[QUOTE=Wireless91910;5734074]Grimmy,
Curious do you have male MT's? The reason I ask, normally when I go to the legit foot massage places, I prefer guys because I'm very muscular and I like deep tissue massage. I know there are women who can do deep tissue, but I know it takes alot out of them. Sometimes I feel bad for the legit girls that are getting tip $5 or $10 for a hour massage. I tend to tip on the higher side because of the work they put in.[/QUOTE]I currently have one male MT. Yeah, I totally get what you're saying. We have clients both male and female who specifically request a male MT. The reality though is male MTs are difficult to book, so if you hire one they have to be amazing or they'll just be sitting around in the break room running up payroll. My front desk is trained to offer up the male first, and most people will say they want a female. The other issue with male MTs is insurance. Unfortunately a lot of incidents involving male MTs have happened, predominantly at Massage Envy over the years (other places are guilty too, but ME has by far the worst reputation there for a lot of different reasons that I won't elaborate on). Because of that, spa owners have to pay higher liability insurance premiums for having male MTs on staff. I have to pay something like an extra $1000/ year for every male MT on my staff, so I tend to limit to one or maybe two on staff at a time. It sucks, but it's the reality of today's environment.
As for deep tissue, I have female MTs who are like 4'10" 90 lbs who will give such deep pressure that you'll feel like they're about to break you in half. It's not about strength, it's about technique.
