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lemurcat2

spiritballoon wrote: »

That is one of the things I like best is the trainer.. he took the time to find out about me (health issues, injuries etc) and what my goals were.. with no judgement.. I never feel any judgement when I go there.

Sounds like every other gym I've been at.

CarvedTones

lemurcat2 wrote: »

spiritballoon wrote: »

That is one of the things I like best is the trainer.. he took the time to find out about me (health issues, injuries etc) and what my goals were.. with no judgement.. I never feel any judgement when I go there.

Sounds like every other gym I've been at.

I have been to a few other gyms over the years, and feeling judged is pretty common. Most of it is implicit; people probably think it's nice to encourage people they don't know to do more and get "better". Some get a little pushier about it than others telling you that you need to go with more weight to get any benefit out of the machine you are using or whatever. At some gyms, trainers are the worst about it. The trainers at PF never do that, and I mean never; it's obviously part of employee training. If you want to encourage people you don't know well, tell them they are doing great not that they could do better.

cwolfman13

CarvedTones wrote: »

lemurcat2 wrote: »

spiritballoon wrote: »

That is one of the things I like best is the trainer.. he took the time to find out about me (health issues, injuries etc) and what my goals were.. with no judgement.. I never feel any judgement when I go there.

Sounds like every other gym I've been at.

I have been to a few other gyms over the years, and feeling judged is pretty common. Most of it is implicit; people probably think it's nice to encourage people they don't know to do more and get "better". Some get a little pushier about it than others telling you that you need to go with more weight to get any benefit out of the machine you are using or whatever. At some gyms, trainers are the worst about it. The trainers at PF never do that, and I mean never; it's obviously part of employee training. If you want to encourage people you don't know well, tell them they are doing great not that they could do better.

I pay my PT $50 per session...if he wasn't pushing me (which is where you progress), I'd fire his *kitten*...he wouldn't be doing his job.

CarvedTones

cwolfman13 wrote: »

CarvedTones wrote: »

lemurcat2 wrote: »

spiritballoon wrote: »

That is one of the things I like best is the trainer.. he took the time to find out about me (health issues, injuries etc) and what my goals were.. with no judgement.. I never feel any judgement when I go there.

Sounds like every other gym I've been at.

I have been to a few other gyms over the years, and feeling judged is pretty common. Most of it is implicit; people probably think it's nice to encourage people they don't know to do more and get "better". Some get a little pushier about it than others telling you that you need to go with more weight to get any benefit out of the machine you are using or whatever. At some gyms, trainers are the worst about it. The trainers at PF never do that, and I mean never; it's obviously part of employee training. If you want to encourage people you don't know well, tell them they are doing great not that they could do better.

I pay my PT $50 per session...if he wasn't pushing me (which is where you progress), I'd fire his *kitten*...he wouldn't be doing his job.

That is solicited advice. I completely agree with you; when you go to the PT seeking advice and paying for it on top of that, he should push if that's what you asked for. The issue is when trainers or other folks make unsolicited comments that are not entirely positive. If you feel the need to tell someone who didn't ask for a critique "Nice job, but..." keep your but out of it.

clicketykeys

CarvedTones wrote: »

lemurcat2 wrote: »

spiritballoon wrote: »

That is one of the things I like best is the trainer.. he took the time to find out about me (health issues, injuries etc) and what my goals were.. with no judgement.. I never feel any judgement when I go there.

Sounds like every other gym I've been at.

I have been to a few other gyms over the years, and feeling judged is pretty common. Most of it is implicit; people probably think it's nice to encourage people they don't know to do more and get "better". Some get a little pushier about it than others telling you that you need to go with more weight to get any benefit out of the machine you are using or whatever. At some gyms, trainers are the worst about it. The trainers at PF never do that, and I mean never; it's obviously part of employee training. If you want to encourage people you don't know well, tell them they are doing great not that they could do better.

Ehh. I think that overstates it a little. It's not quite a "you're awesome just the way you are!!" kind of happy-fluffy-feeling. It's more "you're doing great; keep going." At PF, a lot of the customers are more casual, and not giving up may be more of a concern than working harder.