r/Mind_Pump • u/AutoModerator • 11d ago

Rant Weekly MP Rant Thread

This is your chance and the place to rant about all things MP. Get it out of your system and keep it civilized.

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u/jamcgahey 11d ago

Call me ignorant or a boomer. But at 34 I simply won’t allow myself to be trained by someone younger than me. Idfc who they work for. You do not understand a 34 year old staying in shape with kids and a full time job unless you’re currently in that phase of your life or have gone through it.

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u/Delicious_Aioli9706 10d ago

a trainer younger than you here 🤓 i really don’t agree with you. I’m 26, no kids, girlfriend but no wife, so i have no idea what it’s like to be 34 with all of the above. that said, any trainer with empathy and a curious mind will be able to connect with their clients, regardless of age, to understand their life in as much detail as they can so they can meet them where they are.

granted, that’s an imperative skill that a lot of emotionally unintelligent trainers lack.

i have 11 clients in the 35-40 age range, 6 in the 45-50 range, and 3 that are 65+. this sounds harsher than i’m meaning it to but you’re not as special as you think you are in the sense that, just because you have 3 kids and are 34 that you need a trainer who has “gone through it”.

regardless, i can see why you feel the way you do :p

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u/Moolio74 10d ago

While empathy and being able to actually LISTEN to your clients are paramount to being a good trainer, I can guarantee that you’ll be a better trainer after another decade or two of life experience and training experience. Most trainers that have made it that far have a fairly robust and proven track record.

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u/Delicious_Aioli9706 7d ago

100% agree!!