Help for ISSA CFT Exam

[essawi]

I have been procrastinating for months now. I have already finished everything except for the 2 case studies and the 6 essays
im stuck in this case
The case study is:
Chris is a high school student ,age 14 male,he wanna gain some muscle mass.He eats a diet that consists primarily of processed foods(fast food).Chris is anxious to get stronger so that he can go out for the wrestling team.
Resting heart rate 70 bpm
height 5'10''
weight 120 pounds
body fat 9%
Discuss fitmess tests or methods of evaluation that should be uses to assess the client, providing rationale for your recommendations.Be sure to adress the specific conditions presented by your client.

- Provide a detailed 12 week periodized training program,including specific sets ,repetitions and exercises
- Discuss a nutritional strategies and supplement recommendations

[jando]

Originally Posted by essawi

I have been procrastinating for months now. I have already finished everything except for the 2 case studies and the 6 essays
im stuck in this case
The case study is:
Chris is a high school student ,age 14 male,he wanna gain some muscle mass.He eats a diet that consists primarily of processed foods(fast food).Chris is anxious to get stronger so that he can go out for the wrestling team.
Resting heart rate 70 bpm
height 5'10''
weight 120 pounds
body fat 9%
Discuss fitmess tests or methods of evaluation that should be uses to assess the client, providing rationale for your recommendations.Be sure to adress the specific conditions presented by your client.

- Provide a detailed 12 week periodized training program,including specific sets ,repetitions and exercises
- Discuss a nutritional strategies and supplement recommendations

The tests provides examples of what the 12 week program might look like and utilize the nutritional strategies that you read about such as the 1,2,3 model and give a breakdown of caloires.

[soccerpro6]

Originally Posted by essawi

I have been procrastinating for months now. I have already finished everything except for the 2 case studies and the 6 essays
im stuck in this case
The case study is:
Chris is a high school student ,age 14 male,he wanna gain some muscle mass.He eats a diet that consists primarily of processed foods(fast food).Chris is anxious to get stronger so that he can go out for the wrestling team.
Resting heart rate 70 bpm
height 5'10''
weight 120 pounds
body fat 9%
Discuss fitmess tests or methods of evaluation that should be uses to assess the client, providing rationale for your recommendations.Be sure to adress the specific conditions presented by your client.

- Provide a detailed 12 week periodized training program,including specific sets ,repetitions and exercises
- Discuss a nutritional strategies and supplement recommendations

I had this same question.

As far as the 12 week program, I broke it into three 4 week cycles to satisfy periodization. The first cycle was basic lifts, to help build a base for his muscle gain. Nothing to fancy, full body workouts, 3-4 times a week. The next cycle, I broke it down into a push pull split (chest/tri, back/bi, legs/shoulder). The third cycle I kept the same split, but started using some wrestling specific lifts/exercises to add emphasis to the important muscle groups while still hitting the rest of the body. The last cycle was maintenance, and had a high emphasis on wrestling specific exercises.

As far as nutrition, its easy for him to fix. Cut out fast food, you can figure out the amounts of each macronutrients he needs, calories ect and base your recommendation off that.


Hope this helps
Kyle

[Kmullins05]

I had the same exact client profile on my exam. I happened to pass with a 94% on the exam.

However, I refuse to offer what I did on the exam for the client. My reasoning: if you want to be a personal trainer you should want it pretty bad. And therefore, you should be willing to sit down and design a solid 12 week program for a phony client with no real conditions beyond his age.

Seriously, grow some heart and do it yourself.

Forums are meant to help you, not do your work.

[zubbeyboy]

Originally Posted by essawi

I have already finished everything except for the 2 case studies and the 6 essays

Well than you just started sorry to say.
Thats a long ass process. Good Luck!

[dshinton]

Originally Posted by Kmullins05

I had the same exact client profile on my exam. I happened to pass with a 94% on the exam.

However, I refuse to offer what I did on the exam for the client. My reasoning: if you want to be a personal trainer you should want it pretty bad. And therefore, you should be willing to sit down and design a solid 12 week program for a phony client with no real conditions beyond his age.

Seriously, grow some heart and do it yourself.

Forums are meant to help you, not do your work.

I'm glad you said it. This is what I don't like about the non-proctored certification exams; you can have your buddies do the test for you and you are still "certified".

This is why I respect the lesser NCCA certs more than take home certs like ISSA. ISSA has a great program and the people that are honest when taking their test know what they are doing. ISSA just needs to make their cert more trustworthy.

[herc101]

Originally Posted by dshinton

I'm glad you said it. This is what I don't like about the non-proctored certification exams; you can have your buddies do the test for you and you are still "certified".

This is why I respect the lesser NCCA certs more than take home certs like ISSA. ISSA has a great program and the people that are honest when taking their test know what they are doing. ISSA just needs to make their cert more trustworthy.

Being an ISSA certified trainer I understand what the guy with the case studies and learning experiences is feeling. Unless you have hands on experience working with people other than yourself/friends, the thought of actually sitting down and constructing diet/workout/cardio plan (regardless of what you know) for another individual on paper can be a bit scary(easy to stand and tell someone what to do, much harder writing it down and being clear.)
I feel it's my responsibility as a trainer to guide and teach other individuals effective training techniques...whether they are a paying client or fellow trainer. Obviously the studying and application of new information is what places us above the rest...but can you honestly say a little bit of guidance is bad? Training is not a one road street, one trainer will be strong with bodybuilding moves while another more ept to train geriatricks. The problem is we all will have trainees coming from every walk of life. Never frown on the thought of helping another trainer!

[dshinton]

Originally Posted by herc101

The problem is we all will have trainees coming from every walk of life. Never frown on the thought of helping another trainer!

As you can tell from my posts on this very board, I have nothing against helping another trainer. The only thing I am against is helping another trainer cheat on a test. Yes, I said cheat...

ISSA is an open book test. In school, when you had open book tests the teacher always said, "This is an open book test, not an open neighbor test". The idea isn't that you can ask your friend for help and get the answer. The idea is that you can find the right answer yourself without help. I am a big proponent of the idea that if you don't know something, it's ok as long as you know how to find the answer yourself.

Essawi needs to experience the uncertainty of not knowing if he is right, trusting his gut, and submitting his best guess. Only from that will he become confident in making his own decisions.

[herc101]

Originally Posted by dshinton

As you can tell from my posts on this very board, I have nothing against helping another trainer. The only thing I am against is helping another trainer cheat on a test. Yes, I said cheat...

ISSA is an open book test. In school, when you had open book tests the teacher always said, "This is an open book test, not an open neighbor test". The idea isn't that you can ask your friend for help and get the answer. The idea is that you can find the right answer yourself without help. I am a big proponent of the idea that if you don't know something, it's ok as long as you know how to find the answer yourself.

Essawi needs to experience the uncertainty of not knowing if he is right, trusting his gut, and submitting his best guess. Only from that will he become confident in making his own decisions.

This is true...well said

[notgumbel]

Originally Posted by Kmullins05

I had the same exact client profile on my exam. I happened to pass with a 94% on the exam.

However, I refuse to offer what I did on the exam for the client. My reasoning: if you want to be a personal trainer you should want it pretty bad. And therefore, you should be willing to sit down and design a solid 12 week program for a phony client with no real conditions beyond his age.

Seriously, grow some heart and do it yourself.

Forums are meant to help you, not do your work.

Word.

[essawi]

Originally Posted by dshinton

As you can tell from my posts on this very board, I have nothing against helping another trainer. The only thing I am against is helping another trainer cheat on a test. Yes, I said cheat...

ISSA is an open book test. In school, when you had open book tests the teacher always said, "This is an open book test, not an open neighbor test". The idea isn't that you can ask your friend for help and get the answer. The idea is that you can find the right answer yourself without help. I am a big proponent of the idea that if you don't know something, it's ok as long as you know how to find the answer yourself.

Essawi needs to experience the uncertainty of not knowing if he is right, trusting his gut, and submitting his best guess. Only from that will he become confident in making his own decisions.

ok THx , i figured out the program, but i have a question for 14 years old boy ,can i put for him free weights with low rep for strenght?

[notgumbel]

Originally Posted by essawi

ok THx , i figured out the program, but i have a question for 14 years old boy ,can i put for him free weights with low rep for strenght?

What did you learn about this in the CFT materials and from your research?

[gchen23]

Originally Posted by notgumbel

What did you learn about this in the CFT materials and from your research?

I studied with ISSA as well. Have had my PFT certification for about 3 months now. The essays were the worst for me! I, however, feel the same way as a lot of people who responded. No offense! Really! I had to do it on my own, and think that you should too. All the information you need is in that big ol book! It took me a while to get mine done, but am happy to say that I passed as well! Good luck, I know it can be done...