You really waited since 2018 for this one big moment.
Looking for advice on fitness club memberships/personal trainers
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You don't need a personal trainer. All the info you need is on YouTube. But to keep it simple just get 10000 steps a day. Find out what your daily calorie expenditure is. Track your calories using an app like MyFitnessPal and eat 300 - 500 less than what you need. To maintain muscle mass do full body workouts with compound lifts. Pull ups, bench press, squat, shoulder press etc... that's it
Actually one of the reasons I started working out is because I was an amazing softball player and golfer, and I suck at both now. Softball I actually stopped playing because I let myself go so bad. So the plan is to get back into shape, then start playing both again at a level I'm capable of.
It's not about the knowledge...lol. Anyone can get the knowledge. It's about the accountability. A personal trainer pushes you, and it also makes the work outs much more fun.
It is a mixed bag. Sometimes I have potato chips(although I switched to the low salt ones) but then I will have salmon. Or I will have a western on a bagel that is not whole wheat but I make my own cereal with flaxseed,wheat germ, walnuts,almonds, etc. If I not mistaken, raw vegtables give you more vitamins, but steamed ones give you more antioxidents.
No, I think that saying getting help means you don't want to change is completely idiotic.
Again, this is a complete fallacy. Maybe for you and your experience, but my experience is completely different.
If it's working, you're dropping weight, gaining some muscle then keep doing what you're doing. I am assuming your trainer is also giving you meal advice. Some folks need the accountability of a trainer and others do not.
But at least it's a start.
A journey of 1,000 miles begins with but a single step. (I just came up with that. It's kinda catchy.)
I guess nobody warned him to watch out for that first step because it's a doozie.Geronimo said it first when he stepped out of an airplane.
Don't know if it's my grammar or your reading, but if you had been following the the thread you would understand I'm saying the complete opposite. That's my whole argument.
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It's 100% working. When I have to work out on my own, I hate going to the gym. When I work out with her, I love going to the gym. She definitely gives me meal advice, but the one thing I've found about nutrition is ask 10 different experts, and you'll get 10 different answers.
To say it's not ideal is even wrong. There's literally nothing wrong with working out with a professional at all.
Anyone and everyone, regardless of athletic level and experience would greatly benefit from having a knowledgeable trainer.
That cannot be argued.
We would all train harder, more efficiently and get better results.
Pro athletes have coaches and an entire team planning everything they do.
It all boils down to what one can justify financially for the goals they are trying to obtain.
Side note just for context.
I've been involved in sports all my life and I've been going to the gym for about 18 years.
I go for fun at this point and can obviously manage that on my own. Once per year I usually try to push the numbers on one specific lift and I consult with a friend who's been ranked in the pro circuit on how I should program my peaking cycle.
Regardless of all the books I've read on this subject I still need to listen to good advice and follow the plan we write down.
That cannot be argued.
We would all train harder, more efficiently and get better results.
Pro athletes have coaches and an entire team planning everything they do.
It all boils down to what one can justify financially for the goals they are trying to obtain.
Side note just for context.
I've been involved in sports all my life and I've been going to the gym for about 18 years.
I go for fun at this point and can obviously manage that on my own. Once per year I usually try to push the numbers on one specific lift and I consult with a friend who's been ranked in the pro circuit on how I should program my peaking cycle.
Regardless of all the books I've read on this subject I still need to listen to good advice and follow the plan we write down.
I bet she looks great in yoga pants! LOL
If I were going to get a trainer it would be the hottest hottie in the gym and she would be the meal!!!
Meals are easy, calories in calories out and don't let anyone tell you differently. Eating high volume low caloric meals will help you keep the deficit without pulling your hair out with hunger.
