Coaching and Social Media

[Meetketchup]

Lmao his daily diet: 2 protein bars and half an order of Panda Express and a protein shake post workout

And fasting 20 hours a day.

 

[Elandis82]

Lmao his daily diet: 2 protein bars and half an order of Panda Express and a protein shake post workout

My co worker. But double order of panda and can’t lose weight

 

[Elandis82]

You're an awesome client.

Also, I had a few of my guys contact me worrying/asking if they were who I was talking about. The ironic part is those guys are my best and most adhering ones. You know who you are.

I was speaking in generalities and NOT one specific client. I'm speaking for other coaches too as you can see above.

Thanks coach

 

[Elandis82]

Now I am no coach my any means, but people at my work ask me all the time how do you lose weight. And I just tell them track and weight food and you’ll be surprised. But they look at me like I told them they have to run 5 miles a day. That’s my 2 cents on helping people lol

 

[dcdogz]

Now I am no coach my any means, but people at my work ask me all the time how do you lose weight. And I just tell them track and weight food and you’ll be surprised. But they look at me like I told them they have to run 5 miles a day. That’s my 2 cents on helping people lol

I've tried helping so many, pretty detailed help and they follow zero of it, it's extremely irritating.

 

[Halfi]

I told my wife this comment and she said "Is there a pill for stupid?"

The one that shocked me, made me cringe and left me speechless all at once was the first time I heard "I want an Instagram body".

It really sucks because I love helping people, but everyone knows it all now because they got it from the internet. Also, maybe 20% of my clients inspired me, the others just caused me frustration.
I don't lie and don't like to be lied to. If you can't tolerate being lied to, then coaching ain't going to be your thing.
If you are just in it for maximum clients and income, I guess you can do it. But if you really care, it sucks life from your soul.

The crazy part is. Guys who lie about what there doing and eating to there coach only hurts them. Being honest goes a long way. If u have a meal off plan just let your coach know before it gets over corrected.

 

[thebiggestdumbass]

I've tried helping so many, pretty detailed help and they follow zero of it, it's extremely irritating.

That’s why I stopped helping people for free and if they insist it’s the most generic, cookie cutter shit I can piece together that will produce results

 

[Syntha Claus]

The crazy part is. Guys who lie about what there doing and eating to there coach only hurts them. Being honest goes a long way. If u have a meal off plan just let your coach know before it gets over corrected.

The real crazy thing is they think we don’t know. There’s not some magical solution to it. Many of us have been doing it a long time, with many different types of people. We know when they aren’t being truthful.

I had a client that wasn’t going anywhere and sometimes backwards.
I knew it was snacking. They were adamant that there were “no snacks in the house”.
They had a 3 and 5 year old. Uhhhh, ok.

I have three children and 5 grandchildren who NEVER come to my place. But we have snacks here for them. I have friends with small children who have no food in their houses, only snacks. At least that’s how it looks to me.

 

[Meetketchup]

First rule of coach club: No freebies.

1. When someone has no skin in the game - Money. Nine out of 10 times they won't follow your program and take you for granted. Been there and done that 20 plus years ago.

 

[Wurrito1]

Anecdotally speaking, I find some of my best clients are coaches themselves. I train a lot of gen pop and a handful of competitors online, all natural as I don’t think I’m well spoken enough to dive into helping those who are enhanced

I’ll get bombarded with questions from my clients who are coaches but they will follow the plan 100% and if there is an issue that comes up it’s usually something major. At the end of the day I realize the questions are because they want to learn. I usually build my programs with a bit of flexibility

I train clients in person too. Mostly the 55+ crowd. I can tell you it’s the mom’s that are between 35-45 with the most ridiculous goals and expectations @Meetketchup it is DEFINITELY social media related.

Had a consultation with a woman in her 40’s that pulled up a picture of Sidney Sweeney asking to look like her. Fastest consult I’ve ever done. ADIOS

 

[Meetketchup]

Anecdotally speaking, I find some of my best clients are coaches themselves. I train a lot of gen pop and a handful of competitors online, all natural as I don’t think I’m well spoken enough to dive into helping those who are enhanced

I’ll get bombarded with questions from my clients who are coaches but they will follow the plan 100% and if there is an issue that comes up it’s usually something major. At the end of the day I realize the questions are because they want to learn. I usually build my programs with a bit of flexibility

I train clients in person too. Mostly the 55+ crowd. I can tell you it’s the mom’s that are between 35-45 with the most ridiculous goals and lack of experience @Meetketchup

Considering "everyone" is a coach now it's hard to tell who really is and isn't. All kidding aside, I totally agree. My post wasn't geared towards competitors or other coaches. Those are a different category/level. I was referring to more of the average gym bro.

 

[Wurrito1]

Considering "everyone" is a coach now it's hard to tell who really is and isn't. All kidding aside, I totally agree. My post wasn't geared towards competitors or other coaches. Those are a different category/level. I was referring to more of the average gym bro.

Hot take but I honestly think the biomechanics/science based lifting crowd has a big role to play into the lack of adherence to set programming in the gym bro crowd

They see a new study or exercise and instantly think it’s going to be the difference maker in their physique. I’ll see 16-22 year olds who never looked like they trained a day in their lives spamming “biomechnically optimal” cable exercises when they need to just grow a set of nuts, get underneath a barbell and send it

 

[Wardamn]

The crazy part is. Guys who lie about what there doing and eating to there coach only hurts them. Being honest goes a long way. If u have a meal off plan just let your coach know before it gets over corrected.

We know when someone is.

 

[Meetketchup]

We know when someone is.

100%

"I stuck to my cutting macros and did all my cardio but magically up 3lbs for the week. Can't figure out why."

 

[Bolan]

Fuck social media. No need

 

[Halfi]

We know when someone is.

Guess I’ll have to lay off the bonbons and cheesecake then

 

[Wardamn]

100%

"I stuck to my cutting macros and did all my cardio but magically up 3lbs for the week. Can't figure out why."

As you know if you're putting your eyes on them and they are in any kind of shape we can spot it both ways. Eating to much or not eating all your meals. We know what they should be looking like.

 

[FearsomeCOR]

Of course, there are the perfect guys/girls who do everything you ask, are patient, consistent and work 110%. Have plenty on my team. and these people tend to make great gains. However, the past few years has seen a massive switch in many client's attitudes and expectations. I'm going with social media. Between fake and filtered pics from influencers, genetic outliers, snake oil salesman, just plain bad/wrong info and following news/bad coaches, people are all over the place.

• "I want to look like so and so in 3 months."
• "Losing 2lbs a week isn't fast enough."
• "I want to try this drug, that peptide, and that fat burner."
• "I've only lost 16 pounds in 2 months."
• "I want to put on 20lbs of muscle in 6 months despite training for 15 years and being 50.

So, if you reach out to a coach, only do so if you are willing to follow a plan, be patient, have reasonable expectations and stop constantly bring up new ideas every week of what to do, wanting to try this, that and everything else with zero knowledge. If you knew better you wouldn't look, the way you do.

I love what I do and wouldn't trade it for the World and luckily can weed out many prospective people I see the above traits in, but it's getting super frustrating. You help change someone's physique in 6 months in which they get a ton of positive feedback from others, and they are somehow unhappy.

The facade of social media has become too much man. I’m off pretty much everything completely these days as far as socials, more headache than there worth. I keep up with some on YouTube, but Instagram etc is just too much for me.

I keep a tight circle of those whose voice and input I truly value.

There are good coaches out there for sure, folks just really have to do their due diligence.

 

[WED]

Now I am no coach my any means, but people at my work ask me all the time how do you lose weight. And I just tell them track and weight food and you’ll be surprised. But they look at me like I told them they have to run 5 miles a day. That’s my 2 cents on helping people lol

"I'm not going to do all that"

Well, okay. Best of luck staying stagnant

 

[dcdogz]

"I'm not going to do all that"

Well, okay. Best of luck staying stagnant

"You don't do any cheat meals?"

lol no.

It's crazy how bad people want you to eat shitty.