I have only seen one guy who was a legit man have a personal trainer. He and the trainer were both ex-military, and the trainee had gotten fat as he aged. He's also the only guy who I've actually seen benefit from having a trainer, the guy lost a lot of fat and became strong as fuk. Trainer was having him do actual powerlifting/strongman chit and not balance ball/machine garbage as well.

I find it funny as fuk when the personal trainer themselves does not look fit, especially if they are young.

Like how did this guy convince someone to pay him when he looks like chit

I have utilized online training services but these were people who had specific experience training amateur bodybuilders cause I was prepping for my first show before COVID cancelled it. I think regular types of PT has its place for the lazy and uneducated like previously stated ITT. In my case it was more of an accountability thing and showing my progress to someone who could actually gauge my prep and help me understand how I was doing.

But I know enough about lifting and diet now to be successful on my own, still kinda lazy though not gonna lie

These probably also used to be youtube people

While your list is fairly accurate, I used a personal trainer a few years ago because I have a permanent shoulder/upper back injury which causes the large back / shoulder muscles on my left side to contract differently than the right unless I actively make the movement in a way that they all contract correctly. My left trap is slightly shorter than my right now, for example, so I have to consciously put it in a specific position before starting a movement.

So I hired one for a few months when I started hitting the gym for the first time since the injury to make sure everything was lined up and my form was as close to perfect as it could get. I did get one with a BS in kinesiology and other useful credentials though, not just some dude who took an online PT course.

In short it's mostly morons/weirdos but not always.

join date 2015:

You have spent the last 5 years on this forum where a wealth of information is available with just one click above the misc subforum. Come on my dude..

Exactly. Some still have to pay if they don't show up so that helps them get their ass there. Nobody likes seeing money disappear when you didn't get anything in return. Some people just don't have to drive/motivation/whatever to do it themselves.

If you can find one who is actually well-educated in the field, that's one thing. Most of them anymore are just quick studies.