Buffy Buffington gets Buffer

Ok, ok, before I offend the CPT’s out there, let me explain myself.  First, I WANT to become a Certified Personal Trainer, so I may be dysfunctional as well!  Or, I’m making a HUGE generalization and I request your patience and forgiveness.

What has prompted this entry, you ask?  The fact that in my small, home-town gym, there are three trainers:  1)  A female who has competed in bb comps in the past, 2) A male who has also competed, and 3) an older male who ALMOST seems completely normal.

As to our lovely CPT #1, I have trained with her on various occasions throughout my membership at this gym, but not in the last 1 1/2 years.  Why?  Because she’s so much more interested in gossip, discussing drinking plans for the weekend, who’s dating whom, than in what I am actually needing and/or wanting from my workouts.  You cannot get a word in edgewise during your entire hour together, and it’s ALWAYS about said CPT!!  She doesn’t wipe down machines after her clients vacate them, she flits about the gym during your session, flirting & chatting with anyone who lets her talk about herself, she welcomes you into HER social circle UNTIL you cease training with her, then she doesn’t even look at you at the gym anymore, just "thru" you, if you know what I mean… I’m assuming you are getting the picture?  Crystal clear, huh?

Now, macho CPT #2, is really a piece of work!  He’s charming, good-lookin’, your regular "tall, dark & handsome" dude.  I have also trained with CPT #2, which entirely pissed off CPT #1, to the point where she quit acknowledging my existence entirely, even though I spoke with her about the switch before I made it.  CPT #2 seems to go about the training process correctly, but his personal life gets in the way - waaaayyy too often.  He can’t commit to a relationship for more than a week, and, when he does get back together with his on-again/off-again girlfriend OF YEARS, there’s always drama, drama, drama, which he LOVES to share with his clients during the workout.  I’m not bashing him nearly as much as CPT #1, because I had decent results while working with him, but c’mon already!  Leave the personal stuff where it belongs!

I think I’ll not comment too much on CPT #3, as I don’t see him often anymore, but I can tell you that while he claims to be "engaged" to a fellow gym-goer, if a woman looks at him sideways, he’d take that as an invitation to hit on her…

So, back to my title:  ARE all CPT’s dysfunctional?  Does it take an arrogant, egotistical, hedonistic personality to succeed in this field?  And I do mean SUCCEED!  None of the above trainers are hurting for clients and those that are with them, have been with them for YEARS!! 

Am I just too sensitive?  Expecting more than your average "Joe/Jill Gym-Goer" from my trainer?

I DO want to be certified as a Personal Trainer, but I’m just not sure I meet the prerequisites…

I’m at that "turning point" in meeting my physique goals - I’m soooooo close!  I have a small amount of fat to lose, but I have some good definition all over my body, so I’ve decided I’m ready to "carve it up"!  lol

In keeping with this goal, I decided to split my leg workouts into one ham day, and one quad day; thus, working legs twice a week.  I was wary at first, because I’ve had significant DOMS almost EVERY time I have done a leg workout - since I started hitting the weights 3+ years ago!!  I wasn’t sure if my recovery rate would allow me to work legs twice a week.

Well, I can!  And, I have!  I’ve only been doing this for 2 weeks.  So, 2 quad workouts, 2 ham workouts, so far.  I LOVE IT!!  I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with my leg workouts.  I dread them ’cause they’re so intense, yet I love them ’cause they’re so intense!   I’m recovering well, although not quite 100%.  I would say more like 97%…

I always write out my workouts the night before, so I am really nit-picking as to whether an exercise primarily hits the ham or the quad.  It seems to be working out great and I’m excited to lose that last bit of fat on my "bits", and see that definition in my legs!  Someday, maybe I’ll even post some pics of my gams! 

I am really loving my workouts right now and feel 110% motivated.  I hope you are too!