What Are The Things You Anticipated Doing As A Personal Trainer, But Happen Very Rarely?

Written By Jesse Snyder

College and certifications don’t prep you at all for the realities of personal training. Here’s what surprised me!

  1. Working with athletes! (Athletes don’t pay)

  2. Stretching/Mobility/ Foam Rolling/ Movement Screen (Science is iffy, at best!)

  3. Correct biomechanics (Everyone moves differently, has different anthropometrics and, once more, science is iffy!)

  4. Linear Periodization/ Periodization in general (There’s a craze of novelty within the client population regarding ‘functional movement’ and the like. They want variety! Look at crossfit’s popularity)

  5. 100% adherence and no balking at programming

  6. People come to me for my training expertise, nope! Personal training is a personality-based business. They buy YOU.

  7. A more collaborative environment between specialists - hard to come by!

College only gives you a small amount of the actual skills you need to succeed as a personal trainer.

Ideally, using this knowledge you can be one step ahead of the pack and achieve your ideal personal training practice in no time!

Jesse Snyder

More than a personal trainer, my education in physiological sciences provides me with the unique ability to address a wide variety of wellness related issues. My vision for people's health transcends beyond the gym environment. People's health is a serious matter for me, and as a trainer with an academic background in the physiological sciences, I have the opportunity to stand in a unique position to help address a wide variety of health and wellness related issues.

https://montereypersonaltraining.com
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