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.
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.
