Why you need a personal trainer?

Personal trainer is one who should take complete care of you by knowing all about you and your strength and weakness. He/she should try to convert your weakness to atleast comfortable region if not strength. Some personal trainers are worth their weight in gold-plated dumbbells, whereas others are incompetent scammers deserving nothing.

First, I’ll start off with five reasons why you might need a personal trainer, and then give you some tips on how to find a good one.

1. You are new to lifting

Pumping iron is a little more complicated that just lifting heavy things up and putting them back down again. Sure, your pumped-up buddy may say he knows how to train you, but does he really? Also, if you’re relying on a workout partner to show you the exercises, then you’re not getting the personalized attention you need in order to achieve your goals. Working out with a friend is great and can be highly motivating, but I would advise a professional trainer for a few sessions to learn the exercises.

2. Spending too much time on machines

When it comes to lifting, old-school is the only school, and that means free weights. Some machines serve a purpose, but I largely use them as “finishing” exercises. As an example, after four sets of dumbbell bench press, then three sets of barbell bench press, my pecs are done for free weights, but can slam out a few more sets on a machine. I would never start my routine on a machine though. Do rope exercises before you start with dumbbells.

3. Focusing on the bar muscles

A good personal trainer can put together a comprehensive lifting program that helps you meet your specific goals and also gives you a healthy and high-performance body that women find appealing. A little bit of biceps-pumping is OK, but you need to take an all-body focus using multi-joint movements: squats, deadlifts, bench press, overhead press, chin-ups and rows.

4. Getting hurt and not reaching your goals

Weightlifting technique is important. You need a trained eye to make sure you’re lifting properly to maximize your results and protect the joints. You shouldn’t be flopping around like an ant that accidentally fell into a pool of water while trying to bench more than you should.

5. You’re getting bored or have hit a plateau

Even if you’re an accomplished lifter who has obtained great results, a trainer can help you mix things up to help keep loving lifting and to reach a higher level of awesome. You may be working with enthusiasm on the first month of joining the gym and then the interest may slide away gradually because you may not achieve what you wanted. So you need a trainer to boost your physical and mental health when you hit a plateau.