I see this at my cookie gym all the time. Skinny chicks who look like they just got out of Dachau or rehab, covered in tattoos, walking around with clipboards and wearing “Personal Trainer” t-shirts. None of them look like they’ve been lifting for more than a year but they way they walk around you’d think they were the next Miss Olympia. And their “clients” act like they’re getting advice from Arnold himself. I’ve heard anyone can take a weekend course online and get certified but is the bar really that low? It confusening.
My gym tried to sucker me into personal training when I first joined and their “deal” was $1500 for 6 months. They got real snippy when I told them my plan was to “lift, eat, sleep, and grow.”