There are few things I would go as far to say I hate.
-Bullies
-Wasps (at least they serve a place in the Eco system)
-Fitness elitism
Yup, I hate those within the fitness industry who deem themselves thee elite, the go balls the wall hardcore within their workouts and the rest of their lifestyle.
As you can tell, this maybe a bit rant based
After recently training in a different facility from the great placed I am based out of (link to elitas fitness) and coming a client who had been “put through a fat burning workout” was crying in the changing room. This gentleman who was new to fitness and had placed his trust in someone to help him into the gym, I assume build a bridge to a new life and not burn it.
His trainer was a fitness elitist, everything had max out effort or it’s pathetic. WHAT THE ACTUAL F! I practice a long term approach with my clients and since 2013 have been seeing between 25-40 hours a week of one-to-one training. I’ve not had anyone throw up, no one is restricted to eating only certain types of foods, it’s about being more awesomer and how fitness can be apart of it.
We as fitness Pros can shape new lives for people allowing them to make keeping active a better part of their lifestyles. I get the fitness industry is fancy, there is always something new around the corner, bigger, better. MORE! But what is wrong with getting better at moving your body through space and then adding load? Doesn’t sound super sexy, heck it works though.
But I want to encourage people through strength training, how it can make you move better, reduce the risk of injuries. AND let you have some cake while maintaining a kick ass bod.
This can swing both ways and at the end it comes down to the individual making someone cry through them not feeling good enough to be in the gym is not cool,
Be better, empower others and keep being awesome