The Personal Trainer Scam

I quit my personal trainer within a minute. She did some moves.. bent down back straight, touched her toes.. workout pants to tight.. i told her we both wasting our time, i’d have to undo my belt and button on britches, or i’d bust the ### out and we’d both be in trouble.

 

There's a reason "old man strength" is a thing. The fellows who work hard for a living have that. Its because real work is never in the optimal position to lift with correct form or range of motion.

 

Can’t teach working man muscles they earned with blood sweat beers and tears.

 

Yup. Absolutely. I call it ‘working muscle’ .

Her kid is 35, big lad. Started working out with his buddy, I was listening to their routine at the gym. Had my thoughts but said nothing till he started injuring himself.

Best thing he did was get hired on in the lumber department at Lowe’s. Nothing better for stability and endurance than lugging and loading lumber.

Played tennis with him a couple of months back - for some light cardio. He didn’t ask again to do that.

I noticed some of the stronger guys I meet are older mechanics. Something about being stuck in awkward positions and having to heave on stuff till it’s done.

Weights you can drop - transmissions you can’t, specially if you’re under them

 

Or toss bales of hay for summer or two ....

 

I practically lived in gyms from 1980-84.
They were the working man's country club back in the day. Leaving their cares at the door, people (mostly men) striving to improve themselves and encourage each other to become better. Lots of fun and laughter, inspirational quotes on the wall .

George Eiferman gave me a card with a quote on it when I trained in his Las Vegas gym:

Figure it out for yourself my lad
You've all that the greatest of men have had
Two arms, two hands , two legs,two eyes
And a brain to use if you would be wise
With this equipment they all began
So start for the top and say I can

Look them over the wise and the great
They take their food from a common plate
And similar knives and forks they use
With similar laces they tie their shoes
The world considers them brave & smart
But you've all they had when they made their start

You can triumph and come to skill
You can be great if only you will...

Courage must come from the soul within
The man must furnish the will to win!


Nowadays gyms seem like pickup bars, meat markets with nervous lust filled eyes darting back and forth, staring at each other while they primp and preen in front of the mirrors, eager for a knowing nod of the head to meet in a toilet stall or to drop their leotards behind the juice bar.