It’s been a week of driving and I FINALLY made it back to Thunder Bay. I’m only in town for about a week though because I’m going to head out west to Alberta to try and rekindle one of my dreams.
So as I get ready - and stay really busy - I didn’t really have too much time for this week’s email or next weeks for that matter, so if you don’t get an email next week that’s why.
I’ve gotten a lot of questions again this week so I will get back to you - it might just take a couple days :).
Thoughts for the week:
- I went to a commercial gym for the first time in a few months
the other day. People were working hard - thinking they were
anyways -, but I really don’t know where this industry went
wrong. Maybe it’s the money - actually, it’s probably the money - but the personal trainers there had people doing some of the most pointless shit I’ve ever seen.
I think there’s a major LACK is motivation for these trainers. I
mean, if I paid somebody $50 an hour to train me, I wouldn’t be too impressed if all we did for that hour was chat about life and go from machine to machine not really challenging my muscles at all.
I think maybe these trainers just think that this is what the people want maybe - I don’t know.
But when I see people - who are getting professional (kind of) guidance - I cringe when I see them doing machine twist ab exercises that are doing nothing but guaranteeing that client a major lower back problem in the future.
All it takes is a little bit of learning for this industry to realize
that a lot of the machines out there are a waste of time, money, and whatever else.
If you have a trainer and you haven’t learned AND implement the core exercises of squats, dead lifts, pull ups, and pushups (variations of them all too), it’s time to find somebody new.
That’s just my opinion. You may be getting the results now, but you also may be setting yourself up for injury in the future.
Sorry if that was a little scattered. Just something to consider.
- Why people hate me - find out here.
Have a great one,
Dan Grant
It’s been a week of driving and I FINALLY made it back to Thunder Bay. I’m only in town for about a week though because I’m going to head out west to Alberta to try and rekindle one of my dreams.
So as I get ready - and stay really busy - I didn’t really have too much time for this week’s email or next weeks for that matter, so if you don’t get an email next week that’s why.
I’ve gotten a lot of questions again this week so I will get back to you - it might just take a couple days :).
Thoughts for the week:
- I went to a commercial gym for the first time in a few months
the other day. People were working hard - thinking they were
anyways -, but I really don’t know where this industry went
wrong. Maybe it’s the money - actually, it’s probably the money - but the personal trainers there had people doing some of the most pointless shit I’ve ever seen.
I think there’s a major LACK is motivation for these trainers. I
mean, if I paid somebody $50 an hour to train me, I wouldn’t be too impressed if all we did for that hour was chat about life and go from machine to machine not really challenging my muscles at all.
I think maybe these trainers just think that this is what the people want maybe - I don’t know.
But when I see people - who are getting professional (kind of) guidance - I cringe when I see them doing machine twist ab exercises that are doing nothing but guaranteeing that client a major lower back problem in the future.
All it takes is a little bit of learning for this industry to realize
that a lot of the machines out there are a waste of time, money, and whatever else.
If you have a trainer and you haven’t learned AND implement the core exercises of squats, dead lifts, pull ups, and pushups (variations of them all too), it’s time to find somebody new.
That’s just my opinion. You may be getting the results now, but you also may be setting yourself up for injury in the future.
Sorry if that was a little scattered. Just something to consider.
- Why people hate me - find out here.
Have a great one,
Dan Grant