The
best personal trainers are genuinely invested in their clients' progress. They
care. Personal training is a luxury spend and the best PTs – do not
come cheap. Here are ways to tell that you’re dealing with a PROFESSIONAL
TRAINER.
A good personal trainer is always observant; checking your exercise form from every possible angle. This
will help them provide clues to correct your exercise form, which always
slips during a workout as fatigue sets in.
He should be a Holistic trainer; Part of
him is a coach, part motivator, part movement specialist, part nutritionist and
part inspiration. You need to be able to look at your trainer and see that he
walks his talk.
If this
ever happens- the guy is always putting you on the treadmill- fire him! You may be of a
different opinion but 99% of the time if you see a trainer standing next
to a client who's jogging on a treadmill while paying for the time, then the
client is being ripped off.
Your
rule of thumb as a client should be that if you can do it by yourself on your
own time, then why bother paying for a gym babysitter?
Clear record keeping
You’re
working with a trainer to help you make progress that you wouldn’t make working
alone. It's an investment, and like any investment, you need to see a
quantifiable return. Which is why you need step-by-step records of how you're
doing.
Lazy
trainers who can’t be bothered to keep records clearly don’t care about your
progress. You shouldn’t care about paying them your hard earned money.
Well prepared
plan for the session
If your
trainer comes without any ready made exercise plan, then find a new one. While
most workouts don’t change that often, there’s zero excuse for your trainer not
having prepared your entire session in advance. He or she should know
exercises, weights, rest intervals, and even the exercise tempo. All must be
pointing in one direction: towards your ultimate goals.
It’s your trainer’s job to know everything about you, not vice
versa
This
makes the job of personal trainer so much more than a 9-5 and is one of the
many reasons why substandard trainers are often nothing more than gym
babysitters.
A good
trainer will take a different approach. He will always work with you on
achieving your outcome, but more than that he will work with you on fixing your
behaviors so that whatever happens to the specific goal, you will come away with
an education, better habits, and the understanding that great health and
fitness is a lifelong pursuit rather than something that you do for a 12-week
personal training plan.
You know more about your trainer than he
does about you
If
you’ve got a trainer and you know all about his personal life, his dogs, his
bowel movements and what he ate for breakfast, then you’ve bought yourself a
friend and not a trainer.
It’s
your trainer’s job to know everything about you, not vice versa. He needs to
have a well-rounded, constantly up-to-date perspective on your lifestyle,
stress, sleep, and yes, even digestion.
Doesn’t use cell phone during a session
“Substandard trainers are often nothing more
than gym babysitters”
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Reference: Nick Mitchell is the founder of Ultimate Performance
