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Originally Posted by PowerManDL
It works, and I see no reason to substitute fluffier crap just because she's female. I'd say the same for any other woman I worked with that had physique goals.
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Yes, of course it works the same for men and women but that doesn't mean the latter group will be willing to do it. Consider yourself lucky. Really, it's only on the internet where you hear about all these female bodybuilders and powerlifters. I can count the number of them I've seen in real life on one hand, and I work at a very busy facility that draws a number of "semi-serious" lifters.
You read threads like these and you get the impression that every female is doing Olympic lifts and heavy compounds. Give me a break. It's one out of every 10,000.
You want to teach them BB back squats? Half of them are already terrified of doing swiss ball squats with their back against a wall. Good luck with that.
Moreover, you don't train men and women the same way for hypertrophy. Men are all about their upper body and abs, while women are all about their lower body and abs. Women don't want or need traps, biceps, or pecs. Men really couldn't care less about glutes, hams, and quads. Yeah, I know that in the online world, it's taboo not to care about your "wheels". But guess what, the internet doesn't mirror the real world, as I've found out the hard way.
So the training style should be similar but not the actual split.
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Originally Posted by nutbar
I work out at home because 1) I live in the boonies where there aren't any optioins, and 2) I don't play well with others. But... I've had a couple of trainers in the past. They were rather like Allerious. I got nowhere (duh) and quit the trainer ASAP.  If I were to hire a trainer again, #1 priority would be for him/her to TEACH me about what's going on, in depth, not just order me around. Then what everyone else said. |
Why are you making assumptions about my training ability? Teaching people about what's going on is exactly what I strive to do. I want the client to be an active partner in his or her own fitness program. To that end, I try to go over a huge amount of material with them and explain it in simple terms. I spend hours making my own handouts on various topics. My goal is to teach them how to train themselves. I am the very antithesis of your typical "babysitter" trainer.
If you "went nowhere" while training with me, it would be nobody's fault except your own. That's the entire point of my essay. Women are basically untrainable. They can't or won't do what it takes to make progress. Working with a typical female is a nightmare scenario for someone who is technical and results oriented, like I am.