You know you're a personal trainer when...

[EK_JOE]

when you see fat people as dollar signs

[alexedye]

I've noticed myself imagining people's relative strength lately, their weight compared to the amount they lift. I smirk to myself when the massive guys with huge guts look so proud to bench a certain weight, and imagine saying something like "did you know that smaller guy over there you keep making fun of is actually 78% stronger than you in relative terms"?

[Mr.ILL]

when you see fat people as dollar signs

lol

[trance__dreamer]

when you see fat people as dollar signs

LOL. so true!!!!

[thebeastvwells]

When you start noticing how many fat people there really is on this planet.

And get upset about it.

[Fit4Life22]

when your "office" is a desk next to the squat rack

[kserajuddin]

lol. I used to threaten a few clients and tell them I drank an extra large coffee just for them. They knew when I was super caffeinated, I would kick there butts a lot harder. I loved teasing my clients.

You know you're a trainer when you get off just messing with and teasing your clients ...

[LatinoMusculito]

You know you're a trainer when people offer you money to train them.

[kittykratz]

* Counting reps in your head for someone who your not training while on the treadmill..

[scottya]

When you use visual references of your clients past to explain the next exercise that your going to have them do.....

" Hey Susie Client do you remember when you where back on the farm in Kansas and your dad would be out in the yard getting ready for the winter, remember sitting in the window watching him chop all that wood for the fire that would keep your family warm?(you stand there and watch them smile while thinking of the glorious memories, only to burst there bubble when you tell them....." Good so this next exercise should be real familiar...... (as you laugh and have them start doing wood choppers )

[trance__dreamer]

When you use visual references of your clients past to explain the next exercise that your going to have them do.....

" Hey Susie Client do you remember when you where back on the farm in Kansas and your dad would be out in the yard getting ready for the winter, remember sitting in the window watching him chop all that wood for the fire that would keep your family warm?(you stand there and watch them smile while thinking of the glorious memories, only to burst there bubble when you tell them....." Good so this next exercise should be real familiar...... (as you laugh and have them start doing wood choppers )

el oh el. i say stupid shti like that in my group fitness classes, too. ex.: "winter's commin', guys; chop that wood; CHOP IT GOOD."

aaaaaaahahaha. i make the dumbest jokes like that. but everyone loves it. o__O

[hublife]

When you carry peanuts losely in your pocket because you know you're not going to get to eat for another 3 sessions errr hours.

When you leave the house and put gas in your car, eat dinner, hit the club and you add the total in your head to figure out how many sessions you have to train to make up for said spending. I used to do this ALL THE TIME.

You know your a trainer when your client says "I worked out so hard on cardio the other night and I thought I was gonna puke!" and you respond with "Cool!"

[thebeastvwells]

when you see fat people as dollar signs

Real talk. I see fat people all the time and think...there's no way you should be walking around without the direction of a trainer.

[LouV]

You know you're a personal trainer when...you cringe watching the exercises, advice and weigh ins on the 'Biggest Loser.'

[trance__dreamer]

You know you're a personal trainer when...you cringe watching the exercises, advice and weigh ins on the 'Biggest Loser.'

aaaaahaha. BINGO. i've become SUUUUUUUCH an elitist fat loss/muscle gain snob since learning the truth from these forums; been almost a year since i've been on here. =O

[Mr.ILL]

When playing mario on the super nintendo you think about Mario's vertical jump program.

[Rap_Rocky]

When playing mario on the super nintendo you think about Mario's vertical jump program.

Lol..


You know you're a trainer when you eat a cheat food/meal and think to yourself, "I hope my client isn't watching".

[txapn]

*when you see a movie and think of the type of program used to get the actor/actress into that shape from the last time you seen em!

*when people randomly ask you how many calories are in their food!

*when you know the answer!!!!

[Aeries]

When you see an obese person struggling out of their car and give them your card without saying hi.

[Mr.ILL]

When you see an obese person struggling out of their car and give them your card without saying hi.

Has that ever worked? That would make me think that they think I'm an *******.

[silverlightning]

when a PT trains someone for 6 months and they look the same.

[Keltron]

when a PT trains someone for 6 months and they look the same.

that's one possibility... however, your answer could also be in the "You know you're full of excuses for why you can't keep track of/ weigh/ measure/ watch your food intake but secretly rely on the trainer to override your shxtty eating habits and refusal to take resposibility for what you put into your own mouth WHEN...... "

[Mr.ILL]

You know you're a trainer when people offer you money to train them.

I dunno why but I loled.

[Aeries]

Has that ever worked? That would make me think that they think I'm an *******.

Don't worry I was just kidding. lol

Its funny when you walk past a fat guy or girl and think INCOME!!! lol

[trance__dreamer]

Don't worry I was just kidding. lol

Its funny when you walk past a fat guy or girl and think INCOME!!! lol

i'm not gunna lie...i thought that way every time i was @ a beach last summer & saw someone who was a bit heavier than the rest of their skinny girlfriends.

[NorwichGrad]

You know you're a trainer when you go to meetings with your coworkers in the corporate world and you look at each and everyone of them - from the most obese to the skinniest - and not only do you guess their bodyfat percentage, but you also prescribe in your head the type of workout routine you would give them to get fit.

ha ha ha.. I do this all the time at my job.

[Aurie]

advice freely given is normally bad advice.

you know you're a personal trainer when little old women pinch your bum ...and you laugh !!!!

[Keltron]

You know you're a personal trainer when you see someone w/slouchged/forward shoulders and you walk up to them and tell them to stand up straight, activate their rhomboids and and push their chest out.

[Mr.ILL]

you know you're a personal trainer when little old women pinch your bum ...and you laugh !!!!

wat?

[Aurie]

[QUOTE=Mr.ILL;441929491]wat?[/QUOTE
I have one Client , female age 65 , just out of cardio re-hab !! she's a doll and we fun with it ..