Ironclad Oz
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How long did it take you to get established, i mean enough clients so you werent living on the bread line?
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Kyle Aaron
Active member
Not everyone gets that far, Ironclad Oz, and some do very well. After 6 months you'll have a good idea of how you're going, after 12 months you've found your level. This level could be 3 clients doing 2x30' a week each, or it could be 30hr a week of sessions, etc.
It'll grow a little bit from there, like 10-20% over the next few years, but unless something drastic happens - you move from Woop Woop to Melbourne Central, you have a training epiphany, whatever - you'll basically find your level in 12 months.
You don't know until you do it. Experienced and successful trainers will be able to meet you and judge it for you, but if you're relying on your own judgment, you'll take 12 months to find out.
It'll grow a little bit from there, like 10-20% over the next few years, but unless something drastic happens - you move from Woop Woop to Melbourne Central, you have a training epiphany, whatever - you'll basically find your level in 12 months.
You don't know until you do it. Experienced and successful trainers will be able to meet you and judge it for you, but if you're relying on your own judgment, you'll take 12 months to find out.
Goosey
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Kyle Aaron
Active member
Basically trainers do one-on-one, small group (2-6) and large group (6-24, like BodyPump etc).
In all honesty very few people need one-on-one training. I mean, jiu-jitsu coaching isn't one-on-one, and they choke each-other into unconsciousness, but we need one-on-one for a lat pulldown? But some people want one-on-one, that's the "personal" part of personal training.
On the other hand, a large group you can't be coached well, so you're not really getting training, just a workout. Fine for the 6-12 weeks of newbie gains, but not much else.
What most people need (if they need training at all) is small group training. And that's less money per client but more overall for the trainer, everyone wins.
Nowadays lots of my clients I'll start one-on-one for 6 weeks or so, make sure we've dealt with injury issues, got them to pretty good form on the lifts. Then I slot them into a small group. While Anna squats I watch her, then I go over to Bob benching, then I go over to Charlie deadlifting, by this time Anna's ready to squat again. Or they work in with each-other, etc.
In all honesty very few people need one-on-one training. I mean, jiu-jitsu coaching isn't one-on-one, and they choke each-other into unconsciousness, but we need one-on-one for a lat pulldown? But some people want one-on-one, that's the "personal" part of personal training.
On the other hand, a large group you can't be coached well, so you're not really getting training, just a workout. Fine for the 6-12 weeks of newbie gains, but not much else.
What most people need (if they need training at all) is small group training. And that's less money per client but more overall for the trainer, everyone wins.
Nowadays lots of my clients I'll start one-on-one for 6 weeks or so, make sure we've dealt with injury issues, got them to pretty good form on the lifts. Then I slot them into a small group. While Anna squats I watch her, then I go over to Bob benching, then I go over to Charlie deadlifting, by this time Anna's ready to squat again. Or they work in with each-other, etc.