Few questions from my experience as a personal trainer
After gaining some experience as a personal trainer i have some questions. Would love to read what other personal trainers think or how they deal with it.
- Do you believe anyone can be turned into a client or are some people just never gonna be convinced no matter what you say/how you approach the convo?
To add onto this: a lot of people in my country/area are convinced that if they do personal training, its only necessary for a few sessions and then they can continue on their own. I try to convince them that its a process which takes time without coming off desperate but often it feels like you cant convince these people otherwise.
- What is your opinion on exercise variation (strength training focused)? A lot of people still have the belief that they need to change exercises every 8 weeks or something like that. I know for a fact that this is also something that personal trainers like to tell their clients (so they stick around longer?). Exercise variation is actually quite overrated and people get better results when they train the same exercises and progress on those. I usually only switch exercises if clients get bored, reach a plateau or severely dislike the exercise.
How do you deal with clients that expect you to give them new exercises each week?
- How do you go about form correction? Over the years it has become more clear that there is not one right way to do an exercise. Since everyone is different, exercises might look different when performed by different people. E.g. not even that long ago if you posted a deadlift with even a slightly bent back you would get the form police all over you. Now it is accepted that some people are strongest when their back is slightly bent.
How do you go about correcting a client if there is not one right way to do an exercise? And do you feel judged by other people if you dont correct a client who is not doing anything wrong?