#187 The #1 Reason I'm Embarrassed To Call Myself a "Personal Trainer"

Joe DeFranco's Industrial Strength Show

Joe DeFranco

Fitness, Muscle, Health, Sports, Health & Fitness, Lifting, Bodybuilding, Strength

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2018

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

This week Joe receives an email from a personal trainer who is frustrated with his clientele's lack of motivation and constant complaining. He wants to transition from working with unmotivated "general population" clients to self-motivated athletes - so he asks for Joe's advice. This leads to a classic "Joe D. rant" on the personal training industry. Topics of the rant include: Why Joe is embarrassed to call himself a "personal trainer"; The #1 mistake personal trainers make with new clients (and what they SHOULD be doing instead); How to get your clients excited about training with you; The difference between "working out" vs "training"; Consistency vs Intensity; The importance of getting into a "flow state" when training...and Much MORE!

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0:00.0	You know what, I'm just going to dive right in here today.
0:02.6	Guys, I just received an email and I got some thoughts that are fresh in my head.
0:06.8	So we're going to jump right in, no setup.
0:09.1	Just listen to this email that I just received.
0:15.0	Joe, I need your help, bro. How does one begin working with athletes?
0:17.0	I'm a trainer at a very popular gym franchise,
0:21.0	working with general pop clients, and it's driving me nuts. All these people do is
0:26.0	complain. My workouts are too hard, my workouts make them too sore, etc.
0:31.0	One of my clients even blamed me for him missing work because he said he couldn't walk after
0:37.5	one of my leg workouts.
0:40.0	Come to think of it, I don't think I've had a client make it through a full training package with me yet.
0:46.7	They all quit.
0:48.3	I need to start working with people who want to get better.
0:51.4	That's why I want to work with athletes. How did you get your first
0:55.1	athlete as a client? What steps should I take in order to transition from general
1:00.5	population to serious athletes? Hope to hear back from you,
1:05.0	Lorenzo and I will leave out your last name my brother because
1:12.0	Lorenzo Lorenzo Lorenzo, Lorenzo,
1:15.0	my Italian brother, or at least I'm assuming you're my Italian brother.
1:21.0	The good news is you are about to hear back from me. In fact,
1:28.1	probably this question is
1:40.5	in honor of episode number 187 of the industrial strength show.
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