1715: Ten Mistakes Fitness Trainers Make
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2021
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover ten common mistakes that fitness trainers make.
- Ten Mistakes Fitness Trainers Make. (2:33)
- #1 – That people are lazy. (5:38)
- #2 – Training people too hard. (8:47)
- #3 – Failing to individualize workouts. (13:29)
- #4 – Emphasizing fun or entertaining workouts. (15:55)
- #5 – Depending too much on the motivation factor. (20:43)
- #6 – Giving meal plans. (26:17)
- #7 – Too much emphasis on supplements. (31:59)
- #8 – Failing to meet people where they are. (36:26)
- #9 – Undervaluing walking. (43:33)
- #10 – Having a scarcity mindset. (47:38)
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| 0:06.0 | MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, 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? |
| 0:18.0 | In today's episode, we talk about the 10 Mistakes Fitness Trainers, often make. |
| 0:22.0 | In fact, these are the 10 Mistakes. |
| 0:24.0 | We made a lot all the time when we first became trainers. |
| 0:28.0 | These are red flags if you're trying to hire someone or if you're a trainer or coach yourself. |
| 0:32.0 | Listen up, don't do the things that we did when we first got started. |
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