

Doh! Lol!


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