Good point Leigh, we're sitting here going back and fourth about fit vs. fat trainers/coaches when in reality, my vision of fit/fat may be drastically different than yours or the next persons.

Whachu talkin bout Willis?

sorry i spelled it wrong,

here is his url

BodyByGeoff Health and Fitness, Personal Training, Weight Loss in Reston, Great Falls, Vienna

Hey Steve:

Everyone already knows that to be the biggest bodybuilder out there you have to take your training advice from Jay Cutler. Muscletech says so.

I was wondering if any of you have gotten a personal trainer, and I wanted to know how much you've benefited from their help .. thanks so much!

http://www.weight-loss.fitness.com/t...iner-help.html

thanks so much!

I had a free "orientation" hour with a personal trainer today. We did an incline bench press as a negative exercise, upright bench press kinda thing, incline pushing machine more up than forward kinda motion, push ups off the wall of an exercise ball and lateral and front raises. My arms were shaking by the third set of the first machine, and my arms hurt more than they ever have when I'm on my own.

When I go (during the last two weeks) I do large muscle groups of upper body (lat pull down, upright row, butterfly, upright chest press) and then lower body on another day (leg extension, hamstring curl, leg press) and just alternate those going 3 times a week. The last few reps are a challenge on all exercises, but I'm never sore afterward (unless I run). I do cardio at 80% max HR 3-4 times a week (2 days are run/walk intervals).

My diet is inconsistant, but generally (70%?) high quality, clean food, however I don't create a calorie deficit with my food usually (only with exercise). It's become really apparent that I'm an emotional eater.

I'm 23 y/o female 5'6.5" 190lbs (up from 178 in december after ending a nutrisystem-like diet). My ultimate goal is 150lbs. Should I pay someone $35/hour to train me for my wedding in October, or should I try my best to be more consistant with my diet and continue my exercise routine?

I appreciate you reading this and welcome your comments.

Either Way is Great but HONESTLY, you have sufficient amount of time to Reach your Goal and if you ask around or read on some good exercises YOU CAN DO IT BY YOURSELF....the first time I had a lot of weight to lose, I worked hard and lost 5 lbs a month....so if you do minimal that, which is a GREAT HEALTHY pace to LOSE at, then you should be at your GOAL BY THAT TIME!.....I did it ONCE, and NOW I am DOING it AGAIN...I BELIEVE you can DO IT! ROOTING FOR YA!

I say DIY. I've had a personally trainer before and they told me exactly the same things I knew and walked me through exercise routines I've done before. Honestly, it was a waste of money and I didn't lose significant weight.

Exploring this site and touching bases with being healthy in general is really all you need to get down to your goal weight.

Thank ya'll for your responses. )

get the basics off a trainer and they will help you with proper form.. then go on from there on your own

If you do decide to go the personal trianer route, my advise would be to make appointments to sit down and talk with a few trainers about your specific needs, goals and expectations of them as a trainer. I think many people don't feel they can do this, that they are just assigned a trainer or get to pick a name out of a book after reading a generic description of their training and "specializations". The fact of the matter is, you are an employer looking to hire an employee. You are going to be paying this person to assist you in meeting your goals, often paying a lot! You should also ask your gym (I'm assuming you will be hiring a PT through your gym) if you can switch trainers if you aren't happy. Again, you are paying for a service and if that service isn't satisfactory you should have some recorse to change it.

I had a personal trainer for 12 sessions. She was really good, knew her stuff (she was a fitness competitor for years) and pushed me pretty hard as she could tell I had enough of a base fitness level to do that. However, the once a week sessions aren't enough, and I was hitting a period in my life where I wasn't motivated to work out on the off days. Clearly one tough weight training session a week isn't enough. So just make sure that your head is on right to make your PT sessions a PART of your program, not the whole thing (unless you will be seeing a PT a few times a week $$!)

I don't think all trainers would be a waste of money. In fact, a good one is worth their weight in gold.

I get a PT 5 days a week. Costs a fortune, but its worth it.

(I just sold my house, and am living rent free in one of my parents units, so, I have heaps of extra $$ for the trainer).

Here are my reasons for getting a trainer:

1. You have your hard earned $$ on the line
2. It is forced motivation - I have to turn up, or else I get called/chased up by my trainer - where are you? what are doing?
3. They have you do stuff that I would never think of doing
4. They share the SAME goals as you do, and help you acheive them
6. They are just as happy as you are when you see improvements
7. They ensure an even workout - legs, arms, abs, back, core, cardio etc

My weightloss was going OK before I got the trainer, but since having a trainer for 7 weeks straight, the improvement has been HUGE. Not only fat loss, but muscle gain.