Transition from personal training to normal gym

deisedude

So i've been going to a personal trainer the past few months and love it. I needed the push at the time as wasnt getting results on my own. Only thing is its a bit pricy so was thinking of going back to a normal gym and maybe getting a pt session every so often if i feel myself losing my way a bit. Like to see if anybody here made the transition from personal training back to gyming on your own again and any advice you might have

kult

Never used personal training, a bit of waste of money, but people are lazy and do not want to motivate themselves, so they pay someone to motivate them... plenty of info on the internet and plenty of people who help you in the gym for free , showing exercises, diets etc

Alf Veedersane

How long have you been lifting weights? You should get yourself a programme...the structure is going to be helpful if you've been going to a PT and had them do the thinking about what exercises you should be doing. If you're a relative beginner, Stronglifts would be worth looking at doing.

WHIP IT!

deisedude wrote: »

So i've been going to a personal trainer the past few months and love it. I needed the push at the time as wasnt getting results on my own. Only thing is its a bit pricy so was thinking of going back to a normal gym and maybe getting a pt session every so often if i feel myself losing my way a bit. Like to see if anybody here made the transition from personal training back to gyming on your own again and any advice you might have

Personally, I think you've done it the right way. You've had the few PT sessions and, assuming you had a good PT, you now should have a good idea of the basics, and how to structure a simple programme. This forum is a great resource for tips, advice etc so figure out your goal(s) and blast away for a while and see how you get on.

KISS - Keep It Super Simple...

deisedude

kult wrote: »

Never used personal training, a bit of waste of money, but people are lazy and do not want to motivate themselves, so they pay someone to motivate them... plenty of info on the internet and plenty of people who help you in the gym for free , showing exercises, diets etc

Then why bother reply. Learning exercises online has its benefits but also good to have someone tell you if your technique is wrong

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

How long have you been lifting weights? You should get yourself a programme...the structure is going to be helpful if you've been going to a PT and had them do the thinking about what exercises you should be doing. If you're a relative beginner, Stronglifts would be worth looking at doing.

About 6 months properly. Thanks for the advice, will look into

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Personally, I think you've done it the right way. You've had the few PT sessions and, assuming you had a good PT, you now should have a good idea of the basics, and how to structure a simple programme. This forum is a great resource for tips, advice etc so figure out your goal(s) and blast away for a while and see how you get on.

KISS - Keep It Super Simple...

I was actually a member of a gym for 6 months beforehand but wasnt getting results mainly as i didnt know what i was doing! Cheers for the advice

Alf Veedersane

Second on what Whip It said. But just on the use of 'beginner'...it just means you'll continuously make progress. I'd still think of myself as a beginner and I'm longer at it. Don't worry about going to the gym without a PT. You've enough knowledge now to see yourself around the gym. But I'd still look into a programme if only because it'd help you in the transition from PT to freebie

silverharp

kult wrote: »

Never used personal training, a bit of waste of money, but people are lazy and do not want to motivate themselves, so they pay someone to motivate them... plenty of info on the internet and plenty of people who help you in the gym for free , showing exercises, diets etc

lol in the extreme your argument would also rubbish going to a gym in the first place, after all everything in a gym can be done in your living room right?

metamorphosis

Highly agreed about the post stating PT is a waste of time. An OTT generalization IMHO.

I work in the industry and go to a S&C coach for myself to work on Mobility and strength.

OP - Id second what WHIP IT said.

Transform

kult wrote: »

Never used personal training, a bit of waste of money, but people are lazy and do not want to motivate themselves, so they pay someone to motivate them... plenty of info on the internet and plenty of people who help you in the gym for free , showing exercises, diets etc

I loled

kult

Well you can lol as much as u want. I used to compete in professional powerlifting , then bb, with no trainers at all for last 15 years. If you have any kind of brain and few working cells you can learn things... even when technique looks "wrong" to others it might just work for you... I would never pay a cent for someone to motivate me or give me a speach, haha, that's silly, but there are plenty of lazy people who need excuses etc. Just follow your guts and train, you should be motivated and willing to learn, bb / fitness is sport for life and you will never know everything, you learn till you die. There are so many movies , instructions, articles in the net that I believe you could use if some people were not lazy etc.

runawaybishop

kult wrote: »

Well you can lol as much as u want. I used to compete in professional powerlifting , then bb, with no trainers at all for last 15 years. If you have any kind of brain and few working cells you can learn things... even when technique looks "wrong" to others it might just work for you... I would never pay a cent for someone to motivate me or give me a speach, haha, that's silly, but there are plenty of lazy people who need excuses etc. Just follow your guts and train, you should be motivated and willing to learn, bb / fitness is sport for life and you will never know everything, you learn till you die. There are so many movies , instructions, articles in the net that I believe you could use if some people were not lazy etc.

I agree, I learned all I know about lifting from Predator. Getting a professional to take a look at you lifting stuff that could cripple you if done wrong is just a silly waste of cash.

Alf Veedersane

kult wrote: »

Well you can lol as much as u want. I used to compete in professional powerlifting , then bb, with no trainers at all for last 15 years. If you have any kind of brain and few working cells you can learn things... even when technique looks "wrong" to others it might just work for you... I would never pay a cent for someone to motivate me or give me a speach, haha, that's silly, but there are plenty of lazy people who need excuses etc. Just follow your guts and train, you should be motivated and willing to learn, bb / fitness is sport for life and you will never know everything, you learn till you die. There are so many movies , instructions, articles in the net that I believe you could use if some people were not lazy etc.

If you wanted to get into writing, I'd recommend that you go and speak to someone qualified so that you could get the basics right.

The OP wanted to start lifting so he had someone qualified show him how to do the basics.

It doesn't really matter what or how many resources are available online. They're never as good as someone observing what you do and showing you how to do the basics right.

deisedude

kult wrote: »

Well you can lol as much as u want. I used to compete in professional powerlifting , then bb, with no trainers at all for last 15 years. If you have any kind of brain and few working cells you can learn things... even when technique looks "wrong" to others it might just work for you... I would never pay a cent for someone to motivate me or give me a speach, haha, that's silly, but there are plenty of lazy people who need excuses etc. Just follow your guts and train, you should be motivated and willing to learn, bb / fitness is sport for life and you will never know everything, you learn till you die. There are so many movies , instructions, articles in the net that I believe you could use if some people were not lazy etc.

Personally i don't care if you think i'm wasting my money

kult

What I was trying to say was: you had pt, trained and ate well. More less you know what to do so use the knowledge you have gained and paid for and start training on your own, start thinking for yourself and listen to your body instead of listening to someone else all the time. This is your body, your mind and you know, or should know what is the best for you at this stage.

Blacktie.

kult wrote: »

What I was trying to say was: you had pt, trained and ate well. More less you know what to do so use the knowledge you have gained and paid for and start training on your own, start thinking for yourself and listen to your body instead of listening to someone else all the time. This is your body, your mind and you know, or should know what is the best for you at this stage.

He should know what's best after just a few months training? So PTs are completely irrelevent to anyone getting close to an intermediate level of training? And that's assuming a few months is pushing the 6 to 8 months training that you need to get there with good recovery etc etc.

runawaybishop

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btkm8unsl0w5r4

He is right, PT just eats into your steriod budget.:p

WHIP IT!

runawaybishop wrote: »

I agree, I learned all I know about lifting from Predator. Getting a professional to take a look at you lifting stuff that could cripple you if done wrong is just a silly waste of cash.

Man I love Predator...

metamorphosis

People also learn in different ways - some are quick and can easily learn by looking online and applying and have great proprioception

Some people need to be taken through things in person and have an experienced eye in order to learn

Its a little ignorant IMHO to state that all people learn, apply and grow in the same way

SPS1

Blacktie. wrote: »

He should know what's best after just a few months training? So PTs are completely irrelevent to anyone getting close to an intermediate level of training? And that's assuming a few months is pushing the 6 to 8 months training that you need to get there with good recovery etc etc.

Personal trainers are often underrated & can be a great tool for any lifter. However many of them are gassed up. Many do not have a great deal of knowledge on biomechanics & biochemistry, two major aspects of their job relating to enhancing performance.
In those cases, internet research I'd argue is pretty much as valuable.