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01-24-2006, 10:57 PM #1
Personal trainers
I want to become a personal trainer before I start my first year of college. I was wondering if there were some on here already. How could I go about doing this without taking classes in college? Could I get certified on the internet?
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01-24-2006, 11:03 PM #2
pick a cert you like and go with it there are few at home study ones that are credible there not easy
www.NASM.org
www.ISSA.com
and there is also ACE, and few other good ones do a search on-line
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01-25-2006, 09:26 AM #3Banned
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What happens is, you go online to one of the sites, and order all the text books you need, then study your ass off, take a 2 day course, then the test a few weeks later.
i'm currently studying for the ACE exam.
ACE, NASM, and.... one more, (not ISSA) are the only 3 accredited by The National College of Sports Medicine (i think thats what its called) so I/We can get college credit for getting certified also
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01-25-2006, 09:29 AM #4
NASM is not accredited by NCSM i beleive ACE is but not NASM
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01-25-2006, 09:30 AM #5Banned
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ACE is the besttttttttttttt
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01-25-2006, 09:31 AM #6AR Hall of Fame
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U have to think about your final goal.
Who are you going to work for? A gym? Yourself? Etc....
That dictates the route you'd take as there are tons of certifications. Different places deem different certifications good or not good enough, it just depends on who is hiring you.
If you are your OWN boss, then YOU make the rules, and I'd highly encourage that route. I can't imagine working for someone else.
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01-25-2006, 09:36 AM #7
I am currently studying for ACE. I did a lot of research and the guy that owns the personal training company that contracts out of Gold's (in my area) prefers ACE. I definitely want to be my own boss one day but for now I am going to work out of Gold's. ISSA and ACE are the ones that I think are the most respected. Just my .02
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01-25-2006, 09:48 AM #8
I'm an NSCA - CSCS (Bachelor's required) and a NSCA - CPT. I have worked the usual crummy training jobs (Bally's, YMCA, etc.). After I got my experience, I worked as an independent contractor for a private personal training studio. I have done home visits as well. They pay the best. Just watch for those lonely house wifes. Be professional.
nsca - lift . org
NSCA and American College of Sports Medicine are the top two.
My brother is certified through ISSA.
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01-25-2006, 09:53 AM #9Originally Posted by Papi93
IMO its better off to start at a gym. Get to know the basics of working one on one then take your own route and work for yourself, if possible.......
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01-25-2006, 10:15 AM #10Originally Posted by SwoleCat
agree, there are a million good certs along with a million shitty ones, IMO it dosnt matter what cert you have or if you have a Bach degree in exercise science. What matters to me is how you look for one and for two you can tell if some one knows there shit by talking to them most of the time, bacause im sure as hell not gonna pay someone that dosnt look better than me, assuming aas is not involved. I see a million trainers at golds and 24 that are fat and out of shape it just boggels my mind on how they get hierd or even get clientel.
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Originally Posted by steve0
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01-25-2006, 11:00 AM #12Originally Posted by steve0
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01-25-2006, 11:04 AM #13Originally Posted by SwoleCat
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01-25-2006, 11:06 AM #14Originally Posted by KhrisiGirl
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01-25-2006, 11:13 AM #15Banned
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What other good basic certification would be good to have after i get ACE certified? I was thinking about just getting ISSA for the hell of it too this summer
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01-25-2006, 12:54 PM #16Originally Posted by SVTMuscle
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01-25-2006, 01:02 PM #17
Thanks for all the help. Looks like I have alot of work to do.
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