How much should a trainer/coach charge?

What country are you from?

 

Thats quite cheap. Average going rate is about $50-60 an hour depending on your area etc.

 

If he is smart he will charge you more for the beginning and less as time goes on.

30 bucks an hour is a reasonable rate for any sort of personal training.

 

Why go private?

 

My coach would charge around $60 or $70 depending on what level your on

 

who is this trainer, what are his credentials?

i wouldn't do one on one sessions, most trainers who do them know **** all about boxing, best way to learn is go into a gym packed with talent, learn from the fighters and the coaches who taught them.

 

http://www.gleasonsgym.net/gleasonsgymtrainers.html

 

for sure , trainers who do these one on one sessions are usually just overall fitness trainers claiming to coach boxers , but when you get in to it youl be doing 1 2's on the pads all day , go to a gym is the best options by a long way

 

thats a fair price if he knows his ****

i've had 3 "personal" trainers and about 10-15 "group" trainers

my first trainer was victor roundtree who coached danny jacobs + sadam ali, he was good and charged 30 but we split because he was always away on camp. he taught me a more amateur style, upright stands, light on the toes and lots of stamina work.

my second trainer was an ex world champ with 25 pro fights 1 loss, 2 time golden gloves champ. we worked together for 6 months 2 or 3 times a week. as we became good friends i paid 25 but it started at 40. he taught me the "oldschool" style since he was an older guy. power punches tight guard and always moving forward with the jab, everything built from the jab.

my current coach is from the new school. represented his country at the olympics and had over 100 ama fights. he is a sports scientist who knows everything thereis to know about the muscle groups, nutririon and boxing specific exercises using all sorts of techniques. whereas my other two trainers saw conditioning as press ups and situps and skipping - this guy has me doing all sorts of crazy ****, wiring me up to weights machines and standing on medicine balls.

despite this, he is the best out of the 3 by a long way. he has taught me to box in a cuban style, which is where he learned to box. the stance is much squarer and looser. more importance is placed on being slick with defense, footwork and technique at the forefront. whereas my previous trainer placed importance on power and aggression, my current trainer places importance on technique. every single punch must be delivered correctly from the feet. he is a newschool trainer who does not insist on a strict AMA style (ie. high guard, narrow stance, pitty pat punches). his only weakness is that he is not as motivational as my previous trainer. i felt like my previous trainer was with me til the end and he would motivate me much more. my current trainer is good but he does not know how to get the best outta me yet, he should push me harder.

if ur just starting out go to group classes. after a year or two u will know if someone knows their **** or not then u'll be a better judge of a good or bad trainer. i have trained in many gyms and have come accross good and bad trainers in all of them. one of the best trainers i worked with was teaching "boxercise" in a local gym and i happened to be in the area so i went for a workout. i was working out with the "boxercise" class and he pulled me to the side and said that he would like to work with me so we worked together and he was excellent. a good trainer will not try to brainwash you into a new style but he will adapt ur good points and correct ur mistakes.

 

Yeh that sounds quite cheap, have to question that.

 

depending where you're from. I used to train at the PAL. I'm from NYC. it's very good and free

 

ye fee varies mate.

 

my coach rips some guys off £100 a session,the rich tossers line up for miles