Switching it Up
So it’s been a loooong time since I posted on this blog. Mainly because I started it up as a method of gaining potential clients. That wasn’t working, so I decided to spend more time through different venues of marketing.
Right now, I’m changing my whole game plan. I’ve decided to go from the general personal trainer, to being more a sport-specific trainer. After training a few of the clients from the studio owners, I find that I enjoy turning people into athletes, or atleast becoming more athletic. I feel when dealing with weight loss with clients, too much of it relies on the client’s willpower to stick to their diet, which is usually the first thing to slip. I don’t like knowing that I’m out there busting my but to get someone to burn 600 calories in an hour when their going to consume 800 more by the end of the day in crap food. When losing weight, I like to think of things as being 40% exercise, 60% diet. Both go hand in hand and neither component can be done without the other, but emphasis on a clean diet is what really seperates results in 6 months from results in 6 years. And I feel like I failed myself and my client when they’re not seeing results because I can’t be with them every minute of the day to monitor what they put into their bodies.
Here in Tampa, it’s Golf Country. I train out of 2 studios (or at least will begin training out of the second one once clientele pops up). The studios are about 18 miles apart door to door, and in between them and in the local area are at least 15 golf courses. I’ve so far gone to about a third of them looking to promote myself, and just promoted over in Pebble Creek Golf Club this weekend.
I will be honest, I don’t know squat about the sport of golf. What I do know, however, is that building flexibility, strength, and power inside the gym, translates to flexibility, strength, and power on the golf course. And I fully believe that I can turn your avid run of the mill golfer into a powerhouse to be reckoned with. Am I trying to turn average Joe’s into
Pro’s? I can. But if a couple months worth of sessions with me means that average Joe added 30 yards to his drive, gained the balance and coordination to improve his/her putting game, all while aleviating back pain through increased hip mobility (a post for a later time), then I’ve done my job. And if they happen to listen to my diet advice, lose a couple pounds, and feel better about their physical selves, then that’s just a bonus on my part.
If anyone reading this is still interested in personal training however, I didn’t forget how to do that. You just better be ready to commit to saying NO to french fries and cheese doodles.
