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What do people usually ask a personal trainer?

Personal trainers or instructors are the ones who can help you and answer questions.

They can help you not only to improve your physical and mental health, but also to understand how you can achieve your goals in the best possible way.

Based on my experience, in this article you will know what are the questions (within various subjects) related to the fitness that are normal to hear in the daily life of this profession.

Fitness questions that a personal trainer hears in his day-to-day

1. What to eat before and after training?

It is something that depends on your goal, duration and intensity of exercise, but, eating before training and replenishing nutrients later, is key.

According to the American Council on Exercise (ACE),

“Delivering the optimal amount of nutrients to your body at the right time can play a major role in performance and recovery.”

There are three fundamental food groups essential to any person for the proper functioning of the body (in addition to hydration that is also essential) – the macronutrients:

  • Carbohydrates (responsible for giving energy)
  • Protein (responsible for repairing and reconstructing tissues in our body, such as muscle tissue)
  • Fat (gives energy and facilitates nutrient absorption)

They must be part of your diet throughout the day – the quantities vary according to the person and the goal.

According to the same source:

“Prior to a workout, focus on consuming carbohydrates to top off your muscle energy stores (glycogen), combined with smaller amounts of protein to help protect muscle and reduce post-exercise muscle soreness.”

After training, the reasoning will be the same: carbohydrates to replenish the energy spent during training and protein (preferably a quantity higher than on the pre-training) to recover and rebuild the muscle fibers destroyed in the exercise.

To recover on the post-training, you can always make a protein shake with a dose of vitargo, a powerful (patented) formula of carbohydrates.

See what you can do to recover from the exercise.

2. I want to have a training plan, what do I need?

training plan

Each body is a body and it is up to you to decide your goal, but it is essential to know what you want and to be in tune with the personal trainer.

A very important step in defining your goals is to weigh yourself on a scale that is usually a typical gym tool, where you know your weight, the amount of lean and fat mass, the water in your body, etc…

  • If you want to “shape” your body, burning fat and defining it, it is recommended that you do a muscular resistance training aligned with cardio.

In these cases, it is very common to raise more questions: do just cardio lose weight? Is cardio the only way to lose weight?

Cardio training helps to burn calories, especially if it is performed at an intense pace, but you should not forget that, in excess, it can compromise muscle mass (because with cardio you lose fat, but also muscle) and enhance the onset of lesions.

Attention! Weight training is also studied as being beneficial for burning calories.

  • With regard to weight training, there are also more questions, especially coming from the female audience: If I do a lot of weight training will I look very masculine?

Don’t worry, because that’s not how it works. Find out why here.

There is a myth that people only go to the gym to lose weight.

  • There are also those who want to increase weight and gain muscle mass. In this case, the main focus is bodybuilding and just a little cardio – it should not be done in excess.

Choose a training plan to gain muscle mass adapted to your level: beginner, intermediate, or advanced.

There are more goals, your personal trainer will know what’s best for you.

3. What is the best training plan for me?

Both the personal trainer and the bodybuilding instructor have knowledge and follow guidelines that suit each plan, each person and their goals.

In your plan you will see not only the exercises and classes (if applicable) that you must perform, but also the number of series, repetitions and rest time – values that are adapted to your goals: hypertrophy, strength, volume, tonifying, etc…

In addition, a training plan usually has cardio exercises and muscular endurance.

By aligning the two, you will not only achieve your goals faster, but you’ll accelerate your metabolism.

It is extremely important not to miss the gym routine so that you have faster and longer lasting results.

4. What supplements should I take?

variety of supplements

Many of the beginners in the gym want to start taking certain supplements right away because friends or colleagues already take them.

Calm down… maybe this supplement may be indicated for him but not for you – don’t forget that every body is a different body.

Get advice with specialists in this area, such as nutritionists, doctors, or specialty shops.

There are some supplements that are quite popular in this world:

Whey protein: One of the most popular supplements in the gym world. The protein is the main constituent of the muscles and therefore it will be essential to help recover from the physical exercise and build muscle mass as well as the amino acids, which are the constituents of proteins.

Gainers: for those who want to gain weight or who have difficulty in increasing it – so-called hard gainers. The gainers have several ingredients, a considerable amount of calories (to fatten, the increase in calorie consumption is essential) and also have protein, great to help build muscle mass.

Fat burners or thermogenics and L-carnitine: The most popular for weight loss and muscle definition. They help turn body fat into energy, giving you more energy to workout to build the body you want.

There are many more options, inform yourself first and you will see results. Consult Zumub’s offer here.

5. How can I organize my time to come to the gym?

time management

We all have time to exercise.

With the help of a instructor or personal trainer, see the best time to train and, if you do not have much time, you can always do faster and more intense workouts, such as a HIIT training, circuit or super series.

It is even possible to do an intense training of 10 minutes, you know?

Your personal trainer will respond to your needs and prescribe you a training tailored to you, also ask him for some exercise tips to do at home.

Check what you can do to find time to workout.

6. How many times a week should I train?

weekly routine

The question you have to ask yourself is: how many times a week are you willing to train to achieve your goals?

Usually the answer is: between 2 to 3 days.

There should be an effort for the plan to be drawn up taking into consideration this ambition and you should keep the focus to fulfill it.

There are also those who want to train every day.

In these cases, it is essential to have some extra care not to have the risk of getting into overtraining (excess of training).

The body needs to rest and recover between training sessions – it is in the recovery period that muscles are built. Do not train every day the same muscle groups, switch them and rest.

7. My idol raises 130 kg on the bench chest press. Can I do that? How much time do I need to do it?

bench chest press

It’s a matter of experience, endurance and patience.

Probably your idol already has some training experience.

If you want to raise 130kg, then you should go step by step, starting with anatomical adaptation training to prepare your body for the next phases and gradually, and in a safe way, increase the weight.

However, these issues depend on each person and body, development time, increased strength and muscle growth is something that differs from person to person.

Be patient and, above all, respect your body!

8. I have pain after 24-48 hours. Should I go practice more?

Especially when you have less experience or when you change your training plan, it is normal for you to have muscle pain, you are giving new stimuli to the body and breaking down muscle fibers that will need to be rebuilt.

In some cases, the recovery time may be 24h, but in other 72h, depending on the intensity of the training.

To avoid doing more harm than good to your body, it is essential that you give him rest. But if you still feel pain, don’t give up.

You can train other parts of the body or make other kinds of moves.

Always remember: without sacrifice there is no glory and no pain, no muscle.

Conclusion

These are just a few examples of questions the fitness world that are often heard.

Don’t forget that sports professionals, such as personal trainers or instructors, can answer these questions and help you make the best plan, and also give you some motivation.

Stay focused!

Good training!

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About David Silva

David Silva
David Silva is a Personal Trainer and FIT and Life Coach. He uses his profession to inspire others and get them to achieve their goals, whether through his job or his writing. His motto is "A mission of life is a mission accomplished".

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