Manager: Most of the trainers tend to shy away from putting clients through too-strenuous workout. If they do it to someone not expecting it, it scares them and they never come back. Heheh... yeah, as irritating as this is, it is their concession to the average person who walks thru the door. They need to keep people (and $$) coming back. I mean, I can see where they're coming from when the client is a person who's completely new to this, someone who may never have exercised in their life. But for somebody like you who knows what's up & just wants to hop back on that horse, it is annoying for sure.
Heheh, I just watched "Todd vs the rower". I agree, v. painful! But good to see some proper instruction at the end.
Every Crossfit gym is different, all of them being independent franchises, but from my experience, the level of expertise of the instructors tends to be above & beyond the average big-box gym. Not sure but I wouldn't be surprised if rowing technique is part of the certification they go through.
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Date: 27 Jun 2012 04:32 pm (UTC)Heheh... yeah, as irritating as this is, it is their concession to the average person who walks thru the door. They need to keep people (and $$) coming back. I mean, I can see where they're coming from when the client is a person who's completely new to this, someone who may never have exercised in their life. But for somebody like you who knows what's up & just wants to hop back on that horse, it is annoying for sure.
Heheh, I just watched "Todd vs the rower". I agree, v. painful! But good to see some proper instruction at the end.
Every Crossfit gym is different, all of them being independent franchises, but from my experience, the level of expertise of the instructors tends to be above & beyond the average big-box gym. Not sure but I wouldn't be surprised if rowing technique is part of the certification they go through.