How long to learn Nasm's material?

[SpencerWest]

I plan to sign up to get my cpt certification by nasm next month.. I already have flashcard for all the terms and am studying those.
To those who have been certified by nasm, how long did you study the material before taking the test? I want to get a general idea of the workload and time length it will take to actually get the certification.

[endlink]

I ordered the book they base the test off of. From what I read most studied the book for 8-10 weeks prior. Thats my plan as well. We'll see how it works.

[SIr RicCuS]

Check out bradsters stickied thread in this section for everything you'd ever want to know in regards to the NASM CPT. Lots a excellent information.

[JoeCannonMSCSCS]

It depends on where you are starting from. If you are starting from scratch (you only work yourself out), I'd say give yourself more than a month. I prepped for my NSCA cert for 3 months and that's with a BS degree under my belt.

If the NASM has a practice test you can take, take it and see how you do. that will give you and idea of how long you need to study.

Joe