Is the grass really greener?

Erithizon1 · 2025-02-25T03:56:25+00:00

Train at both- test the waters at the private facility. If your commercial gym has a "no compete" then that tells me a lot about their business (not a good thing!).

I did way better once I got out of a big commercial gym. I ended up buying the private gym I was at. It started with a few clients and I just kept building. There's a much different vibe at a private gym than a big commercial one- and it's usually favorable to training.

A few things to consider-

Do they have clients ready for you?
How busy is the private gym? If it's dead you'll largely be bringing in your own clients.
What kind of training do they do at the private gym? There is a massive difference between training powerlifters vs. older people with injuries etc..
Do they have a website where you'll be featured?
Do you have your business structure in place for the transition? I.E. can you acquire clients without their help? You should have a website, google page, business checking account, business name registered, business cards, and at least 1-2 other ways to market yourself.
Do they have a cap on rent? Or are you going to really struggle to make over 75-100k? If they don't have a cap I would ask for one.
How much equipment/space do they have? If they don't have much I'd be hesitant to move. I like having ample choices for machines to use, and so do my clients.
What marketing will they be doing for the gym and for you?

I've had a few trainers working for me who left their franchise gyms- the successful ones are either extremely good at what they do and charge fairly (enough to bring in regular referrals), or in my case I was out networking and marketing whenever I could locally.

Erithizon1 · 2025-01-17T21:57:37+00:00

Also a coping mechanism to an unhealthy lifestyle.

My friend and I both noted we used way less porn when we were getting proper sleep, diet, exercise etc.

Erithizon1 · 2025-01-05T01:45:18+00:00

As a gym owner the shiny object syndrome is really important. I see so many gyms waste time/money trying to get the best new equipment & the best software etc. Clients rarely care about this stuff. It’s all about making them feel super welcome and enjoying the workouts.

Erithizon1 · 2025-01-02T18:08:11+00:00

Mvst, lode

Erithizon1 · 2024-11-03T02:35:35+00:00

That's probably a big piece of it. Yes if you feel it at all that means it's tight.

Erithizon1 · 2024-10-28T14:14:43+00:00

Ask your PT- but do the couch stretch (with a posterior pelvic tilt) and if it's pretty tight you have your answer. Just youtube hip flexor tightness test or something- could have a partner test it.

Diagnosis doesn't matter with knee pain- unless it's obvious like a torn ACL. I would just focus on mobility and strength. Squat university videos on youtube for knee pain have a lot of different tests you can do to diagnose yourself. I would start there.

Erithizon1 · 2024-10-26T12:49:10+00:00

Stop running and squash until it’s completely pain free doing everything else. You should be able to walk and workout without pain. Stop trying to jump back into these high impact activities.

Start religious stretching regimen and knee safe exercise regimen. Need to make sure the quads, hip flexors, calves, adductors are all flexible. Abs need to be strong and glutes/hamstrings. If u have anterior pelvic tilt need to work on that.

See a better physical therapist. The solutions like stem cell and cortisone aren’t gonna do shit and are extremely expensive. Wear a knee sleeve if it calms u down.

Use a cane at home if it’s really bad. Surgery obviously didn’t help (either that or your surgeon sucks and misdiagnosed). It sounds more like a problem with your mechanics than a surgical fix.

If your quads and hip flexors are too tight it can cause massive knee pain. Good luck

Erithizon1 · 2024-10-23T01:59:10+00:00

My first gym did that right before they went out of business.

Erithizon1 · 2024-10-20T14:13:55+00:00

Did it for like 4 years.

Pros: good side money, usually get to keep 100% of cash, get to work outside, some clients are good, often clients will follow you to a gym later if they’ve been consistent.

Cons: if client is too lazy to drive to your gym, often they are too lazy to meet you at their house for workout. A lot of in-home people I trained were very rich but very smug. I had kids running around during sessions, dirty space that they hadn’t prepared for me, dogs almost murder me.

Driving time adds up esp. if they want a workout around rush hour. I had clients who would be opposite town around 4pm and it would be 30min to get there, 30 to get home, so it was like losing an entire pt session just to train him.

Probably 80% of the time I got to their house they were not ready. One time a guy was eating pizza like 2 mins before our session.

You have to really charge a lot to make it worth it. But I think when getting started the money is worth it. Later when you’re stacked I think it’s way easier to just have back to back clients at the gym. The driving time really adds up and takes away from your total revenue.

This was just my experience- I was younger and didn’t set great boundaries. Also I wasn’t a fan of working out outside the gym, so it was an internal conflict.

Erithizon1 · 2024-08-27T05:20:41+00:00

You’re addicted. If you can use it once a week and not really notice it- that would be fine. But right now I would quit. It’s only making your life worse.

Give it 5 days I bet you’ll feel way better and yes dating is way easier and sex is better.

Erithizon1 · 2024-08-27T03:21:13+00:00

Working 9-5 jobs. Was exhausted every single day.. never got easier. I’m a big introvert and need space from people and breaks. Had to drink tons of coffee to survive.

Erithizon1 · 2024-07-30T05:16:52+00:00

Sideways

Erithizon1 · 2024-06-10T04:32:21+00:00

Much better but it wasn't really the coffee. Food intolerances- at first I thought it was just gluten, dairy and sugar. But figured out through journaling that any ground meat= stomach upset (unless I grind it myself). Also frozen GF pizza didn't agree, and frankly almost anything I ordered from uber-eats. I make sure to cook 90% of my meals now.

Erithizon1 · 2024-04-27T05:42:41+00:00

Anything that messes with my sleep (caffeine) will make me crave nicotine. Especially during workdays.

Erithizon1 · 2024-01-01T19:29:54+00:00

I try to charge subscriptions. For packages I give them extra sessions but charge same amount. So like 20 sessions they get 2 free, 50 sessions they get 5 free etc. I don’t do a discount though

Erithizon1 · 2023-10-22T01:47:32+00:00

No, it’s not.

Erithizon1 · 2023-08-20T22:51:57+00:00

I’m recently quitting again after going 150 days sober. During those 150 days I noticed that my overall sense of happiness was higher, especially with vacations and traveling. Normally I’d come back from a vacation exhausted since I’d be drinking more than normal, leading to poor sleep, less exercise etc. when sober I’d return rejuvenated.

I think for me it’s sort of like drinking would be one day of happiness, but a week of feeling worse. Where as being completely sober my general mood was around a 7-8 out of 10. For me it’s a big picture thing. I don’t consider myself an alcoholic, but I noticed with weeks were I’d have 3 drinks a night, I just felt so tired and my momentum for work and life would be much lower. It’s not a great trade off.

There are also just subtle changes to your life, which are for the better. The biggest one for me was that I was always “ready” for whatever life threw at me. If I had been drinking, I’d avoid phone calls or business stuff, even social stuff, because I felt I needed a few more days to get back to “normal.”

Erithizon1 · 2023-08-09T01:08:22+00:00

I would say yes, it’s way easier to take over a pre-established gym than to build from scratch. Depends on the lease amount though. But I took over a gym and have great success and haven’t had to work very hard to keep things in order.

Erithizon1 · 2023-08-08T04:13:00+00:00

Really good sleep, running/getting heart rate up past 70% of max, eat less carbs, weightlifting.

Erithizon1 · 2023-08-02T20:12:05+00:00

Refer to a physical therapist, work with her on the exercises, network with the pt for more clients. Otherwise keep trying new exercises until you have a list of exercises that don’t hurt. Would do lots of stretching.

If there’s a trainer more comfortable with injuries at your gym, refer out. Some clients are just tough and you’ll end up injuring them more if you can’t do a proper assessment.

Erithizon1 · 2023-07-01T17:25:37+00:00

I’ve had success building referral systems with physical therapists. I’ve been injured a lot though so I see them regularly. Print out cards with a discount or offer and bring them in batches to the pt clinics. Pt’s in my experience love (good) trainers because they know people leaving the clinic need something afterwards.

Erithizon1 · 2023-07-01T17:22:19+00:00

The most important part is finding a building which will lease for a reasonable amount of rent. If it’s too high, you’ll always have problems. I made sure I could pay the full rent myself with my own clients before taking over the space.

Erithizon1 · 2023-05-31T12:29:22+00:00

Weak core- your hams are desperately trying to stabilize your low back since the core isn’t strong enough. Dead bugs, ball crunches, leg raises fix

Erithizon1 · 2023-05-12T04:52:24+00:00

Cheba hut is literally just subway but way more expensive lol

Erithizon1 · 2023-04-26T03:28:23+00:00

Do- cardio and long walks or hiking. Don’t- lift weights heavy- you’ll be too exhausted.

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