Hey raynor, how does 1 become a personal trainer? , I looked it up because theres a position for available for 1 near me at good life

I read that u need a cpr certificate or something b4 u take the exam and it costs like 250 bucks to take exam, then what?

I would like to know, maybe Il be a personal trainer, its somethin that im interested in

Hey there.

Please go here:

http://www.nasm.org/getcertified/

OR

http://www.acsm.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Certification_Home


You need to study, read all the materials, take a test, and become certified. It is also a good idea to have CPR/AED certification from american red cross.

A college degree also helps, but if you don't have one it isn't that big of a deal.

The exam and study guides and all of that costs anywhere between $250-$1,000.


Expect to earn approximately $25,000 - $50,000 per year in a normal to busy club. Only a very select few trainers every get to make more than that...which usually comes from private clientele or a job at a boutique gym, etc.

hey raynor,
looking for some diet information but first i'll give you some background information. currently 6'0 and weighing in at around 80kg. (176ish lbs) here is a recent pic (relaxed):


i'm looking to bulk to about 200-210 lbs and im wondering if the following diet would suffice.


Meals would be as follows:
Meal 1: 5 poached eggs with 2 slices of multigrain toast
Meal 2: multigrain sandwitch with can of tuna and slice of cheese and few slices of tomato
Meal 3: banana and apple
Meal 4: 8 oz chicken breast skinless with cup of broccoli and cup of green beans
Meal 5: 2 cups of raw oats with 2 cups of 1% milk and a tbsp of honey
Meal 6: 250g of cottage cheese with diced medium carrot

(this meal plan is for nonworkout days)

on workout days i would replace the banana or apple with a protein shake. (still eat one of the fruits)

Thanks.

is that planner on fitday.com?

indeed

edit: also forgot i usually have another can of tuna with meal 5

This post was edited by Da_Greatest_77 on Jan 6 2011 03:45am

Hey there.

I have made some small changes below:

Meal 1: 5 poached eggs with 2 slices of multigrain toast + 1 serving of fruit (you need some sugars upon waking up to stimulate metabolism)
Meal 2: multigrain sandwitch with can of tuna and slice of cheese and few slices of tomato
Meal 3: banana and apple w/ protein shake (EVEN ON NON-WORKOUT DAYS, but only 1 piece of fruit of non-workout days with the shake)
Meal 4: 8 oz chicken breast skinless with cup of broccoli and cup of green beans + 1 cup of brown rice or whole grain pasta or 1 large sweet potato (essential for bulking)
Meal 5: 2 cups of raw oats with 2 cups of 1% milk and a tbsp of honey
Meal 6: 250g of cottage cheese with diced medium carrot (for flavor and nutrition you can put the carrots on the side and mix the cottage cheese w/ peanut butter and cinnamon)



There you go, enjoy.

5'7"
200~ LBs.

Looking to cut a majority of fat around my abdominal section.

Arms and Legs are rather muscular so I can on and off work those sections if anything on days i'm not working abdominals.

I have personal access to a bench press w/ arm curl at home limited to only 60LBs of plates and a treadmill if this can help.
At school, I have access to a Fitness Room with a variety of equipment for bulking up and weight loss.
I can combine school and home if anything since that is my last period of the day so I can work myself out there.

Thanks for the help in advance.

Heya Raynor, I've read 1/4 of the pages pages and skimmed through the rest and love what you are doing for the people here, keep it up, you're truly making a difference.
Anyway, to the point. I'm looking to lose some weight by cutting (Age 19 Height 6'0 and weight about 195lbs). My goal is to lose some weight cutting before I gain weight bulking. But do not worry/focus on the bulking at all now, this is all cutting for the time being. My questions for bulking will come to you at a later time.
My plan is doing cardio 5-6 days a week with 2-3 days of working out, so, most days will be gym days. (Unless you suggest something else). My goal is to obviously cardio for weight loss, but maintain muscle mass by continuing to hit the weights. My legs have always been my stronger side exponentially from being a soccer and hockey player. So I figured a 2 arm day and 1 leg day + all the cardio would be ideal for me. Looking for your input on this if good/bad and what you suggest I change or alter.

Additionally, I've looked a lot at the keto diet (mostly around this forum), and it seems that would be a good choice from what I have heard.
Think you can come up with a meal plan for me for that? A brief example one that you posted earlier would even do to which I can ask questions about at a later time.
To save you some time, found your examples. From this post: http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&p=304616466#p304616466

Meal 1 - 4 whole eggs + 1 oz full fat cheese w/ 1/2 cup green peppers
Meal 2 - 1 zero carb protein shake w/ 3 tbsp heavy cream
Meal 3 - 1 salad with chicken breast and 2 tbsp olive oil + vinegar
Meal 4 - 1 can of tuna + 2 oz full fat cheese + 2-3 tbsp mayo + green veggies (celery, green pepper, etc)
Meal 5 - 6oz ground beef (80/20) with grated romano cheese, 4tbsp tomato sauce, and green veggies
Meal 6 - 1 cup cottage cheese + either 3tbsp heavy cream or 2tbsp olive oil w/ 8-10 almonds.

Meal 1 - 2 large bowls of shredded wheat + FAT FREE milk
Meal 2 - a lot of pasta + tomato sauce and grated cheese
meal 3 - 2 cups brown rice, 1 cup black beans + salsa
Meal 4 - 1 large baked potato, 1 large sweet potato, veggies
meal 5 - 2-3 large bagels with nonfat cream cheese
meal 6 - 2-3 whole grain bran muffins with nonfat milk

Are these examples ones you would like me to follow to obtain my goals/wants. Any changes or all good?

Also,
What supplements do you suggest and brand names I use? Money is not a problem, so don't hold back.
I found a couple posts of yours suggesting supplements, but not too sure if they were for bulkers only or other reasons. So decided to let you post and guide me in the right direction.

Thanks for any help you provide.

Also, age is 16.

I also play a lot of handball, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dex_RD6Kssc , and will be incorporating this into my work outs just about daily for possibly 2-4 hours after school when the snow clears.

This post was edited by Weird0ne on Jan 6 2011 04:49pm

Any progress? All pics are relaxed.

Start: 6'1 150 Pounds
Bench 95 , barely could pull out 6 reps for 1 set
Deadlift 135 , was worried about my form at first
Squat 135 , wasn't that hard , did about 8 reps

Now
Bench 140 , pushing 5 reps for 3 sets moving up to 145 this week
Squat 205 , 5 reps 3 sets parallel
Deadlift 225 5 reps



I get so discouraged because I look at other peoples 4-5 month progress and the've made sooo much better gains than I have.. my isn't on the right track to looking good it seems..

I dont know what to do no change in my body has really discouraged me.