is npti legit?

[fitfinn89]

http://nptifitness.com/?gclid=CPT18v...g-program_home


is it worth take the 6 month program?
any here takin it?
also how much it worth?

thanks

[askthetrainer]

I would be weary of any company which makes a bunch of claims on a pretty comprehensive website without a single mention of the cost of their big program.

That means you will call them and you will get their best salesman who is like Body by Jake selling you trashy fitness equipment.

Even if they have a good program, you will probably pay more than you should.

In other countries I think these courses are more common but here in the US and here in the Bay Area a certification is all you need to get started.

[XtremeFitnessINC]

http://nptifitness.com/?gclid=CPT18v...g-program_home


is it worth take the 6 month program?
any here takin it?
also how much it worth?

thanks

It's definitely not worth it ($5900 - $6300) and it's not NCCA accredited. They have some kind of weird diploma program but you can get a reputable cert for $300-$599.

[Keltron]

If you just need something that says your certified, try NESTA... it's cheap, quick and easy. Matter of fact, the IHRSA trade show is coming up @ the Moscone Center in San Francisco and NESTA always holds their weekend workshop there....

[x2thez53913]

i know a few trainers with NPTI and they are some of the best out there. at the same time id just much rather put 600(less in most cases)and go with Nasm or ISSA

[x2thez53913]

If you just need something that says your certified, try NESTA... it's cheap, quick and easy. Matter of fact, the IHRSA trade show is coming up @ the Moscone Center in San Francisco and NESTA always holds their weekend workshop there....

go with w w w . i f a . com for cheap and just a cert.

[x2thez53913]

w w w. ifafitness . c o m....
yah i messed up

[jando]

if you have to explain what the cert is then you've already lost

[redbeard66]

It's definitely not worth it ($5900 - $6300) and it's not NCCA accredited. They have some kind of weird diploma program but you can get a reputable cert for $300-$599.

They are NCCA accredited, now... I am currently a student

http://nptifitness.com/?gclid=CPT18v...g-program_home

[JayAllen20]

I actually went to NPTI out here in Hoboken, NJ and it was the best thing I've ever done. There's a big difference between taking a test for a cert. and getting 500 hours of in class and in gym experience. It's one thing to know the stuff and a whole other thing to be able to apply it.

It is NCCA accredited and since they are a legitamite school recognized by the board of education you can easily take out a student loan to pay for the couse, which is what I did.

We have 2 other trainers here that went to NPTI and we are the busiest trainers in the gym by far because of the learning exp. and hands on exp. we got there.

[Ronin4help]

Being NCCA accredited means nothing. The NCCA is a complete joke. They are not reconized by and federal or state agency. The only thing they do is charge a "registration admission fee" and anyone can get accepted. Check out some of the lame companies they have approved. That said, if your going to spend $5000, you are better off going to college.

[x2thez53913]

i also dont trust a training company that gives you a diploma and you never have to renew it.
I mean training changes so if you never have to re learn or renew anything within 5-10years you are way outdated.

[toddwill74]

Training changes? First I've heard... Training is still the same today as it was 40 years ago. Nutrition has changed some, but training was and is gonna always be about intensity. Always gonna be diet, cardio, and weight training.

[ExtremeEnigma]

The Fitness Director at the club I train at did it and has had only positive things to say about it. Getting a degree is better though.

[Biastraining]

Yeah NPTI is legit, ive heard tons of things good about it. 500 hours of training sounds a lot better than reading a book and passing a online test. Im going to this school in a month and i cant wait.

[ExtremeEnigma]

Training changes? First I've heard... Training is still the same today as it was 40 years ago. Nutrition has changed some, but training was and is gonna always be about intensity. Always gonna be diet, cardio, and weight training.

[ChrisTurk]

Here in Australia the major education institutions which do the required certificate 4 for personal training do the whole in-class and in the gym style tuition rather than take home reading and a test. Much like NPTI its expensive, however it is worth the money in most cases.

[devinh]

npti is not worth the money IMO. i was a trainer for quite some time, near the npti orlando actually, so i got to work with a few of the guys that went there. i had a NASM certification. i learned a hell of a lot more through nasm than they did through npti. i'm not saying they were complete idiots like 99% of trainers out there, but i did get more out of my nasm than they did, and i spent less money.

[ATP-CYCLE]

$6000 no thanks i prefer a community college.

[silverlightning]

is $6000 to learn how to lift weights correctly? nothing beats years of hitting the iron to train someone.

[NickKingsbury]

Being NCCA accredited means nothing. The NCCA is a complete joke. They are not reconized by and federal or state agency. The only thing they do is charge a "registration admission fee" and anyone can get accepted. Check out some of the lame companies they have approved. That said, if your going to spend $5000, you are better off going to college.

I think this is one of the DUMBEST things I've ever read. Of course they aren't recognize by a "federal or state agency"...but then again WHO IS??? No one! WTF does that have to do with anything?

NCCA accreditation certifies that a company has a LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE training program. THAT is what these gyms and companies care about...being sued...you mental midget.

TRY getting a job WITHOUT a Cert. from a company that is NCCA accredited.

Like it or not NCCA *IS* the gold standard and it *IS* the standard that people go by to determine if something is LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE when someone is sued.

If they are not NCCA accredited then the Certification is WORTHLESS.

I don't know where you're from...but you're an IDIOT if you actually believe what you said about NCCA.

College is a waste of money if all you want to do is become a personal trainer at a gym. If you want to teach or something like that...then go to college but don't spend 6k to do it. That's just not smart.

I notice all these people with 50 thousand letters and numbers after their names...and it didn't raise their paycheck ONE RED CENT. If you want to get all of these certs...for yourself, great...but the general public doesn't care. The local YMCA or Golds or others doesn't much care so long as you are NCCA accredited company certified ...i.e. ACSM etc...

[gemineye74]

people need to do research. the resident program in orlando sounds like a great deal. state board of ed, ncca and the acpt program raises the standard as well

[dshinton]

Being NCCA accredited means nothing. The NCCA is a complete joke. They are not reconized by and federal or state agency. The only thing they do is charge a "registration admission fee" and anyone can get accepted. Check out some of the lame companies they have approved. That said, if your going to spend $5000, you are better off going to college.

I think you have the wrong idea about NCCA. It is true NCCA does not certify content. I can have a personal trainer cert that says people can bulk by curling a pencil 2000 times a day and still be NCCA certified.

So what does NCCA do? They are guaranteeing that you are running your certification program in a way that ensures your certified professionals are truly certified in body of knowledge (BoK) you advocate. What this means is:

• You can prove that a certified professional knows the BoK at the time of certification
• You provide continuing education to ensure a certified professional is staying current with the recent advances in the BoK or expands on the BoK.

That is it. This is why NCCA certs require exams proctored by a 3rd party which can verify identity and test integrity. This is why NCCA certs require CEC's to stay certified. The bottom line is the reputation of the NCCA accredited cert is up to the cert provider; however, you know that since they are NCCA accredited, the people they certify actually know the BoK they advocate. A non-NCCA provider (for example ISSA*) provides no assurance that a certified professional ever knew the BoK they are certified under.

This is why NCCA is legally defensible. You can prove that the certified professional is versed and current in the BoK if they currently hold that certification.

* To ISSA defense, they realized this and was pursuing NCCA accreditation. However, they saw a market opportunity to compete against the NCCA, abandoned NCCA accreditation, and created the NBFE. I suspect that someday, when the NBFE finalizes their process, ISSA will become NBFE accredited and the days of take home open book tests will go away.

[believe7]

NPTI was the best experience ever!! I learned so much from the hands on school....all of my classmates had something totally different to bring to the table...and i learned so many different creative exercises. I think it is 100% worth the $6000!!! Let me know if you have an other questions about it.
Hope you go with it.
P.s. NPTI is nationally accredited above NASM.

[unauthorized]

TRY getting a job WITHOUT a Cert. from a company that is NCCA accredited.

Actually there are many trainers without a cert, that train in a gym. I Know of a couple who have been making a good living training people, without a certification.

[unauthorized]

NPTI was the best experience ever!! I learned so much from the hands on school....all of my classmates had something totally different to bring to the table...and i learned so many different creative exercises. I think it is 100% worth the $6000!!! Let me know if you have an other questions about it.
Hope you go with it.
P.s. NPTI is nationally accredited above NASM.

The best experience ever is actually having years of experience training a different variety of people. NO certification is worth $6000.

[dshinton]

They are NCCA accredited, now... I am currently a student

NPTI is NOT NCCA accredited. The sister company of NPTI, TWCC, is NCCA accredited and provides the A-CPT certification. All NPTI is saying is that a pre-requite for the TWCC cert is 500 hours of education and NPTI fulfills that requirement.

P.s. NPTI is nationally accredited above NASM.

Please explain what you mean by that. There is no ranking system for accreditation and as far as I can tell NPTI is not accredited by any agency.

[dtguy]

is it worth take the 6 month program?
any here takin it?
also how much it worth?

thanks[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't do it.. I went and everyone in my class came out of there hating that place. They seem to be all about the money. I'm sure it also depends on the location.You can message me if you'd like more details.

[LiquidDeath]

Take notice that basically the only people bashing the NPTI program have also never attended NPTI. If you are interested in a time efficient program and are wanting to actually LEARN to be an excellent trainer, NPTI is great. However if you are merely interested in getting a cert so you can get a job, or more interested in the long term college route, NPTI is not for you. I studied at the Orlando location and could not be happier with my investment. Our main textbook was for the NSCA CSCS certification, and our instructor was the founder of Velocity Sports Performance (among other notable industry accomplishments)... to imply that the NPTI program is sub par is completely inaccurate.

The best experience ever is actually having years of experience training a different variety of people. NO certification is worth $6000.

You'll learn why this is incorrect the first day of class. Time in a gym does not = safe, effective, program design mastery.

[fitfinn89]

thanks to everyone for there opionions and advice!, Im still iffy on it, has anyone attended the san diego or san francisco location?