Fakes and Frauds - Shopping for Integrity and Honesty

Last week I was working out with my buddy Matt — the exercise scientist and the physio (physical) therapist (two old farts) in the gym going hard at it and lifting heavy.

And while the other young, new-age trainers were balancing precariously on their wobble boards, hanging off cables like gorillas in the mist, and generally championing the cause of functional training, the bodybuilding relics who have been training together for twenty something years were well and truly engrossed in their very nonfunctional, irrelevant, old-school workout of bench press, lat pulls and dead-lifts; not a wobble board, exercise ball or Pilates bench in sight. Bliss.

My rotator cuffs, bulging discs, and 43-year-old joints could be heard screaming from the next suburb, but it was all worth it. It's always worth it.

But alas, I digress... and I haven't even started!

So there we were, in between lifting heavy stuff when Matt shared an interesting (almost unbelievable) story with me:

"So I went and trained at (un-named gym) this week and saw something interesting."

"What?"

"A guy (personal trainer) who was training two ladies..."

"And?"

"Well, they were on the floor doing some abs, he was reclining his big fat ass on one of the benches, looking totally disinterested in his clients..."

"Yeah?"

"...and totally engrossed in the MEAT PIE he was STUFFING INTO HIS FAT FACE!"

"NO! In the actual gym?"

"Yep."

Now, I'm not sure what bothers me most about this story: 1) the pie eater or 2) the clients who are stupid enough to pay a junk food-eating, out-of-shape, disinterested idiot to get them in shape. Girls, lift your standards! Here's a hint: if he's not walking the talk, he probably ain't gonna be enormous value to you. Any value in fact.

I dunno about you guys, but fakes and frauds are very low on my people-to-hang-out-with list; especially those who want to take your money under the pretense of being an 'expert' who can help you create your best life (body, financial situation, career, mind-set, relationships). And I have dealt with many.

Article Author: Craig Harper

Craig Harper (B.Ex.Sci.) is the #1 ranked Motivational Speaker by Google. He is a qualified exercise scientist, author, columnist, radio presenter, television host and owner of one of the largest personal training centres in the world.

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