["I've been following my own weight lifting routine, rather than hiring a coach, and I've been making great progress. I feel like research is better than paying someone to help you.", 'Definitely. If you can motivate and get on a schedule yourself, you can save a lot of money.', "Absolutely. In today's world where information is at your finger tips, a personal trainer is a waste of money, in my opinion. Though I guess it's good for those who don't have time to do their own research."]
How long have you been training?
I'm a recreational weight lifter who works out at home and designs his own strength training routines, and after hitting a personal record for amount of weight lifted I felt a great sense of pride that what I was doing was working.