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So i've been lifting for about 3yrs. My diet is now solid as well as my lifting and sleeping. Several people have told me that i should get a trainer. What are the benefits of the trainer. Would it be worth my money. Basically, what can the trainer do for me. Any help on what they would do would be greatly appreciated.
first of all, welcome to the group! personal trainers listen to your goals and then design a workout program so that you meet those goals. they do the grunt work of program design and revision. so they figure out how much rest you need between sets, they figure out which exercises will challenge you w/o burning you out, they make sure you're exercising at your optimal ranges of motion in all three planes of motion. if you're experiencing lethargy or you get sick at some point, they tweak your program. often, when ppl design programs themselves, they leave out many of these important parts. and another important aspect: form, form, form. they'll assess your posture and tell you where you need to stretch, where you need to strengthen, they'll point out which muscles should be feeling what during which exercises. they'll let you know if your knees are buckling in, your head is jutting forward, your scapulae are protracted.
that said, i don't have a personal trainer. it's a choice you make based on your needs and wants. also: i saw in your profile that you're looking to add some muscle mass to your body. this is a detailed but also extremely helpful article that describes how different weight lifting approaches impact your size and strength gains. this other article proposes an actual bulking program, in case you want that. best of luck.
Its good to hear that you have found a good diet plan and a good training program. I wanted to share with you my opinion about a trainer (assuming a good trainer) based on my experience. I have been lifting and bodybuilding for about 10 years now. First few years I did not know what I was doing but since then I figured out most of the things by reading and talking to others. About 3 years ago I decided to get a trainer and since then the changes have been quite drastic. Not that I have bulked up much more than before, but I seem to be reaching my goal a lot quicker than I would before and I can do functional workouts for a body part just as well as a lift workout. Also a trainer makes sure that your development is not lopsided. When I met my trainer I had very poor calf development. So he got me doing extra calf workout 2 - 3 times a week and made cycle 20 miles twice a week. Within 6 month my calf definition were as good as the rest of the legs. Also last year we noted that my delts were not balance between the front and the back (rear delts are often neglected by lifters). So he modified my shoulder work outs to fatigue the rear delts more and in 4 months the front and back were balanced.
It is these little things that I found were hard for me to achieve without a trainer (not saying that everyone will have the same problem). Also my trainer helped tremendously in helping me work around injuries. He would change the workout to isolate the injured part out, and work everything else. I lift 4 days a week but see my trainer only twice (or once) a week so that it does not come out to be too expensive. Hope this feedback helps
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