Anyone here a personal trainer?

[cephissus]

Seems like a sleazy business, but I'm desperate for a job.

Not sure if I have the right personality for it.  If anyone has experience with this sort of job I'd love to hear your thoughts!

[Captain Equipoise]

Apparently there's this one guy, I think his name was

Vince G, MSN, BBQ, LOL, ICQ, MIA, BYOB

I might have missed a certification or two..

[Alexander D]

Apparently there's this one guy, I think his name was

Vince G, MSN, BBQ, LOL, ICQ, MIA, BYOB

I might have missed a certification or two..

Vince is actually MBA, DVD, VCR, FBI, CIA, etc, et. al., amen.

[marty31672]

Apparently there's this one guy, I think his name was

Vince G, MSN, BBQ, LOL, ICQ, MIA, BYOB

I might have missed a certification or two..

he has his MSN in CPT

[dyslexic]

Are you fucking serious?



Thoughts, huh?

[cephissus]

 

[makaveli25]

I tried doing it for awhile but I'm not much of a salesman I discovered. You have to have a good personality and have the ability to talk people into wasting their money.

[johnnynoname]

as a person involved in the scam industry, I can tell you what i tell all perspective trainers:  forget about being a trainer and get a real job/start selling drugs

[Jake_W]

ability to talk people into wasting their money.

Thats what make's the world-go-around

[cephissus]

I tried doing it for awhile but I'm not much of a salesman I discovered. You have to have a good personality and have the ability to talk people into wasting their money.

This is what I expected.

as a person involved in the scam industry, I can tell you what i tell all perspective trainers:  forget about being a trainer and get a real job/start selling drugs

Thanks for the answer.  What is it about PT that makes it such a sham?  I look at the trainers in my gym and the pathetic workouts people are doing and think "wtf why would anyone pay for this??!"  Is it that the trainers have good intentions but the clients are lazy?  Is it that you can say everything you need to in a couple sessions, but need to sell more sessions to stay in business?  Something else?

[johnnynoname]

T  What is it about PT that makes it such a sham?

where do I start?

[cephissus]

 

please go on!

[johnnynoname]

please go on!

perhaps in the morning


actually, i'll just say simply that a trainer is just a baby sitter for adults.  The acception to this is anyone who trains athletes or do rehab work.

Other than that, you're just a guy who sells a shmuck on why they should pay you 80 a hour for you to count reps and wear nice sneakers

[makaveli25]

Sal do you make a decent living at it if you don't mind me asking. What percent of trainers do you think make decent money. Im talking like 40 grand a year to me that's big money.

[Firemuscle]

 Personal trainer? Well, at least you ain't working at Burger King.....

[cephissus]

That was my first job 

[makaveli25]

I have a degree in health, physical education , and recreation. I have no idea what the hell to do with it. Frankly I was a duche bagge who thought I would be a personal trainer the rest of my life and spend all my time In a gym. Well I kind of grew out of that.

[johnnynoname]

Sal do you make a decent living at it if you don't mind me asking. What percent of trainers do you think make decent money. Im talking like 40 grand a year to me that's big money.

honestly, i'm only doing 9 appointments a week but that is because i'm too lazy to prospect new clients.  Plus, rumor has it that I may be going into a outpatient rehab in the new year and I don't want to take on new clients until after i get out

and yeah- you can make very good money if you do 20-40 hours a week.....the thing is it takes like a year or two to build up that clientele

I have a degree in health, physical education , and recreation. I have no idea what the hell to do with it. Frankly I was a duche bagge who thought I would be a personal trainer the rest of my life and spend all my time In a gym. Well I kind of grew out of that.

it's good to have the degrees but PERSONAL TRAINING IS ALL ABOUT SALES. 

[Firemuscle]

That was my first job 

 You're doing great. Maybe next you can hit the big time and work as a janitor cleaning up people's shit and piss for big money.

 I shouldn't talk though, i've worked like 12 shit jobs before. My first job was making pizzas.

[Firemuscle]

honestly, i'm only doing 9 appointments a week but that is because i'm too lazy to prospect new clients.  Plus, rumor has it that I may be going into a outpatient rehab in the new year and I don't want to take on new clients until after i get out

and yeah- you can make very good money if you do 20-40 hours a week.....the thing is it takes like a year or two to build up that clientele

 Outpatient rehab, yeah, that always works great to get people clean.....

[makaveli25]

Sal what drugs are you having issues with ?

[johnnynoname]

Sal what drugs are you having issues with ?

a little drug called "everything"

[Firemuscle]

a little drug called "everything"

 Ah, that explains it.....

[~UN_$ung~]

I have a degree in health, physical education , and recreation. I have no idea what the hell to do with it. Frankly I was a duche bagge who thought I would be a personal trainer the rest of my life and spend all my time In a gym. Well I kind of grew out of that.

wow, are you.............me?



i got   degree in kinesiology.........and i dont know WTF to do with it


i thought, well i dont know what i thought i would do........maybe be  a chiropractor (which is also a scam)



the thing about personal trainers is.........the fact that i got a 4 year degree from a very well respected university doesnt guarantee i will make any more money as a personal trainer then some fuck-douche that got an online certification........its all about how many clients you can trick into working with you


adn i am WAY overqualified ot be a personal trainer.........i should be better off then some idiot who got some alphabet cert for 150$ one weekedn

[Firemuscle]

wow, are you.............me?



i got   degree in kinesiology.........and i dont know WTF to do with it


i thought, well i dont know what i thought i would do........maybe be  a chiropractor (which is also a scam)



the thing about personal trainers is.........the fact that i got a 4 year degree from a very well respected university doesnt guarantee i will make any more money as a personal trainer then some fuck-douche that got an online certification........its all about how many clients you can trick into working with you


adn i am WAY overqualified ot be a personal trainer.........i should be better off then some idiot who got some alphabet cert for 150$ one weekedn

 So what are you doing now? Sucking up welfare?