1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fitness Disrupted, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: I am Tom Holland and this is Fitness Disrupted. Fit 3 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:18,319 Speaker 1: tip why personal trainers aren't for weight loss. I know 4 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: you're thinking, what the heck are you talking about. It's 5 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 1: exactly why I want to hire a personal trainer. I 6 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: have hired a personal trainer, and listen, as someone who 7 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: was a personal trainer for decades, that was obviously one 8 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: of the top reasons people came to me. But that's 9 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: one of the problems is that, sure, personal trainers are 10 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 1: part of the equation, but they are not the primary 11 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: reason you will lose weight. They're not. They're part of 12 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: the equation, but they are not the primary reason you 13 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: will lose weight. You're going You're still nuts, Tommy. You 14 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: have no idea what you're talking about. It makes no sense. 15 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: Let's break it down to the simple math, as we 16 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: do here on Fitness Disrupted. It is oftentimes the math 17 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 1: and the common sense, right, So let's just get to 18 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: the number. So when I was a personal trainer, the 19 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: average person came to me one to three times a week, right, 20 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 1: one time a week, two times a week, or three 21 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: times a week and three times a week can be 22 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: really expensive depending on where you're you live, who your 23 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: personal trainer is. It was the rare client who came 24 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: to me more than three times a week, again, because 25 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: that is significant investment of uh money and time, but money. 26 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: So let's just say and and the common frequency was 27 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: about two times a week. Now, depending on what you 28 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: do with your trainer is going to dictate how many 29 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: cowies you burn. Sometimes it's strength, sometimes it's cardio. Sometimes 30 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: it's a mix of the two. But if you're really 31 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: pushing yourself for an hour of NonStop cardio, obviously depends 32 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: on your mode. But round six hundred calories. So we're 33 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: gonna cut that in half. We're gonna cut that in half. 34 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: And this is a pretty good estimation if you watch 35 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: what people do with their personal trainers at the gym 36 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: or at home. Three hundred collies probably probably high for 37 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: for many people. But we're gonna use it as a 38 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: discussion point because it's it's in the ballpark. So two 39 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: times a week, simple math, right, three hundred calories, let's 40 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: do divided by that, right, So in other words, if 41 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 1: you're burning three hundred collies with your trainer, you're going 42 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: twice a week it is going to take you eleven 43 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: sessions to lose one pound, if everything stays the same, 44 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 1: if you don't change your diet, if you don't do 45 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: anything outside the gym. But you see, what's what's happening here, 46 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: things happening outside. So eleven times, that's over a month 47 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 1: to lose one pound. One pound, all right, So that's 48 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: super important, and I have to throw in there most 49 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: people miss at least one, if not a couple of 50 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: sessions per month. That's just you know, things come up. 51 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: Is the rare quient that I had over the years 52 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: who didn't miss sessions, So you gotta even cut that back, 53 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: so it's more like two months to lose one pound, 54 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: all things being equal, if you went twice a week. 55 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: Now you're going this is depressing. No, it's not. It's 56 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 1: not hopeless. But I need you to know the facts, right, 57 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: So why do you go to a personal trainer? I'm 58 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: going to give you five quick points on why you 59 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: go to a personal trainer? First and foremost, to get educated. 60 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: To get educated about what how to strength train properly, 61 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: how to use good form, doing squats, doing push ups, 62 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: doing bicep curls, using machines, any mode, whatever you're into 63 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: and whatever that trainers into. Generally you pick your trainer 64 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: based on what you're into. So how to strength train 65 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: properly and that is effectively as well as safely. It's 66 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: also to educate you about how to do your cardio. 67 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: What cardio should you be doing, Should you be doing hills, 68 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: should you be doing intervals? Should you be hanging onto 69 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: the treadmill? So how to do your cardio properly and 70 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: effectively as well. And now we get outside the training 71 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: session itself, how to structure your week. So now you 72 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: start to see that so much of the success is you. 73 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: You know, when a trainer takes all the credit in 74 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:41,359 Speaker 1: the world for weight loss of their clients, it's you 75 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: who's doing the work outside the gym or outside your 76 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: home after the trainer leaves. It's what happens after the 77 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: trainer leaves that makes all the difference when it comes 78 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: to weight loss. To see where I'm going with this, Now, 79 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: a trainer can provide nutritional guidance, and even that's a 80 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 1: slippery slope. Trainers are not supposed to give detailed dietary information, 81 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: and that is one huge problem is there are many 82 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: trainers who don't have the knowledge to make those recommendations. 83 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 1: Some do, but it's not part of the personal trainer. Uh. 84 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: You know certifications. You go to a nutritionist for that, 85 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: and that is a huge part of this as well. 86 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: All right, doesn't mean they can't talk about carbs and 87 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: proteins and you know, basic top level nutritional guidance, but 88 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: by and large practicing outside their zone of expertise when 89 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:58,159 Speaker 1: they get deep into the and crazy diets and things 90 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: like that, it's not what they got certified for. Strength 91 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 1: and conditioning. Personal trainers are about strength and conditioning, and 92 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: that leads right to number two. One of the most 93 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: important things after educating you on what to do and 94 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: how to do it well, because you're gonna do a 95 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: lot of this outside on your own. Prehab Prehab Prehab 96 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:25,919 Speaker 1: Prehab did a whole podcast on that bulletproof in your body. Okay, 97 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: so it's about strength and sure you can do cardio 98 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: with your trainer as well. I did a lot of 99 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: running with clients over the years, and that was one 100 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: of the best ways to burn calories, but it was 101 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 1: also to bulletproof their body so that they could run 102 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: to fix the weak links, and that's what prehab is 103 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 1: about so you go to a trainer because you have 104 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: aches and pains, or you want to avoid and or 105 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: you want to avoid having those aches and pains. It's 106 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 1: so that you can enjoy your quality of life, to 107 00:06:56,480 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: improve it, to build functional strength, so you enjoy your 108 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: activities of daily living, so you enjoy your sports. Okay, 109 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: this is I'm not talking about weight loss. It's about movement. 110 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: But that is all tied in. If you have aches 111 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: and pains, if you are injured, you're going to move 112 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: so much less at home. So indirectly, yes, that trainer 113 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: is helping you with weight loss because he or she 114 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: is fixing those weak links. He or she is going 115 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: to help you move more outside of the sessions, and 116 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: that is super important. And building muscle, building muscle. You know, 117 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: when I first started in the industry, there was a 118 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: lot and there still is of that fear of bulk, 119 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: and I will be preaching against it until the day 120 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: I die, unfortunately. But yes, not only building the muscle 121 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: for prehab and to improve your quality of life and 122 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: to you know, lesson your aches and pains, but also 123 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: to increase your metabolism. That is the one natural way 124 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: to improve your metabolism twenty four hours a day, seven 125 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: days a week. The morally and muscle you have, the 126 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: higher your metabolism, so again indirectly burning more calories outside 127 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: of the session. All right, Number three helping you set goals, 128 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: and those goals the weight loss is the result of 129 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: achieving those goals. That's what I used to do, more 130 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: so than being the be all, end all goal itself. 131 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: In other words, I am going to set a goal 132 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: for the client to you know, do a charity bike ride, 133 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: to do their first five k, to do a charity walk, 134 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 1: to play in some kind of you know, sporting event, 135 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: do something. But it's not the be all end all. 136 00:08:56,280 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: There is an event or an activity or something we 137 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: have an end date for that gives our workouts purpose. 138 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: The weight loss comes as a result. And I can't 139 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 1: tell you the number of clients who when that day 140 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 1: came for them to do the event, they had almost 141 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: forgotten that. They came to me with weight loss as 142 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: a primary goal, but we took the focus off that 143 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 1: because it's gonna take time and they're gonna get discouraged 144 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 1: if that's the only goal they have. So a great 145 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,319 Speaker 1: trainer is going to help you set goals that are 146 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:37,199 Speaker 1: motivating for you, because a trainer can't motivate you. A 147 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 1: trainer can provide incentive, they can inspire, they cannot motivate. 148 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,599 Speaker 1: They can teach, they can educate, do everything I just described. 149 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: But motivation, that's you, all right, And that is number four, 150 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 1: is that it's inspiration, not motivation. Got ahead of myself, 151 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 1: So you don't necessarily go to a trainer and say, 152 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: motivate me. No again, providing incentives, helping you pick that 153 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: goal that gets you excited and that gets you to 154 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 1: do things outside the session, like continue to exercise on 155 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: your own and continue to make better food choices. And 156 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:26,439 Speaker 1: number five to keep you accountable and on track, so 157 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: important support system accountability, showing up for that session, making 158 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: sure that you are doing what you should be doing 159 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: outside the gym, outside your home, if that's where you're 160 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: working with your trainer, keeping you accountable, that's important. There's 161 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: power in numbers and changing your routine around outside the gym, 162 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: keeping you progressing. But it's not just about weight loss. 163 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: Why because that is primarily nutrition. Let's bring it all home, 164 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: bring it back. You're burning three hundred calories percession. Let's 165 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: say again you leave the gym and you go to 166 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:15,680 Speaker 1: your favorite coffee place starts with an S maybe and 167 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 1: you have a mocha frappuccino. That's four hundred calories. You're 168 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: one hundred calories above. You just undid what you burned, 169 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: and you're a hundred calories above for the day. So 170 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 1: you see how you cannot What did I do a 171 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: show about this? You cannot outrun your fork. You can't 172 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 1: expect your personal trainer to help you make you lose 173 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 1: weight just by going to those sessions. Even if you 174 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: came to me twice a day, five days a week, 175 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: six days a week, seven days a week, you can 176 00:11:55,920 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: undo it all in no time, as I showed you 177 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: with just a simple drink, imagine the damage you can 178 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 1: do throughout the entire day. So, yes, personal trainers are 179 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: an important, super important part of the equation. But so 180 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: is your nutritionist. So is your rehab your PT person. 181 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: I mean, you go to a PT person when you 182 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: get injured, but you go to a trainer for your nutrition. 183 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: Now you should probably go to a registered dietitian a nutritionist. 184 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 1: Now that's why I went and studied both exercise science 185 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: sports nutrition. That's my specialty. Because I know that it 186 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: is when I am competing and when I'm helping clients 187 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: dial in their nutrition in conjunction with their exercise. It's both. 188 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: You can't just diet and you can't just exercise, and 189 00:12:55,960 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 1: when you do both, it becomes exponentially easier because you 190 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 1: don't have to keep a thousand colories out of your mouth. 191 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: You burn five hundred and you keep out you eat 192 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: five hundred calories less better. You don't have to burn 193 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 1: just a thousand that's two hours of NonStop cardio. You 194 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: do it in conjunction together. So personal trainers are extremely valuable. 195 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: Find a great one, find one that you enjoy, Find 196 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:28,719 Speaker 1: one that's gonna educate you, that is super educated themselves. 197 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: Listen to the show, and that is part of the equation. 198 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: But don't waste time and money, and you know, have 199 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: the expectations that you're going to go to this trainer 200 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: twice a week and the pounds are gonna drop off 201 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: by just doing that. All right, there you go, fick tip. 202 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: Why personal trainers aren't for weight loss, sure part of 203 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:59,680 Speaker 1: the equation, But it's what happens outside those sessions that 204 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 1: make all the difference in the world. When it comes 205 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 1: to what you are going to see on that scale. 206 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening. If you have not rated the show, 207 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: please do so as soon as this show is over. 208 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 1: Subscribe as well, tell friends and if you want to 209 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: reach out with topics comments. I love hearing from you. 210 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: Tom h Fit is my Instagram as well as Twitter 211 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: account Tom h Fit. 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