Thinking of starting a new career

**pitbullguy0101** · 03-29-2011, 12:16 PM

Ok friends I currently own a small construction company and i think im to the point where i wanna maybe try a second career. Ive always wanted to be a trainer. So im just wondering what type of certs i should get and what to expect....I live by the beach and the demand is good i guess but all the ads are for the health club type gyms which is fine by me. im also wondering about potental income. thanks guys and i look forward to hearing everything you guys sand gals think. alot of the ads say 17 to 20 and hr plus comission, it that normal? and what is the average hr week?

**DOMS** · 03-29-2011, 01:47 PM

I don't have the answer to your question, but you can find out what certs are recommended by doing a search in this and the training forums. It's come up a few times.

**pitbullguy0101** · 03-29-2011, 03:57 PM

right on i was also wondering how well people are doing being in the nutrition side... thaks guys

**DOMS** · 03-29-2011, 04:15 PM

I would think that any good personal trainer would also be strong on teaching nutrition. It's a way to increase the amount you charge.

**Hench** · 03-29-2011, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by DOMS

I would think that any good personal trainer would also be strong on teaching nutrition. It's a way to increase the amount you charge.

It's the only way to guarantee results.

Results = $$$

**pitbullguy0101** · 03-29-2011, 06:22 PM

thats what i was thinking! i see alot of diff certs online im just tryin to steer toward one of the better ones. Id hate to get a cert and go to a gym and feel like a dumbass

**vortrit** · 03-29-2011, 07:43 PM

Become a male prostitute instead! GICH!

**oufinny** · 03-29-2011, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by pitbullguy0101

thats what i was thinking! i see alot of diff certs online im just tryin to steer toward one of the better ones. Id hate to get a cert and go to a gym and feel like a dumbass

Just do all your clients a favor, take a class as in a classroom, some BS online certification may be "legit" but it doesn't carry much weight. Look for the certification body that has the most difficult and stringent curriculum, that is what you want. The easiest is not for someone you would want to train with or take advice from. As for nutrition, you may not be able to get your degree in nutrition easily but look into anything that will give you more knowledge and read some of the better books out there; Gary Taubes is a start.

**LAM** · 03-29-2011, 08:36 PM

I would look into getting some certs and think about getting into it part-time first. I guess it really depends on the personality of the person but I found working as a PT dreadful, but that's because I was used to working with athletes who didn't need to be pushed they only needed to be told what to do.

**pitbullguy0101** · 03-30-2011, 06:37 AM

thanks guys, im currently doing the male escort thing and im doing very well as i give a tax credit rebate as im an energy efficient whore, i also give discount rates to medicare. but id like to do the pt part time just to see if id like it.

**Kathybird** · 03-30-2011, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by pitbullguy0101

thanks guys, im currently doing the male escort thing and im doing very well as i give a tax credit rebate as im an energy efficient whore, i also give discount rates to medicare. but id like to do the pt part time just to see if id like it.

Hm. There's a place for energy efficiency, I'm not sure the escort gig is it.

**Chill** · 03-30-2011, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by pitbullguy0101

thanks guys, im currently doing the male escort thing and im doing very well as i give a tax credit rebate as im an energy efficient whore, i also give discount rates to medicare. but id like to do the pt part time just to see if id like it.

Those poor women.

**awhites1** · 03-30-2011, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by pitbullguy0101

Ok friends I currently own a small construction company and i think im to the point where i wanna maybe try a second career. Ive always wanted to be a trainer.

Phuq that. you do construction and i do business stuff. lets build a bar

**ManInBlack** · 03-30-2011, 08:50 PM

You own a small construction company? Thats kickass man, good for you. I will own a landscaping business one day (i am the foreman there now) and testing to be a firefighter SOON. Anyways, if you want to be a trainer then be a trainer. If you own a business now then you are obviously a hard working dude so I faith in you.

**alterntego** · 03-31-2011, 10:34 PM

either bus. is slow or your burnt out and you dont look that old . i can understand chasing what you love but damm . i have a const. co. as well and would love to persue the other but the cash register just doesnt look big enough . could have to do w/ where i live too. chase your dream or you'll never be happy

**pitbullguy0101** · 04-01-2011, 10:37 AM

yea ive been burned out feeling like i can do something better.. I live by the beach and when i can do something challenging i like it...like custom anything but snce the economy is shit and these rich fucks arnt doing much and everyother tradesmen is in the everything pond now, it sucks! I'm doing alot of bs work which has burned me out! im tired of fucking with people that wanna nickel and dime for every little thing and its on a tiny job where 2 yrs ago i would of laughed and walked off! noby wants anything nice and custom just cheap lowes shit and slapped together. my gear is kicking in and if one more homeowner says oh that price is too much and tells me how easy it is to do it im gunna flip the fuck out! i just need a change! oh and ive always want to open a bar! I have a spot on the water here that would make a FUCKING killing but i need a backer because it needs to be renovated and a dock built.

**LAM** · 04-01-2011, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by pitbullguy0101

oh and ive always want to open a bar!

been there...not a good idea if you like or love to drink like I do. a bunch of my buddys who were all roofers and I bought a bar about 19 years ago. we had a lot of fun added on some killer decks but we broke even in the long runb. we drank up all the profits.

**maniclion** · 04-01-2011, 07:54 PM

be a physical therapist, they seem to never run out of work and in high demand in any city you'd like to live in.....

**alterntego** · 04-02-2011, 09:59 AM

i think we are all in the same boat together right now . i am fortunate right now cuz there is only one other concrete guy on the island where i live and he has a bunch of non english speaking folks working for him and there work is shit so i get alot of his clients . the big money isnt coming in quite as well and i have thought alot about the same things as you . this is a good thing i believe . good luck . we are a breed apart with the dedication we put into our bodys . with that kind of dedication we succeed in all that we do . keep that in mind as you chase the next endeavor .

**alterntego** · 04-02-2011, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by maniclion

be a physical therapist, they seem to never run out of work and in high demand in any city you'd like to live in.....

the medical or as they call it " the health industry " is always a good place for a carreer . big corporation is trying to kill us or keep us sick with their proccessed food and medications so that is the biggest and fastest growing industry in the states . may as well suck on that titt as it has the most milk .

**Chino007** · 04-06-2011, 06:44 AM

Shit dude good luck I was thinking doing the same thing , got laid off.

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