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Personal Training
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No doubt, whats up with fat trainers? I knew this trainer at a club I worked at for a while, who was over 270lbs. He claimed he was an off season bodybuilder. Yet had barely any muscle. He would bring in A&W for lunch every day claiming he needed the calories for his metabolism, which burned 1500 kcal per hour. Every client he had was on the same program, (amazing he had clients), which was 5 sets of 20 to 40 reps with 5 seconds rest between sets, and 5 different exercises per muscle group. Workouts would often be over 500 reps per muscle group and take up to 3 hours. The best part is, he worked there for almost a YEAR.
I would think it would be more of a, why would I wanna trained by an out of shape trainer, rather than their partner being overweight. If you were conducting an interview with someone, how would you know what their significant other even looked like? I know though, my wife is gonna hate me once the doc clears her to exercise.
It takes all types. I think someone that is just starting out with a trainer and working out might be less intimidated by a person that doesn't look like an Adonis. Take Richard Simons for instance. LOL But for anyone that has been at it a while and is looking to fine tune rather than start from new it would be hard to get motivated by someone with less motivation than yourself.
Trainer I had years back used to show up at the gym in huge oversized sweat clothes, and looked, well...'big boned' in them. He seemed to know his stuff, but in the back of my mind was always "Should I trust this guy, I mean obviously he must not practice what he preaches..or, what he preaches might not work" Then one day I bumped into him at a 4th of July party and he just had shorts and a tank top on. 
From that point forward he could have told me that his latest training method including eating three live guinea pigs while carrying a refrigerator on his back while jogging up an escalator, and all I would have asked him was where the nearest pet store was.
From that point forward he could have told me that his latest training method including eating three live guinea pigs while carrying a refrigerator on his back while jogging up an escalator, and all I would have asked him was where the nearest pet store was. my trainer's boyfriend smokes! Has nothing to do with her or her skills, so what do I care?? There is one overweight trainer at our club, and I figure, hey, I don't know her story and I don't know if she's good at her job.
I might be more likely to take advice from her than from the meat head trainer that's always talking about bedding chicks. Not something a professional should be talking about in hearing distance of "chicks" and certainly not using the profane euphemism. Plain ole unprofessional.
I might be more likely to take advice from her than from the meat head trainer that's always talking about bedding chicks. Not something a professional should be talking about in hearing distance of "chicks" and certainly not using the profane euphemism. Plain ole unprofessional.
manofkent said:
Your coach scenario works, somewhat. The quarterback one is in line with 'may I mumbo dogface to the banana patch'.As far as a trainer being in shape, I am just stating my opinion. If someone is in the fitness field, training people on proper nutrition and the benefits of exercise, they should be fit and healthy, which would be the ultimate proof that if they themselves are practicing what they preach, the client may reap good results if they follow the trainers program.
I dont think the spouse really matters in the aspect of the role of the 'trainer'. In most cases you wont meet the the spouse to perhaps somewhere down the road, unless the spouse works at the same gym, etc. If the trainer is good at what they do by the time I would meet the spouse, it wouldnt really matter. SOme couples are like 2 peas in a pod, and are on the same wave length, some couples however cant be told anything about fitness, and well they do say opposites atract right.
Wouldn't matter to me. I'm a trainer and my husband thinks exercise is the most pointless thing. So, he can sit on the couch, and I'll workout and assist others with their workouts.
Sarah
Sarah
manofkent said:
No, because typically your best coaches were only mediocre players and so they had to spend a lot of time memorizing plays, tactics, and etc in order to get better or even play. They're the ones that paid attention to the smaller details. Your best players are gifted and didn't have to try as hard. That's why the coach coaches and the player plays.