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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many people are posting on this thread that "you can be many body shapes and be fit."  I agree, but I think what's good for you in a coach/trainer depends on your definition of "fit" and your goals.

My immediate goals right now are mostly related to strength.  Lots of guys who hit the kinds of numbers have a lot more body fat than me.  I know that they can teach me a lot about technique and load management, but I'm not comfortable eating like they do even if it would help me get to my strength goals faster.  And those guys' answer to questions about gaining strength from guys who are thin is usually some variant of "just eat more" which isn't helpful.  So I'd likely do better with a strength coach who has hit my strength goals while maintaining bodyfat in a similar range as my goal.

When I was a runner, my goals were a sub-3 hour marathon and a sub 19 5K.  I could have gotten good coaching from somebody heavier than me (lots of great track coaches are), but it's hard to know which of those people really know there stuff.  On the other hand, a coach who is running 15:XX 5Ks is likely somewhat genetically blessed but also likely knows a bit about training, so that's the kind of person I'd seek out.  None of those people are heavy.

If someone's goal from barre is good posture or being good at barre, then I agree with PPs. [b] If the person's goals include wanting lower bodyfat, then I agree with OP that a trainer who has accomplished that might be a better fit because the instructor's body composition acts as a proxy for what they know and their experience (as unfair as that may be for a whole variety of reasons).[/b]

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But no one should be seeking that kind of detailed advice from a barre instructor, unless that barre instructor has specific training and certification in how to lower bodyfat.  Boutique fitness instructors are not typically NASM-certified; they're trained in their specific method.  That's the issue here.  Their job is to teach a specific kind of class, not to provide holistic health advice (and I wouldn't trust them if they did).  There's a world of difference between the kind of coaching you're describing and what these instructors do.  OP is asking for something unrelated to the quality of instruction--and which is incredibly judgmental--and that's what a lot of us are pushing back on.[/quote]

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