What do you think of trainer's advice?
I was given some advice, ok more like lectured by a trainer and the manager over the trainers at my gym and I thought their viewpoint was really off, even outdated info. Mind you I didn't ask for the advice I was given supposedly a free hour of training then taken to manager's office and saw then it was their way of trying to convince me to sign up for $60 a hour training sessions. Well I was told I was lifting "too heavy for a female" and that my goals were off. They said a woman should never get below 32% BF...and I thought women should be below 20%. The trainer guy said women below 20% are on the verge of dying??!?
The more I think about it the more I realize they are thinking I should conform to their version of what they think is an attractive woman whereas I'm not trying to attract anyone. I'm doing this for ME, to lose weight for health reasons, to fit easier into cute clothes and to have people quite calling me fattie, gain strength after several injuries and hopefully I can return to martial arts which I was very seriously into in my 20's. I've already lost 41 lbs on my own without the trainers help yet they tell me I am not accomplishing anything? I can only think the BF comment is number 1 because of the boobs issue and I don't care if maybe the trainer likes boobs I hate mine would be happy with an A cup because they get in the way. Boobs were a nuisance in taekwondo and judo! Oh and another thing none of the trainers at my gym look that great. They are either overweight or the females anorexic thin with no muscle definition. How can I be lifting too heavy if I am able to lift comfortably? What do you ladies think?