Hi guys, wanna ask, is it consider ok price for this?
Month 1: RM340 (personal trainer+supplements+monthly fee)
Month 2: RM160 (personal trainer+monthly fee)
Month 3: RM90 (personal trainer+monthly fee)
Month 4 onward: RM90

Or i can just pay for monthly fee without personal trainer?

This post has been edited by piyun: Oct 1 2015, 02:30 PM

If you can pay for internet and can post for question here. Meaning you're computer literate. Make use of youtube & forums. No personal trainer needed.

Anyone in the gym will teach you if you ask nicely (not commercial gym like FF, CF, TF, etc).

That scam

I see. Thank you both of u. Then, how bout the monthly fee? RM90/month. Ok or expensive?

Decent.

Ok then thank you.

What is that supplement?

I honestly think that having a trainer is a good thiing if you are a complete newbie. If you can afford it, then go ahead. Granted that the trainer is legit and what kinda supplement should be stated. And also it depends on your goals

Trainer said that need to look look first, he will give base on my body.

I wanna to buff a bit my body (now too skinny, 163cm 58kg)
Trainer shows some of his trainee achieve their goal. Look promising but the price man. If worthy, i wanna try but if too pricy wanna go other gym (this one is near)

Like other forumers had mentioned, you can save the money on personal trainer by asking question here but do bare in mine there's only so much we can help without physically by your side to guide you the proper way of lifting. I suggest you take a month or 2 training by yourself and make a few gym friends that looks like they lift and ask for advice.

Find a gym that doesn't have a trainer because usually a gym that have trainer don't allow other gym member to teach newbie.

Ask here in the forum as well but be polite and specific. We help if we can.

If all things fail then only consult a trainer.

Its much more fun exploring yourself.

What he meant by base is that you need a foundation exercise on your lifts.

You just need to split 4 days to bench press, deadlift, squat and military press. Once you've done the main lift. Do assistant work to fix your weakness. For example your triceps is weak. Do triceps on bench press day.

Go google for TDEE and find out your calorie needs. Then download myfitnesspal app to track your calorie intake.

Simple as that. Don't worry about supplements, programs, type of apparel, trainer, etc.

I decided to start without PT. Learn from members at the gym i think can already.
Also i read pinned post https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/371250 but not really understand.
I gonna try this:



For warmup session, i gonna start jog at treadmill for 5-10min http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/shannon12.htm is it ok?

Wow. 3 main lifts in a single day. Better look at Stronglist 5x5. Great program for beginners.

But stronglift also has the same 3 main lifts in a day and it is 5 sets a lift.

if you do have extra cash in hand , why not(assuming the PT is a real deal) but the fact that you're hesitating you probably not (no offence , we all wantu save cash in the current economy)

reasons to justify a PT hiring (IMO) :
-form check , movement is lateral raise , deadlifts , squats and etc etc is hard to learn from watching alone . IE , it's a lot easier when someone is checking your back when you're doing deadlifts (arching during DL is extremely common )
-teaching you basics of nutrition , basics , because nutrition is really something personal and require personal tailoring via fix and error
-a good support(assuming you do not have any experience lifting friend )

reasons why not too ?
-bodybuilding.com has everything you need to know , if you're willing to spend the next 3 months reading up
-MONEY BRUHHHHH
-often there is a lot of bullshit PT ( I've seen PT who preach half repping and a lot more worse PT which I'm too lazy to describe )

how much it's worth it (what you're offered) ?

-first HOW GOOD IS THE PT ? ask for free pt session and tell us more abt it
- what supplement he is willing to provide , tbh it's so freaking easy to determine what kind of supps you know (except roids) from your outlook . and I assume a 180 bucks different is probably protein( market price , is around 180-200ish for a good 5lbs of whey , IE OPTIMUM NUTRITION WHEY )
-and 90bucks for a gym fees is decent , equipment wise , so long as there is a set of dumbells , some basic machine and SQUAT/POWER RACK , you're good to go (as a newbie)

Oh yea ka? Totally forgotten the program already. I thought it's a squat + bench or squat + deadlift..

The routine so hard, think im gonna be death at gym.
I think your idea to learn the basic is ok
>> 'You just need to split 4 days to bench press, deadlift, squat and military press. Once you've done the main lift. Do assistant work to fix your weakness. For example your triceps is weak. Do triceps on bench press day. '

Manage to find another gym that the staffs at there willing to teach some of the basic to use tools in gym.

I personally thinks SL 5X5 is an effective programme whem I first started gym. Most probably I din eat so right at that time thats why the fatigue sets in and I gt constant fear of squatting every session after i have reached 100kg.

Just try and run it. You wont die. No one here did.