Trainer working me too hard?

So many people so quick to judge that you are not working hard enough.
Sure I pay my trainer to kick my *kitten* BUT I dont pay my trainer to overwork me to the point that I get injured because of his lack of knowledge or simple greed. Be sure your trainer is certified and knowledgable. Use your own judgement. If you are new to training you will learn what works for you and what doesnt. Might spend more $ but it beats being hurt.

I just started a couple weeks ago with a pt as well and have a similar experience and was wondering the same thing. I am almost 60, a woman and about 80lbs overweight and have NEVER exercised. I think the 25 year old kid training me knows his stuff but have to wonder about the one size fits all approach. It seems starting a little slower and progressing as I gain strength would be better. The most important thing for me is to keep going. When he works me so hard, pushes me to go beyond what I can physically do so he has to push the weights for me, I feel like a failure. What's the point? All I want is a little toning to go with the cardio I do on my own. I don't want to become ms fitness senior citizen. Please don't say I'm a wimp ..I am trying and trying hard but am not an athlete nor do I want to be. I'm going to keep trying I've paid in advance but seems like workout should be designed for fitness level, age, goals?

It is designed for your fitness level, age, and goals, unless you told your trainer your goal is to simply maintain and not improve.

Your trainer is not giving you the same weights and exercises he would be giving me, I promise you. He's helping you move those weights because you're weaker through part of the movement - probably at the very start or very end. This lets you strengthen your connective tissues and stabilizing muscles safely without selling your stronger muscles short. It won't be long before his help won't be necessary with those weights and you'll either be doing the complete movement yourself, or will be on to heavier weights, or both.

Here's the thing. Your trainer should always be pushing you past your current limits. Working you at (lets say) 80% of your maximum effort with maybe a higher effort fitness test workout every now and again. Which means your workout should never get easier for you. You should just be doing more. Moving faster, farther, lifting heavier, with less rest, etc.

Now, if you want to improve more slowly, you can ask him to ease up. But you won't improve as quickly as you're capable.