When it comes to fat loss, the public can be very sceptical about hiring help. It may have been through bad experiences with poor coaches or personal trainers, bad media or just the feeling of “I can do this on my own”. Here are some of the benefits of hiring a coach to help you achieve your goals.
1. Accountability
One reason I believe that online/mobile app software will never take over the personal training business is because if on a cold, rainy, winter tuesday morning at 5am you know you have to get up to meet your trainer for your session at 6am you will get up and go. If it is a mobile app, you can simply switch it off with no consequence. If you miss your appointment with your trainer, you will feel bad for letting them down, and get charged for it.
Accountability is a huge factor for why people hire help. You have someone taking an interest in your results, keeping you on track, making sure you are following the plan and making the necessary changes to fit in with your lifestyle when they are needed.
2. Mentorship
A Coach will be a mentor for you. They will show you how to do the things you need to get into shape, educate you on why you need to make certain changes to your lifestyle, eat certain foods and train a certain way. A good coach will live and breathe what they are teaching you and as a result it will be second nature for them. It is very easy to draw inspiration from someone who has a high level of credibility as you will trust them and follow what they say without question.
3. Technical Observation
A good coach will be able to observe your technique, correct your form on exercises, and give you the correct cues to ensure you do them effectively.
For example, knowing how to do a squat or a deadlift properly takes good coaching and a wealth of experience. The sooner you can perform big exercises like this, the faster and better results you will get.
A good coach can teach you the intricacies of training through experience with things such as tempo, finishers on sets, how to contract muscle properly against a weight rather than just moving the weight from A to B.
4. Extra Motivation
Good coaches will be in the trenches with you, getting that extra 20% out of you in sessions. When you say you can’t do anymore or are tired, that is when a good coach turns up and starts working. They are paid to get results and results for changing your body shape require consistent effort.
Results require a level of consistently that your own will power will eventually run out. Your coach is there to keep you on the plan whether you feel like it or not.
Many of the top personal trainers and coaches have their own personal trainers too as they understand the value and benefits of having someone take you out of your comfort zone and adding 20% to what you think you can do every session.
Good coaches will also be in contact with you outside of sessions, checking up on you to make sure you understand and are following a food plan, and giving you either a helping hand or a bollocking if you need it.
5. Save yourself Time and let your Coach do the Thinking for you
Nutrition, Supplementation and Training is not necessarily complicated, but we like to make it so. It requires a good plan, doing the basics consistently and regular assessments to check whether the strategy you are using is working well and adapting when it is not. A coach can allow you to switch off and they will do the thinking for you. You just need to turn up, work hard, be patient and do your part when you are away from the gym.
Many people try and fail all the time and that is ok. But hiring a coach will give you direction, keep you on it and minimise your chances of failure as long as you do as they say and be consistent.