Opinions on workout programs for my clients...

[bballer05]

All of my clients are between the ages of 15-22. They're young kids who are looking for a quick way to lose weight. I see them 3 times a week for only half-hour sessions. I have different programs for them but I wanted to get some different opinions from other trainers. Any help?

[pcproffy]

That sounds great.

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All of my clients are between the ages of 15-22. They're young kids who are looking for a quick way to lose weight. I see them 3 times a week for only half-hour sessions. I have different programs for them but I wanted to get some different opinions from other trainers. Any help?

#1 priority is talking to them (and especially their parents) about health eating, practical tips/habits etc. If the parents are overweight it will be a bigger struggle, but even some basic stuff like no liquid calories and protein at each meal will probably make a large difference. Once they can handle that, start layering in other advice every 2-4 weeks. Food journal too will help, but don't make them neurotic with calorie counting, long lists of 'bad' foods and so on. Also talk to them about cooking, fresh foods, portion sizes, not eating at the TV/computer and so on.

In terms of sessions I'd do all resistance training. Bigger kids are generally stronger and likely have had negative experiences with aerobic training from school, especially if they're quite big or have been that way since they were very young. So build up their confidence and self-esteem with the basics, squats, bench, press, pulldowns, rows, RDLs and a few postural exercises. Start off as easy as you need, even if it's squatting to a bench, bentover rows with a 10kg DB, benching with a 15kg bar etc, and build them up gradually just like you would anyone else. Encourage them to do some walking on their own during the week, but full body resistance training 3x/week at a brisk pace and decent volume, along with eating better, will probably get them where they want to go. Don't focus on QUICK weight loss either. Good luck.

[FueledByYelyah]

be careful with giving too much information about nutrition, thats not our scope of practice as personal trainers

[absprint]

be careful with giving too much information about nutrition, thats not our scope of practice as personal trainers

That's the issue- that nutrition's about 70-80% of the cause of what people want for results but according to some assh({})le who knight's you worthy of dispensing advice you can basically tell someone "hey do some of these"... It's pointless. The system that makes the rules is obese, ignorant and pompous. No way. I built something better. And I got results with people. Period.

[dragonmwt]

Easy fix. Just get certified in nutrition also. That is what I did. Went through a course that has a medical board backing so I can talk about nutrition all day log with my clients.

[sxyfitmomwife]

That's what I did too...Problem solved!

Easy fix. Just get certified in nutrition also. That is what I did. Went through a course that has a medical board backing so I can talk about nutrition all day log with my clients.

[KyleAaron]

Careful here. Younger people, especially the girls, can get carried away with this exercise and diet stuff.

[bballer05]

Easy fix. Just get certified in nutrition also. That is what I did. Went through a course that has a medical board backing so I can talk about nutrition all day log with my clients.

If you don't mind me asking, where did you get certified in nutrition? I have a few places in mind around where I'm from just curious as to how/where you got yours!