> receive gift membership to local 24 hour gym > never lifted before, get set up with a two hour PT session > Trainer asks me to check some boxes for my goals > check "get swole" and "bulk up" > Trainer does an assessment > shows me how to do squats and push ups > I figure he is checking my form > I ask about weights again > "I don't think free weights are right for you, user" > "o...ok" > do some basic leg exercises > dude give me like fifty glute exercises all stuff I can do at home > that's it > I'm confused > what about upper body? > "Oh no, you don't want to get big, user"
U WOT M8
> this guy is actually telling me not to work my upper body > I think back to all of those glute exercises > does this guy just have a thing for big asses? > Is he trying to remake all women into his mega-booty ideal, with tiny T-rex arms? > "Alright user, lets get you set up with a training regimen" > I am expecting some printouts, a list of exercises, a schedule, something > "a training regimen will consist of ten training sessions at a cost of $72 per session. Now can you commit to this today?" > I tell him I definitely have more to learn, but I expected that he'd give me some homework or an outline of a workout regimen today >"Oh, no user. We will learn one new exercise and learn how to use one new piece of equipment every week. We don't want to go too fast" > "With me standing by, you will get 2, 3 more reps out of each set and I'll tell you what kind of progress you are making" > I'm broke > spent my whole training budget on this a la carte session > "Alright user, but know that we don't want you using the weight room or weight machines" > "you have to work up to those things gradually, with a trainer"
mfw
fuuuuuuck anons
I don't want to develop shitty technique or end up on gym fail compilations. But this training thing is obviously a scam. Should I just watch a bunch of instructional videos and dive into the weight room like I know what I am doing?
Parker Edwards
READ THE FUCKING STICKY YOU DWEEB
Logan Hernandez
Wow shit trainer... Do watever you want
Luis Mitchell
FUCKING LEARN FORM PTs are money hungry faggots and you have everything to gain from disregarding them
Hunter Taylor
this is like when you feed a pig for years so you can enjoy it more when it's time to eat it
except that the pig is your ass
Angel Hill
Buy the starting strength book by Rippetoe. It's like $20 on Amazon. Walks you through barbell exercises, basic beginners routine, and form corrections.
Brody Gray
Thanks user
Connor Wilson
just ignore dietary advice in there, it's shire. better just count up your tdee and eat either 500 more or 500 less depends if you bulk or cut
Dylan Turner
He's clearly ripping you off, trainers are almost completely useless, you won't need any help after a week or two. Just work on your form yourself and save the cash.
Colton Adams
be a real woman and lift logs over your shoulder and do squats and bicep curls with them
Justin Walker
yeah, don't do it. don't get yourself gyped. if you aren't athletic and haven't worked out before, do basic compound exercises, like pushups and pullups, crunches etc. then go to the gym and start lifting. if you don't know what to do, look it up online. or literally ask other people at the gym. ask them what to do, and ask them if they use a trainer or not. that's it. just don't get gyped.
Austin Russell
Never go back to that gym.
Charles Smith
Burn it down
Michael Ramirez
just do starting strength
Gabriel Williams
holy shit that's terrible advice.
Yes, watch videos, start with low weight, focus on form, work out however you want.
James Bailey
part of me thinks you made up this story to get good-boy points from the hivemind, and to trigger Veeky Forums.
>get too big >no squats >no upper body
:(
Lucas Young
Watch his videos on YouTube called rippetoe coaches (lift), don't be a Pussy go heavy as you can also do cardio
William Lewis
as a european PT not working with a particular gym,why are american personal trainers so shit?
Jose Smith
>don't be a Pussy go heavy as you can this is the original gains goblin right here gents nice way to destroy your joints and spine,going in as heavy as you can with no workout plan.
David Thompson
OP here. Dude, I wish it were fake
I thought the whole "no upper body, you might get big" thing was just a myth, and maybe a handful of anorexics bought into it.
I don't know. This trainer looked pretty tired and glazed-over. I wonder if he just had so many shitty first sessions that he had zero positive expectations. Maybe he was just phoning it in and telling me what he thought I would want to hear.
Maybe 90% of his female clientele only care about Kim Kardashian asses these days, who knows. In spite of the heavy sales pitch, I want to give him the benefit of the doubt.
I don't think he is stupid, just jaded.
Anthony Ross
I hope you didn't give him any money for those sessions. Tell him to fuck off and train yourself