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I purchased the big $500 CPT mega kit a couple of years ago that has the book, the symposium CDs, the exercise technique manual and the practice tests and now I don't need it anymore. I've got it up...

Can't fault the guy for trying.

LOL. In 8th grade I was more like 115.

Also, I'm 161 now. Although once I get done with my cut I'll really probably be more like 135.

I'm not saying we shouldn't correct people who are obviously doing things wrong. I'm just pointing out that if Dan Green can find problems with his own form, then if we ourselves scrutinized our own...

That actually sounds really good if this is a corporate/chain gym type of place. At the Gold's franchise I work for you start at at 25%. 45% is the MAXIMUM you can earn, but you have to build up to...

I'd like to do that as soon as possible but I'm not entirely sure how to go about it. Everything from finding a gym to train out of to marketing and getting clients is kind of a mystery to me.

Agreed. I thought that sounded really bad.

I actually think that the actual time that's spent in the gym is just a small fraction of what training a client is all about. There's also...

Well that was really covered in my earlier post when I said, "Show them how to do the exercises." And of course I mean show them how to CORRECTLY do them.





Yeah, for sure. This is really...

Yeah, that's true. They want to make money. I don't think that has to mean that they don't actually care about the job they're doing though. I think the individuals who are running the organization...

Well I went with the NSCA-CPT for my first certification, but I work for Gold's and I can pick up the Smart Fitness cert for $99. ($199 down but they refund $100 of it when you pass the test.)

I...

Do you know what the differences are?

That's a good analogy and has merit, but I have another one for you:

Consider professional MMA fighters. Some are going to train hard and become champions while others merely become journeymen....

I guess you missed the word "effective" in my post. Effective has nothing to do with "arbitrary movements and rep ranges." I'd say to see my post above this one for further thoughts, but I will...

At the end of the day though that still comes down to two things:

1. Keeping the Client Motivated to Push Themselves
2. Effective Program Design

Keeping the client motivated definitely takes...

Does anyone know if the NCCPT's regular certification and their SmartFitness certfication are the same thing?

Less than two years of experience may be the norm at some chain gyms, but I still don't think that means they're bad trainers. Everyone has to start somewhere. Will they get better as they gain more...

I always think it's interesting that independent trainers like to talk sh!t on trainers who work out of a chain gym. I work at Gold's and you'd be surprised by how knowledgeable and experienced the...

Why did you bump a thread that was still on the first page?

Kids these days.

I've never done it personally, but yes, that is considered part of the etiquette of the interview process and it has been for a long time.

Seconded. A suit is overkill. Where dress pants, dress shoes and a nice shirt. That's what I wore to my PT interview and I got the job.