u/howcanbeeshaveknees

I wish this sub had more cases and discussed giving personal training instead of just the business side of things. Here's a real case I've seen back when I was interning.

Feel free to ask more questions if you need more information.

Client: 16 year old sprint athlete, 200m sprint.

Problem: stuck at 27 seconds for a long time, feels like she can't break her plateau to reach 26 seconds.

Task: how can we help her break that plateau? She already does 3 trainings per week sprinting and running with a club. She comes to your gym once a week for a 60 minute PT session.

Extra info: she's advanced, can squat, deadlift and do single leg rdl's well. No experience with olympic lifts. No pains or issues we need to take into account.

English is a secondary language in case some sentences are structured weird.

I'm 1 year in my career as a personal trainer and it's the best job I've ever had. It's inspiring to be a part of someone's next chapter and see them enjoy what their body can do.

As time goes on, I start to realize two major challenges I'll be facing in the future:

1. all other personal trainers seem to be max early 30's. Once they do it for a few years, almost all of them seem to go change from a trainer to a teacher or something completely different. Why?

2. We work when everybody seems to be off: think before and after work. I'm only a few years from starting a family and I want to be an actual part of my kids' lives. How do you balance work, family and your own goals?