Want to get my cert

[willldabeast]

So I am done with school in 3 weeks and am finally gunna get my **** together and get certified.

i am leaning towards NSAM but it is unclear as to the whole process. So i just order the books and vids and stuff and then study them then take a test and if i pass im certfied?

I was looking at ACSM and there were a bunch of classes and stuff you had to go to. None of this for NASM?

Can anyone give me direction, I know many of you have been where I am at. Thanks.

Reps for help!!

[OminousD27]

im going to go through NASM, i actually got in touch with a gym owner who told me it was one of the best cetifications. He said the only problem i would have with being a personal trainer would be the fact that im only 18 years old. He also, after telling me all this stuff, told me to come down to his gym and fill out a job application!

[willldabeast]

thanks for your help, so you just order the material, study it and then take a test?

[Ethereal]

Basically. I went a different route. I was a member at a gym when I had the owner come up to me when I was doing squats and asked me if I wanted to train clients. He was CSCS, and had me go through like a little class of his and I was able to get an "in-house" certification. I then got my national cert about a year later. Gyms love the fact that I already have experience and being taught by a CSCS as well as my national cert.

[ny58]

i just took and passed the NASM. . yeah order all the book and DVD. . and i studied for about 2 months . .i attended one of their works shops a week before i took the test. . here is some advice on the test. . :

its all multiple choice. . . and the first few chapters are the hardest, but as u read on it all comes together and starts to make sense. . the test wasn't to bad. . a lot of questions like this: .. if a clients knees are turned in during a squat assessment what should u do. . and the options would be different muscles to strengthen (so know that chart that shows under and overactive muscles for assessments on page 123 in text book). . that entire section is important also know how to stretch them or correct these movements with exercises. . ie if there is an excessive lean forward during the squat assessment. . u should know that a stabilty ball wall squat is a corrective exercise . .. . . some of it was common sense. . .at least 3 or 4 questions on the planes of motion. . ie A biceps curl is performed in what plane of motion (sagittal). . or a cable rotation is performed in what plane of motion? (transverse). . make sure u understand all the info. . dont just memorize. . for instance in the book it repeats a bunch of times that an average adult needs 96 ounces of water a day, but then on the test they ask it in quarts. . just to try and throw u off. .stupid little things like that. . overall it's a fair test . .i went to one of the workshops 5 days before i took the test and it def helped. .oh yeah they will give u an exercise and ask u what type it is. . ie a balance strength, stability power ect.. so know the OPT model
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[willldabeast]

i just took and passed the NASM. . yeah order all the book and DVD. . and i studied for about 2 months . .i attended one of their works shops a week before i took the test. . here is some advice on the test. . :

its all multiple choice. . . and the first few chapters are the hardest, but as u read on it all comes together and starts to make sense. . the test wasn't to bad. . a lot of questions like this: .. if a clients knees are turned in during a squat assessment what should u do. . and the options would be different muscles to strengthen (so know that chart that shows under and overactive muscles for assessments on page 123 in text book). . that entire section is important also know how to stretch them or correct these movements with exercises. . ie if there is an excessive lean forward during the squat assessment. . u should know that a stabilty ball wall squat is a corrective exercise . .. . . some of it was common sense. . .at least 3 or 4 questions on the planes of motion. . ie A biceps curl is performed in what plane of motion (sagittal). . or a cable rotation is performed in what plane of motion? (transverse). . make sure u understand all the info. . dont just memorize. . for instance in the book it repeats a bunch of times that an average adult needs 96 ounces of water a day, but then on the test they ask it in quarts. . just to try and throw u off. .stupid little things like that. . overall it's a fair test . .i went to one of the workshops 5 days before i took the test and it def helped. .oh yeah they will give u an exercise and ask u what type it is. . ie a balance strength, stability power ect.. so know the OPT model
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wow, that is great info man. Thanks so much!!! repped

[AllGenetix]

NASM FTW! i have been certified for a few months and it is by far one of the best and most renowned cerrtifications

[PrisonerDilemma]

I think I'm going to get my NASM CPT first and then get NSCA CPT sometime down the road. I'd shoot for the CSCS, but I'm majoring in Math and Econ, so I don't have a qualifying degree :\

Anyway, good information in this thread.

[Environ]

I think I'm going to get my NASM CPT first and then get NSCA CPT sometime down the road. I'd shoot for the CSCS, but I'm majoring in Math and Econ, so I don't have a qualifying degree :\

Anyway, good information in this thread.

I am a CSCS and my degree is in Civil and Environmental Engineering. When you get your degree in Math and Econ, you will be able to go for the CSCS if you still want to.

[PrisonerDilemma]

I am a CSCS and my degree is in Civil and Environmental Engineering. When you get your degree in Math and Econ, you will be able to go for the CSCS if you still want to.
Oh, nice!

I was under the impression that one had to hold some sort of Physiology degree to get it.

Coming from a non-human science background, how was the exam? I'm keen on bodybuilding-related knowledge from this site, other forums, and journals, but have no formal background.