Advice for "plateau"

[stingo]

I'd also suggest taking a waist measurement along with your weigh-in.

 

[keropi]

I'd also suggest taking a waist measurement along with your weigh-in.

Yea, i agree although I'm dreading it!

 

[FunctionalTrain]

I understand Tony's take on the nutritional aspect of personal training. Most gyms will not allow a PT to go in depth with a client's nutrition. Some certs are "run of the mill" type stuff that never go into dieting. I disagree with the way this works. I believe that PTs should keep track of a client's diet, and they should be trained to do so. I wouldn't trust getting shoulder advice from pediatrist. Also, no gym is going to hire someone with all these qualifications because they'd have to pay them more money than someone who doesn't. Idiotic business.

I will also disagree that fitness does not include nutrition. Fitness and nutrition are separate components of health and wellness spectrum. They are separate, but intertwine with each other when one's goal is to losing weight, or making their physical appearances better.

 

[tonymcclellan]

I disagree . If I were a PT, I would want to be able to answer any questions about fitness and that includes dietary/nutritional questions. There's a difference between an employee at the gym who stands around and greets customers and a PT who is getting paid to help me lose weight and to get toned and fit and that is what he and I agreed upon. I should be getting more than some "general guidlines" because every single client is different. No, there isn't a nutritionist on staff. Shouldn't that be one of the qualifications of being a PT anyway?

I don't see why a menu would be hard to follow unless someone was lazy and undetermined and I think I deserve to know what he has planned for me for my workouts.

And yea, I agree that he has some creative ways of training and that's the main thing I like about my sessions.

A PT is not a nutritionist. A nutritionist / dietician goes to college, a PT does not. You're right each client is different, however everyone can stick to nutritional guidelines. This site does the same thing with exercise. We give each person basically teh same info. Its not specific. It doesnt really need to be.

If I told you that you had to eat this and only this, it would 9 times out of 10 not be followed. People enjoy different foods and need to learn how to eat for themselves (based on preference, taste buds, etc). A guideline for any person could be, "eat less sodium." Same for everyone.

If you want to know the workouts ahead of time, freakin say something. You are paying money to this person, so step up and express your concerns. Tell him/her that you are unhappy with the level of service being provided and that you are willing to go elsewhere to get what you want.

Why dont you create a thread about what you're eating and link it here.