personal training certification.. which is the best?

[eatrainrest]

I have a Ace Certification which was only 40 hours of classroom instruction, which is actually a lot in terms what others require. No offense to anyone holding a cert but I can honestly say there was not a thing taught in class I didnt already know. If you are looking learn the ABC's of training/diet/cardio they are ok. It was downright scary to look around at the average IQ/Fitness level of the people in that class and think they were going to be giving people advice in the gym.

you must have some good overall knowledge because the average person in the gym does not know ass from elbow in regards to physiology, anatomy, etc.