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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1622: Nine Signs Your Trainer Sucks

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.812.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover nine red flags to watch out for when hiring a personal trainer.

  • The NINE red flags to watch out for when hiring a personal trainer. (1:46)
  • #1 – FAILING to do an assessment. (3:16)
  • #2 – ZERO focuses on correctional exercise. (7:13)
  • #3 – FEELING worse after your workout. (12:30)
  • #4 – Gauging the success of your workout based on soreness. (18:00)
  • #5 – Showing up late. (20:08)
  • #6 – NOT helping you perfect your technique or form. (24:57)
  • #7 – EVERYTHING is about motivation. (30:25)
  • #8 - Being the ‘entertainment’ trainer. (35:46)
  • #9 – OVERSELLING supplements. (42:37)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.

0:06.0

Mite, op, mite, op with your hosts.

0:09.0

Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:13.0

You just found the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast.

0:17.0

This is Mind Pump, right?

0:19.0

In today's episode, we talk about nine signs that your trainer sucks.

0:25.0

So these are things to look out for.

0:27.0

These are red flags.

0:29.0

You don't know if you have a good trainer or you want to know how to find a good trainer or you are a trainer and you want to be successful.

0:35.0

Listen to this episode.

0:38.0

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