Do Fit Or Jacked Personal Trainers Make MORE Money? 

Thank you for addressing this point. I am a PT and I have had medical concerns and take medication that has slowed my weight loss progress. However, I have never had any problems with obtaining and keeping clients. ❤

My guy! Appreciate the content as always

Good video, Jeff. I think you hit the nail on the head. It's important to show you know how to achieve what your clients aspire to. For many clients that is just to not be significantly overweight in order to acheive better health.

I am fit and capable, but not a body builder. I work with gen pop and older adults. I also have the experience of going from obese to fit and that helps clients trust that I know what I'm doing.

Thank you brother

Fit and healthy seems to win the race. Not all clients want a bodybuilder as their trainer. Great video as always.

I worked at a center that had 30+ trainers. Being one of the fittest there, I would have members and my clients point out the out of shape trainers to me and ask “That guy/girl is a trainer?!”. And I would always respond the same “Uh yeah… uhm their really smart though! They know their stuff!”. Bottom line if you want to be a trainer, get in really good shape.

Excellent video!! Can you do a video on older personal trainers ! Im 59 and looking to get into personal trainer certification .....is there a niche for an older fit gym guy!??? Thanks Tim cheers

Basically, be as jacked as you naturally can. It's attracts the female clients that usually prefer natural builds over juiced up bodybuilders. And it inspires the common male clients that also want to look good while keeping the function of their testicles.

I just recently got into personal training and am working at a commercial gym. I’m not overly jacked but I’d say more muscular than the average person (currently 225 lbs at about 10% bf at 6’3”). I think my physique has helped me attract some clients that I probably wouldn’t have gotten otherwise so I’d say it helps to look fit.

It's not how you look, it's what you know. Knowledge and trust is everything.

Can you make a detailed video showing step by step how to get clients for mobile training. I am in Canada Welland I have tried door knocking but it doesn't work. PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON IT

I think, it depends on the client, what they are looking for. If they want to become jacked, they'll trust a jacked person to make them jacked as well. Clients look at trainers as a reflection of what goal they want to achieve.

It's always at least been my opinion that a trainer should not ever be severely out of shape, someone who is on the more obese side is not someone you look at for inspiration because you need a feel of connection through them that they have been through what they are training you in. Put simply, it's the difference between studying with no experience and having all the experience with little study, you can not study the effects of exercise on your body physically and mentally because you will never truly understand it unless you put yourself through it. I hope to become a trainer and it is important to me that I transform my body leading up to that, the most crucial part being relatability to clients knowing exactly how they are going to feel and being able to properly and confidently motivate them with real advice and not just "You will feel a bit sore in your first week" I want to hear "I was off and on gym multiple times in my youth, and the body pain in the first week is something I will never forget, we want to make the first couple of weeks reasonably moderate otherwise you will be spending the next 4 days with your elbows stuck 90 degrees in immense pain unable to do anything. Your body is going to adapt and get used to this feeling."

I was wondering is being a personal trainer a good career choice for someone who suffers badly with generalized anxiety disorder

How can I apply to be a trainer at your gym?

People who are more on shape have more credibility because they look like they have the end result the client is looking for .

I do not think a trainer or coach needs to look the part. I would hire the overweight training with the exercise science or exercise physiology degree. I think education it a big part. In cycling, I have seen some strong overweight cyclist crush it. In skiing racing the coach is not always faster than the skiers they coach and at the highest level the coach is definitely faster. Tadej Pogacar coach was not a Tour de France winner but he coached Tadej to be a two time winner of the Tour de France.

In my gym the non jacked/out of shape trainers are the top trainers in sales

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Jacked trainers are playing the game on easy mode. They can still fail but they have a huge advantage.

No. But they have the potential to attract more clients.

You still looked fit when you were out of shape

Fit isn't a look. No one can judge another's overall fitness based on appearance alone.

If you are fit jacked, and you also have a great knowledge and take care of your clients la and most importantly know how to sell, then you will be one of the best trainer in the world

But what if I’m just a black guy so I’ve been jacked since i was 4 and a half years old !?🥲