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Originally Posted by kfisherx
I am going to disagree a little bit with folks. (just a little mind you)  Who is telling you that your workouts are too basic? Find out why they feel that way. As a new trainer you don't really have the security of stable client base to tell you that your way is right.
From what I can tell, you need to get results but you must also make it fun for your clients. At least you have to make it enjoyable enough that they want to continue paying you again and again right? If you do the same routine all the time then it might just get boring despite how effective it is. I make up my own routines and I look for variety a little bit in my exercises. You should do the same thing for your clients as it is appropriate. You might decide to do the same exercises even but do them in a circut as opposed to sets. That can be a fun mix up. You may decide one day to do tabata type training with the same good exercises. If you have a fat loss client you may decide one day to take them out for a run just to mix it up a bit.
I think you can add variety without compromising your foundational beliefs about exercising. Roland posted a thread recently from Ross that speaks to this subject matter. Keep it fun and keep it real. In this case, I believe you can have your cake and eat it too. |
I agree and I think you are agreeing with my post as well.
We, as trainers, get so caught up in what the "elitist" market, but in the end, it is about getting results for your clients. I will say this...there will be times when you have to curtail what you know/believe in order to get a person to cooperate...and as long as you understand that the premise of your knowledge is on one level--than it shouldn't hinder your confidence when you have to lower that level. In other words, there is a difference between "ignorance" (actually not knowing that a deadlift may have more carry-over than a BOSU step), and simply "improvising" in order to reach a specific goal.
Let's get out of this "accept me into your club" mentality. Show me what you have done with your clients and then be ready to explain to me
how and
why you did what you did.