Pushy Gym PT's

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Had a PT ask me if I could loan money from my parents or use student loan money on training sessions with him after I said that I was poor ass Uni student... Couldn't believe it.

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Dunno. In my anger phase I was disgusted by them a lot. Now I understand it is how it is and don't care.

My trainers in my gym are weaker than me and i have been training without a program for 8 months. They dont even work out.

Holy shit, I would have punched him in the face, gone to trial for it, told the judge "srsly, he axed me to borrow money for this shit", and the judge would have been like "yeah, that's fucked up. Case dismissed", and then I'd be like "yeah, boy."

I'm mates with a PT and he says that all of the PTs in his gym are commission based, then they have to do like 20 hours a week of unpaid cleaning in the gym as a 'service'. So I can understand why some PTs come across as desperate/pushy

the PTs in my gym dont even lift novice numbers and the only PT's i trust are the ones with results or are top tier competitors.

I hate being a fucking trainer. I only do it because I got a degree in exercise science and felt obligated to do something with it. It’s a really shitty job, and the kind of people who are successful at it are super charismatic, or they’re hucksters, or they really know what they’re talking about and can comfortably explain it to people. I’m none of those things. I have the knowledge but can’t talk to people and can’t bring myself to try and sell them training if I don’t think they can benefit from it.

I know this feel. I don't really regret quitting although I did like training people.

> OP
> Calling trainers PT

PT is reserved for Physical Therapists m8. Just call them trainers to avoid confusion (if not using proper context) or triggering.

Fair

I’m looking to go back to school and get my associate’s as a physical therapy assistant. May I ask what you did after leaving that job?

Ask a PT anything

Is it REALLY that complicated, or could anyone pretend to be one by reading up some uncommon exercises on the internet and saying shit like "okay, slow down your negatives and then EXPLODE up"

What’s your favorite meme exercise to give your clients? I personally enjoy giving my clients bosu squats

I passed my ACE certification using only exercise information l learned reading the sticky
The average joe knows absolutely jack fucking shit about exercise and is in even worse shape than you realize

I usually stay away from meme exercises, but TRX rows are a favorite of mine, that or the palloff press

Do you workout at my gym? My lifts are shit, so I might be one of the trainers you’re talking about.

I was mainly joking about the meme exercises. I do give my clients bosu work, though. But it’s mainly because it can help with their joint stability. I also like giving them TRX rows.

I haven’t personally but another trainer works with old ladies he has do balance and stability drills with it

There's this PT at my gym who's actually really, really fuckin cool. He's yoked as shit, and competed. I doubt he's natural, but he's trains all of these chicks into legitimate bikini competitors. There's a few MILF types that he trains that are hot as fuck. My girlfriend's tryin to get into that sort of thing, and I asked him how much he normally asked for a consult, and he said he didn't even wanna charge for helping someone get started because he just enjoys helping people get fit af. He just gave her advice for like an hour straight on the phone.

How many free shaker cups have you scored from the lost and found?

3 so far
Assuming the current inventory doesn’t get picked up by the end of the month it’ll be 5

I use them for clients with knee or ankle stability problems or overall balance issues. Occasionally I get a younger client and I can have them do push-ups on them.

thats actually dope

went to work at Fedex as a package handler and currently just finished a 300 hour internship at a PT office and I got employed as a PT aide a month in the internship.

I graduate with an BS in Exercise Science (lol) this month and I will get a CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) cert just to get it and I will do nothing further in the fitness field most likely.

what

Puttin babes out in to the world. Dude deserves a medal.

>or triggering.
I live to trigger you rapacious Hebrew

Google Jonathan Goodman and buy his books you might find them useful.

there are 2 PTs in my gym, both geriatrics but both kinda cool. "BOB" is old, doesn't really work out but keeps in okay shape with old man routines, but is really cool and has a good rapport with the rest of the gym. "JON" is also an older dude, more knowledgeable than "BOB" when it comes down to the science of working out, but is kinda a loser and always takes up a treadmill to watch sports or the news.

I feel like this constantly but then l put people through a basic workout and they buy training from me
I don’t understand it, l know how to exercise but l feel like a fraud

That is in fact, not how it would go. Keep dreaming, little user.

Are you me?
Getting that degree was one of the biggest mistakes I've made. Thankfully I got a second one.

But yeah OP that's how they get their money. You're more of a salesman than a health professional.

working on my cert through NASM, is it a decent job? i'm probably gonna do it part time in addition to my current job.

based

Not to me personally but I used to witness this shit every morning, looks like pic related but about 5 ft build fat and obviously roided.

>Ginger manlet PT who has only female clients in groups doing some pseudo-crossfit nonsense, typically hambeasts but the occasional cardio bunny who clearly just wants his freckled D
>HARDER FASTER DON'T STOP YEW GOT DIS BAE x9001 for two hours

Every fucking morning for every fucking meme "HIIT" cardio bollocks they do, that fucker is why I get up at 3 AM now.
Still get toc atch him coming in at the rear end of my workouts though
>HIIIYA LAYADEEES

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If I was a PT, all my female Clients would do slut squats, hip thrusts and crossover jumps. And all my Guys would do the good girl/bad girl machine.

Hiring me as a PT would be a degrading experience.

he cute

So....it's like a Liberal Arts degree to a really expensive gym catering to 18-22 year olds?

I had this happen to me as well. "Why not ask your parents if they can help you pay 90 bucks a week for 4 weeks?" Cause my parents got bills, nigga!

I do the exact same thing and even if they’re loaded, they never buy. I’m pretty sure it’s me.

What, an exercise science degree? It’s useful if you want to go to physical therapy school or go into a research position. A coworker of mine graduated from the same program as me then went on to get his master’s. He does Olympic lifting and I’m pretty sure he’ll be leaving soon to go to another job or go work toward his PhD.

>dat gyno

Honestly didnt notice until you pointed it out. Guarantee not a single normie would spot it.