Those of us working out with a personal trainer may find ourselves repeatedly hearing the same phrases again and again. Our first reaction may be to assume that the trainer may think you have a learning disability, have an attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder, or just don’t care. Don’t complain! If everyone out there were a gifted, natural athlete, they wouldn’t need to use a personal trainer.
Your personal trainer may say things like…
1) “Think about the exercise!”.
2) “Slow down the negative!”.
3) “LOWER!” always on squats.
4) “Watch the forward lean!” again on squats.
5) “Keep your head up!” squats again.
6) “Lead with the ELBOWS, not the wrists!” on lateral raises and upright rows
7) “Keep your chest CONVEX, not concave!” on pulldowns and rows.
8) “Pause at the TOP, not the bottom!” on lateral raises, leg extensions, and leg curls.
9) “All the way up. All the way down!” on heel raises.
10) “STRETCH!” to the client just standing around with his thumb in his ear between sets.
11) “BREATHE!” to the client who holds his breath until his head looks like a gigantic blood blister.
12) “C’mon, let’s go! This is supposed to be a super-set!” to the client who finishes the first exercise of a circuit or super-set and then claims he or she needs to go to the bathroom, make a phone call, get a drink of water, blow their nose, etc.
13) “What do you mean, you can’t do that? You haven’t even tried it yet!” to the client with a confidence problem.
14) “Control the weight! Don’t let the weight control you!”.
15) “WATCH IT!” to the client who finishes the set and then just drop the dumbbells, nearly hitting me, themselves, or an innocent bystander.
Personal trainers are experts in the field of nutrition, motivation, and exercise. The words of encouragement above which I am sure are repeated in a similar manner with your personal trainer will ensure that you are getting the most out of your workouts and that you are using proper technique to avoid injury.
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I am a personal trainer but I still love to have one myself too because I am pushed so much harder when I workout with a colleague. I am just lucky that my workout partner is a trainer and my bf so he gives no mercy!
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