Forum: Personal Trainers Section

Personal Trainer's to a client/customer, do you consider training Lat's as a back exercise or a shoulder exercise? I have heard some athlete's calling them shoulders but when I look up programs for myself, they are listed as back? Please clarify/your thoughts or professional opionion. ty!!

i did the CPT, but do any of you recommend the other programs they have? like the CES and PES? i didnt really like the testing for the CPT at all, so i think im just going to go with the other programs if recommended by people who have taken them. please let me know your opinions on all of...

im positing this here because I want some advice from someone who really knows what they are doing. How can I balance plyometric training with cardio and leg weight training? I have the goal of jumping a lot higher, and getting into great shape for basketball but I dont know what a good...

wow so i went to an interview at pure fit and GOT THE JOB! i am a personal trainer! The thing is I am very nervouse because I am not CERTIFIED! AHH Basically I will be shadowing a co-worker tomarrow for 2 hours then I have to take my boss through a work out next week, and I am very nervouse...

Any ideas to break out of a rut and spice up an hour long work out routine?

Not as funny as the stability ball barbell squat but... http://awkwardworkouts.com/

Can anybody give some feedback on working @ Fitness Together? They seemed really encouraging when I dropped off my resume yesterday.

I just can't seem to get the bar on my back in a comfortable manner. My wrists usually hurt and it just doesn't sit right on my back. Any idea how I can improve this? Maybe my wrists are just weak lol

I want to market some blocks of sessions as christmas presents Ive been trying to work on some posters but drawing a blank on how to advertise it and draw people in. Cant think of any good tag lines any ideas guys?

So I just got some cards printed out and on them I stated my name and all my info ETC. But as a little marketing thing i added "certified PI" (pain inflictor) do you think this might be a little too intense for some people and scare them off?

Hi guys, my client lost 100 lbs and of course his skin on abs is overflowing. Its nothing extreme, but he is not comfortable with it and I am trying to find some way to get rid of it (no surgery!). Do you have an experience with some kind of special cream or suplement? Thanks for all new...

Is this good? I'd think because you should have a sturdy floor that this would be bad form and could cause injury.

I have been thinking that I want to become a personal trainer, I love working out and tlaking about nutrition and fitness and I think I could really do this. I live in a small town, but I could commute to a bigger city to work at a gym, but I just dont know where to start. Help please...

Hello. Are there any of you out there? I'd like to get more info.

My friend works out there and doesn't have a cert which hes looking to get. He asked them what they accept and they say NASM only. Somehow this sounds like bunk to me because I know other people that worked there with other certs unless they started some sore of strict deal...I dont know why an...

So I've been working as an independent contractor for about 7 months now. I've just been titling my business as thomas the trainer personal training. Now I like calling my self thomas the trainer but I still have no set name for my business. I am located in the metro area of Salt Lake City...

I saw this article on the Consumerist.com. Creative, but not very moral. http://consumerist.com/5399038/bally-reps-drove-developmentally-disabled-man-to-gym-signed-him-up

i am studying for the nasm test. i ve been working out for 6 years. i would say that the gym is my second house, becaquse i love been there. but now that i am doing this course i feel like i don't know most of the things about exercises. do u guys follow everything the course shows u? like a...

Hey I have a (legitimate this time) question from this woman and I was wondering if I could get everyone's input.... a nice personal trainer case study activity....

Sorry to post this to the Personal Trainer area and not the Nutrition area, the question is for Personal Trainers. I am interested in possibly getting a certification in Nutrition and/or Sports Nutrition. I have surfed around and found one by ISSA that looked pretty good. They had one that...

From what I understand, the evaluator will want me to put them through a full body workout, 1 set per muscle group. All basic excercises. Should i be expecting any suprises? After that evaluation, I have my persoanl training evaluation, which I am sure is made up of a program for advanced people.

I'd been entertaining thoughts of applying to become a trainer at the gym I attend, or if going independent (preferred) setting up an arrangement to train there occasionally, or at very least getting paid for referrals of new members. However ... I'm getting a little worried about the stability...

I have some questions for those of you who are independent. 1) Did you incorporate and if so, when in your independent career did you do this? 2) Did you have a business name before you incorporated that you used? 3) If you're not incorporated, do you have a business name? Reps for...

Who has an NSCA book they want to sale OR ill trade my CSCS book?