I've been looking at getting certified for a couple of years off and on. I don't have the money laying around to do it right now so that's what's stopping me. I am wondering how easy it is to get work once you are certified either through a gym or independently.
Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
Anybody a personal trainer?
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"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
Fuglydude
Master Don Juan
There's a lot of us around on this board bro... I don't have any real certification, but I do have two university degrees in health/fitness fields, and almost 10 years in the trenches as well as experience as a high performance athlete.
I recently started my own fitness consultation business...that way you cut out the middle man, and I charge $50/session, so the rate of pay is also a lot better that what you'd be makin at a club. I think it depends where you are as far as demand for personal trainers go, after all it is not a cheap service that we offer... There is a growing movement towards fitness and preventative health measures however, so I think the future forecast for fitness services is good...
I recently started my own fitness consultation business...that way you cut out the middle man, and I charge $50/session, so the rate of pay is also a lot better that what you'd be makin at a club. I think it depends where you are as far as demand for personal trainers go, after all it is not a cheap service that we offer... There is a growing movement towards fitness and preventative health measures however, so I think the future forecast for fitness services is good...
Drum&Bass
Master Don Juan
I'm a trainer
If you don't have organizational skills, discipline, patience, courage, looks, charisma, charm and social skills, training isn't for you. However..if you do have those skills listed above getting clients is as difficult as you make it.
If you put in the effort to do things for yourself and your business (of training) you will do well. If you depend on handouts from your fitness coordinator or do nothing to talk to people outside of the gym, you won't make enough to survive.
Training shouldn't be your primary job. You should have another job or plan on moving up the ladder to director or even owner.
and finally make sure your good, if you build a reputation for yourself it will make or break you.
If you don't have organizational skills, discipline, patience, courage, looks, charisma, charm and social skills, training isn't for you. However..if you do have those skills listed above getting clients is as difficult as you make it.
If you put in the effort to do things for yourself and your business (of training) you will do well. If you depend on handouts from your fitness coordinator or do nothing to talk to people outside of the gym, you won't make enough to survive.
Training shouldn't be your primary job. You should have another job or plan on moving up the ladder to director or even owner.
and finally make sure your good, if you build a reputation for yourself it will make or break you.
Quiksilver
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I was thinking about getting in to it while in university.. I know a couple myself, and as DB said... it's all about how you present yourself. Most people don't make a conscious decision to come back to you or refer you to others simply because your methods work.. They bring in more people to you because they LIKE you.
Being personable and having your **** together is most important. And yeah, take it on as a second job at first.. There's no telling if you'll be successful or not until you get going.
You have to be good as well
Learn your trade.
Being personable and having your **** together is most important. And yeah, take it on as a second job at first.. There's no telling if you'll be successful or not until you get going.
You have to be good as well
Learn your trade.Like others already said you'll need good people skills. If your training the general population you'll also find yourself being a mental doctor as well (you'll be shocked at the stuff people will tell you). Its def a second job though and will be a real grind for awhile.
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.