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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I belong to a strength and fitness gym that does group HIIT classes, and also runs a strength program where a trainer works with 3-5 people for an hour doing a variety of free-weight lifting (squats, bench, deadlifts are the 3 exercises we max every 12 weeks, and we build up to our max by doing a variety of lifts at increasing %s over time).

I joined the HIIT side just over a year ago, and used to it 5x week.  In January, I joined the strength program, and probably only HIIT 3x/month now.  I ride my bike to/from classes and justified it was ok to miss hiit b/c of that.  :/

Anyway, I'm 50 and overweight.  I'm not their model client as most overweight people come in there and hit weight loss goals in about 4-6 months, or they stop coming.  I did their nutrition plan and lost 30 lbs, but it was strict and I fell off that wagon and have gained about 15 back.  In any case, I know I don't take the nutrition side of fitness/weight loss seriously, but I'm fighting one battle at a time I guess.  I am faithful to my workout program and have really increased my cardio and strength abilities.  I really love my gym - like in 50 years I've hated everything about exercise, but it's been so different this time - I really love going because of the social aspect, the workouts, my improvements, my confidence, etc.

I say all this as a preface to this:  Our strength trainer left the gym and her replacement is a 20 year old aspiring ninja warrior who loves calisthenics.  His strength workouts use very little weights and mostly rely on body weight.  I can see the benefit of his workouts, to have a strong body, if I was strong enough to lift myself, but I'm not.  His workouts make me want to cry because unlike HIIT, the modifications are either not existent, he doesn't know them or they're so glaringly different, it's embarrassing. Plus, the classes just seem like a more intense version of HIIT.  If I were regularly going to HIIT still, I'd actually be thinking, well this is redundant.  I get the impression the new trainer is very unimpressed with my capabilities and either avoids encouraging because he doesn't know how to work with someone like me, or because he knows I'll never get this.  (Gah, I'm totally hating myself right now - I am not the kind of person that feels the world is against me!)

But, who am I to criticize, right?  After a year, I'm still overweight and not a great model of what their gym provides anyway.  I don't take the nutrition side seriously, so is it all for naught?  Plus I don't know enough about any workout plan to see why one is better or worse than another.  Finally, when you're overweight, anything is better than nothing right?  This is the negative self-talk I'm giving myself - probably just PMS emotions running rampant and feeling sorry for myself - but is this true?  Are there benefits to this new program and I should just get used to it?  Or should I go look for something like the prior program?  I don't know exactly what I'm expecting here, but maybe a little pep talk saying "you got this"?  Thanks for any advice.[/quote]

I really side eye an instructor who cannot properly motivate/encourage you and cannot properly modify the routine…not the signs of a good instructor.

Maybe you’re not an “ideal” client/attendee but if he wants to have a fitness career, he needs to learn to work with people who are in all different kinds of shape— not just people already in top shape. [/quote]

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