Yup, I'm curious to see what tact she will take on this.

Actually, and no discredit to her, I'm pretty sure that there is no "know your training methods" section to earning *snicker* your personal training certificate. So it wouldn't surprise me if she has never heard of the various programs that exist, in favor of a pretty rigid "1-3 reps for strength, 8-10 reps for size, and 15-20 reps for endurance" mentality. Hard to fault her much, since she has been accredited and never taught much. It is like getting mad at a kid who graduates high school without knowing calculus and never took the class.

Of course, the flip side of that is that a little bit of initiative in learning something new would probably go a long way for her.

Also, I can tell you that your typical trainee isn't looking to be put on starting strength (or anything resembling real work), so the industry of personal training definitely plays to what the customer wants, and the customer in turn doesn't demand more... so it is a pretty vicious cycle.

As an after thought, I would be curious to hear her thoughts on what parts of the body don't get addressed in a squat/row/bench program. I wouldn't use it to bait her into an argument or anything, but I would be curious. I think there are some legitimate claims that this alone isn't exactly a "complete" program, I'm just curious what her answer is.