Why so much hating on Beachbody coaches?
jeeplovin
Posts: 96 Member
I am not a Beach body coach, I do not have a Beach body coach. I do not drink Shakology. I do have Insanity and T25, and think they are great programs. I just wonder why so many people on here hate on them? If you find something that changes your health, and makes you happy it is natural to want to share that. It doesn't offend me if someone wants to share what has worked for them. I read it if I am interested. or skip over it if not. Seriously wondering if I am missing the reason why there are so many negative comments about BB coaches.
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Because a lot of them are very pushy, pretty much. I don't want people to try to sell me stuff.2
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Pyramid scheme.4
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I've had people on this site try to sell me stuff. When I realized what they were doing, I deleted them from my FL.
I came her to get healthy and fit, not to be part of someone's marketing audience.
I don't need that stuff to get where I'm going. There are other healthy ways to do it that are free.2 -
Because most of them do not disclose that they are BB coaches when they are discussing the products. Because they use MFP to try to sell their products. Because they search the boards looking for forum topics about BB products and then send unsolicited messages to MFP users who have responded to the topic trying to get the person to friend them, or join a challenge group, or pretending that they are interested in helping the person out of the kindness of their hearts.
tl;dr They prey on unsuspecting and often emotionally vulnerable MFP by pretending that they want to support the person when they really just want another client.5 -
yeah. what they said.
i put up a workout buddy wanted on craigslist, and the ONLY response i got was from a beachbody coach. i REALLY wanted an actual living breathing person to workout with, not a fb group trying to sell me products.
i have 2 packs of shakeology in my cabinet from a coach who did not disclose and came TO MY HOUSE under false pretenses (we did workout though) they are about to expire. i was NOT happy.3 -
My main issue with some beach body coaches is that it literally takes ZERO expertise to become one. Any old Joe off the street is able to be a BB coach.
The problem that creates is misinformation. When I started P90X, I had a coach tell me that I shouldn't be taking whey protein supplements because "that is for men who want to be bulky. Not for women."
And yes, BB coaching is a pyramid scheme but that doesn't mean that people don't get successful. My fiance and I's original BB coaches are extremely successful now, making high in the six digits a year because they have thousands of coaches underneath them.
They will tell you to get Shakeology because it's how they make money. Is Shakeology bad? No, but it's not necessary and it's expensive.5 -
I don't hate BB coaches.My main issue with some beach body coaches is that it literally takes ZERO expertise to become one. Any old Joe off the street is able to be a BB coach.
I've found this to be true. My good friend is a Beachbody coach and she barely works out. I'll probably get dinged for saying this, but it's factual...she's obese. She works out perhaps once a week at most and even then it's walking, not something from the Beachbody DVD series. She has other side jobs. She does BB coaching purely to make money not because she believes in fitness.1 -
Because they aren't coaches...they are salesmen.4
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The clue is in the name.
They're not coaches.
They're not qualified to be coaches.
They're unqualified sales victims.4 -
I have several Beach Body programs that I've purchased on my own free will from no particular person. But I can't stand the coaches. Friends I forgot I even had and haven't heard from in YEARS that became coaches all of the sudden step out of the woodworks to let me know their sales pitch. Also, I don't want to hear about how great Shakeology is. I can get something way healthier and cheaper at the local co-op. That's my reasoning, at least
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I have several of the programs and a beach body coach that is really awesome and has become such a friend. I think in any business some people are pushy and some are doing it because they can not only support a family but they can also help people and do what they love.
A pyramid scheme is a scheme where there are no products sold. A network marketing company is a company that has products to sell but rather than selling retail (which takes a crap-ton of advertising dollars) they sell through word of mouth.
I am not a beach body coach or have a desire to be one, but I think a good portion of them are really great people who are just trying to make a living and help others!0 -
Because so many of them tout a pyramid scheme product, pushy, push a product to replace meals in which tastes awful, lightens the wallet and all of this in which can be achieved with proper caloric eating, exercise, and last but not least the misinformation they have been known to push. THAT'S why.1
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I don't hate people. It's a strong word. I also though think coach is an earned title. Calling people who a sales people, coaches just seems wrong to me. Now I saw on Facebook that herbalife is using the term. Seriously ?
I am also not a fan of many of the other pyramid schemes. Some like Tupperware have great products, but I am turned off a little after some bad service. A lady at work tries to sell everyone stuff and as figured out I won't buy any of these magic potions she knows nothing about. Or bras. Sick of seeing her trying to sell bras in a fricken factory.....1 -
I don't hate anybody, including beach body coaches, but I do become upset when someone, including beach body coaches, try to sell me on their "special" way of losing weight. For many coaches selling a product, it's not about helping other become fit, it's about helping themselves get more money. It's not just beach body, there are many other "coaches" who are out looking for human prey who know little or nothing about fitness and would like a quick fix.
You don't need any special products to lose weight, you just need to eat at a calorie deficit. That's it. Exercise is an added plus because it tones, provides endurance, makes you feel good, and allows more calorie intake, but it's not at all necessary to lose weight.1 -
Because they aren't coaches...they are salesmen.
^ This. It is a dishonest and pushy marketing company selling shakes. That is all.1 -
I even have people who aren't on my FL who send me PM's trying to sell me stuff.I've had people on this site try to sell me stuff. When I realized what they were doing, I deleted them from my FL.0 -
Because they're salesmen, pushing an overpriced product, and not coaches.1
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yeah. what they said.
i put up a workout buddy wanted on craigslist, and the ONLY response i got was from a beachbody coach. i REALLY wanted an actual living breathing person to workout with, not a fb group trying to sell me products.
i have 2 packs of shakeology in my cabinet from a coach who did not disclose and came TO MY HOUSE under false pretenses (we did workout though) they are about to expire. i was NOT happy.
Lol that is weird.0 -
What everyone said And you need NO experience to be a BB coach..just sign up...you get your Shakeology for 25% off the retail and get a kickback on anything you sell....or coaches under you sell. I was a coach...but was unsuccessful because (according to my coach) I "wasn't pushy enough". LOL....True story...we went to a BB conference a few hours away and one of the more successful coaches was there....she was laughing about how gross Shakeology was , how she never worked out or believed in the product, and how if people she coached didn't buy stuff she dropped them......but I honestly think there are good coaches out there who care....people just don't like coming to MFP and having people try to sell them stuff. I didn't like my "coach" telling me that (while exclusively breastfeeding) I should only consume 1500 calories a day while doing P90X...when I questioned his logic he told me to just quit BFing..that's what his wife did...my body was more important :P He obviously (for being a successful coach) had no clue what he was talking nor did he want to try to help me... 1
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They be spamming, once they find out you don't know diddly about their "program"...1
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Because when you find your own way, you should realize that it might not be the only way. Certainly not all, but the majority of BB coaches are doing a hard sell on here and giving inaccurate advice to people who didn't ask for it, and they do not consider the alternatives to the product they are selling. They become more like Jim Jones and David Koresh with their "help."1
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I personally don't hate them. I have at least two members of my friendslist who are coaches and I friended one coach on Facebook. I've found they can be a source of inspiration. I don't, however, buy into the product. I've looked into it and it's just not for me, and they respect that. I think maybe it depends on the type of coaches you've come across to how you react to them?0
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Because they're annoying1
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I ignore them because I make a generalization and assume that they may not be sincere about their desire to be my friend, because I feel bad when I'm rude to people, and because there are so many many wonderful successful other people around who share their success with me without an ulterior motive.1
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Because they're annoying
This.1 -
Some coaches go about this the wrong way. You are people. You want help. We are here to offer it. Whether or not that ends in a sale is not the point. If we have a product that might work for you, it is up to you whether or not you want it. Pushy coaches give the brand a really bad name, and I apologize for those types. Honestly, with clients I have, I want to help them. Pure and simple. I don't want to sell you anything. That's a perk -- it's not my purpose. I want to see people reach their goals by any means. That's what this business is really about. Inspiration, motivation, and treating people like people -- from people who have been there themselves.0
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Half these responses are comical. Nobody forces you to buy their "scams". If you bought a BB workout and it didn't work, well welcome to capitalism.0
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Because a lot of them are very pushy, pretty much. I don't want people to try to sell me stuff.
^This.
I had made a post before I knew better, asking for experiences with a certain BB workout program. I got spammed by coaches for about two months, even after I had the post removed.
The "Block" button is a wonderful thing, but not when you have to use it 20 times in one day1 -
Hate, is probably not the correct word I should have used. Thank you everyone for responding with your opinions. I do not like pushy people either. I suppose in BB, as in everything, there are all types.1
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Half these responses are comical. Nobody forces you to buy their "scams". If you bought a BB workout and it didn't work, well welcome to capitalism.
But if i told them i don't want to buy it, shut up about it already.0
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