Recommendations for an online fitness trainer
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Hi Folks
Can someone recommend an online fitness trainer for a male in his later 40s who has done next to none fitness training in his life !! He is not overweight but just wants to gain muscle strength etc and perhaps a kilo or two or weight. He would also like advice of what to eat etc.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Thank You.
Can someone recommend an online fitness trainer for a male in his later 40s who has done next to none fitness training in his life !! He is not overweight but just wants to gain muscle strength etc and perhaps a kilo or two or weight. He would also like advice of what to eat etc.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Thank You.
5x5 is a very good shout and a great way for a beginner to start.
On diet wise start logging your food intake and see how many calories your consuming each day. Will give you a good indication on where your going wrong. Simple idea's of cutting out the crap (takeaways, cakes, biscuits etc) eating more protein and reducing carbs will make a difference.
On diet wise start logging your food intake and see how many calories your consuming each day. Will give you a good indication on where your going wrong. Simple idea's of cutting out the crap (takeaways, cakes, biscuits etc) eating more protein and reducing carbs will make a difference.
This might not be quite what you're looking for, but look up AthleanX on YouTube. Jeff cavaliere is in his forties too. I found his free vids on YouTube alone very useful and informative. He does paid for programmes on his site too.
If you're at home, have you considered? something like 'insanity' program? All bodyweight circuits, no equipment needed, just a bit of space
If you're at home, have you considered? something like 'insanity' program? All bodyweight circuits, no equipment needed, just a bit of space
Not sure if this helps, but a mate of mine that I used to train with a few years back offers online training;
http://www.365bodytrainer.co.uk/online-coaching/
http://www.365bodytrainer.co.uk/online-coaching/
There is a lot of free information out there, start of by reading articles on hypertrophy and circuit workouts. As you are training at home just google or youtube 'no equipment home workout'.
Is there any reason it must be online? personal trainers will come to your house to train you, I live opposite a park and see many PT's training clients, looks like good fun.
Is there any reason it must be online? personal trainers will come to your house to train you, I live opposite a park and see many PT's training clients, looks like good fun.
I've been following the AX-1 workout for the last few months, just starting to go round it again with a "plug in" for extra chest workouts. As someone who has done 5x5 and other plans in the past I've actually found it to be a much better overall workout, he has home variations on all the workouts which sounds like what you're after.
https://athleanx.com
https://athleanx.com
I know this isn't exactly answering the question, but your post raises a few questions -
- Why don't you want to joing a gym?
- Why specifically resistance bands?
- How motivated are you?
geek84 said:
Hi Folks
Many thanks for you replies.
I was thinking of getting a personal trainer, but they seem to be so expensive - at least £30 per hour. So if I want to spend 3 hours per week training with the trainer, that's £90, which I definitely can't afford !!
Follow stronglifts 5x5 and go from there... you obviously dont want to go to the gym or have a PT, so simply get it in order and do their routine, try it for 1 month and come back.Many thanks for you replies.
I was thinking of getting a personal trainer, but they seem to be so expensive - at least £30 per hour. So if I want to spend 3 hours per week training with the trainer, that's £90, which I definitely can't afford !!
If you cant do a routine thats as simple as that and dont want to pay 30 an hour Im not sure what you actually want as 30 per hour is cheap.
geek84 said:
Hi Folks
Many thanks for you replies.
I was thinking of getting a personal trainer, but they seem to be so expensive - at least £30 per hour. So if I want to spend 3 hours per week training with the trainer, that's £90, which I definitely can't afford !!
There's tons of information/resources out on the internet and loads of videos on YT on how to do various lifts/movements. Start off with a programme like stronglifts or starting strength (maybe buy the book for the latter). Instead of spending money on a personal trainer for EVERY session just get one to just show you how to lift the weights with proper form and careful they don't give you a load of broscience bullsMany thanks for you replies.
I was thinking of getting a personal trainer, but they seem to be so expensive - at least £30 per hour. So if I want to spend 3 hours per week training with the trainer, that's £90, which I definitely can't afford !!
t. As for diet there's plenty of YT videos that explain calorie surplus/deficit and how much protein/carbs/fat you need. There's also alot of broscience nonsense around that (i.e you dont need to eat every 3hours and you dont need to have a 'shake within 30min of a workout + more).In short
Weights
- learn the movements
- do starting strength/stronglifts routine
- understand what progressive overload is
Food
- understand cal surplus/deficit and minimum macro needs.
ambuletz said:
geek84 said:
Hi Folks
Many thanks for you replies.
I was thinking of getting a personal trainer, but they seem to be so expensive - at least £30 per hour. So if I want to spend 3 hours per week training with the trainer, that's £90, which I definitely can't afford !!
There's tons of information/resources out on the internet and loads of videos on YT on how to do various lifts/movements. Start off with a programme like stronglifts or starting strength (maybe buy the book for the latter). Instead of spending money on a personal trainer for EVERY session just get one to just show you how to lift the weights with proper form and careful they don't give you a load of broscience bullsMany thanks for you replies.
I was thinking of getting a personal trainer, but they seem to be so expensive - at least £30 per hour. So if I want to spend 3 hours per week training with the trainer, that's £90, which I definitely can't afford !!
t. As for diet there's plenty of YT videos that explain calorie surplus/deficit and how much protein/carbs/fat you need. There's also alot of broscience nonsense around that (i.e you dont need to eat every 3hours and you dont need to have a 'shake within 30min of a workout + more).The OP isn’t even using weights; he/she’s got resistance bands.
Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. If he/she trains hard enough, they’ll benefit but I have my doubts as to how motivated the OP is (hence the question in my post above)
I’ve yet to meet anyone offline who is motivated and determined enough to train at home with stuff like resistance bands, and train hard enough to actually make real progress. Most people in this situation are kidding themselves, in my experience.
Probably being overly harsh here, but I hear this kind of stuff all the time from people at work etc and it never amounts to anything.
Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. If he/she trains hard enough, they’ll benefit but I have my doubts as to how motivated the OP is (hence the question in my post above)
I’ve yet to meet anyone offline who is motivated and determined enough to train at home with stuff like resistance bands, and train hard enough to actually make real progress. Most people in this situation are kidding themselves, in my experience.
Probably being overly harsh here, but I hear this kind of stuff all the time from people at work etc and it never amounts to anything.
didelydoo said:
Just do press ups, pull ups and a bit of sprinting. No equipment needed, no instructions needed, free, and probably all you need for what you want.
Way better than a PT session and fanny about with bands at home.
Aye, a decent bodyweight routine would do the job. Sod paying for a PT in this situation, imo.Way better than a PT session and fanny about with bands at home.
OP - if no-one has done it by the time I get home, I'll post up some links for you.
Edit: Here's a good started for 10 - https://www.t-nation.com/training/8-minutes-to-awe...
There's a lot of bumpf there aimed at more serious lifters, but the basic premise definitely applies here.
Edited by TheJimi on Monday 5th June 21:35
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