Anyone had a Personal Trainer?

rencawdor24

Hello,

Has anyone had a personal trainer before? And has it helped?

I found out that my zumba teacher is also a personal trainer and I think I could work well with her. I have never had a personal trainer and was wondering if having a personal trainer allows you to reach your goals quicker? I can probably only afford to have a block of ten sessions, so am thinking of having a session with her everyother other week.

Any advice welcome.

mich1902

Hi there.

Do you have specific goal in mind of what you want to gain from working out? I just started with a trainer last week. My goal is mostly based on body recomposition and targeting fat loss while keeping my muscle mass. I have no love for cardio except to warm up. He took my measurments etc, and gave me a programme to do 3x a week. I like to know what i'm going in the gym to do instead of having no real clue about why i'm there in the first place or what machines to use. I am not very confident but i'm getting there. Been 3 times now and hopefully once I start lifting a bit more weight than I am now I won't feel so much like a woose. I plan to see him every few weeks as i'll need to up weights etc. But if i were you i'd definately write down the reasons you want to work out. Lots of people enjoy cardio and running for long periods of time etc. I do like hiit stuff which is a good fat burner. I'm not looking to burn loads of calories in the gym tho either, but its a good thing if you have lots to lose. Most trainers normally do a free consultation.

EmmaKarney

Yes I've had a trainer in the gym. In the gym we did all kinds of exercises focusing on weights and core with small short sharp bursts of intense cardio between sets.

I currently I have a trainer outside of the gym, we do an hour long session which typically would be 10 mins jog to a destination, 40 minutes bodyweight circuits using benches, walls, children's climbing frames etc.. and then jog back & stretches.

I love working out with a trainer as I am pushed so much more than if I was on my own - it's the same reason I only really do PT sessions and group exercise classes.

Phrick

When I had a trainer I definitely pushed myself harde, and saw better results, faster. I felt like I couldn't "fail" in front of him. He pushed me to my limit, and I lost about 40lbs. Then I hurt my back playing football on the beach and everything went to hell LOL. But I am working on the courage to contact him again and set up either a specific number of sessions to remind me how to properly do things, or outright start up with him again. I'm kind of nervous that he won't take me back because I ultimately gave up before, he's kind of a "total commitment or nothing" guy.

EmmaKarney

We also do different things every time.

And my current trainer has a method where he never tells me how many reps I'm going to do until i start - so I can't hold back energy for the last few.

It's hard when it counts down from 10 and then gets to 4 and tells me to do more - but I love it as I always push myself to the max and feel so good afterwards.

rencawdor24

Hi there.

Do you have specific goal in mind of what you want to gain from working out? I just started with a trainer last week. My goal is mostly based on body recomposition and targeting fat loss while keeping my muscle mass. I have no love for cardio except to warm up. He took my measurments etc, and gave me a programme to do 3x a week. I like to know what i'm going in the gym to do instead of having no real clue about why i'm there in the first place or what machines to use. I am not very confident but i'm getting there. Been 3 times now and hopefully once I start lifting a bit more weight than I am now I won't feel so much like a woose. I plan to see him every few weeks as i'll need to up weights etc. But if i were you i'd definately write down the reasons you want to work out. Lots of people enjoy cardio and running for long periods of time etc. I do like hiit stuff which is a good fat burner. I'm not looking to burn loads of calories in the gym tho either, but its a good thing if you have lots to lose. Most trainers normally do a free consultation.

Thanks for your reply.

I think the reasons I want to use a personal trainer is:
1) lose weight
2) then tone up
3) get fitter and not get tired as easily as I do at the moment.

rencawdor24

When I had a trainer I definitely pushed myself harde, and saw better results, faster. I felt like I couldn't "fail" in front of him. He pushed me to my limit, and I lost about 40lbs. Then I hurt my back playing football on the beach and everything went to hell LOL. But I am working on the courage to contact him again and set up either a specific number of sessions to remind me how to properly do things, or outright start up with him again. I'm kind of nervous that he won't take me back because I ultimately gave up before, he's kind of a "total commitment or nothing" guy.

Wow, you managed to lose 40lb! How long did that take you?
And how did you manage it?
I aim to lose 56lb, but would be happy with 35lb.

Fenomka

I'm working with a personal trainer, right now, and I've worked with them in the past. You really have to make sure that you find the right trainer for you, but I've found that the best thing I've gained from my trainer is knowledge. He's taught me so much about how to do things right, and about how much I can challenge myself, even when I don't think I can do it. It's great to have the external motivation, especially on the days when you just aren't feelin' it, on your own. The best tip I ever got for looking for a good trainer, or to know if I want/need a trainer is the following:

A) Look at having a trainer like having a "gym spouse" - they help you be a better you.
Honesty and Hard work go hand in hand - Your trainer is the one who helps you find out how honest you're being with yourself about how hard you're working.

If you feel like you need those things in your life, then a trainer is for you!

damiannikodem

I have a PT, (he's actually a old friend of mine who happen's to be one), I use his services to pretty much teach me how to train more efficiently and with more structure.

At the moment my goal is to continue to loose weight for a while until I reach about 80kg and then to restructure my diet and gain back some of that muscle lost (started out with 112kg, over 75kg lean mass. now im sitting on 89kg with 70kg lean mass)

Phrick

When I had a trainer I definitely pushed myself harde, and saw better results, faster. I felt like I couldn't "fail" in front of him. He pushed me to my limit, and I lost about 40lbs. Then I hurt my back playing football on the beach and everything went to hell LOL. But I am working on the courage to contact him again and set up either a specific number of sessions to remind me how to properly do things, or outright start up with him again. I'm kind of nervous that he won't take me back because I ultimately gave up before, he's kind of a "total commitment or nothing" guy.

Wow, you managed to lose 40lb! How long did that take you?
And how did you manage it?
I aim to lose 56lb, but would be happy with 35lb.

Well I combined MPF at that time also, with the training, and lost 4 pants sizes and the 40 lbs in about 8 months. I was in the gym 5-6 days a week - 4 days a week I'd do 15 minutes of cardio, then 45 minutes with Dave then another 1/2 hour cardio, the other 2 days 45 min-1 hour cardio only, one rest day. I don't know that I could sustain that pace at this point (and weight) but I'm willing to try...