Should I fire my personal trainer? U tell me

impatient but he has me doing full body weight training super stacks and no cardio - 2 sets of 15 - 30 depending on what exercise.

No cardio is fine to start off with, have him teach you about metabolic conditioning.

I printed the last 2 weeks of my food intake for my trainer and he never looked at them and said that wasn't a huge concern.

No matter what your goal diet and nutrition is the most important factor, even he should know that.

He is into body building and has made several comments that i should too.

My trainer is isn't crossfit, i'm not, but i'm not going to fire him over it.

I feel alot better since starting to work out but have actually gained 2 pounds.

Mostly water weight, give it time


My vote you TELL him what you want to learn. Have him teach you form, and exercise theories. TELL him to teach you how to squat, dead-lift, turkish get-up, clean&jerk, HIIT, super sets, german volume training, 5/3/1, carb cycling, fasting, pull ups, pendlay rows. what you must understand above all else:

YOU ARE HIS BOSS, IF HE DOES A BAD JOB, THAT IS YOUR FAULT, YOU ARE THE ONE PAYING HIM, GET YOUR MONEY WORTH.

I have a trainer, and i'm nice to him and all, but I decide what i want to learn, where I want my work outs to go, I have my own goals regardless of what he likes, I don't care if he likes body building, or yoga, I want to accomplish my goals not his.

The weight gain is water weight. I'm lifting too and the scale says I've "gained" if I weigh myself the day after. I haven't, of course.

Your muscles tear a tiny bit when you lift, which caused some inflammation, which causes some minor swelling, which causes the fluid retention that shows up as weight gain.

Weight training is actually a pretty good way of losing weight. You don't have to do cardio, though you certainly can if you want.

As for the food journal- unless he's a trainer and a dietitian or has training in nutrition some how, he's really not qualified to tell you anything about your diet and it would be better for him not to pretend (in my opinion).

But the reality is, you pay him. If you don't like the program he's designed, talk to him about it, ask him to change it up, or get a new trainer.

for every pound of muscle you put on your burning 50 extra calories ....or so i was told.....maybe he is bulking you up then add cardio later and you'll see lbs fly off?

I started out working with a trainer who was into crossfitness (for lack of a better word.) He was interesting in strengthening my whole body, particularly my core, as well as helping me lose weight. We discussed my diet but since I'd been dieting for awhile with pretty good success, he didn't interfere unless I asked his opinion. He also wanted me doing cardio for at least 45 minutes on the days we didn't do strength training. I worked with him for about 9 weeks until he left the gym, and then I worked with another trainer (I had a package of training sessions) who was much more into body building. Being a woman, I didn't want to bulk up, not that he was pushing me to do this. It took a little longer to build a rapport with him, and he didn't agree with all the things the first trainer believed. I made progress with him but it was different. When my package of sessions ended at that gym, I contacted the old trainer and started to work with him at another gym where he had set up in business for himself. I just have a better rapport with him and feel like I make better progress with him.

I spend a lot of time at the gym on the elliptical staring out across the gym, so I get to observe a lot of trainers with their clients. I only see a small number that I would personally want to work with. If after a couple of more weeks you don't feel that you've developed a rapport with your trainer or feel you are making progress, it might be time to try another trainer. Perhaps you can talk to other people at your gym to see if any of them have recommendations.

I have a trainer, and i'm nice to him and all, but I decide what i want to learn, where I want my work outs to go, I have my own goals regardless of what he likes, I don't care if he likes body building, or yoga, I want to accomplish my goals not his.

Well said!!!!

this makes sense to me. you can do cardio on your own. i've actually stopped using trainers because they would use 30 minutes of the time i was paying them for me to walk or run on a treadmill.