Choosing a Personal Trainer
Here are the top five criteria for choosing a personal trainer.
1) Credentials: Certification is proof of knowledge, commitment, and professionalism. Make sure your trainer is certified.
Coach Torro's Certifications: Florida Certified Fitness Instructor, licensed boxing coach, Multi-Level Black Belt in several martial arts, including a 7th Degree Black Belt in Bujutsu (Japanese MMA)
2) Experience: In personal training exuberance does not outweigh experience. For fitness training to have the most impact, the professional leading should have trained all different body types, personalities, desire levels, and age ranges. What works best for one client may not work at all for another client, experienced trainers know how to create programs to fit you and your personal fitness goals.
Coach Torro's Experience: Over 30 years (Yes he started young) of fitness training experience.
3) Personality: Others can inspire or demoralize us by their words and actions. Take time to speak in-depth when interviewing a trainer to learn who they are and what they are about. This is a serious decision and how you feel about your trainer significantly impacts the results you will achieve.
Coach Torro's Personality: Coach is a positive person that communicates and learns what motivates his clients. During sessions he is focused on your growth and progress and attentive to you and your safety.
4) Philosophy: How does the trainer create your program? The coaches belief about how to build a program will determine your ultimate success. Ask them their thoughts on strength training versus flexibility versus functional movements. Ask them, with your specific goals, how they will use different phases of training to help you reach those goals. Make sure there is a good match here, it is critical to you reaching your goals.
Coach Torro's Philosophy: Coach believes in increasing strength and endurance using functional movements with targeted weight training scaled to your fitness level. He believes his clients should get a great workout that challenges them without risking injury from over-stressing the body. Finally he believes each client's workout program should be tailored to achieve that client's goals within the framework of sound fitness practices.
5) Specialties: Ask potential trainers about their specialty or athletic background. A trainer who loves running marathons has a specialty in training distance runners. That trainer may not be as effective in strength training. Inquire about their specialty and make sure it aligns with your goals.
Coach Torro's Specialties: Coach Torro's background includes being a championship level cross country runner, championship level power lifter, and multiple level black belt in several martial arts. Because he has participated in and trained for endurance and strength sports and also trained MMA fighters he has a unique blend of experience. That blend gives him a special knack for delivering custom training programs for a wide range of performance goals.
Choosing a personal trainer is a serious decision. Take the time to really communicate with potential trainers and get past the first level and down to their core beliefs. Finding the right coach for you will catapult your gains more than you can imagine. So what are you waiting for? Call Coach Torro today and find out why so many clients choose him to help them reach their goals.
Coach Torro's Certifications: Florida Certified Fitness Instructor, licensed boxing coach, Multi-Level Black Belt in several martial arts, including a 7th Degree Black Belt in Bujutsu (Japanese MMA)
2) Experience: In personal training exuberance does not outweigh experience. For fitness training to have the most impact, the professional leading should have trained all different body types, personalities, desire levels, and age ranges. What works best for one client may not work at all for another client, experienced trainers know how to create programs to fit you and your personal fitness goals.
Coach Torro's Experience: Over 30 years (Yes he started young) of fitness training experience.
3) Personality: Others can inspire or demoralize us by their words and actions. Take time to speak in-depth when interviewing a trainer to learn who they are and what they are about. This is a serious decision and how you feel about your trainer significantly impacts the results you will achieve.
Coach Torro's Personality: Coach is a positive person that communicates and learns what motivates his clients. During sessions he is focused on your growth and progress and attentive to you and your safety.
4) Philosophy: How does the trainer create your program? The coaches belief about how to build a program will determine your ultimate success. Ask them their thoughts on strength training versus flexibility versus functional movements. Ask them, with your specific goals, how they will use different phases of training to help you reach those goals. Make sure there is a good match here, it is critical to you reaching your goals.
Coach Torro's Philosophy: Coach believes in increasing strength and endurance using functional movements with targeted weight training scaled to your fitness level. He believes his clients should get a great workout that challenges them without risking injury from over-stressing the body. Finally he believes each client's workout program should be tailored to achieve that client's goals within the framework of sound fitness practices.
5) Specialties: Ask potential trainers about their specialty or athletic background. A trainer who loves running marathons has a specialty in training distance runners. That trainer may not be as effective in strength training. Inquire about their specialty and make sure it aligns with your goals.
Coach Torro's Specialties: Coach Torro's background includes being a championship level cross country runner, championship level power lifter, and multiple level black belt in several martial arts. Because he has participated in and trained for endurance and strength sports and also trained MMA fighters he has a unique blend of experience. That blend gives him a special knack for delivering custom training programs for a wide range of performance goals.
Choosing a personal trainer is a serious decision. Take the time to really communicate with potential trainers and get past the first level and down to their core beliefs. Finding the right coach for you will catapult your gains more than you can imagine. So what are you waiting for? Call Coach Torro today and find out why so many clients choose him to help them reach their goals.