TG1
Staff member
Been along time coming for this one and Id like to stress why I think coaches are important. First let me start by saying when I was younger I was a personal trainer for awhile. I eventually quit not for lack of clients but becuase I got tired of training people that weren’t 100% into it. I felt like most people that hired me did so just to talk to someone and be able to tell people they have a trainer.
Now years went by and as I progressed in bodybuilding, I became a member of several forums and went on to hire a very well known coach in this sport before he became really famous in the industry. A few of you know who it is. It was expensive to me at the time and I debated whether or not to spend the money on roids or to spend it on the coach. I opted for the coach.
What I learned was valuable to me as having someone from the outside be able to look at me from a different perspective and what I needed to do to reach my goals. I learned new ways to eat that changed my diet habits completely. It saved me money in the long run as I also learned better cycles and variations to my training and frequency that helped me achieve my goals faster and better. Overall I was happier and had someone to keep me in check and motivated.
I was on the forums for motivation and made good friends in the communities. It was a great time in general and learned the value of what having a coach truly is.
Now people say “why should I have a coach?”, well the answer to that is how serious do you want to reach a certain goal? Theres a reason why professional bodybuilders still use coaches and any SERIOUS athlete would. I would say a good coach can make you or getting a bad coach can break you.
Coaching is an investment into yourself. Now if you say “Im not serious and I just like to hang around the gyms and bullshit” or you dont have goals then you probably dont need it. But if you have the drive and desire to reach a goal then it makes all the difference in the world.
Now even if you dont want to have a coach you should still make forums a regular part of your life. Being able to learn, help others and have people keeping accountability for you is great to stay motivated.
But regardless you need to take advantage of the help and insight others give you. Ive seen people waste time, destroy themeselves and drop out of the sport all together because they didnt listen to others.
Logs are an excellent way to keep accountability for your training. @Fitraver log is valuable to others and a way to keep up on what hes learning and experiencing. Even tho I dont comment as much I still read up on all his entries.
@josh is in the No Excuse Gains Contest and Im sure what he learns thru out the contest will be invaluable. Big thanks to @SemperFi and @PHD for working this.
Now years went by and as I progressed in bodybuilding, I became a member of several forums and went on to hire a very well known coach in this sport before he became really famous in the industry. A few of you know who it is. It was expensive to me at the time and I debated whether or not to spend the money on roids or to spend it on the coach. I opted for the coach.
What I learned was valuable to me as having someone from the outside be able to look at me from a different perspective and what I needed to do to reach my goals. I learned new ways to eat that changed my diet habits completely. It saved me money in the long run as I also learned better cycles and variations to my training and frequency that helped me achieve my goals faster and better. Overall I was happier and had someone to keep me in check and motivated.
I was on the forums for motivation and made good friends in the communities. It was a great time in general and learned the value of what having a coach truly is.
Now people say “why should I have a coach?”, well the answer to that is how serious do you want to reach a certain goal? Theres a reason why professional bodybuilders still use coaches and any SERIOUS athlete would. I would say a good coach can make you or getting a bad coach can break you.
Coaching is an investment into yourself. Now if you say “Im not serious and I just like to hang around the gyms and bullshit” or you dont have goals then you probably dont need it. But if you have the drive and desire to reach a goal then it makes all the difference in the world.
Now even if you dont want to have a coach you should still make forums a regular part of your life. Being able to learn, help others and have people keeping accountability for you is great to stay motivated.
But regardless you need to take advantage of the help and insight others give you. Ive seen people waste time, destroy themeselves and drop out of the sport all together because they didnt listen to others.
Logs are an excellent way to keep accountability for your training. @Fitraver log is valuable to others and a way to keep up on what hes learning and experiencing. Even tho I dont comment as much I still read up on all his entries.
@josh is in the No Excuse Gains Contest and Im sure what he learns thru out the contest will be invaluable. Big thanks to @SemperFi and @PHD for working this.
