I’m not sure if anybody on here bothered to watch this show on the National Geographic channel, as most of it was the same garbage we’ve all heard before. I just thought it was funny that a plus size model they interviewed stated she was intelligent, then they show her at her day job as a dog sitter.
I guess the fact she was reading a book to the dogs could be seen as intelligent. I also found it disturbing that most Americans feel that the American population as a whole is more likely going to get fatter, not reverse the trend.
I think America’s education on what is healthy and what is not needs to be revamped. Too many people think that starving themeselves on an all tuna diet is going to yield results. Another example is my Dad, I don’t understand how he thinks that eating one meal a day (consisting of complete shit) is ok since he is a healthy weight.
Thenmy sister that thinks plopping around on a treadmill for an hour is going to make up for all the shit she ate all day, I am going to train her when I move back to Minnesota from Virginia beach but anyway I wrote her up a little start up routine and I remember her spending $500-1500 on a trainer and guess what!!! She doesn’t know what a squat is!!! This is not acceptable and it makes me so much more motivated to become a trainer because I think I can produce far better results than whomever she paid all that money to.
Granted I don’t think heavy back squats are ok for everyone but for someone with no history of injuries how do you not teach your client squats, lunges, or what a good morning is!
I am far from a fitness expert right now but I think teaching clients stuff besides crunches and cardio as the ticket to a hot “bod” is the way to go.
I watched it and was disgusted almost as much as I was when I saw that special on super morbidly obese people on discovery health. The problem isnt the fitness industry. They are just trying to make a living at something they love. The problem is instant gratification. Anyone seen the latest hydroxycut commercial? A skinny fat guy that clearly has computer generated abs standing next to a woman that looks pretty decent; like she’s put in the work for her body. This gives people the idea that all they have to do is take a pill and presto…six pack abs. No one reads the caption at the bottom saying “in an 8 week study participants lost 2.5lbs blah blah blah…results not typical”. No one wants to work at anything. They just want to sit on their asses and throw money at their problems instead of putting in the work. Dont get me wrong, I wouldnt mind getting a piece of the pie. I’d kill to get out of computers and spend all day in a gym. One of my old coaches used to tell me “I can guide you, but you gotta put in the work”. The sooner people realize that in life, you have to work, the sooner the obesity problem will go away.
Thenmy sister that thinks plopping around on a treadmill for an hour is going to make up for all the shit she ate all day, I am going to train her when I move back to Minnesota from Virginia beach but anyway I wrote her up a little start up routine and I remember her spending $500-1500 on a trainer and guess what!!! She doesn’t know what a squat is!!! This is not acceptable and it makes me so much more motivated to become a trainer because I think I can produce far better results than whomever she paid all that money to.
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You’re a champion if you can get your family to train with you and actually listen. I think I’m not the only one: My family rejects what I say about most things just on principle.
Training is one of those emotional things where people pay for it based on how they feel about what they’re doing–not results.
How many fat people do you know who brag about how much they do spinning? Or thin but unattractive girls who brag about yoga?
Anyways, good luck with the training. I’m studying to get my cert in the next couple of months as well so we’re in the same boat.
Thenmy sister that thinks plopping around on a treadmill for an hour is going to make up for all the shit she ate all day, I am going to train her when I move back to Minnesota from Virginia beach but anyway I wrote her up a little start up routine and I remember her spending $500-1500 on a trainer and guess what!!! She doesn’t know what a squat is!!! This is not acceptable and it makes me so much more motivated to become a trainer because I think I can produce far better results than whomever she paid all that money to.
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You’re a champion if you can get your family to train with you and actually listen. I think I’m not the only one: My family rejects what I say about most things just on principle.
Training is one of those emotional things where people pay for it based on how they feel about what they’re doing–not results.
How many fat people do you know who brag about how much they do spinning? Or thin but unattractive girls who brag about yoga?
Anyways, good luck with the training. I’m studying to get my cert in the next couple of months as well so we’re in the same boat. [/quote]
Why do you care, if they are offering you nothing. They do not deserve your opinion, even if they are facts.
i have an ex who used to give me trouble for working out instead of hanging out with him. you know what he thought was a good workout? yoga on his livingroom floor. hense: ex. he still thinks lifting weights isnt good. and he’s still a butterball.
Thenmy sister that thinks plopping around on a treadmill for an hour is going to make up for all the shit she ate all day, I am going to train her when I move back to Minnesota from Virginia beach but anyway I wrote her up a little start up routine and I remember her spending $500-1500 on a trainer and guess what!!! She doesn’t know what a squat is!!! This is not acceptable and it makes me so much more motivated to become a trainer because I think I can produce far better results than whomever she paid all that money to.
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You’re a champion if you can get your family to train with you and actually listen. I think I’m not the only one: My family rejects what I say about most things just on principle.
Training is one of those emotional things where people pay for it based on how they feel about what they’re doing–not results.
How many fat people do you know who brag about how much they do spinning? Or thin but unattractive girls who brag about yoga?
Anyways, good luck with the training. I’m studying to get my cert in the next couple of months as well so we’re in the same boat. [/quote]
Why do you care, if they are offering you nothing. They do not deserve your opinion, even if they are facts.[/quote]
The problem is proximity bias.
Often people rather listen to a poorly researched article in men’s health rather than a competent opinion of someone close.