Forum: Personal Trainers Section

As the title states, I'm looking to find a coach to prep for a show in a year or so. Needs to be in-person, I can't handle the video or online coaching.

Hey all, I’ve been a certified personal trainer for a few months now and finding work has been difficult (mostly because they ALL involve slashing my pay in half). But I got to thinking, there are small suites at a building in the middle of town that would make a great studio for 1 on 1 training...

Hello, I've been looking around and found it very difficult to find good reliable online nutrition coaching sources. Do you all have any recommendations for any coaches or sites to refer me to?

I've generally trained bodybuilding style mostly, but I've done several powerlifting competitions and I seem to favour powerlifting now over bodybuilding, so I've been getting stuck in with actively learning about strength training and powerlifting specifically, instead of just learning as I go...

Good Afternoon, this my first time ever posting on this forum. I am currently looking for an online bodybuilding coach, I am looking to compete in the fall season. I am currently enrolled at the United States Naval Academy and recently joined the bodybuilding team, I am a freshmen and cannot...

ARE YOU LOOKING TO HELP PEOPLE MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR LIFE? ​ WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK AT A PERSONAL TRAINING FACILITY THAT ACTUALLY FOCUSES ON CHANGING PEOPLES LIVES? ONE WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WORKING "FLOOR HOURS" OR "SELLING PEOPLE ON THE FLOOR" ONE WHERE YOU CAN...

Hi there I’ve recently started mobile personal training and am after something which I can use to carry equipment from my van to the clients garden/park etc. I usually do 2/3 trips from my van however was wondering if there is a trolly or something similar which people use to help transport...

Looking for Certified Personal Trainers for an awesome fitness opportunity. Email me if your interested: angelahollingsworth@campgladiator.com

Nov 8, Edit: I've learned new vocabulary. Nov 11, Edit: Now I learned that "full body split" refers to all splits that work the full body (yes, because many people don't). The correct term for what I want is "full body workout." So replace fbs with fbw everywhere below. So, I just want to know...

Hi guys. I'm a newly qualified personal trainer and i guess i still have newby questions I'm yet to understand. I'm trying to understand the difference or benefit when planning aerobic sessions using MHR% as appose to HRR%. If anybody has a logical explanation why the two are used and in what...

Hey guys I recently got employed at YMCA and I’ll be starting this coming week. I just want to hear some personal experiences from fitness associates, personal trainers, fitness coordinators, etc etc that worked at YMCA and how things were for you there. If you have a personal experience...

Got a question, ill try to get to the point as quick as possible... So I am kind of semi-retired I guess im 42 and had an auto repair business for 15 years that I just sold becuase iv had some investments pay off and I dont really have to work to maintain my same level of quality of life. Not...

Hello, I am a member of a large chain gym, and I have had a personal trainer there since December (about 60 days now). At the start, I was about 100 pounds overweight. With her help (2x a week), I have lost significant weight (about 25 pounds so far), and she's better then other trainer's I've...

Hello everyone, I am a grad student and I am currently completing a summer tech incubator program. I am looking at the problem of how PTs have been able to manage their clients while gyms were or are still closed; this also includes PTs who teach or coach any sort of classes. I know a lot of...

Hey Everyone- So I am a High School Fitness Instructor and have created a 15 week (3 week interval) Strength Training Routine for a cohort of students. Is there an app out there where I can upload the routines onto and push out to the students? Thanks so much!

Suppose you put together a great session that a client loves. Ten minutes after you leave, the client does several other exercises. The client tells you later he loved your session and added the exercises. The extra work was not prescribed by you. How would you feel? Great, this is a...

Hey guys, I have a question as I'm quite baffled about what I'm looking for. I have been into fitness/nutrition and working out regularly for a few years now; I'm completely self taught and I can say I have learnt a lot on my own and trust my knowledge, especially when it comes to nutrition....

Hi, everyone, I do my living as a personal trainer. For a long time I was struggling with a problem, how to find clients for my business, until I found a person, who has provided me a set of instructions, how to get a constant flow of clients and helped me implement it. (if you are interested I...

I've had female clients bite me, walk out in nothing but thongs, invite me to their orgy party etc. Just the tip of the iceberg.........who else has crazy stories?

I've been working out for years but never took a weights class. I'm still doing beginner weight. My gym got me to buy a 3 month contract, three 1-hour sessions per week, 36 total, $65 each. Should I try to renegotiate the spacing between sessions? I just got it today and have not yet done a...

Hey Guys, I am fairly new to this fitness scene and completely in the unknown when it comes to it. At the moment, I am completely out of shape, and its effecting me physically as well as my mental health Essentially what I am looking for is someone around the Northern Ireland/Ireland area...

Is it true that Personal trainers don't make enough without a side gig?? If so what is the plan? I feel like everyone starts because they love it but then there has to be a side hustle to pay the bills. Is that what most of you have found?