[Jean-Paul]

BUPP, welcome to the forum!

You've gotten some good advice so far.

First, the "can't afford to continue" excuse is just that... If they were having fun and making progress they would find a way to continue. Don't feel bad. I've gotten that excuse too.

You may be on to something with over training your client. It is so easy to kill someone in the gym. The sign of a good trainer is someone who knows how to give the client a good workout without crippling them for the rest of the week.

I'm also curious what your routine was like. Can you put a few workouts on this thread?

The good sign is that you want to be a good trainer, and that you don't mind laying it all out there and asking for help. When I hire trainers that is one of the traits that I look for. Anyone with that desire can be trained.

Stick around this forum. We're always happy to pick up a new trainer in here.