[quote]Nicky_Boy28 wrote:
2003 Kinesiology graduate from Universit�© du Qu�©bec � Montr�©al, here!
Just to chime in with what SSC and Stuntman said about the field. I agree a ‘‘fancy’’ degree doesn’t guarantee a trainer’s ability, but it does guarantee knowledge which escapes most of the improvised trainers I see in the field all the time with their multiple ‘‘fancy’’ 2-weekend certifications.
A good trainer has instinct, human qualities to interact and get the message across AND complete knowledge of biomechanics, physiology and neurocinetics.
I can relate to what SSC said about people more willing to spend 10 hours a week reading on the web to get info (is there a more honest and bullshit-free source of info on training on earth?) than to pay the fees for a good trainer. However, I don’t work with these folks, except when they get tired of browsing, smash their piggy bank and come to see me for program design. No, usually I work with people that make too much money per hour to waste their time with trials and error, or with the ones that need to be taught, to be coached to get it right. When the guy who refuses to pay you 60$ an hour so you can teach him how to bench press gets tired of being all-triceps-and-no-pecs, and that he sees or hear a kinesiologist coaching a client on how to do it properly…trust me…he’s openning up his piggy bank when he gets home.
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Hey Rockula, I’m down in cinci,
Anyway, I agree Nicky, but from what I can gather from the limited knowledge I have of those degrees (what people say online, credible, I know), is that the crap you learn in school is more science and anatomy related, as in why something works the way it does. I doubt they teach you much about all the lifts, how to preform them correctly, then on top of that how to design an effective program and how to progress for a long time.
I agree that there are people who don’t want to do shit for themselves and rather pay you, but how did you learn all the good stuff? Was it all from school, or was a lot of it out in the trenches?
Now for example, if you learned a lot of the good stuff out in the trenches and on websites like this or elitefts and tried a lot of crap out, what good was the degree besides being able to explain things on a very scientific level, which I doubt the trainee cares about anyway?
Not really hatin’ here, just playing devils advocate I guess. I don’t claim to know anything that goes on in the ex sci classes. I’m just a graphic design student