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Tonight was my third time team-teaching.  I read this thread months ago when I first started contemplating becoming an instructor.  I remembered a few phrases, like, for squats, "send your butt back... and get a new one!"  It got smiles around the room.  I need to re-read all the posts again.  I'm glad this thread was bumped back up.  Maybe I can get some new ideas for Thursday's class... It's hard to keep things lively when you're teaching the same release over and over again.  I don't want the participants to get tired of my same old comments!!!

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If you're not going to push yourself, who is?! Get out of your comfort zone!!!

In BP 67, Lunge track when we go to running lunges I like to say, "ok now run with me.. just don't run out the door!" They usually like that!

In BP 67 for the bicep row would say "bar to the bra ...... guys (quick look at the men) I'm sure you know where that is" they all would lift to the right place and grins would appear on everyone's faces.

For C&P I sometimes say "keep the bar close, like a lover"  Brings a smile to their faces.

 

 

I like the "keep it close like a lover" one, think i'll use that one.

 

I often say for squat "squeeze your butt at the bottom" in chest "squeeze your chest as you push the bar away" and i usually add in "just make sure it's your own, although you may make a new friend".

Something similar in lunges "keep the chest lifted, straight down, pretend someone is pushing against your chest, in a polite way, so you can't move forward"

We have a very good Pump instructor and one thing he says often during the squat / lunge track is

"Are your legs burning??....... Do I need to call the fire department??"

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"Can you kill yourself by eating laxatives?"

fitmol:

In BP 67 for the bicep row would say "bar to the bra ...... guys (quick look at the men) I'm sure you know where that is" they all would lift to the right place and grins would appear on everyone's faces.

 

Oh, how I wish we had more co-ed BP classes, we only have one per week!  I would LOVE to use this one!

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If you're not going to push yourself, who is?! Get out of your comfort zone!!!

Curls for Pump 69… Curls are next but you’re probably saying so what.

Knock, Knock, Who’s there? Interrupting pump instructor. Interrupting pump instr… "Push-ups!"

This ones mean… To the participate sitting three feet in front of me during seated extensions. Bet you're glad you shaved your armpits recently.

I just started teaching so I only have one line right now.

 Squats (bottom halves):

I say "I know you hate me now BUT you'll love me in 2 months" (when they start seeing results)

 

bumping for Nick!

 

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If you're not going to push yourself, who is?! Get out of your comfort zone!!!

The other week our instructor said "this bicep track it not too bad, so if you want to add on a little more weight you can" - then she preceeded to play 'Walk This way'- Run DMC / Aerosmith) with all those nasty singles at the end!!!

Afterwards she said "Ok - so I lied.... that IS a pretty hard bicep track"

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"Can you kill yourself by eating laxatives?"

Okay...here's a couple.  In squats, I was trying to come up with a visualization for squeezing the cheeks on the way up.  Try this:  tell your class there is a pile of money on the floor, and they are trying to pick it up with their "cheeks".  They don't want to drop it on the way up, so squeeze tight!!

For chest, I tell people that we are working fixing "bra overhang" (women know what that is...) and men, we're working on "man boobs".  Then I tell them I hope no one has a problem with both! :) 

 

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The person that invented lunges was evil, evil, evil!!!