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If you're someone who's always worked out on your own, and have made up your own workouts from researching workout sites and recommendations from various sources, there's a huge difference when you have someone guiding you who really knows what he's/she's talking about.
I recently have begun working with a new trainer, and I'm feeling results faster, and in ways that I didn't think possible. Even though the weights I'm using with him are often lighter than what I was lifting by myself, my muscles are being activated many times greater.
I know finding a good trainer is like trying to find a good doctor, but if you can find one, you will progress faster than you can imagine.
This brings up a good question for those who have been working out for a while and may know better:
How do you know a good, knowledgeable trainer vs one who just has the title, and isn't so effective?
Here's how I know about my trainer. I spend a lot of time at the gym, and in doing so, have spent considerable time watching the trainers. Some are employees of the gym, and some are private. I watched how they interact with their various clients, and also look at the spectrum of their clients. One stood out, because I saw him customizing workouts for people from all levels of fitness, from serious body builders, to housewives, to elderly and handicapped. I watched him listen to them. He himself is a perfect physical specimen. We chatted, we discussed his training and schooling. He also teaches karate and nutrition. The ultimate proof, however, has been the results in strength, endurance and flexibility I've gained.
I had avoided a trainer for a long time because I figured I could do it myself with good research and consistent hard work. I now realize that I would be much further along by now if I had been more open to the idea sooner.
Does anyone have any thoughts or experience on this subject?
I recently have begun working with a new trainer, and I'm feeling results faster, and in ways that I didn't think possible. Even though the weights I'm using with him are often lighter than what I was lifting by myself, my muscles are being activated many times greater.
I know finding a good trainer is like trying to find a good doctor, but if you can find one, you will progress faster than you can imagine.
This brings up a good question for those who have been working out for a while and may know better:
How do you know a good, knowledgeable trainer vs one who just has the title, and isn't so effective?
Here's how I know about my trainer. I spend a lot of time at the gym, and in doing so, have spent considerable time watching the trainers. Some are employees of the gym, and some are private. I watched how they interact with their various clients, and also look at the spectrum of their clients. One stood out, because I saw him customizing workouts for people from all levels of fitness, from serious body builders, to housewives, to elderly and handicapped. I watched him listen to them. He himself is a perfect physical specimen. We chatted, we discussed his training and schooling. He also teaches karate and nutrition. The ultimate proof, however, has been the results in strength, endurance and flexibility I've gained.
I had avoided a trainer for a long time because I figured I could do it myself with good research and consistent hard work. I now realize that I would be much further along by now if I had been more open to the idea sooner.
Does anyone have any thoughts or experience on this subject?