I went to the gym yesterday for the first time in 1 ½. I had gone about 3 months back but it was a one time thing.. and my work out was for about 2 ½ hrs.
Now, when I went yesterday, they assigned me a personal trainer for the day.. for free. Its was about 5:15 in the morning and this “trainer” made me run about 6 laps and walk 3.. then I went up and own the stairs 5 times.. and was about to start 15 squats when I got really dizzy and felt like throwing up.. Well the point is that I went home at
5:33am.. I threw up that morning from 5:40 – 9:00 am.
I thought he really over worked me.. I mean I hadn’t even eaten yet at that time and he knew I was just getting back into exercising..
Was it my fault or his?? It would’ve never happened if I would’ve worked out on my own at my own pace.
Should I talk to his boss about it??
I mean, this fat *** doesn’t even look like he works out himself, he was over weight… He obviously had no idea what he was doing.
&& to top it off, he got like pissed at me when I said I had to sit down for a little cause I was dizzy.. he started going on and on about what I did wrong, like not eating 2 hours before (3:30 am, which is nuts) .. and why I hadn’t worked out in so long..
2006-08-04 03:58:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
I really felt like he shouldve introduced me to the machines that day and showed me how to use them.. i mean i know how to run already!!
& its not my type of excersise, unless im on a tread mill.
2006-08-04 04:16:21 · update #1
This guy might not have been a certified trainer. Sadly some gyms will hire people as trainers without credentials. It was his fault for working you too hard. The proper workout should always have 5-10 min warming up then 7-10 min stretching before any workout plan. Also a trainer is supposed to moniter you very closely and if you were dizzy then he should have ended the workout and made sure you had a sports drink or something to eat because you were obviously becoming hypoglycemic. Its a good idea to go to the fitness manager and report the guy who "trained" you. Its a lawsuit for the gym if their trainers aren't certified.
2006-08-04 05:12:43 · answer #1 · answered by supraracer87 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What kind of program have you signed up for? Sounds like some kind of boot camp to lose weight. Is your trainer and other trainers at the gym treat all the members in the same way? Or is it just him who treats people badly? Or, does he only treat you badly? If you are mistreated in unexpected way, or if he is putting your health at risk by forcing to overwork, maybe you should pretend to get reaaaal sick and compalin to the manager or the owner of the gym. If you are tough and mean, you can try to sure them for this.. I am not sure if you want to go that far, but complaining to the manager should fix the way the guy treat you. Or you maight be assigned to a new trainer.
I hope you will vbe able to enjoy working out soon!
2006-08-04 04:09:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i understand what you're going through! whenever you get or are about to get a personal trainer, request a female. usually they are more in shap, understand your limits, and can better tailor the exercises she will have you doing to you! always make sure that if you go on your own you build up to the amount of crunches, sit ups, or whatever rep you would like to do. if you start out by doing 100 crunches your first day, you will feel it tomorrow! (& let me be the first to tell you, it hurts like no other!) so make sure you just take it slow & also eat before you go. sometime around noonish is the best time to go to the gym. this is because you will have already had something to eat & digested it enough to start your physical activity, you are awake, & most of your energy has not been used yet as opposed to exercising in the evening. good luck... hope this helped!
2006-08-04 04:06:07 · answer #3 · answered by adriana24 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A lot of "personal trainers" are not very qualified. They push everyone with the same routines regardless of their clients health level. Did he give you an in depth health assessment. Should have been a fairly detailed questionaire and light exercises to guage your levels of fitness. If he didn't do this the guy is a quack and his boss probably is also for hiring someone like that. Do some research for yourself and learn the best ways to workout for yourself.
2006-08-04 04:04:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's right that you should have eaten two hours before; he was wrong in putting you through the workout he did.
You probably should have been working out all along, but that's none of his business. If he was a real personal trainer, he would set the workout to fit the person.
2006-08-04 04:04:15 · answer #5 · answered by grinningleaf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what a *****, tell his boss, my older bro is a physical fitness trainer for nysc and trust me that was totally wrong, he was suppose to talk 2 you 3 minutes before your excercise and tell you what your specific target should be. he should have came up with a workout schedule for you and also that is ridiculous how he was angered at the fact that you wanted to take a rest. personal trainers help you to work at your pace and SLOWLY INCREASE. with him being overweight, that doesnt really affect the situation because as long as the person is physically n mentally healthy and pass the 45 minute examination and everything, they are ok to become a trainer. wow, you should report his @$$.
2006-08-04 04:06:44 · answer #6 · answered by darell531 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use to train a lot of athletics, and that looks like a cool work out if you want to win a sport event. but that was a short time to do all that too.
You should go tell the boss that he over worked your sweet bum, and how sick it made you, and that he never ask if you were couping or gave you a decent work out for someone trying to start. but at least you did the work out a big thumbs up from my side and you know what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
good luck.
2006-08-04 04:07:53 · answer #7 · answered by anti_money 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PT's are ok for motivation, and guidance but first and foremost you need to listen to your body, no matter how hard anyone tries to push you, you are the only one that know for sure how much you are ready for and how much you can take. Pt's are there to push you and to help you push yourself, but they are on your payroll, not the other way around. If you are not satisfied with the guys performance and regimen, then get someone else. Don't let this guy ruin your workout time by overworking you.
2006-08-04 04:09:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like the guy was in idiot. I'm not a personal trainer but I used to do some coachin(track & field). The workout that you described is one for someone who is in pretty good shape not just starting up. I would definitly complain, and ask for my money back or something.
2006-08-04 04:04:43 · answer #9 · answered by Lynn S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he screwed up. if you hadn't been to the gym in a while, he should have started you easy. you do need to eat before going, not necessarily 2 hours before though! a granola bar 15 minutes before your workout shouldn't cause you problems.
the dizziness and throwing up sounds like dehydration, be careful of your water intake, and never let anyone else dictate what you should be doing if you don't feel like it!
2006-08-04 04:05:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋