One of the most common things I hear when I tell people my profession is that they would not hire a personal trainer because it is too expensive. At 40$ an hour, I charge in the low-to-middle range per hour as far as trainers go, and I find it to be quite a fair rate. Here's why. I am speaking for myself here, but any other good personal trainer in the industry most likely also uses these principles when approaching the aspect of training a client. When I meet with a client f

I get this question all the time - "how come I am not gaining muscle? I eat 5 times a day, lift weights for 2 hours but I can't seem to gain weight!" In this case, there are 3 things which I would examine in determining why this person can not gain muscle. 1. You're probably not eating enough food. "But I drink 4 protein shakes a day along with 5 scoops of mass gainer!" Most people trying to build muscle are not eating as much as they think they are. Once I have them sit down