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Don't forget you also need to carry your own insurance and -- most difficultly -- find out where you're going to train. If you can train in clients' homes or in a park or something, that's great....

I won a package of samples from Vega several weeks back and absolutely loved them. Just wanted to pop in the forum again to say another Thank You to Robert and to give props to Vega for developing...

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I have already studied for a much better cert, so just out of curiosity I downloaded the book, skimmed it for half an hour, took the test for half an hour, got an 85%, am now ACTION...

Budget?

It is possible, just difficult. The calorie math is the exact same. You're eating maintenance and some of these calories go into building muscle; since some were used for anabolism and the...

Learn the norms. Learn what 50% and 90% are for all of those things, memorize them. Put them on flashcards.

For the questions like this, just figure out how close the people are to those norms...

I think a request for advice on one movement is probably a good opportunity to try to pull the kid in as a client. Ask him to do the pullup, figure out what looks not so good, explain that, give him...

Training people you're close to runs the risks everyone listed above. Be super clear from the get go about what is expected and make sure it is very clear in your informed consent, which you will...

^^ great answer.

Also, when you're a contractor you usually have to supply your own liability insurance, when you're an employee, the gym has a policy that'll cover all employees including you.

To just get started, I would go get a job at a big corporate gym. They'll insure you, you'll always have a bunch of other trainers around to bounce ideas off of, lots of equipment, build your...

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One of my clients started working at Dunkin Donuts last week. I often get to explain to another client that if her only workouts are when she's with me and she's "too busy/tired/etc" the rest of the...

Anatomy and Physiology. Biology. Exercise science if you are in university. Otherwise study the ACSM book over and over. ACSM is the hardest test, btw. Great cert.

Wow, if the people who own it are willing to let you train, that's amazing. I'd make sure you explain this to whatever insurance company you get your liability coverage from and make sure they...

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I also don't know that I could write you a thus and such repsxsets and days a week etc for this lady, because she's a hot mess.
It's impressive that her body comp and other numbers are okay, given...

Please check all the threads about how much personal trainers make and think about this choice really hard.

That said, knowing all about physiology does not mean you know anything about...

Time under tension mostly relates to how long the muscle is contracted, or related to the cadence of the lift, e.g. count to two while contracting, four while lowering. I focus on time under tension...

You will need to have your own liability insurance if you work independently but at a commercial gym they will insure you. Also, clients throw the craziest **** at you. No matter how prepared you...

How long has she been training?

I assume this is your two sessions with her in a week. How often is she going in between sessions? If she's a beginner I also agree that two full body sessions...