Forum: Personal Trainers Section

I recently got a few referrals to private train some wealthy clients that are not members of the gym. The trouble is though that I don't have any extra equipment aside from 5 and 10lb DBs. Now I know there are body weight exercises such as moving planks, ab work, overhead squats with the 10lb dbs...

i just got certified and i have have 2 clients 3 times a week... im a college student and the money is fine i was just wondering if i am making diets that would work for anyone correctly... my diets are made according to my experiance not what i learned from my cert... here is an example of lean...

Now, I know that now commercial gym will employ you unless you buy a relevant certification, but how about if you work for yourself or for an independant gym that doesn't require you to have particular qualifications? I doubt many trainees would care, so long as you were providing the kind of...

im going the ace route because it is suppose to be the quickest, i know i need to pass a cpr class, but i need to know what i need to know to pass the exam, i have already tooken nutrition in my college, what would be the quickest way to learn what i need to learn to pass this class, would i need...

My pt, tony won 1st place in the 2007 IFBB all naturals comp. Anyway, had a long arse chat with him 2day, he cleared up alot of stuff for me. But anyways ive been stuck on 100kg bench for some time, his advice was to instead of doing absolute intensity to increase the volume, not the...

So i have a job lined up at my gym to be a trainer, I signed up to take the test through NESTA, and i wanted to work with one of the trainers at the gym just to see how things went and such so he gave me the study guide for it so i didn't have to buy the expensive books. But what im wondering is...

I plan on taking the NSCA-CPT examination in the middle of July I have been preparing myself for a long time now for this and would like to hear from others what the test was like(I'll be taking the computer test because the written doesn't come to my area till about December)? Anything that should...

Im talking about other independent trainers who charge alot cheaper than you? You run an add, and next thing you know you see other trainers, charging a much cheaper price than you. How do you cope with that? I see trainers charging $10-$20/hr. Does that not hurt our profession? Price is...

I work out of two gyms a mile from each other same company (they bought out another gym). A bigger gym that gets me 75% of my pay and the smaller one that gets me 25% of my pay. At the smaller gym they recently hired a new personal trainer. He has been doing ALL of the assessments in the last...

Hows it going? Ill start this with a little background. Im 23, played rugby in college, and have a pretty athletic background. Although I never really got into weight training until 2 years ago and have had a couple injuries along the way so progress has been slowed. Regardless, Im around 5'11...

My goal is to become a personal trainer. I enjoy working out, like to teach, and like the idea of helping others meet their goals.My wife is in the service and there are 3 jobs available at all bases for the military spouse. Casher or stocker (bx,commissary,BK, etc) Home daycare, or Independent...

I've read that if you are a PT, certified or not and if you are giving out dietary advice and plans then you also need to be a registered dietitian. Is this correct? To be a registered dietitian in WA state anyway you need at a minimum a 4 year degree. Are any of you PT's giving your clients...

If I were to get a degree in the medical fieldsuch as nursing and worked 3 days per week with an offday in between, would I be able to take on a 2nd job as a pt? Would it be worth working there 2-3 times per week? Also, how much freedom do you guys' have with your clients. Does the gym force...

I was wondering if there is a website where you can go that has a list of certified trainers in your area or if anyone is a trainer around the Oklahoma City or north DFW area? I live about 80-90 miles from either place.

Just started training and this is the program I have devised. Mon - Bi's Tues - Chest & Tri's Wed - Legs Fri - Back Sat -Shoulders & Traps Just wondered everyones thoughts on this? Whether I am training too much or the wrong body parts together?

Surely I'm not the only one who has this problem, but I haven't been able to find any other thread about this. I don't know what it is about the gym, but when I'm with a client counting reps or just talking to them, I get crazy dry mouthed. I drink loads of water, but it doesn't seem to help. I...

I've been working with my client for 3 months now. He has progressed really well as far as weight loss (-15lbs), core is strong, has good strength, but he still has big muscular deviations that aren't progressing much. His shoulders are rounded and when he squats his back keeps straight until the...

I graduated NPTI this past May and i just got my first job as a personal trainer. The head trainer told me she wants all her trainers to fall into a type of nich of specific clients to kind of become unofficial specialties. She then told me she needs a trainer for male baby boomers. i understand...

At the local gym they have a bunch of personal trainers and one that is like the head trainer or something. He is certified and has his bachelors in something im not sure of. He is a marathon runner so he knows about nutrition and cardio id say. Not so much about lifting i'd say. Anyways I drop...

Hey Folks! How you all doing there?! Hope good enough.... Anyway...I definitively have a burning question to ask u... I'm an ISSA Certified Trainer from Italy and I'd love to understand how may I join u in an amazing and opportuities endless country as United States is.. I'm actually try to get...

First guy to buy sessions off me from seeing me workout (just started a few months ago) Guy is really in shape and needs to be pushed because he has put about 10lbs of fat in the past few weeks. Wants me to teach him form on cleans, deadlifts, squats and really kick his ass. This is a great...

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Hello fellow BBer I've decided to take my workout more seriously. I am located in Orange County, CA and in the process of finding someone that can help me achieve my goals quicker. Craiglists' trainers gave me very different rates from $15/hr to $100/hr. How much does a personal trainer cost on...

Hello all.. So I'm 16 currently, and will be 17 as of this summer and starting in September will be my senior year of high school. Obviously I need to start figuring out what I want to do with my life, and slowly but surely I've become extremely interested in being a personal trainer, as well as...