I used to think a personal trainer was only for Oprah or some other fancy tv personality who could…read moreafford to hand out cars to everyone in the studio audience. But as it turns out, that's not the case! (Or I'm fancier than I realized.)
Believe it or not, it's affordable to have a personal trainer. I used to make a monthly donation to a gym just like you probably do. (Be honest; how many times have you gone to the gym since joining?) If you consider that I was paying $40 a month for the length of a two-year contract, and I went a total of three times, those were some seriously expensive gym sessions. Look at it that way, and personal training is VERY affordable.
Truthfully, Warren charges what I consider to be a very fair price for what I'm getting: a true professional who has put together a personalized routine according to my abilities and goals. What's more, at the very beginning, he weighed me, took measurements, figured my body fat, and had me answer a bunch of questions about my history and what I was hoping to see in regards to gains. (Ha! I've always wanted to talk about #gains. I'm going to see if I can also work in the words "pre-workout," "swoll," and "#gymming" into this review.)
I'm probably not the easiest client. I had spinal fusion surgery a few years ago, and I'm not as flexible as I used to be. I was in a car accident about 18 months ago, and I've had some neck issues from that. And I've got bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and I'm no longer able to grip weights. Still, Warren has found ways to modify my workouts so that I do not have to focus on what I CANNOT DO. Instead, he has shown me what I can do, and he is there every step of the way. That means setting up the workout, showing me the proper form, counting my reps, and putting things back when we're all done. After I've been working out and I'm all swoll, it's hard to put all that stuff back where it goes. It's way easier to let him do it than for me to try to do that at home.
In our last session, I got a little dizzy before I could complete my last set of battle ropes (isn't that just the coolest thing? Battle ropes! Like in PE when we were kids!). I told Warren I was starting to get dizzy, so we stopped and talked about what could have caused it. We were safe to keep an eye on my heart rate the whole time, and we decided, in the end, it may have been that I am still new to the diet I'm following, and I probably could have used some MCT oil or pre-workout.
When you hire Warren, you get a guy who has been where you are. He knows how difficult it can be to go from the couch to the gym, but he's there to help you with it every step of the way, building your confidence, helping you achieve things you never thought possible, and making you so sore that you cuss his name the next day. Actually, I've been cursing his name for two days this time, but I'll be back to #gymming again tomorrow.
If you're not sure whether you're ready to hire a trainer, check him out on Instagram or Facebook. He's got some great advice when it comes to nutrition and working out. And, if your schedule doesn't allow for you to go to the gym and work out the traditional way, Warren offers some personal training a la "the Modern Age," online.