I can't wait to get out of personal training

**NVR2BIG1** · 03-15-2010, 07:07 PM

Over the course of the past 8 months I've learned something, personal training is not for me. The gym used to be my thing, something special that got me out of the real world for an hour. Now I deal with so many people who come in there w/ a negative attitude, I just want to tell them to go home and forget training today. I have a few decent clients, but 80 % of them goes something like this ; me; hey client, how's it going?
client; I'm soooo tired
me; oh ok, so what'd we work last time?
client; ummm, ahhhh, I dont care, I dont remember. I'll work whatever
me; ok, well how about legs?
client; ohhh man, Jesus, legs?
me: Come on it wont be so bad (thinking in my head how I wanna torture the shit out of this ****er just out of spite)

I feel like personal training is stepping into my turf and I dont like it. I know its not that way when I train myself, but after dealing with unmotivated, negative people for 5-6 hrs straight its like my attitude towards them is terrible. And they all want to talk to you like "Well Mr. Muscles, not everyone can do it like you" God made man to be victorious, not this shit. hahahhahaahah, I'm hoping to be done with this by fall, right now I need the $$ but God it'll feel so good when I can just worry about training myself. I'm about to go sign up at some hardcore hole in the wall just to train myself and get away from the weak infidels, hahahhaa

**phat_matt85** · 03-15-2010, 08:18 PM

Give them some roids!!

**phat_matt85** · 03-15-2010, 08:20 PM

i know what u mean im friends with a lot of trainers and they all say the same shit and i see and hear it at the gym all the time and the funny thing is they pay for it and dont want to do it..

**lovbyts** · 03-16-2010, 12:46 AM

Stupid lazy people sucking the life out of everyone around them. LOL

What I dont get is gyms will hire personal trainers who are FAT/Husky, OLD and skinny or some kid who obviously has no experience. I have only seen a very few personal trainers who are in decent shape.

First thing I tell kids/people who start asking me for advise is make sure the person giving you advise is in the kind of shape YOU want to be in. Everyone has different goals. If you ask a runner he has a different workout routine than a boxer, bodybuilder, football player etc. Find the kind of person you want to become.

**Quo** · 03-16-2010, 12:54 AM

Yeah man. I thought about becoming a personal trainer, and then I realized it would suck for all the reasons you mention. Basically, people who are paying for a personal trainer are paying for discipline. They wouldn't go to the gym if they didn't have an appointment and some cash on the line. But, the basic thing is, they don't really want to go, so they're resentful about it.

**calgarian** · 03-16-2010, 07:48 AM

i cant wait to get into my personal trainer

**energizer bunny** · 03-16-2010, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by NVR2BIG1

Over the course of the past 8 months I've learned something, personal training is not for me. The gym used to be my thing, something special that got me out of the real world for an hour. Now I deal with so many people who come in there w/ a negative attitude, I just want to tell them to go home and forget training today. I have a few decent clients, but 80 % of them goes something like this ; me; hey client, how's it going?
client; I'm soooo tired
me; oh ok, so what'd we work last time?
client; ummm, ahhhh, I dont care, I dont remember. I'll work whatever
me; ok, well how about legs?
client; ohhh man, Jesus, legs?
me: Come on it wont be so bad (thinking in my head how I wanna torture the shit out of this ****er just out of spite)

I feel like personal training is stepping into my turf and I dont like it. I know its not that way when I train myself, but after dealing with unmotivated, negative people for 5-6 hrs straight its like my attitude towards them is terrible. And they all want to talk to you like "Well Mr. Muscles, not everyone can do it like you" God made man to be victorious, not this shit. hahahhahaahah, I'm hoping to be done with this by fall, right now I need the $$ but God it'll feel so good when I can just worry about training myself. I'm about to go sign up at some hardcore hole in the wall just to train myself and get away from the weak infidels, hahahhaa

have you never thought of training people who want to be trained, i.e athletes, boxers, bodybuilders etc......obviously this will be harder but a lot more rewarding!

**running_scared** · 03-16-2010, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by calgarian

i cant wait to get into my personal trainer

Zing!

**NVR2BIG1** · 03-16-2010, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by energizer bunny

have you never thought of training people who want to be trained, i.e athletes, boxers, bodybuilders etc......obviously this will be harder but a lot more rewarding!

exactly, I need to work with real athletes, football players, boxers, etc. Yes, I've considered marketing myself a little differently, ur right

**alexISthrowed** · 03-16-2010, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by NVR2BIG1

exactly, I need to work with real athletes, football players, boxers, etc. Yes, I've considered marketing myself a little differently, ur right

Im sure you would love your job if you trained people with the same mindset as yourself. When I first got into powerlifting I worked with a trainer who only worked with athletes, mainly powerlifters. I always trained my ass off and we had a great time every workout. At my gym the personal trainers are pathetic and have no idea how to train or eat properly. You never see even the slightest change in their clients and they do more talking than training. The average person has no idea what it takes to actually train hard and eat right. There shocked when they find out that it actually takes some work.

**energizer bunny** · 03-16-2010, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by NVR2BIG1

exactly, I need to work with real athletes, football players, boxers, etc. Yes, I've considered marketing myself a little differently, ur right

you should go for it mate.....you look great in your avi and after reading quite a few of your posts, you seem to know what you're talking about LOL (this is the net thats why i said seems).....you could be junglecat JK........

maybe offer a few sessions for free to a local football team or whatever, if you're good word will get out!

good luck mate..

**Nooomoto** · 03-16-2010, 10:57 AM

I've known a lot of personal trainers. I've known 2 that actually knew what they were doing. It didn't take long for those 2 to leave the companies/gyms they worked for and start their own businesses. These days they are much more successful. All these ****tards that work for companies are shit trainers. Otherwise, they'd be out on their own.

I was a personal trainer briefly at a small private gym. I couldn't deal with it. The place was a crazy rip-off. All my clients were yuppies and their wives. It was terrible. I'd have daily debates about how salad will not make you stronger.

Don't end up one of those trainers doing the same shit for 3-4 years. It's no way to go, bro.

**Quo** · 03-16-2010, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by Nooomoto

I was a personal trainer briefly at a small private gym. I couldn't deal with it. The place was a crazy rip-off. All my clients were yuppies and their wives. It was terrible. I'd have daily debates about how salad will not make you stronger.

Yeah! I see this at my gym! People are constantly arguing with the trainer or talking about how they "used to" do this and "used to" do that and how they "used to" be in such awesome shape and they're gonna do it their way. It's like, so why are you paying this dude to train you if you know everything, then? I wouldn't have the patience for it at all.

**NVR2BIG1** · 03-16-2010, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Quo

Yeah! I see this at my gym! People are constantly arguing with the trainer or talking about how they "used to" do this and "used to" do that and how they "used to" be in such awesome shape and they're gonna do it their way. It's like, so why are you paying this dude to train you if you know everything, then? I wouldn't have the patience for it at all.

exactly, and the worst part is the second you start getting real with them and giving it to them straight then your just being an asshole. If I wanted to lose weight bad enough, if someone told me to eat chicken twice/day instead of iceberg lettuce shit salad then I'd do it, no if, ands, or buts. So then you see that they dont really want it and are not trying, so why give a **** ya know? Its not always the trainer who doesn't know shit, they just dont go out of their way to help someone who doesn't give them any effort. So then you become like some statue that stands next to them and counts reps, "good job, keep going, yeah, push it, nice set, blah blah blah" **** it all to hell in a handbasket

**FranciscoG** · 03-16-2010, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by phat_matt85

Give them some roids!!

Lol. Aint that the truth.

In Dallas the only personal trainers that I saw that had the motivated clients as a majority were the ones hocking thier clients up.

**DCI** · 03-16-2010, 03:08 PM

I have never seen a PT who knows what they are at or muscular

**lovbyts** · 03-16-2010, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by Quo

Yeah! I see this at my gym! People are constantly arguing with the trainer or talking about how they "used to" do this and "used to" do that and how they "used to" be in such awesome shape and they're gonna do it their way. It's like, so why are you paying this dude to train you if you know everything, then? I wouldn't have the patience for it at all.

I think I would end up killing someone.

**dhriscerr** · 03-16-2010, 11:59 PM

My buddy owns ********** Results in Orange County and he has questionaires and interviews with clients to make sure they will stay motivated and want to make the change, he has no problem turning people away and he will send them home if they don't want to work out. He also runs group sessions most of the time because peer accountability is huge. If others see that person giving up they will basically shun them out from the group. It also makes his job easier because they push each other harder and he can sit back and coach and motivate easier. Obviously he's not a personal trainer that a body builder would want because he focuses more on core strength and functional strength as well as a lifestyle change but the moral is - be selective your in the drivers seat not your clients.

http://www.myproresults.com/

**terraj** · 03-17-2010, 01:29 AM

I did it for a while about 15 years ago, it was a corporate class, 6 people all from one company...great money, they were professional and motivated people who were easy to train...they set up their own gym for us at the office.

Chasing some lazy prick around a gym sounds like hard work.

**Bojangles69** · 03-17-2010, 01:32 AM

and this is exactly why I'm getting into counseling, the whole world has lost its mind - if got to listen to peoples problems anyway, i might as well get paid for it.

Im gonna be a great therapist one day.

**lovbyts** · 03-17-2010, 01:50 AM

Originally Posted by Bojangles69

and this is exactly why I'm getting into counseling, the whole world has lost its mind - if got to listen to peoples problems anyway, i might as well get paid for it.

Im gonna be a great therapist one day.

I use to think about becoming a counselor for sex addicted women.

I dont think I would be much help in curing them though.

**ModelInProgress** · 03-21-2010, 09:13 PM

I'm sorry to hear that your clients are making you hate your job. Heck, I wish I could afford a personal trainer...sucks that the ones that can actually pay for one don't even appreciate it. Ah, such is life