Jeff, you say you are training people. I don't say that about myself. If you ARE charging people to train them then you CAN do all these things I talked about. People do take on clients over the internet and they basically give them detailed questionnaire, ask them for specific photos. Come back with more follow up questions, etc. and it may take a couple of weeks before a program is reached.
But I AM not a TRAINER. Because I don't feel, with all my knowledge and experience, that I am qualified to be a trainer. So please don't think I am on a high horse because my feet are planted firmly on mother earth. You used the word training, not me. I was only ever talking about posting. And I don't care how you post it is completely up to you. But I will give whatever advice I see fit regardless if I get slammed by SS devotees. Listen, I used to have the same opinions as you and I simply don't feel the same way anymore. It is like I am arguing with my past self
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If your are just talking about helping people on the internet, which is what I do, then that's all you have to say. But if you think all these other things aren't done by internet trainers who get paid, then you are wrong.
Let me make this clear. I do not claim to "train" people. I am not, and I have never, tried to pass myself off in any way as a trainer. I hold myself to a high standard with the help I give, but that is all it is...help.
If that is all you are talking about then fine. But don't tell me you're a trainer and then tell me you make assumptions. Trainers are not paid to make assumptions, Jeff. Sorry if this insults you but it you are not willing to back up the statements you make about 'training' people, then you are going to get insulted quite often. It is not my intention to offend. I am just keeping it real.
I have, simply speaking, moved on, from the "overreaction" to starting strength. All a beginner needs is some guidelines and principles. A signpost. I am not longer going to decide, for people I know nothing about, what is useful for them. I will simply give general advice about the direction they might go in...and when they need SPECIFIC help I will help if I can, because that is what I am good at. There are hundreds of programs and methods out there. It is a mistake to get caught up in the method, imo. If a method works, it is because it adheres to established principles. And that applie to many, many different ways of doing things.
So I'm sorry bro, if I offended you or came off as arrogant because I really didn't mean to. I was really only asking you to clarify this businees of "training" people versus helping people on the internet because they are just two very different things.