NASM Personal Trainer test

**operationgetbig** · 04-24-2009, 07:33 PM

im taking the nasm cpt certification test on monday and was wondering if anyone has taken it and can give me a few words of advice. I've read the book and watched the videos. Ive been getting between 85-90 on the practice test. anything i should be focusing on?

**operationgetbig** · 04-27-2009, 10:23 AM

bump

I passed!

**spywizard** · 04-27-2009, 10:31 AM

sweet, i was wondering if you had..

congrats.. u have a job lined up??

**eatrainrest** · 04-27-2009, 10:32 AM

good shit, now get some experience rookie! lol... are you training with a facility or on your own

**Matt** · 04-27-2009, 10:33 AM

Congrats bro...

**vpchill** · 04-27-2009, 10:35 AM

Congrats, How long have yo been working out? One thing I hate are trainers who have only been working out for 6 mos or a yr.

***RAGE*** · 04-27-2009, 10:57 AM

Ok now give me the answers.....

**eatrainrest** · 04-27-2009, 10:58 AM

the answers are too take steroids right?

***RAGE*** · 04-27-2009, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by eatrainrest

the answers are too take steroids right?

Only if you have achieved all you could before, then yes..

**eatrainrest** · 04-27-2009, 11:02 AM

too bad we have so many idiots that abuse it...most of them dont even know!

**operationgetbig** · 04-27-2009, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by vpchill

Congrats, How long have yo been working out? One thing I hate are trainers who have only been working out for 6 mos or a yr.

i've been bodybuilding training since 2003 and moderate weight training since high school. i'd feel like a fraud if i looked like i didnt care about my own body and was telling people how to train.

im 24 years old now. i havent lined up any jobs anywhere yet. most places wont even interview you until you get certified (well at least the good ones).

I dont have a client base yet so i'll prolly have to end up working for a franchise gym like golds, nysc, or bally's. anyone have any suggestion which would be a good gym to work for? and which pays the best? i live just outside nyc so there's a huge demand for personal trainers

***RAGE*** · 04-27-2009, 03:18 PM

Give me the fuvking answer now

**eatrainrest** · 04-27-2009, 04:10 PM

where do you live,

***RAGE*** · 04-27-2009, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by eatrainrest

where do you live,

are you talking to me?

**eatrainrest** · 04-27-2009, 04:16 PM

nope talking operation get big to maybe find him a job lol

**vpchill** · 04-27-2009, 04:59 PM

He said outside the Great state of NY

**Phate** · 04-27-2009, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by operation******

im taking the nasm cpt certification test on monday and was wondering if anyone has taken it and can give me a few words of advice. I've read the book and watched the videos. Ive been getting between 85-90 on the practice test. anything i should be focusing on?

how was the test? difficult, easy? how much did you have to pay to get certified and what was the schedule for learning(how long did it take)?

**stangmatt06** · 04-27-2009, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by operation******

i've been bodybuilding training since 2003 and moderate weight training since high school. i'd feel like a fraud if i looked like i didnt care about my own body and was telling people how to train.

im 24 years old now. i havent lined up any jobs anywhere yet. most places wont even interview you until you get certified (well at least the good ones).

I dont have a client base yet so i'll prolly have to end up working for a franchise gym like golds, nysc, or bally's. anyone have any suggestion which would be a good gym to work for? and which pays the best? i live just outside nyc so there's a huge demand for personal trainers

Franchise Gym... Stay away from LA Fitness, they pay horribly. 24 hour fitness pays well and since Bally's is owned by 24, I would assume you could make good money there as well. I know Golds pays pretty good too, but from the trainers I know that have worked at the above stated, 24 hour fitness has paid the best and provides bonuses for selling trainer sessions and what not.

**operationgetbig** · 04-27-2009, 05:18 PM

it's definately difficult if u dont study. human movement and assessing muscle imbalances is a huge part of the test. knowing specifically the isolated function of each muscle is important. you have to know which muscles to stretch and which to strengthen, for example, if you notice someone has an arched lower back during an overhead squat assesment which muscle are overactive (hip flexor complex, and erector spinae). or if your feet turn out durning a squat which muscles need to be strengthened. lotta real specific questions. the test is definately hard but passable. u really need to study hard tho and take practice test and do a lotta memorization. the proctor told me most people fail it the first time and take it 2 or 3 times. i studied my ass off cause its 99 bucks to take a retest.

**eatrainrest** · 04-27-2009, 05:32 PM

yea my training certification is nationally recognized as well and it was 120 multiple choice test.. no joke alot of human physiology, anatomy,

**operationgetbig** · 04-27-2009, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by stangmatt06

Franchise Gym... Stay away from LA Fitness, they pay horribly. 24 hour fitness pays well and since Bally's is owned by 24, I would assume you could make good money there as well. I know Golds pays pretty good too, but from the trainers I know that have worked at the above stated, 24 hour fitness has paid the best and provides bonuses for selling trainer sessions and what not.

thanks. i'm probably gonna check out golds cause it's the closest to where i live and i know they want their trainers to have nasm.

**eatrainrest** · 04-27-2009, 06:18 PM

bro ymca pays the best by far i was getting $38/hr, and they hand you clients!

**eatrainrest** · 04-27-2009, 06:19 PM

balleys wants to hire me and the director told me they pay trainers between 25-40 based on crudentials. they want full time monday thru friday mostly, but were wiling to hire me part time. check them out apply online