If he makes himself the main character, the kids lose by default.
“Biggest S&C/Performance ‘Trainer’ Red Flag:
If dudes got some slow-mo video of himself with some mumbling rap music playing in the background while he points at a cone..
He’s probablyyyy a clout driven egomaniac who cares more about his image than your performance.
Pros > Joes.”
-Ray Zingler on Twitter
It’s no secret to anybody that there is an immense amount of garbage on social media, especially in the Training/S&C space.
I don’t follow or pay attention to what any of the idiots are doing because that would detract from time that I can be learning from other high-quality creators and most importantly, focusing on our kids.
But sometimes, I’ll have colleagues send me a flashy video, I think for one of two reasons, to either prompt a comedic response or raise my blood pressure. It’s often a combination of the two.
I watch this stuff and I just ask myself how in the hell can sane, rationale people buy this?
You think a 12-year-old believing in Santa Claus is naïve?
What if I told you there are grown adults with 401k’s who think it’s wise to pay money for their kid to train with a random bro who has their kid balancing on a bosu ball & catch bouncy balls?
That’s naivete at its finest.
I understand it may be difficult for the bulls*it meter to get a reading on the training side of things, but a surefire red flag in this game is the clout seeking bro trainer.
They come in all different shapes and sizes, but they’ll typically be on a large patch of grass or turf with a bunch of speed and agility gadgets scattered around.
They’ll have a cut rate videographer hired for the day to shoot some “cool shots” of themselves coaching.
Then they upload said video of them “coaching” onto Instagram with the latest Lil’ Baby song playing in the background.
From there they dish out a caption like, “Came out the mud for this.” Or “Self-Made”.
These guys try so damn hard to project the “cool” image that it’s as raunchy as it is fake.
But there is one major problem, bro.
Coaching isn’t about you, it’s about athletes.
You think if some guy is so concerned with protecting himself as the “cool trainer” he is vehemently focused on providing your child with the best quality training possible?
I can promise you his lack of humility, education, and desire to be the center of attention quite literally make the notion impossible.
