How To Be overprepared for the NASM

[RyouBakua]

much appreciated


reps on recharge

[TAK000]

I passed!!

Everyone of those free questions you gave us was on the test !

Everything sirricu.. said was on the test.

Pretty much everything in this thread was on the test!

It's a very good idea to over prepare it makes your testing experience fun.


I was very disappointed with the format. It was nothing like the blue screen and practice test format.


The research question or at least I think they were those. These question were plain wired and made no sense

[Bradster101190]

I passed!!

Everyone of those free questions you gave us was on the test !

Everything sirricu.. said was on the test.

Pretty much everything in this thread was on the test!

It's a very good idea to over prepare it makes your testing experience fun.


I was very disappointed with the format. It was nothing like the blue screen and practice test format.


The research question or at least I think they were those. These question were plain wired and made no sense

Awesome bro, glad the thread helped you! And yes I agree it is fun when you go into it overpepared, thats what im trying to help people do.

[SIr RicCuS]

I passed!!

Everyone of those free questions you gave us was on the test !

Everything sirricu.. said was on the test.

Pretty much everything in this thread was on the test!

It's a very good idea to over prepare it makes your testing experience fun.


I was very disappointed with the format. It was nothing like the blue screen and practice test format.


The research question or at least I think they were those. These question were plain wired and made no sense

Right on, brah!

Bradster, maybe you should edit the OP (if it's still available to edit) to reflect the entire threads knowledge base of the exam so that people don't need to browse through countless pages.

And check me out... :-D

[Bradster101190]

I would but I havent been able to edit it for months,or I would edit a lot and quote you guys posts on the front to motivate readers and let them see your advice as well .Maybe a mod can help.


And looking good bro, you will love when you get your paper certification in a few weeks , t looks sweet.


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[SIr RicCuS]

I would but I havent been able to edit it for months,or id edit a lot. Maybe a mod can help. And looking good bro, youll love when you get your paper certification in a few weeks it looks sweet.

Definitely hit up a mod and see if he'd do that. And thanks again for all the help, brotha.

[Bradster101190]

Definitely hit up a mod and see if he'd do that. And thanks again for all the help, brotha.

Anytime buddy, I am trying to help as many people as possible reach their fitness goals and spread fitness knowledge. Which I found out the best way to ensure that is to help passionate and helpful trainers like yourself.

Im aiming for helping 50 people pass by June( 28 now) , as the best time for trainers to reach people is the first half of the year.

[vitog123]

I took my test today and passed! I felt like I knew almost everything asked. I did hate how they throw in semi-trick questions w/ 2 correct answers but they want the answer(word or phrase) that they use in the book.
This thread really helped, thanks to bradster and everyone that contributed.
My studying routine was basically watch the video, read the chapter while taking notes and then watch the video again right after. I also purchased the iphone app which was very handy. I took extensive notes for the first 5-6 chapters but noticed that as i was taking the pre-test alot of my note taking was a waste of time because the test isnt evenly spread. There are so many chapters that are ignored in the pre test and actual test. Id say that chapters 5, 6 should be known like the back of your hand for sure.
To review for the test, i met up with Sir Riccus and we went through the pre-test a few times and discussed each question. It was an awesome way to analyze each question and helped to develop a process of elimination for questions I wasnt sure of. While taking the pretest, take your time..... research the questions if you have to... Dont approach it as a "TEST"... Use it as a study guide.
One thing that also helped me... There are several people on this site that have posted their notes in ms-word format. Download them and review them! It helps to read different versions of notes because you havent memorized them.

Page through this thread and pick up on all the questions that have been provided. Almost all of them were on my test.

[SIr RicCuS]

I took my test today and passed! I felt like I knew almost everything asked. I did hate how they throw in semi-trick questions w/ 2 correct answers but they want the answer(word or phrase) that they use in the book.
This thread really helped, thanks to bradster and everyone that contributed.
My studying routine was basically watch the video, read the chapter while taking notes and then watch the video again right after. I also purchased the iphone app which was very handy. I took extensive notes for the first 5-6 chapters but noticed that as i was taking the pre-test alot of my note taking was a waste of time because the test isnt evenly spread. There are so many chapters that are ignored in the pre test and actual test. Id say that chapters 5, 6 should be known like the back of your hand for sure.
To review for the test, i met up with Sir Riccus and we went through the pre-test a few times and discussed each question. It was an awesome way to analyze each question and helped to develop a process of elimination for questions I wasnt sure of. While taking the pretest, take your time..... research the questions if you have to... Dont approach it as a "TEST"... Use it as a study guide.
One thing that also helped me... There are several people on this site that haveeWposted theirnotesinmswordddsformat. Download them and review them! It helps to read different versions of notes because you havent memorized them.

Page through this thread and pick up on all the questions that have been provided. Almost all of them were on my test.

Hell yeah, brotha.

[superOIRAM]

I was very disappointed with the format. It was nothing like the blue screen and practice test format.

This drove me MFing crazy.

But congrats bro!!

[TAK000]

While taking the pretest, take your time..... research the questions if you have to... Dont approach it as a "TEST"... Use it as a study guide

I 100% agree when taking the practice test i used it as a guide if i didn't understand a question or got one wrong i would go through the text and make sure i got the right answer!

This drove me MFing crazy.

But congrats bro!!

i was really really expecting a blue screen :/
congrats to you too


now lets all go help people reach their health and fitness goals while at the same time selling the most expensive packages possible and drinking so much coffee to stay up through a 6am-9pm day

[TAK000]

is there an way to find out your score?

[JustiNtense]

Wow, lots of typos in the fourth edition textbook, however i do like it a lot more compared to the 3rd. Some added sections and the online part is awesome, activities during the videos, online quizes for each section.

I like the fact that videos of each section are tolerable to watch, the 3rd edition had the guy say "personal fitness professional" during every sentence.

[SIr RicCuS]

the 3rd edition had the guy say "personal fitness professional" during every sentence.

I started getting annoyed after the first 3 times hearing "health and fitness professional" and they repeat it about a million times.

[vitog123]

Wow, lots of typos in the fourth edition textbook, however i do like it a lot more compared to the 3rd. Some added sections and the online part is awesome, activities during the videos, online quizes for each section.

I like the fact that videos of each section are tolerable to watch, the 3rd edition had the guy say "personal fitness professional" during every sentence.

really the 4th edition came out? damn i just tested for the 3rd a few days ago. Im already outdated lol....

[Bradster101190]

really the 4th edition came out? damn i just tested for the 3rd a few days ago. Im already outdated lol....

New editions just change wording for ease of reading 99% of the time. In the new books towards the front it tells you all they changed since the last edition so you can see examples even in your 3rd edition book.

[mikehayman]

Just got the book and will be attending a workshop this weekend. Will probably take the test within the next month..since I'm a senior in ASU's Exercise Physiology program and have been certified for 5 years I don't anticipate this exam being difficult. I consider it my warmup for the CSCS which I will be taking this summer.

On a side note I don't know if it's just me but this book is much easier to read than NSCA's book. Most of the material is the same and I've had this material drilled into me for the past year but I definitely prefer NASM's book to NSCA's in terms of easiness to read. So far anyway, I've only read through the first two chapters of NASM.

[Bradster101190]

Just got the book and will be attending a workshop this weekend. Will probably take the test within the next month..since I'm a senior in ASU's Exercise Physiology program and have been certified for 5 years I don't anticipate this exam being difficult. I consider it my warmup for the CSCS which I will be taking this summer.

On a side note I don't know if it's just me but this book is much easier to read than NSCA's book. Most of the material is the same and I've had this material drilled into me for the past year but I definitely prefer NASM's book to NSCA's in terms of easiness to read. So far anyway, I've only read through the first two chapters of NASM.

I definitely agree if you have experience in the field you will notice how well NASM imformation is layed out .

Also congratulations on taking your education to the next level and I appreciate your input on NASM with you being a expert in the field.

[RyouBakua]

this thread is now a sticky


well done!

[SIr RicCuS]

this thread is now a sticky


well done!

Yeeeessssss!!! :-D

[richshamrock]

I have just visited this discussion and read the thoughts all the guys have posted. It's really interesting to read the review on "how to over-prepared for the NASM".

[Bradster101190]

Thanks guys,

JustIntense was kind enough to sticky this for us and will help me edit the original post, hopefully I will have time to redo it tomorrow.

[RyouBakua]

Thanks guys,

JustIntense was kind enough to sticky this for us and will help me edit the original post, hopefully I will have time to redo it tomorrow.

brilliant. glad everything workout out.

[SIr RicCuS]

Thanks guys,

JustIntense was kind enough to sticky this for us and will help me edit the original post, hopefully I will have time to redo it tomorrow.

He's hands down the best moderator on this board.

Stoked you get to edit the OP now! Will make things A LOT easier for anyone looking for important information!

[vitog123]

Has anyone here seen any CES threads or guides similar to this thread? just got my CES stuff today!!

[deucethreefour]

New editions just change wording for ease of reading 99% of the time. In the new books towards the front it tells you all they changed since the last edition so you can see examples even in your 3rd edition book.

Hey all.

I recently decided I want to become a PT because of how much I enjoy fitness and I figured instead of a 9-5 grind why not make money helping people do something you love to do.

I have a friend who has been NASM certified for the last 2 years, so I asked him if I could borrow his book and DVD's to save a bit of money.

My first question of many(most likely) and this may have been addressed already, is, are the 3rd edition books/DVD's still good enough to prepare you for the current test? Just want to make sure before I get too deep into the book if i'm missing some important stuff which i'm assuming not much has changed, but its better to be safe than sorry.

Thanks in advance!

[mikehayman]

I attended the workshop yesterday and didn't feel like I learned much other than the OPT model. I do however like the model's theories and am interested in applying it to myself.

With that said, what's this page 169 everyone keeps talking about? I have the 4th edition and it's just a page on static kneeling hip flexor stretch and static standing adductor stretch...

[SIr RicCuS]

Hey all.

I recently decided I want to become a PT because of how much I enjoy fitness and I figured instead of a 9-5 grind why not make money helping people do something you love to do.

I have a friend who has been NASM certified for the last 2 years, so I asked him if I could borrow his book and DVD's to save a bit of money.

My first question of many(most likely) and this may have been addressed already, is, are the 3rd edition books/DVD's still good enough to prepare you for the current test? Just want to make sure before I get too deep into the book if i'm missing some important stuff which i'm assuming not much has changed, but its better to be safe than sorry.

Thanks in advance!

You'll be more than fine with the 3rd edition, buddy.

[SIr RicCuS]

I attended the workshop yesterday and didn't feel like I learned much other than the OPT model. I do however like the model's theories and am interested in applying it to myself.

With that said, what's this page 169 everyone keeps talking about? I have the 4th edition and it's just a page on static kneeling hip flexor stretch and static standing adductor stretch...

Well, kneeling hip flexor stretches are serious business! LMAO

Page 169 in the 3rd edition is functional anatomy. It's extremely important to learn that to get the CPT cert. NASM puts a lot of emphasis on this.

Sorry for the short answers. I'm on my iPhone.

[Bradster101190]

Sir Riccus is right on the money.


And about the workshops, they are largely dependent on whos running them but at least you got something out of it.