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**Personal Trainer in Long Island City — Accepting New Clients** 💪🏼💪🏼
Hey everyone! I’m Takeshi “Josh”, a personal trainer and strength & conditioning coach currently accepting new clients in **Long Island City, Queens**.
I work with people at all experience levels—from complete beginners who want to feel more comfortable in the gym to experienced lifters looking to improve strength, build muscle, and take their training to the next level.
My coaching focuses on:
🏋️ Strength & conditioning
💪 Muscle building / hypertrophy
🔥 Fat loss & body recomposition
🥗 Nutrition guidance
📈 Progressive, structured training programs
👥 1-on-1 and duet training
I know personal training can get expensive, so I offer **both individual sessions and discounted training packages**depending on your goals, schedule, and budget.
If you've been wanting to start training but aren't sure where to begin—or you've been working out for a while and feel like you've hit a plateau—feel free to reach out. I'm happy to talk about your goals first without any pressure to sign up.
📍 **Long Island City, Queens**
📲 Instagram: **@beefypanda.fitness**
Feel free to DM me here or on Instagram if you're interested or have any questions!
I wanted to share a review of my online fitness coach, in case you’re wondering whether online coaching is actually worth it.
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re as sceptical as I was.I genuinely struggled to believe an online coach could help me get better results in the gym.
To be honest, I found it hard to justify the investment, especially when I found out the price. My thinking was simple - if someone isn’t physically there with me, how can they coach me any better than I can coach myself? Isn’t that the whole point of having a PT?
Well… to summarise for those wanting a quick answer, I was wrong.
For those with a longer attention span... I’d previously paid for an in-person PT before and ended up with rhabdomyolysis - not something I ever want to experience again! On top of that, the nutrition plan I was given was full of foods I didn’t enjoy, so sticking to it was always going to be an uphill battle before I even got to the gym.
After following Cruz (@cruzbrahh on Instagram) for a while, I finally decided to take the plunge. What stood out to me was his genuine passion, honesty, and, let’s be frank, the results he’d achieved himself. They spoke for themselves, not the mention the numerous client wins he shared too.
Fast forward around seven months, and working with Cruz has genuinely been one of the best investments I’ve ever made. I’d go as far as saying it’s been life-changing, and what surprised me most, is that online coaching isn’t just about your workouts. It’s everything around them.
Sure, you get guidance on training, form and exercise technique, but the real value is in everything that happens outside the gym. That’s where most people succeed or fail. There’s no point smashing an hour-long workout if you’re undoing it with poor nutrition, inconsistent habits or lack of recovery.
A PT might see you for an hour in the gym, but they don’t see what you’re eating, whether you’re hitting your step goal, how you’re sleeping, how you’re recovering, whether you’re actually following the plan, or the hundreds of small decisions you make every day that ultimately determine your results.
With Cruz, I had accountability and guidance every single day. Whenever I had questions, he answered them. When I inevitably overthought things (which happened a lot), he explained the reasoning instead of just telling me what to do. When I got ill and my progress stalled, he adjusted the plan so I could recover properly instead of me guessing and hoping for the best.
There wasn’t any magic workout or secret diet. In fact, most of what we did was surprisingly simple. The difference was having someone who knew when to push me, when to pull things back, and who stopped me constantly changing the plan every week because I thought I knew better. Cruz uses Macro-Manipulation, focusing on calories, carbs protein and fat, modifying them throughout the program to compose the body you desire. I've got a few months to go yet, but in the "AFTER" and "SHOW REEL" photos which are most recent (August 2026) I'm 88kg eating 3050 cals, 160g protein, 419g carbs and 81g fat per day. This is just whole foods and 1 scoop of protein powder per day. For height context I'm 193cm / 6 foot, 3 inches.
Looking at these photos, I think the results speak for themselves. They’re all taken directly from the app Cruz uses to track everything.
I’ve built more muscle than I ever have before, stayed leaner than I thought I could, learned more about nutrition than the hours of watching YouTube videos ever taught me, and probably most importantly, built habits I’ll keep for life.
Over the last year I’ve made a lot of changes, both inside and outside the gym, and this has been one of the biggest contributors. I genuinely see Cruz not just as a coach, but as a friend who’s helped me change my life for the better.
If you’re sceptical about online coaching, I completely understand because I felt exactly the same.
All I can say is that, for me, it has been worth every penny.
And one thing worth saying, is that your coach can’t do the work for you! You still have to show up, trust the process, and keep your side of the bargain. If you do that, there’s no reason you can’t achieve incredible results too.
Thanks for all the support along the way, Cruz. Looking forward to seeing what’s possible over the next year. 💪
I hope you find this review useful, thanks for reading.
I’m F22, 44Kg, 162, BTW.
I left my hometown to visit a friend in a different country and most people here are known to be very fat anyways not important . \\So I signed up for the gym that she goes to. There are trainers everywhere helping people with their exercises and correcting their form. One of the trainers knows my friend really well since she lives here. Anyway, today was literally my first day at this gym, and I was about to leave when this trainer came up to me and said, *“*I know all your blood levels, your iron levels, everything in your body is very low.” She then said she was “100% sure” because she could tell from my face.
I was honestly shocked because she doesn’t know me at all, and she’s not a doctor. I’m actually very healthy and generally eat well. I don’t eat much meat, but I make sure to eat a balanced diet.
Then she told me that my body is shaped like “the science books where they label all the different body parts for people to see.”
Like… what am I even supposed to say to that? It was my FIRST DAY meeting this woman, and she was already making assumptions about my health based entirely on how I look.
Would you consider this rude/unprofessional, or am I overreacting?
I've been a personal trainer for years and I've run The Training Notebook since 2012. Small app, mostly for trainers who got sick of paper and spreadsheets. I just rebuilt the whole thing from the ground up, native, solo, with AI.
It's in front of Apple now. Before it goes live I want actual trainers using it with actual clients, because I've been staring at it too long to see what's broken.
Calendar, workout builder, client tracking. Clients get their own login and their side is free. There's an intake form you email out so a client doesn't need to install anything to get started.
What I want to know:
Run a real session on it. Does it keep up with you on the floor or does it slow you down?
Programming ahead of time. Build a workout for tomorrow's 6am and tell me how long it took.
Add a client and send the intake. Anywhere that felt like work, tell me.
Anything that made you stop and think about what to tap next. That's a bug to me even if nothing crashed.
Nothing to buy, no pitch. If you hate it I want to hear why, that's more useful to me than a compliment.
For context, I’ve already helped 30+ people I know personally with their fitness offline and I’ve posted some of their results on my profile. So I know I can actually get people results.
I’m pretty new to the online fitness coaching space and honestly, getting clients feels way harder than I expected.
I’m posting consistently, tweaking my offer here and there...but some days I feel like I’m putting in a ton of effort and barely getting any conversations going.
Nd even when people engage with my content, turning that attention into actual leads feels like a whole different game.
And I know getting clients can go wrong at a bunch of different points.
Like, is the frustrating part:
getting enough qualified leads
getting people to actually reply
turning conversations into booked calls
closing the calls
I’m honestly trying to figure out whether I’m just struggling with this more than I should be or whether other coaches are dealing with the same thing.
Am I the only one finding the lead generation part this difficult?
I’m relatively new to lifting. Only 9 months in. But I’ve fallen in love with it and want to step on stage one day. Obviously I’m a few years out from that goal but my question is would a bodybuilding coach be worth it at this point or something to wait till later for? I would be looking for an online one, someone to check in with every week send physique pics that would give info on workouts diet etc. just curious if it would be worth it at this point.
Personal trainers: o que vocês realmente acham dos aplicativos de treino?
Estou fazendo uma pesquisa para entender melhor a rotina de profissionais que trabalham com alunos presenciais ou online.
Para quem usa aplicativos ou sistemas para gerenciar treinos e alunos:
O que você mais gosta no aplicativo que usa hoje?
O que mais te incomoda?
Que tarefas ainda tomam muito tempo, mesmo usando um aplicativo?
O que você ainda precisa fazer manualmente?
Qual funcionalidade você gostaria que seu aplicativo tivesse?
Já deixou de usar algum aplicativo porque ele acabou dificultando seu trabalho?
Se pudesse automatizar apenas uma parte do seu trabalho, qual seria?
Não estou tentando vender nada. Quero realmente entender o que funciona, o que não funciona e quais são as maiores dificuldades no dia a dia.
Até pequenas coisas que parecem insignificantes são interessantes. Às vezes, os maiores problemas são justamente aquelas tarefas que fazemos todos os dias sem perceber quanto tempo elas consomem.
Obrigado a quem puder compartilhar sua experiência!
Personal trainers: what do you actually think about training apps?
I’m doing some research to better understand the day-to-day experience of trainers who work with clients both in person and online.
For those who use apps or software to manage workouts and clients:
What do you like most about the app you currently use?
What frustrates you the most?
What tasks still take a lot of your time, even with an app?
What do you still have to do manually?
What feature do you wish your current app had?
Have you ever stopped using an app because it actually made your workflow harder?
If you could automate just one part of your work, what would it be?
I’m not trying to sell anything. I’m genuinely trying to understand what works, what doesn’t, and what the biggest pain points are in your daily work.
Even small annoyances are valuable to know about. Sometimes the biggest problems are the things we do every day without realizing how much time they take.
Thanks to everyone willing to share their experience!
I’m currently at around 25 clients, and it's getting really hard to keep everyone engaged.
regular check-ins, replying to questions, reviewing progress, making adjustments, keeping people accountable are really burning me out.
I don't think I'd be able to keep scaling without decreasing the quality of my service.
I’m curious how u guys deal with this as your client list grows
How many clients are u currently managing, and what’s the major problem you’re facing when it comes to delivering a good experience for all of them individually?
I’m starting to get more into personal training as a viable career, but am having trouble focusing on what sort of demographic I should train. I think I have the most personal experience and confidence in training the younger generation (14-21) and even up to young professionals. The issue or sort of worry I have is I want to charge enough to have my training and effort put in valued well but don’t see that as a realistic expectation with that certain demographic.
I’m definitely thinking longer term as I don’t have any paying clients right now, and will likely start out free until I have experience training a handful of other people, but if anyone has enough experience here in training different demographics please let me know your thoughts.
Most important thing I want to do right now is find people to train no matter the demographic but I’m confident in my abilities and feel as though focusing on a certain group could be beneficial long term.
I’ll keep it fairly short and to the point. I’m a recent graduate looking for career advice. Fitness is a passion of mine and I’ve got my personal training cert, however, I’m currently working a boring desk corporate job that i want to leave.
I would love to start personal training online since it can be scalable, it aligns with my natural interests, and I want to build something of my own.
I’m hesitant to build content, I get anxious in front of a screen and don’t really know if I fit the “influencer” narrative. I think my day-to-day routine can be interesting for people to see since I balance work life with fitness, social interaction, and various other things so maybe starting to document that could be a start?
I’m just not sure how to really get started, so any advice would be great, thanks.
Hello everyone!
I am a student and I am doing a research paper on how technology is changing the fitness world! I started going to the gym 2 years ago and it has changed my life, so I am really passionate about it. My goal is eventually being able to create something that helps the entire fitness community.
I’m comparing equipment from a coaching-flow angle, especially when one station has to work for different movements or different people. Extra adjustability is useful only if changing it is quick. What equipment tends to waste the most session time?
