The greatest personal trainer of all time.

Yesterday I was waiting to use one of the three power racks available at the gym to do a few sets of squats.

In rack 1: We got the curler. Bar with 2 dimes on it and an enthused skinny kid.

In rack 2: There is a reserved sign on the rack, and a swiss ball sitting inside of it with nobody to be seen.

In rack 3: Someone doing deadlifts in the rack.. No big deal, right? It can be when there is an actual deadlift platform less then 5 feet away. Rackpulls are one thing, but these were from the floor.

As I'm reading my training log to see what numbers I have to beat, the curler finishes and I get a rack. I start squatting, working my way up slowly in weight. After I hit a heavy set of five I finish off with a 20-rep widowmaker. I finish the last rep (somehow) and rack the bar, instantly I'm on the floor gasping for air.

Then I witness the unthinkable, that rack with the swiss ball in it, a personal trainer has a 20lbs overweight girl doing BB curls, while kneeling on the ball. I look over, still out of breath, sweat is dripping off of me, my once light shirt is now very dark. The look the personal trainer gives to me is priceless, I need to bring a camera to the gym for moments like this. I smile.

The trainer (also overweight) looks at me up and down.. And says;
"That movement can be very hard on the joints, I could show you some safer ones"

All I could come up with was
"...Not hard on my joints"

I feel sorry for the people duped into paying these people. If I wanted to get advice from overweight people with no clue in regards to real weight lifting, ill go to the frozen foods section in walmart. But to you miss "Ace certified" trainer, go away. What this girl needs is challenging routine and a killer diet. What she doesn't need is what shes getting.. At who knows what price.