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I do not lack discipline or motivation but a coach sees things we dont.
Earlier this year I was told I needed to bump my cardio up to 40 minutes and I was livid, never would have done that on my own.
But damn it worked.
I dont have a problem holding myself accountable, that's not it I just need another eye and an expert to show me the way.
Plus, I learn a lot along the way.
I dont think I will ever have a problem restarting my metabolism in the future when on a cut.
I use tren2k14 as a coach but I'm very intrinsically motivated. He provides the nutrition and workout guidance and I execute it, but no face to face.
I'm not a fan of the majority of NASM certified personal trainers. Most of them don't know shit outside of what you could see in men's health and have their clients doing all kinds of stupid funky shit like squats on a bosu ball. I see it daily in my gym. I can definitely understand the purpose of them, they're great when people are just learning how to workout.
I just prefer a bodybuilding coach over a personal trainer
Yup. Or they're scrawny as shit/out of shape, that's pretty prevalent here.They do this funky shit to have the client feel a "perceived" value for their services...so as to keep them coming. Otherwise, what good are they?
Crack up is when you see these same trainers exercising, they are doing normal regular stuff like us. lolz.
Because the "funky shit" you see them doing with clients is because they probably have problems such as being deconditioned, have the need for motor movement re education, have functional mobility problems, balance/mobility problems or possible injuries they are working around.They do this funky shit to have the client feel a "perceived" value for their services...so as to keep them coming. Otherwise, what good are they?
Crack up is when you see these same trainers exercising, they are doing normal regular stuff like us. lolz.
Nailed it.Like all walks of life there are good and bad trainers. Good ones will be able to help you with YOUR goals. Certifications show a minimum level of knowledge, not necessarily proficiency. With that said, experience "under the bar" is important to me. Yes, the science says this and that but until someone has experienced progress on their own, or hit a plateau and gotten out of it, or crippling DOMS, or have had to work around or back from an injury they don't really "know." Who have they worked with before? Do they have experience training someone with my goals and experience.