You don't need someone in the room counting reps. You need someone who knows what to program and when to change it.
The traditional personal trainer model is one hour, three times a week, in person. It was built to install the habit of going to a gym. That's not the problem you have if you've already trained for 10 or 20 years.
What you have is a programming problem. You can squat. You can deadlift. What you can't tell is whether the program you're running is the right one, or whether it's the reason you're stuck. Sixty minutes of supervised reps doesn't fix that.
What works for men over 40 with a job is the inverse: a coach who builds the program, watches the data, and steps in when something needs to change. Your day-to-day runs without him in the room. The thinking he does upfront is what you're paying for.
Whether someone can get themselves into shape and whether they can get you into shape are different skills. Ask about the methodology before the physique.
A $50/hour trainer running a generic circuit is more expensive than a $300 program that progresses you. The expensive variable is your time, not their rate.
The thing you're trying to buy is the result. Presence is the delivery mechanism. If the programming is right, you mostly don't need someone in the room.
If you need someone to make you show up, the trainer can't solve that for you. They can hold you accountable for one hour a week. The other 167 are still yours.
Selectively. Most of the work is online: a program that runs your training, an AI coach for daily questions, the app handling your logging, and me watching the data underneath. In-person fits in for assessments and quarterly check-ins when it makes sense.
Detailed. Training history, schedule, equipment, injuries, body data, what you're trying to accomplish. I read every answer. The program is built from those answers.
If you've already coached yourself for years, want a system that works without daily hand-holding, and you're tired of guessing whether your program is right, you're probably a fit. If you want a coach in your inbox every morning, you're not.
The $29 program is the same methodology, self-driven. Coaching tiers start higher and include direct access to me on top of the system. The intake is free and tells you which tier fits.
$29. Same methodology I use with full coaching clients. Custom built from your intake. Delivered in 24 hours. Upgrade to coaching when you're ready for someone watching the numbers with you.
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