To firstly warn you, this is a bit of a rant however, it is also a good guide to help avoid being ripped off or misled by Personal Trainers promising you the dream they cannot deliver!
I am sick and
tired of seeing personal trainers making statements on websites, facebook,
twitter and every other media platform out there promising people the body of
their dreams in 21 days or a 6 pack in 6 weeks, or drop a dress size in a week.
These statements are not only false they are completely misleading and so many unsuspecting people who need help get caught by the trap.
These statements are not only false they are completely misleading and so many unsuspecting people who need help get caught by the trap.
I have been a
personal trainer for 14 years now and have been educated by some of the top
coaches and therapists in the world, I've studied the depths of nutrition and
exercise science for the last 10 years and have a long list of PT
qualifications. I personally have
delivered over 10,000 personal training sessions and my team has delivered over
36,000 PT sessions since I opened multiple private training studios in
Liverpool & Wirral. I'm not trying to impress anyone here but, you could
say, I am pretty well placed to make an informed judgement on personal trainers
who have just done a 6 week personal training course and are now promising the
public they can change “your body” into a stone carved masterpiece within 6
weeks. Let me promise you this... They cannot deliver this to you! Sometimes
there are genetically gifted people who already have a great body and maybe
just need a tweak in their lifestyle to achieve the piece of the puzzle and
this is when there is that slight possibility of achieving what is promised.
These people are extremely rare and I can count on one hand how many of these I've trained over the years.
Most trainers
are happy to tell you about all of their success stories but never their
failures. I have had failures over the years which, has driven me to learn more
and become a student of nutrition & exercises science through seeking world
class education from some of the most successful coaches of our time. I truly
have a burning desire to help as many people as possible and this will only
come with years of hard work, study, experience and a good ethical nature.
When a potential
client has a consultation with me I almost put the individual off by being
completely honest with them. After listening to their lifestyle background and
history I can quickly assess roughly how long it is going to take the person to
achieve the toned body they desire and inform them this will NOT take 6 weeks
but more like 6 months in order to get what they want and sometimes longer. The
truth is, there are no magic exercises or diets that will simply achieve a fast
result that stays! Yes of course, you can get people to lose some fat quickly
by placing them on an intense diet however they will put the weight straight
back on once they return to a more sustainable diet. When we train our bikini
figure clients (who dedicate at least 12 months of their life to this cause) always
find the diet leading up to the competition extremely difficult and although
they achieve an extremely defined look on stage they simply cannot sustain it. If individuals who are extremely motivated and compete on this level still
cannot hold onto this appearance or maintain the diet, exercise and lifestyle
to stay in this condition, do you think you can squeeze all this in and make
dramatic biological changes in just 6 weeks and then somehow maintain it??
These trainers
are simply talking rubbish! If they can achieve this magic in 6 weeks so please
do not be misled by this marketing garbage. My advice, question these personal
trainers if you are thinking about using them or just simply avoid them as you
won’t get a straight answer. If you are a Personal Trainer reading this blog
and you actually state you can produce this “magic” I urge you to stop right
now as you are not doing our industry any favours. I will publicly name and
shame any trainer who is making these bogus claims!