Ok, so some days being a Personal Trainer is awesome, and today was one of those days. Sure, I had to wake up at 5:45am in order to be in the gym for a client at 6:30am, but after an hour of training, that was it, done for the day. It was 8:10am, and I was back home and curled up in bed for a couple of hours snoozing before starting the day properly, again. It’s quite nice knowing that you’ve done all you need to do for the day before some people are even out of bed. I guess that’s how a farmer feels; except that I slaughter people, not sheep.
It was a good session to have first thing in the morning too. It was a new client, and as I always like to do, I started her off with a fitness test. I find that they’re really effective as they allow you ascertain a ‘standard’ for your client as well as highlighting their various strengths and weaknesses. Also, you can repeat the test after training them for a few weeks and see how they’ve progressed. It gives them something to aim for and it lets both of you see how much better they’ve got in different types of fitness; whether it be their strength, muscular endurance or cardiovascular potential.
I actually have five different tests that I like to do depending on the fitness level and the training environment. They’re Gym Beginner, Gym Intermediate, Gym Advanced, Gym Elite and Outdoor Boot Camp. As of yet, no-one has attempted Gym Elite, and considering it begins with a 4km row and ends with an 8km run, it’s obvious to see why.
I’m not going to give away all of my testing plans, but I’ll share Gym Intermediate with you now in case you want to try it for yourself and compare your time with everyone else. And if you’re interested, the current record to complete all nine exercises with no break in between is 14:09. Happy testing.
Exercise
Male Reps
Female Reps
Row
1km @ lv 10
800m @ lv 10
Dumbbell Bench Press
30 @ 15kg
20 @ 5kg
Burpee
20
15
Curl w/ Shoulder Press
20 @ 10kg
15 @ 5kg
Cycle
3km
2.5km
Box Dip
40
30
Split Box Jumps
30
25
Crunch
40
30
Run
2.5km
2km
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- Let me introduce myself. My name is Chuck Steel and I am a Personal Trainer. I’m here to tell you that being a Personal Trainer is not all just two hour days, A-list celebrity clientele and rolling in cash like it’s often made out to be and in fact is also a hard, competitive and physically draining lifestyle choice. That said, it’s the most wonderfully varied, fun and interesting career that you could ever imagine, and this blog is a collection of the stories, training advice and everything else that I come across in the ever expanding world of health and fitness.
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