Basic gym with no personal trainer
A basic gym with no access to a personal trainer. Is it possible to get results?
👉🏻 I receive many requests for coaching, and several clients say their gyms don’t have many machines or that they sometimes work out at an apartment building gym, which obviously doesn’t have many machines.
You don’t need state-of-the-art equipment or a gym with a $500 monthly membership to reach your goals. You just need the basics!
No outlandish inventions
Social media promotes a series of crazy exercises every day—I might even call them circus acts… side-facing leg presses, “kicks” with a cable, squats on the hip abductor and adductor machines, etc. They make a big impression on followers, mainly because the people doing them have… let’s say, attractive bodies. But I GUARANTEE you, they didn’t get that physique by squatting on the adductor machine… yes, folks, it’s called marketing. These exercises are ridiculous and sometimes dangerous. Don’t follow fads.
Wrong is still wrong, even if everyone is doing it, and right is still right, even if no one is doing it.
And even if you stick to the basics and effective exercises, here’s some advice: always check the condition of the equipment you plan to use.
Pay attention to everything
Pay attention to everything: the cables’ integrity, the machines’ attachments, and the condition of the floor.
🎯When using the leg press or Smith machine, check and use the safety locks!
🎯Even your shoes matter… avoid very unstable sneakers, for example, when doing a barbell squat…
That’s it.
Is it worth training with a personal trainer?
One of the great benefits of hiring a personal trainer is that you can monitor your exercises. With online professionals, you can enjoy this advantage anytime, anywhere, since you can do your planned workout without having to schedule an appointment.
Through the app, website, or WhatsApp, you have access to a specialist who’s available to help you achieve your goals.
Just fill in some basic information, such as your fitness goals and personal measurements, and the professional will provide a personalized training plan and tips on how to follow it.
A good option is online coaching.
Online personal training works in the same way as in-person coaching. You fill out a form with all the necessary information, such as your training history, daily habits, lifestyle, any physical limitations, and other personal information such as your weekly availability, training frequency and location, age, sex, height, weight, and body fat percentage.
