Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Me Being a Personal Trainer

First, I want to start with a bad news. Well, yeah nobody would want to start with something negative. I know but I do want to and there is nothing you can do about it. If you are unhappy about me sharing bad news before the good news, just come to my home and cuss me out! But I will see do it though. To save yourself from being angry, just do not read my post! The bad news is that I cannot upload videos because my laptop computer battery and charger seems to be dead. I guess I have to buy other ones maybe from amazon. But on the bright side, I can still work on my Red Fitness Certification; that way, when I upload videos again, I will get to the Red Rank instantly. It is my main goal for this year, and I am willing to do my best to get to that rank.
Speaking of fitness, I met a girl today and she was asking me for help about losing belly fat. So what I recommended to her is to do more abs exercises like situps and crunches. I assisted her into doing situps. After finishing the situps, I asked her if she needed help with anything else, and she told me that she wanted to lose more fat. She does not look overweight at all but that is her goal now. I guess she wanted to have a more lean physique. So we did other types of strength training like push ups, bicep curls, bend over row, squats. I tried to teach her how to jump rope but I am not sure I did a good job on that. I get the hang of the jump rope just by watching Shi zu's video but explaining how to do it is a difficult thing for me. I never thought I could train someone before getting to the Red Rank... This is my first time training someone. Of course, I want to be a Sifu under Freddie's Modern Kung Fu but how can I be a Martial Arts teacher if I cannot train somebody to be fit first? Now, I understand the ranking system of FMK better. I understand perfectly why being a fitness trainer is the level to start with. So, after we train she thank me for helping her. I asked her phone number but she told me to write mine down. I was a bit skeptical about why would she asked to do so but I did anyway. If she wants to get fit, it is her responsibility to call me or text me, right? Later on, we chit chat a bit. I let her know that I cannot make you the fittest human being on the planet but I certainly can help be the fittest she can be. Later on, she actually sent me and text and thank me again for helping her out. So far, she showed me that she is serious about this. We will meet tomorrow night. Hopefully, I can give her a more thorough fitness program. She does not seem to be interested into learning how to fight which is good. I do not intend to share FMK techniques to anybody, especially if I am not even certified to do so.  Any ideas on how to get her started?

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  1. Are you allow to teach fitness if you didn't reach red rank yet? If you do, simplicity should do the trick; warm up, compound movements (about 10 to 18 sets) cardio and then stretching. And most of all remember, the food she eats and the sleep she gets is half the work.

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    1. Hopefully I am allowed to. But thanks for the help.

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  2. Owww look at you getting the ladies now! lol

    Having someone with you to workout can be great motivation. I don't think there would be an issue teaching her, because it be like friends. It's not like you're charging her? OR teaching her forms/ techniques?

    As for how to get started, well you said she wants to lose fat, so you better kick ass on that cardio! Jumping jacks, squats, kicks, etc. Play music she enjoys to make it uplifting and fun! Grab 5lbs weights and do some light cardio to tone up the arms. Yes they'll be light but after doing up to 50 reps of punches or w.e you decide she'll feel it! It's good that you did abs, and weight training, although, don't forget the legs and stretching to keep an overall balance of the body. Sifu's videos on YouTube will give you plenty of ideas!

    Let me know how it goes!

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    1. Thanks Sinuous Ai. That's why I am your big fan. The training is going pretty well but she seems to be intimidated by the men in the weight room. That's okay because I did some bodyweight exercises with her including squats, push ups, pull ups,abs, dips. I got her started on cardio. She said she loved the training. Tomorrow we will train again. I will make it more intense. Haha I cannot be with because she has a boyfriend and she probably will marry him after finishing high school.

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    2. *Simui. Sorry for disrespecting your title. Lol

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    3. Sinuous? well that's a first lol. & aw thanks Kang! don't worry, you'll be the first to get my autograph! lol

      Glad to hear the training went well! and ay you never know! Time changes everything, and she's still young.

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