# im coming back to pgh...

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**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [September 25, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-coming-back-to-pgh/192650 "2007-09-25T21:02:46Z")
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### Author: ![06se-r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/c5a1d2/32.png) [@06se-r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/06se-r)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2007, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-coming-back-to-pgh/192650/20 "2007-09-27T07:56:41Z")

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> [@This guy hates little kids..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-guy-hates-little-kids/32690/17):
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> I was a personal trainer at the Greentree sportsplex for about 8 months. I was certified through the ISSA and insured by my company. The money was not too bad. I was charging 40/hr for individuals and also doing group fitness for 5 bucks a session. The group stuff is where I made the most money. It would be things like Fitball routines and Circuit training, usually during the lunch hour.
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> The hardest part was finding my own clients to train one on one.
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> When I was not training individuals I was paid minimum wage to just be staff in the weight room to make sure people were exercising safely.
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> It took a lot of enthusiasm to motivate the type of client that I usually had. My typical clients were older men and women that were out of shape and fat. They wanted results instantly like most people that have no idea about fitness.
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> I can easily say if i had a different type of client like a high school athlete to speed train or a beginning bodybuilder wanting to compete I would enjoy that. Its those damn fat men and women who think throwing money at their weight problem is the solution that killed me!
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> I have a passion for fitness and training but it honestly sucked the life out of me. I was so sick of being around weights and people exercising that my own routine suffered.
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> its just my experience. I thought you would like to hear some.
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> Jimmy

Most of my clients in the past have been the same. But i like a challenge, and the rewards for getting that older out of shape man/woman in shape is worth it when their friends come to you for workouts. i know i have a while to build up my clientele, but i am ready for the challenge.

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