Well, unfortunately, the answer was "yes" for one of my clients who used to work with a trainer at her local gym.

Now not to confuse you, I'm not talking about lean muscle weight - I'm talking about ugly fat.

After three weeks of working with this trainer, my client, Mandy, had in fact GAINED 6 pounds!

She was pissed.

So why did this happen?

Well, according to Mandy, the trainer walked her through a bunch of machines (which anyone can do), and didn't document her strength training progress, which if you ask me, already screws her chances of seeing any results at all, but of course...it didn't stop there.

The trainer also recommended that she followed the diagrams on the cardio machines to get a good cardio workout and basically had no clue about nutrition.

Now, how the heck can Mandy expect to see any changes in her body if the trainer she hired gave her a generic strength training routine, couldn't give her a productive cardio regimen and didn't know jack-squat about nutrition?

SHE CAN'T!

Yet in her mind, she thinks she's the one who's messing up and attributes this failure to many previous ones.   

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The sad news is - this type of thing happens every day. 

Trainers who work at gyms usually have no experience, don't get compensated very well, aren't passionate and would much rather be doing something else.

Don't get me wrong, there are some good ones.  But most if not all of them give me and other hard-working fitness professionals a bad name. 

The good news is, in less than seven weeks, my client Mandy, has lost 21 pounds and over ten inches!!

Talk about happy.  Mandy is a completely different person. 

She is still 60-70 pounds away from her goal, but this awesome jump-start has more than boosted her confidence and shattered any type of negativity she used to have toward personal trainers.

Mandy is definitely one of my BEST clients.  And it's a shame that she wasted even one nano-second with this other previous gym-rat.

All Mandy needed was the right guidance.  And fortunately, that guidance was from ME. 

From the very first time I spoke with Mandy, I knew she was more than capable of reaching her fitness goals.  She has done EXACTLY what I've told her to do and her results speak for themselves. 

So if you're reading this Mandy, kudos to YOU for persevering!  I'm so proud of you and I look forward to your many future successes!

As for the rest of you, don't waste your money on trainers at the gym.

Do some research.  Get credentials.  Get testimonials from previous clients.  KNOW who you're dealing with.  You may have to spend more money, but hey, this is your body were talking about here...right?

Anyway, that's all for now.  Have a great week.

Best Regards,

Jim Coughlin