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How much does your PT charge????

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seascott Junior member

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My wife is a real bad ass hard core PT. If your not planning on putting in the graft to get the results dont even turn up.

And training with her is even worse!!! More muscle def than most men. ( some PT shouldnt even be allowed to call themselves PTs, get some of them to actually practice what they blurt out of their overused mouths, then see what the results are!!! )

After being in the army for years she has the mental attittude.

Pretty sure she charges $60 per hour, she also does tones and tones of homework for you though.

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teamfatboy Veteran member

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Plenty of people use PTs, some more often than others, but a bad pt will put people off the gym, off fitness, off the whole thing... Rates vary, depends how much the gym gouges, how much work's involved.

A client gets what they pay for - cheap fees equals McRoutines from the Boys Own Book of Bodybuilding, badly typed... Good fees come with knowledge, value-add and (like teachers) non-contact time spent analysing eating plans, developing training routines, and all that....

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45 minute sessions, as low as $40 for a long term committment and $65 for a casual. Usually works out around $50 per sess for me. You have got to price to your market. Some people are destined to fail no matter how hard you push them. They are looking for the magic pill. I am a bit more selective about who I take on now days

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Growth Veteran member

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Just curious... say you (PT) had an 'intermediate' client approach you, who basically had a decent training workout structure, had good knowledge of anatomy / muscles / exercises, knew what they needed to do to their diet to cut / bulk / maintain, and was seeing good progress doing so, what exactly would you be able to offer them?

Their seems to be a common consensus among people i talk to about it, that PT's dont really have anything to offer you unless your a total newbie.

Thoughts?

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VampireChick Senior member

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I would say I fall between the beginner and intermediate scale. I contact my trainer every time I need a boost, say, if I was having a shitty workout week and just needed a hardass trainer to get me pumped again. So I see mine once every couple of months. Maybe more. And that's $60 per session.

I do see a nutritionist on a regular basis though - as the trainers at my gym seem to know bugger all about it.

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startinfromscratch Veteran member

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i cant remember the exact figure that i paid, but it came out to about $75 per session for 5 sessions, last year.

i was very hesitant to hire one, and the only thing that swung it was i was referred to the same pt by 2 different people, so figured that was a great indicator that she was one of the few that know her shit.

best money spent, Teneka Hyndman at L.M in auks. She showed me heaps of new shit, and tidied up a fair few things in my form etc.

how much a pt charges SHOULD be reflective of how much they know. often, its not.

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ThePman Senior member

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Just curious... say you (PT) had an 'intermediate' client approach you, who basically had a decent training workout structure, had good knowledge of anatomy / muscles / exercises, knew what they needed to do to their diet to cut / bulk / maintain, and was seeing good progress doing so, what exactly would you be able to offer them?

People that are really seeing good progress don't have any need for a trainer.

That's not very many people though.

Their seems to be a common consensus among people i talk to about it, that PT's dont really have anything to offer you unless your a total newbie.

Thoughts?

My wife's stronger than many of the men on this board and I still train her.

Anybody can benefit from a coach, no matter how experienced you are.

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teamfatboy Veteran member

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Anybody can benefit from a coach, no matter how experienced you are.

True, that - esp if you have an open mind and can listen... but it has to be a good coach.

We've probably all heard about PT's who go "here's the programme I designed for you (read "photocopied from Mens' Health), this'll get results" to realise there's a world of difference out there.

Good coaches earn every penny - but lousy ones are burglars!

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rose Veteran member

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Anybody can benefit from a coach, no matter how experienced you are.

I agree, and to a certain extent I'd argue it's something a lot of women (in particular), would benefit from.

But the message that seems to come through from many women is the amount of PT's who're just interested in either copping a feel or putting you on a 5lb pink DB routine combined with cardio death.

Yes I acknowledge the failure rate thing, and the firm and tone factor as well. But there are many who actively try to put you off or deter you from lifting, and many who perpetuate the whole firm and tone mentality.

The PT at my free work gym is a classic case - special 'hands-on' attention paid only to the ladies. It's a running joke with the guys in my team, who mention it after just about every visit.

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My trainer charges $75 an hour and it is money well spent. The programs that I use and varied and very challenging and set specifically for my goals. I get bored very easily with traditional workouts so mine use Kettlebells, Sandbags, Tractor Tyres and a shed load of combats sports. No exactly a typical set up but works for me. I could not speak highly enough of him.

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ohjoshua Veteran member

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I think I am going to charge 25$ for half an hour, and 35$ for one hour as I am only just starting out

where are you doing it out of?

if your doing it at a shinny land gym you will get charged heaps and will find it very hard to live on such a low income.

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I think I am going to charge 25$ for half an hour, and 35$ for one hour as I am only just starting out

where are you doing it out of?

if you're doing it at a shiny-land gym you will get charged heaps and will find it very hard to live on such a low income.

:ditto: Maybe if that's what you get after the gym's taken their gouge out of ya, that would work...

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just out of curiosity, are there, or do any people know of any, PT's that only specialize in one area of fitness? like bodybuilding, strength or sports specific training, etc...i guess for strength coaches they can take on athletes from different fields. How do you think a specialist would fare financially?

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