Why don't IFFB Pro's Train People?

[NickEdge779]

Instead of starting a gay supplement like Gifted Nutrition and travel around the world every weekend to go to expos to promote their brand, why don't they just eat, train, and sleep all day and email their clients contest prep diets and drug stacks etc. Do you know how much money Phil Heath would make if he sold diets and drug regimes to 18 year old kids? He could charge an astronomical amount and people would still buy his service. I'd rather sit on my couch and email people all day making millions, than travel to expos selling my fart powders to poser bodybuilders.

[Spike]

Training people is tedious as shit, boring ,either you or your gym needs some sort of liability insurance , and if you're in a gym a lot it's a bitch waiting around for some fckwit to show up

Smart IFBB pros either have a supplement shop, inherited wealth, or you just 'work hard' like branch and money is just there


Personal training is busy work - why most trainers don't train hard or are really big dudes - you have to be personable to attract and retain clients, most aren't ,you have to wait for people to get up or get off work , schedule is shit , can't eat and get enough meals in, and when you train and bust ass you don't want to stick around for some skinny bro with low T and HRT test thinking he's superman to come in and tell you he's going to be your size after 6mknths training with you so he needs no more than 12 sessions ---

Easier to sell fart powder and bro diets online , as would be to charge old dudes for 'fruit bowls ' and 'goatses'

[epic_alien]

^^^perfect and spot on

training people is like raising some giant infant  baby. but they are adults

[WOOO]

men working as personal trainers for men may be in the gayest job in history...


nothing wrong with being gay


just saying

no homo

[SF1900]

Training people is tedious as shit, boring ,either you or your gym needs some sort of liability insurance , and if you're in a gym a lot it's a bitch waiting around for some fckwit to show up

Smart IFBB pros either have a supplement shop, inherited wealth, or you just 'work hard' like branch and money is just there


Personal training is busy work - why most trainers don't train hard or are really big dudes - you have to be personable to attract and retain clients, most aren't ,you have to wait for people to get up or get off work , schedule is shit , can't eat and get enough meals in, and when you train and bust ass you don't want to stick around for some skinny bro with low T and HRT test thinking he's superman to come in and tell you he's going to be your size after 6mknths training with you so he needs no more than 12 sessions ---

Easier to sell fart powder and bro diets online , as would be to charge old dudes for 'fruit bowls ' and 'goatses'

Most gyms have a 24-hour cancellation policy and will charge your credit/debit card if you don't cancel in that time period. So, you still get paid for waiting around.

[Anglo]

Apart from highly technical athletics or olympic weightlifting, surely after one month of "personal training" the trainee should be equipped with the knowledge to never need the "service" again?

It's Mind boggling how folk stay with trainers for years, u$ually being led up the garden path.

Does one need guitar lessions ad infinitum?

[rocket]

I think it's fairly obvious that people often stay with trainers because they are unable to muster the motivation to train or think too much about training, themselves.

And generally, because they can - because they can afford it.  So whatever.. it's not the worst way for them to spend their money, I guess.

The regulars that I see train with trainers have basically looked the same for like 5 years :-/  Same potbelly they walked in with when they started.

I don't blame the trainer.  He can only take the money and give his advice.

[Anglo]

Very true, in cases where there an individual lacks motivation and their health is at risk a good trainer can make a life changing difference.

[Azzaro]

Apart from highly technical athletics or olympic weightlifting, surely after one month of "personal training" the trainee should be equipped with the knowledge to never need the "service" again?

It's Mind boggling how folk stay with trainers for years, u$ually being led up the garden path.

Does one need guitar lessions ad infinitum?

X1000

[ProudVirgin69]

Training people is tedious as shit, boring ,either you or your gym needs some sort of liability insurance , and if you're in a gym a lot it's a bitch waiting around for some fckwit to show up

Smart IFBB pros either have a supplement shop, inherited wealth, or you just 'work hard' like branch and money is just there


Personal training is busy work - why most trainers don't train hard or are really big dudes - you have to be personable to attract and retain clients, most aren't ,you have to wait for people to get up or get off work , schedule is shit , can't eat and get enough meals in, and when you train and bust ass you don't want to stick around for some skinny bro with low T and HRT test thinking he's superman to come in and tell you he's going to be your size after 6mknths training with you so he needs no more than 12 sessions ---

Easier to sell fart powder and bro diets online , as would be to charge old dudes for 'fruit bowls ' and 'goatses'

Liability insurance is like $150/year, aka not a factor.  The rest is spot on though

[dj181]

men working as personal trainers for men may be in the gayest job in history...


nothing wrong with being gay


just saying

no homo

welcome back bro

i worked as a fit trainer for a few years, and it was mostly like being a psychotherapist or some such shit as the vast majority of clients would just come and bitch and moan about different shit throughout the session

i had just a few clients who really worked hard and basically wanted to improve thier sport performance, like jumping ability, speed, strength/power and those clients were cool to work with but they were rare

my gym had 2 very busy trainers who were there from 6 am till 8/10 pm and almost all of thier fucking clients looked the same for years and years, never making any kind of change or improvement WTF  guess they just wanted someone to bitch and moan to a few days a week

[Fortress]

Being a PT is like being a babysitter/party host/motivator. I've done it, as have many others here. It's draining. Mostly expending your own energy to maintain enthusiasm because your client hates being there.

The odd time a middle-aged broad will take a shine to you and suck on your cock in a barren corridor in the empty back rooms. But, ahem, I wouldn't know much about that.

[Parker]

We all know that Charles Glass trains people. And apparently Mike Francois trains people. And apparently permabulker Trey Brewer trains people as well. When Flex Wheeler retired (the second time) he was offering packages for training services over the phone. Chris Cormier trains people as well (remember there was something on him supposedly stealing Glass' clients), he had trained Vida Guerra. And Dex and his woman have a training program for women getting into bikini competitions.

[LittleJ]

Coach trains people.

[Anglo]

We all know that Charles Glass trains people. And apparently Mike Francois trains people. And apparently permabulker Trey Brewer trains people as well. When Flex Wheeler retired (the second time) he was offering packages for training services over the phone. Chris Cormier trains people as well (remember there was something on him supposedly stealing Glass' clients), he had trained Vida Guerra. And Dex and his woman have a training program for women getting into bikini competitions.

Training professional bodybuilders who, by definition are already maxing their genetic potential, supplement use and volume of steroids is laughable.

The best a "Trainer to the pros" can be is a hookup for pharma grade roids and maybe the odd recommendation for a post workout cam session 

Pro Trainers like Meadows who target the gullable with voodoo are slightly different.

[Anglo]

Coach trains people.

Coach may have specific knowledge and niche area of expertise!

[Irongrip400]

Coach trains people.

Lol

[Bevo]

We all know that Charles Glass trains people. And apparently Mike Francois trains people. And apparently permabulker Trey Brewer trains people as well. When Flex Wheeler retired (the second time) he was offering packages for training services over the phone. Chris Cormier trains people as well (remember there was something on him supposedly stealing Glass' clients), he had trained Vida Guerra. And Dex and his woman have a training program for women getting into bikini competitions.

They don't really train "regular" people all of them are either pros or amat bbers

They should all just do g4p

[NaturalWonder83]

Evan Centopani does train people at his gym powerhouse New haven

If y'all want me to I will book a session with him

[Never1AShow]

Evan Centopani does train people at his gym powerhouse New haven

If y'all want me to I will book a session with him

You might get smacked in the face.

[NaturalWonder83]

could u book the session and log it on here? I'd contribute some funds to pay for the session

[FREAKgeek]

Instead of starting a gay supplement like Gifted Nutrition and travel around the world every weekend to go to expos to promote their brand, why don't they just eat, train, and sleep all day and email their clients contest prep diets and drug stacks etc. Do you know how much money Phil Heath would make if he sold diets and drug regimes to 18 year old kids? He could charge an astronomical amount and people would still buy his service. I'd rather sit on my couch and email people all day making millions, than travel to expos selling my fart powders to poser bodybuilders.

no other professional athlete trains joes off the street, that would look ghetto. Encouraging drug use to young adults would look bad too, it's underground for a reason.

[BayGBM]

Apart from highly technical athletics or olympic weightlifting, surely after one month of "personal training" the trainee should be equipped with the knowledge to never need the "service" again?

It's Mind boggling how folk stay with trainers for years, u$ually being led up the garden path.

Does one need guitar lessions ad infinitum?

x2. 

[Al Doggity]

Apart from highly technical athletics or olympic weightlifting, surely after one month of "personal training" the trainee should be equipped with the knowledge to never need the "service" again?

It's Mind boggling how folk stay with trainers for years, u$ually being led up the garden path.

Does one need guitar lessions ad infinitum?

Most " regular"  joes and janes   who get personal trainers are looking more for motivation than anything else.

As for knowing everything after 1 month? I've been working out for nearly 20 years and there's still stuff I experiment with and learn from online videos and articles.

[Erik C]

Most " regular"  joes and janes   who get personal trainers are looking more for motivation than anything else.

As for knowing everything after 1 month? I've been working out for nearly 20 years and there's still stuff I experiment with and learn from online videos and articles.

OnLine Videos? Exactly What Was It That You've Learned From OnLine Videos?