What make a trainer scary?
A lack of knowledge.
A lack of interest in coaching from others.
Thinking they know it all.
Now there are a variety of tests (NASM, ACSM, NSCA, ACE, etc) for a person to take to be certified as a personal trainer, or a person can go to school and get a 4 year degree (Kinesiology). These are the things most people do and as part of it are required to do a certain amount of continuing education to keep themselves current on the trends in exercise and what's new in health sciences (including nutrition).
Then there are the others ... those who take all their years of "working out" and think that translates into being able to train others. Wrong! Although they may have many years of "working out" that doesn't translate into understanding the science of why or the mechanics of how.
I once worked with someone like that, someone who thought he/she knew it all, felt persecuted, had exercised for years and didn't take a certification exam. Now, I want the next person to succeed as much as I want my own personal success. But, when someone's ego stands in front of others offering help for success ... hello foot, meet high velocity shotgun pellets. Hello potentially dangerous ramifications for the training client (aka negligence lawsuit).
I personally would prefer a trained monkey to spot me that this particular soul, or was this individual another version of a trained monkey?
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