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  • Dude, I was stocking shelves at a grocery store...

    Dude, I was stocking shelves at a grocery store making nooooo money. I spent my income tax on my NASM cert to be honest. I only had been working out for about a year and I was a high school drop out...
  • I have to say... after Kyle Aaron responds to a...

    I have to say... after Kyle Aaron responds to a thread, I don't really feel the need to say much more. I kind of want to ask questions I "think" I know the answer to just so I can get some input from...
  • yeah, I really wouldn't be too quick to judge a...

    yeah, I really wouldn't be too quick to judge a book by it's cover.

    The reason I became a personal trainer was because i weighed 300 pounds. I set a goal for myself of 189 pounds. I ended up going...
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    You should absolutely go to a Dr. first. It's...

    You should absolutely go to a Dr. first. It's hard to get personal training advice from online when you have so many different medical conditions and limitations.

    A doctor will be able to provide...
  • Help with difficult clients (low back pain)

    Hey guys, I was hoping some of the more experienced trainers could help me with this.

    When I was hired at my gym, I was replacing another trainer and so I took over all of his clients. To be...
  • I've got a really hectic day today. But private...

    I've got a really hectic day today. But private message me and we can work something out.
  • I did flyers too. My manager also has a box with...

    I did flyers too. My manager also has a box with a sign on it offering a free month of personal trainer that potential clients put their info into and we draw a winner, and a few runner ups get a...
  • Well, the gym has an upstairs (front desk,...

    Well, the gym has an upstairs (front desk, babysitting, zumba room, spinning room, locker rooms) and then once you go downstairs that's where my office and the gym is. The front desk automatically...
  • Oh I completely agree. It makes absolutely no...

    Oh I completely agree. It makes absolutely no sense to me. Especially since I am the product you're selling. But my Personal Training company works out of a seperate gym. The only employees we have...
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    Dude... I'm not going to ruin it for you lol. ...

    Dude... I'm not going to ruin it for you lol.

    Let's just say there is a reason that this gym is having such a high turnover rate of trainers. And I'm willing to bet my last dollar that it has...
  • Oh I'm glad you said that. I forgot all about...

    Oh I'm glad you said that. I forgot all about that site. Can I ask you something? Did you take the FREE Certification and pass or did you do the upgraded version?

    And I'm sorry to not answer your...
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    I don't think the information is correct. Most...

    I don't think the information is correct. Most personal trainers need 2 CEU/CEC's to recertify. I am NASM certified and I need 2. I purchased a continued education course that was worth 1.9 credits,...
  • Yeah it's hard man. I was working graveyard full...

    Yeah it's hard man. I was working graveyard full time when I first started studying for my NASM cert. They cut my hours and eventually ended up letting me go about 2 months before my test. So I moved...
  • Bump? Nobody wants to share Continued Education?

    Bump? Nobody wants to share Continued Education?
  • The way my gym operates, only the General...

    The way my gym operates, only the General Manager, Assistant Manager, and District Manager can access payment information and put credit cards into the system. So at the time, I didn't have any...
  • Forgive me if I repeat anything that was already...

    Forgive me if I repeat anything that was already mentioned.. but after the dig about overweight trainers and lack of motivation to work out, I kind of stopped reading other people's posts.

    I'm...
  • Anybody to share CEU texts? (NASM or other)

    I recently became a NASM Certified Trainer, and not long after being certified I purchased NASM's "Weight Loss Specialist" course for 1.9 CEU.

    They didn't provide a text book, instead they...
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    It wouldn't hurt to know it, but not overall. You...

    It wouldn't hurt to know it, but not overall. You only need a 70% to pass so if you have a strong knowledge of everything else, it wouldn't be too detrimental anyways.

    I didn't have any questions...
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