Aptitudes of a Trainer

[vic86]

1.Practice what you preach.
2.Ability to motivate and help you reach your goal.
3.Thorough practical knowledge when it comes to training.
4.Loves to teach and to be taught.

  anything more?

[wes mantooth]

5) wear really tight Under Armour gear regardless of your physique

[BB]

6) Have good drug connections:).

The only criteria for a strength coach or trainer is can he take an already good athlete and turn him into a better athlete.

The rest is just fluff.

[Coach is Back!]

Yes...there's a ton more.

[johnnynoname]

when I train people, all I do is talk to them about Lindsay Lohan and her legal troubles and how shitty the club-com music is

[vic86]

6) Have good drug connections:).

The only criteria for a strength coach or trainer is can he take an already good athlete and turn him into a better athlete.

The rest is just fluff.

true

[mass 04]

always have an exercise ball on hand to endanger your clients life, so they can perform effective movements like quarter squats.

go up to every guy that outweighs you by 75 lbs and is lifting double what you ever have and tell them to drop the weight 100 lbs to keep the form "tight"

have the 30 lb overweight house wife do leg extensions with 10 lbs for 759 reps because she doesn't want to get "all muscley"

Spout off phrases you read in the new edition of Men's Health (the one with muscle god Nick Lachey on the cover) like core, functional use, and glycemic index to impress the prospective client that will pay you $75 an hour to look the same 7 months from now.

[Hulkotron]

5) wear really tight Under Armour gear regardless of your physique

Haha, this is an important criterion!

[_bruce_]

always have an exercise ball on hand to endanger your clients life, so they can perform effective movements like quarter squats.

go up to every guy that outweighs you by 75 lbs and is lifting double what you ever have and tell them to drop the weight 100 lbs to keep the form "tight"

have the 30 lb overweight house wife do leg extensions with 10 lbs for 759 reps because she doesn't want to get "all muscley"

Spout off phrases you read in the new edition of Men's Health (the one with muscle god Nick Lachey on the cover) like core, functional use, and glycemic index to impress the prospective client that will pay you $75 an hour to look the same 7 months from now.

 

[mass 04]

Tell everyone about this new thing called kettlebell training even though they have been around for hundreds of years

always have some Kashi Go Lean and Cliff bars on your desk for post workout recovery

tell your client about your high school sports days and how you could have "gone pro" if you didn't blow out your knee in the state title game vs Valley.

[wes mantooth]

bosu ball lunges for a 55 year old lady that is 45lbs overweight and never done anything active in her life

[Bam-bam]

always have an exercise ball on hand to endanger your clients life, so they can perform effective movements like quarter squats.

go up to every guy that outweighs you by 75 lbs and is lifting double what you ever have and tell them to drop the weight 100 lbs to keep the form "tight"

have the 30 lb overweight house wife do leg extensions with 10 lbs for 759 reps because she doesn't want to get "all muscley"

Spout off phrases you read in the new edition of Men's Health (the one with muscle god Nick Lachey on the cover) like core, functional use, and glycemic index to impress the prospective client that will pay you $75 an hour to look the same 7 months from now.

lolol

[Andy Griffin]

loud workout pants from the 80s
flat top or mullett for those with full head of hair...otherwise shave bald
voice hoarse from constant exhortations
multiple ex-wives and ex-clients, all of whom are "bitches"

[mass 04]

always stand behind the random 17 year old kid incline pressing 145 lbs in the Smith machine, "just in case"

during your own workout use every ball, mat, band, and roller in the facility and have your ipod thats tucked inside your size m armband turned down. If someone asks you to use something,  give them a 10 minute tutorial on how to operate a resistance band and when they start to walk away, tell them that tip is "on the house"

[Andy Griffin]

I forgot one...   525 FICO score

[mass 04]

I forgot one...   525 FICO score

complain to the owner that your office broom closet door doesn't have anything on it letting everyone know you are a CSN MFT.

[Fallsview]

What we need is a "real" trainer to chime in.  Where is Vince "Yoda" Goodrum at?




STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Andy Griffin]

complain to the owner that your office broom closet door doesn't have anything on it letting everyone know you are a CSN MFT.

An empty complaint when the "office" has no window and the chair flushes.

[dyslexic]

A comprehensive understanding of the human psyche....


Self-control


Fairness in everything


Communication Skills


Self esteem


Ability to work any hours on any given day



Liger hunting skills...

[benchmstr]

reality of a trainer...

1)buy all of the under armour from your local sporting good store
2)sale memberships so you have a pay check
3)remind all of your clients of the smoothie sale at the front desk
4)monopolize every piece of equipment in the gym for the worlds most pointless circuit
5)be the douch everyone hates
6)be really skinny, or really fat...either one will work as long as it looks like you have never worked out a day in your life..

bench

[benchmstr]

A comprehensive understanding of the human psyche....


Self-control


Fairness in everything


Communication Skills


Self esteem


Ability to work any hours on any given day



Liger hunting skills...

this is true...ligers are extremly large and powerful, and you need to be able to protect your clients!!!

bench

[tbombz]

this is true...ligers are extremly large and powerful, and you need to be able to protect your clients!!!

bench

omg i want hercules for a pet!!!!!!!!!! he is so cool!!!!

[Andy Griffin]

Gotta stay hydrated, bro!!!

[benchmstr]

omg i want hercules for a pet!!!!!!!!!! he is so cool!!!!

if you call those people and ask how much they want for a liger....they laugh at you and hang up...ASSHOLES!!!

bench

[mass 04]

An empty complaint when the "office" has no window and the chair flushes.

lol