Gym Heads: Have you ever hired a personal trainer?

[sir rob a lot]

Pride aside, I'm not getting the results I want.  And I'm thinking a trainer can get me to where I want to be.

What do you guys think?  Can a trainer push me to get to my goals? or am I wasting cash?

 

[casperjr]

Wasting money.... Get a friend to join the gym so y'all can push each other. Or make a gym friend That can give you tips and so on

 

[rawex5]

I would never sign up for a personal trainer. Most of the time, those personal trainers look like they need personal trainers.

Everything you need to learn can be found online and in books.

Also, a trainer can't be with you 24/7, so in the end, it's up to you.

 

[doublejs07]

Don't be scared to ask folks working out questions about their routines or exercises. 99% of the time, people are more than willing to give advice. Even now, I have no issue giving advice or ASKING for advice. At the end of the day, you want to be better/smarter/stronger than when you came in.

 

[hankmoody]

Never. http://www.mensjournal.co...w-about-fitness-is-a-lie

Only athletes (usually elite) need personal training, IMO. The improvements become very small and I can see the need. Us regular folk just need to read up.

 

[rocky437]

Seriously, their like all over my gym hoping that people sign up for them and spend huge amounts of money on them. I definitely don't need a personal trainer. Everything regarding health and weight training is online, everything. You can lose weight or get huge on your own. Waste of money if you ask me.

 

[tbone97]

waste of cash just ask some of the dudes at your gym

 

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[lawdog1]

One time when I signed up with a gym I got three free personal training sessions. I went ahead and used them, but had no interest in continuing with them after they weren't free anymore. The trainer didn't really show me anything I didn't already know or couldn't learn through research. I suppose if you really need someone to be there to motivate you, trainers can be good for that. But if you're self-motivated or have a friend that can push you, based on my experience, I think paying a trainer is a waste.

 

[youngtriz]

Originally Posted by lawdog1

One time when I signed up with a gym I got three free personal training sessions. I went ahead and used them, but had no interest in continuing with them after they weren't free anymore. The trainer didn't really show me anything I didn't already know or couldn't learn through research. I suppose if you really need someone to be there to motivate you, trainers can be good for that. But if you're self-motivated or have a friend that can push you, based on my experience, I think paying a trainer is a waste.