About becoming a personal trainer - Page 74 - Ausbb

Kyle Aaron · 05-09-2010, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by PTC

I think your chances are currently slim, but I also dont believe you need a piece of paper. I have had clients go and work as a trainer at other gyms, but these guys were exceptional lifters who had the runs on the board.

I agree about the piece of paper. That's why I said he should get an education. There are lots of ways to do that. If a person's only education were Cert III/IV, or if their only education were lifting for years, I wouldn't expect them to do well as a coach or trainer. To be a good coach or trainer, the person has to put the extra in.

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Originally Posted by con

Yeah i didn't want it as a career choice, but rather as a holiday/part time job that i would enjoy/have an interest in doing.

I honestly don't think the best coaches or trainers will be part-time. Same for any job. "Go to Mario's restaurant, Mario cooks not as a career choice, but rather as a holiday part-time job he enjoys and has an interest in doing." Sound appealing? Would you expect the best service and food at Mario's?

DKD · 05-09-2010, 10:48 PM

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Sticky · 07-09-2010, 07:49 PM

I think my work experience has fallen through with Jeff as he is so busy, so thats a bummer.
I called FF, you should have heard how keen this dude was for me to come and see him lol.

Anyway I have a question about levers.
Ive got my first and third, but no second.
They give the example of the ball of foot, bodyweight, calf but I dont want to use that one.
I was thinking push-up, but id rather go with a "joint".

Any help?

dave · 08-09-2010, 12:24 AM

I think you got the only two right there, a push up is good use it. Supposedly it is rare in the body which makes sense as your tendons insert in front of the joint usually.

moons · 09-09-2010, 06:12 PM

Kyle, have sort of a personal question. Has the step away from more traditional hours had any negative effect? If I remember correctly you were a chef before so maybe not the best comparison (not exactly a regular 9-5 haha), curious though.

Sticky · 09-09-2010, 06:16 PM

Smoking my assessments at the moment. Your ment to get 1 done a fortnight, I'm doing 1 a day lol.
Just finished special populations, next up is nutrition!
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Kyle Aaron · 09-09-2010, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by moons

Kyle, have sort of a personal question. Has the step away from more traditional hours had any negative effect? If I remember correctly you were a chef before so maybe not the best comparison (not exactly a regular 9-5 haha), curious though.

The cheffing before was pretty much 9-5, since I was doing office catering. Before that, restaurants, so yes crazy hours. And before that still, Army, so even crazier hours.

Yes, it's had a negative effect. See my earlier comment in response to beertank's question about my training.

I spend less quality time with my wife, though I'm physically present in the home plenty, we're often tired from my early starts and late finishes. I've not played around with my hobbies since coming back from my honeymoon. Nor have I seen friends and family much, except those who could meet me for lunch. So I've had a positive change of career and am enjoying my job, but it's been at the expense of the rest of my life.

I don't expect this to last, I expect things to improve and am working towards it. It's the same with any big change in life. If you move to a bigger house, it might be some time searching for the right place, packing things up, moving, unpacking, rearranging things, and so on, and while you're doing that work and family suffer a bit. If you start a new close relationship, it might be some time getting that happening, in the meantime you don't see your friends as much.

With any big change in life, you just need to find a new rhythm to your day or week, takes a month or three for things to settle down.

AntiHero · 10-09-2010, 02:59 PM

has anyone done this with the fia?

haz · 10-09-2010, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AntiHero

has anyone done this with the fia?

yeh i did, it was pretty good, cant compare it to anything else, but the lectures were good. one of the resistance training tutors was a Mr Australia and now does the ask the expert column in men's health, another guy was a trainer for 25 years and powerlifer, he was REALLY good. and the main tutors have heaps of experience (ex uni lectures)

its good that your not learning from some 28 year old with not much experience. also they had people from FF and vision come in to talk about what they do with there trainers.

Sticky · 14-09-2010, 07:53 PM

So I had my first work experience shift at FF today. It was shadowing a guy doing gym instruction. To tell you the absolute truth, It wasn't that bad.

He is 1 of 2 guys who are EMPLOYED by FF to run small (max of 4) group exercise classes. Today we only had 1 person turn up. We did 2, 1 hour classes. A cardio, and a strength.
He get paid $25-$30p/h and gets 9 hours a week.

The cardio was 1/2 hour of treadmill/row/cycle then half hour wall squats/machine row/machine press/ machine MP - The client was 50yo female with knee injury

The strength was just body weight stuff as the client was a 69yo female.

1 hour just crusing the floor, tidying up, talking to clients, giving advice, spotting, and generally just having a laugh.

I could see this as being an alright gig. $250 guaranteed income, make contacts to train in my studio, free membership.

Im going to try and get into a few different gyms to get a taste of it all, but i seriously had fun today.

The only part I didnt like was at the end, we had to fill out if we had got any new clients numbers ect.... Thats all a bit gay. Im guessing their is some sort of target he needs to meet.

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Sticky Active Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Brissie Gender: Posts: 3,373	I think my work experience has fallen through with Jeff as he is so busy, so thats a bummer. I called FF, you should have heard how keen this dude was for me to come and see him lol. Anyway I have a question about levers. Ive got my first and third, but no second. They give the example of the ball of foot, bodyweight, calf but I dont want to use that one. I was thinking push-up, but id rather go with a "joint". Any help? __________________ PTCBRISBANE 0400 31 9394 www.ptcbrisbane.com scott@ptcbrisbane.com http://www.youtube.com/user/PTCbrisbane?feature=mhum

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Sticky Active Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Brissie Gender: Posts: 3,373	Smoking my assessments at the moment. Your ment to get 1 done a fortnight, I'm doing 1 a day lol. Just finished special populations, next up is nutrition! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ PTCBRISBANE 0400 31 9394 www.ptcbrisbane.com scott@ptcbrisbane.com http://www.youtube.com/user/PTCbrisbane?feature=mhum

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Sticky Active Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Brissie Gender: Posts: 3,373	So I had my first work experience shift at FF today. It was shadowing a guy doing gym instruction. To tell you the absolute truth, It wasn't that bad. He is 1 of 2 guys who are EMPLOYED by FF to run small (max of 4) group exercise classes. Today we only had 1 person turn up. We did 2, 1 hour classes. A cardio, and a strength. He get paid $25-$30p/h and gets 9 hours a week. The cardio was 1/2 hour of treadmill/row/cycle then half hour wall squats/machine row/machine press/ machine MP - The client was 50yo female with knee injury The strength was just body weight stuff as the client was a 69yo female. 1 hour just crusing the floor, tidying up, talking to clients, giving advice, spotting, and generally just having a laugh. I could see this as being an alright gig. $250 guaranteed income, make contacts to train in my studio, free membership. Im going to try and get into a few different gyms to get a taste of it all, but i seriously had fun today. The only part I didnt like was at the end, we had to fill out if we had got any new clients numbers ect.... Thats all a bit gay. Im guessing their is some sort of target he needs to meet. __________________ PTCBRISBANE 0400 31 9394 www.ptcbrisbane.com scott@ptcbrisbane.com http://www.youtube.com/user/PTCbrisbane?feature=mhum

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dave Active Member July10MOTM Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Gender: Posts: 4,803	I think you got the only two right there, a push up is good use it. Supposedly it is rare in the body which makes sense as your tendons insert in front of the joint usually.

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moons Super Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Gender: Posts: 492	Kyle, have sort of a personal question. Has the step away from more traditional hours had any negative effect? If I remember correctly you were a chef before so maybe not the best comparison (not exactly a regular 9-5 haha), curious though.

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AntiHero Rookie Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sydney Gender: Posts: 20	has anyone done this with the fia?