Actually, most of the guys I know...thought the way you did too. Until they got tired of making other people. Then when they realized what a huge clientele devoted only to them & how big referrals work, it was not hard to leave, & start up.To each their own....personally...most people are too whiny for me & I hate babysitting & trying to coddle an adult into working out.
if you could impose respect via your demeanor and knowledge ( did i mention results?) , u wouldnt have to babysit
the one that makes you 25,000 a year...oh wait thats both of them combined hahahahahahahahahahamonster career.... its a part time job at best bro!!!!!!!!!
no...most American adults need pampering. Americans typically don't holf themselves accountable. It's easier to point a finger than to take responsibility.
Reminds me of Amy. DIV
I'm gathering that it doesn't matter which one that much asw long as you have some kind of Cert. So I guess going with an easy, inexpensive online one is my best bet. I heard from a friend who's a trainer that alot of gyms look for NASM now though.
aslo...jaejonna..u might be shocked to find out that there are trainers out there ( a lot of them) that make 100k plus ? or well over 100k?...
there isI can think of 5-6 that I know of....but it took a few years to get established
and these are guys who own their own studio or work for a gym?
NASM, I believe.The more, the better.DIV
OMG!!!Knny187 with 16,362 posts and Div with 12,849 posts???! Guys, get a job(!)...get a life(!!)... hell, become a PT, or do SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, besides hangout and post on Getbig 24/7!!!
240, (off topic). Do you still have that "Dear Stan" letter?
the eminem knockoff one?
In the old days gym owners just started up a business and started training people. Let's face it, having a personal trainer is a status thing and that is why a few make a lot of money. As far as I am concerned it is a big wank. I guess if people want to waste money on instruction and they get some results that is their business.How on earth are you going to know how to train someone by taking a course over a couple of months. You need years of experience and study to be qualified as far as I am concerned. If you haven't built yourself up then you probably don't know much about that subject, either. Most of those certificates don't mean much. If you have a university degree in exercise science or exercise physiology then I would be impressed. If you built yourself up to the advanced level without gear you qualify for a hypertrophy certifcate through experience. You can't build yourself up to that level without a lot of knowledge. Well, you can but someone else has to be telling you what to do. If you have a university degree in exercise science and have won a state level natural title then you are about as good as you can get as a trainer and instructor.
Certification is a joke. Look at Goodrum. He is certified (at least he says) and he doesn't lifts weights. I find it amazing that someone can get cetified online and never been in a gym. Being book smart does not do it in a real gym. The surprising thing with me is people still almost everyday will ask me about training. With the way I look right now I wouldn't ask nothing but where the best place to eat it is. But, most people here know my past and know what I used to look like and do so they know my brain is still pretty good.