Forum: Personal Trainers Section

Strength Trainers, Joe Carini has asked me to find out if there are any trainers in Northern NJ looking for a place to train clients. He's looking to take on a few new trainers, male & female. If anyone's interested, PM me your name & number and Joe would like to speak with you for a few...

Hey i was wondering if anyone out there could help me on my posing techniques, that are from virginia, im right outside of richmond. If not does anyone know somebody who could help me out?

Sir I need Video Training of professional body builders...please give me any website from where i can get video trainings to gain weight and build my body...thanks

Hi personal trainers, I really want to get into personal training but I dont know what book I should buy first. can some one recomend a certification please so i can buy the book. thank you.

I recently got my ACE Cert. In Vancouver, BC. I have a question about insurance and training in an apartments gym. I will be moving out soon and getting my own apartment which will have a gym. I've heard many of you doing this but my parents seem to think otherwise and I have done tons of...

alright, i am about to train a coworker of mine. i was more than happy to until she told me she has under the muscle implants. i am WAY too new and i don't feel very comfortable anymore. ive done a ton of research. for the most part there seems to be no restrictions, testimonials seem to indicate...

should i be doing a three day or a five day weightlifting schedule?

Hey guys, i'm starting out as a personal trainer at Goodlife Fitness. And i need help with some ideas for how i can sign current members of the club on as clients. I was hoping you guys could give me some really creative ideas to market myself and get people to know me. I'm willing to really bust...

Just checkin out the IFBB academy cert, anyone done it? They offer online classes and testing, but dosent seem like they are very well known...any thoughts?

If you only have 30 minutes, and the trainee has a bunch of problems like inhibited rhomboids, unable to do a push-up, squats like an 80 year old woman who is trying to move from her walker to the toilet... wtf do you do? best basic plan i've came up with is 2-3 weeks of machines a lot of...

Looking to start body building in Miami and was wondering if anyone knew of a male body builder trainer in my area? Please let me know. It would be most appreciated. Thanks!

I am looking at relocating to Seattle around 6 months from now. I am hoping to become ACSM personal trainer certifited by then. What I was wondering is how is the job market in Seattle? I kind of want to be my own boss and go it alone and not work for any particular gym. Anyone from that area...

I have a sister of one of my clients interested in finding a trainer out there. She lost about 50 pounds and is interested in phase 2 of her program and losing another 40 or so pounds.

Hey guys, I am so happy that I passed!! I honestly did not leave that exam very confident, but I did rather well! Part of the reason I was not so confident was the fact I only studied a month. Even though I studied a couple hours a day, I started having second thoughts when I heard people...

When asses your clients strength, flexibility and endurance what tests work best? push ups, step test? jog etc

Wondering what out of the box routines/exercises you guys use for your clients that they really like.. Sometimes I feel like I am in a bit of a rut, in terms of my routines and exercises I use. Would love to hear some new ones..

if i have the money to get a cert is this the best one. mainly doing it to get me through school and grad school and to have on my grad school resume. im goin into physical therapy

I did some research on this recently and I thought I would share the results with you all. DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer, take the following with a grain of salt. In the US, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) specifies provisions for the security and privacy of...

I'm an exercise vet of 10+ years with numerous bodybuilding shows under my belt. I've recently decided that I wanted to train a few people on the side but haven't found out a way to approach it.(yes I recently acquired my certification) I do not want to work for a gym as they do not pay nearly...

I will be training 2 women for the first time next week. I've never done more than 1-on-1 training. Can anyone provide some good, hard exercises that are appropriate for two individuals...or any other advice that I could use when dealing with 2 clients? Thanks so much.

After going on a lil strength and conditioning course, it has opened my eyes to no reps past 11, and the true benefits of compound and power training , p t ing the guys is pretty easy in terms of there goals varying and mixing it up , for the ladys tho im really struggeling theres so many...

I highly suggest looking into the ProPTA academy for certification. All of the class time and clinic time is taught by IFBB pro body builders and fitness competitors. I learned so much in such a short time, and the time spent with the trainers in the gym while working with their clients was...

i am looking for the best place to buy independent contracting insurance?

If you are certified and willing to answer some of my questions please post in this thread. I have a 4 yr college degree called Health Fitness Specialist but now I am thinking of taking the exam and need to brush up on some of the risk stratification stuff.