Personal trainer worth it?

>>39278989
Depends.
Maybe only buy 1-3 training sessions and have him work with you on form.

If you have him train you he will probably give you a few mesocycles of babyweight, which is really pretty much counterproductive to anyone looking to lose weight, build muscle, or get stronger.

>>39278989
dirty daddy BOB SAGET

Read Starting Strength or the Stronglifts website pages on form and take some form videos of yourself.

The problem with getting trainers is that a) they will try to sell you on routines that use machines to justify the gym spending money on them, and b) there's no assurance that they use/can instruct with proper form themselves

>>39278989
No. Unless you feel compelled to pay someone to spout broscience at you and try to get you to sign up to/buy superfluous shit while they watch you do a machine circuit

You can either find a trainer that knows his shit and can lift well.

most of them are shit

but if you find a good one, then its worth your investment. Ask him to teach you as much as he can.

>>39278989
if it's from your normal commercial gym? no

if you go to some powerlifting/ weightlifting club, yes

I think you are more likely to succeed if you do your own research and discover things on your own as opposed to being told what to do by a personal trainer. That's me at least.

>>39278989
I'm a trainer and for the most part we are just certified lifting bros. If you have a buddy that goes to the gym or you know how to watch a YouTube video; then no its not worth it. If you can find one that doesn't mind going above and beyond on the job then it will kind of be like paying to have a friend that will check on you and make sure you keep coming to the gym.

Tl;dr: if you're serious about making gains no don't waste your money, personal trainers are for fat people.