Comments on: Is Your Personal Trainer Full of Crap?

By: Tyler - Health Supplements

Tyler - Health Supplements — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:32:11 +0000

I would never take health or fitness advice from someone who isn’t fit themselves. Some personal trainers are a joke, and honestly sometimes its the fault of the organizations giving out certificates.

I took a personal training course that was a joke. I was one weekend and there were a bunch of unfit and overweight women in there who passed!! Unbelievable.

By: Jim Ristow

Jim Ristow — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:22:06 +0000

New to the blogging lifestyle and also new to being a personal trainer. I just started to work as a PT and by watching my fellow co-workers I can see why some are good and some who are not. The ones I don’t get are the ones you described above, but are still usually the number #1 or close to the top in sales in the club. It puzzles me.

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Whey protein site — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:36:23 +0000

Far too many personal trainers I’ve known daydream I think. At the end of the day, the best personal trainer you can get is yourself. Find ways to really motivate yourself and you’ll do well in the gym!

By: Dean Carroll

Dean Carroll — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:54:05 +0000

Great post. Good idea to go with a trainer who practices what they preach, not just the biggest one, they may also be a marathon runner or cyclist for example. Also try to talk to some of their clients, a referral from one of them would be the wat to go. I’m a personal trainer in Brisbane, Australia and I have been operating my own busy pt business for nearly 2 years and still have my first clients because I do the things mentioned in this post.

By: Studio Element Personal Training

Studio Element Personal Training — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:08:11 +0000

Nice Post! All Personal Trainers are not created equally for sure. When you are searching for one, look for one who has an exercise-science related degree and either certification from ACSM, NSCA, or ACE.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:29:32 +0000

Finding the right trainer is vital. Make an informed choice. Its tough just walking into a gym and asking for one.

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By: Matt S

Matt S — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:37:39 +0000

Great post.

I see a lot of brutal personal trainers at my gym. They typically advocate EXTREMELY LOW intensity on EVERY EXERCISE. In fact, most PTs in my area are obese.

Now, I have seen many less-than-impressive looking trainers who are great. However, unless one has published some well-respected material, s/he should be looking fit. Otherwise it would lead me to believe that their principles are BS.

By: Brett Long

Brett Long — Sat, 02 May 2009 06:24:00 +0000

I’ve heard rumors about flexibility trainers for ballroom dancers. What do i look for, are there any certifications or methodologies i should inquire about?

I’ve got severe fibromyalgia and gently warming up and correctly performing light stretching at my own pace is incredibly painful. Maybe a personal trainer to distract me from the pain would help keep me going.

By: Tom Bomar

Tom Bomar — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:53:57 +0000

That’s a great post. You nail many of the poor qualities to watch out for in trainers. While each of those are not outright wrong, when they are the primary focus they sure can be.

I think you could probably add to watch out for trainers who do no assessment before creating a program. NSCA and ACSM or two very respected certifications people should watch for.