Forum: Personal Trainers Section

i am 5'7"1/2 and weigh 280 pounds. my body fat is 27%. my lean body weight is 205 pounds. how would i look at my lean body weight?

Ok, just a quick rant... I'm working on getting my first certification, and I chose ISSA. It was my choice, and at the time, I felt it was the best for me. That being said, I am going to read each and every page of the book, do the practice test, read the book again, make notes; study them,...

Im taking it tommorrow, anyone take it? is it hard, what type questions are on there? where did you have trouble?

of becoming certified with NASM and was just wondering how the exam was for it? and the average pay ill get working for a club starting

I'm sure all of you have clients who just don't get it, when it comes to weight loss. They feel that a personal trainer is going to fix them 2-5 hours a week with just workouts alone. They just dont understand how important diet is. It's the most important part with being healthy and fit. They bust...

this woman called and wanted to talk about sessions so okay we set up an appt and she comes in; she's from india her english is fine but i think it's just understanding concepts... anyways she bascially sees prices and says oh no way.. so we offer a punch pass at our studio for our clients and...

I got it mo'fackers! It's all the rage! And I don't want any money! I'll have my grandma Aunt Jemima knit it directly into your jockstrap! Dont' dare go out on the town without my patented crotch stuffers! You're a female? So what!?!??! Everyone needs a bulging crotch goddammit! If you act now,...

Well, I just passed my NASM-CPT. Read the book once, watched the videos and studied notecards that I made myself. With that in mind, I have TONS of notecards w/ questions on the front and the answers on the back that someone else could probably put to good use. I have them organized by...

And it kicked my ass. We only had one day of practical training, but having never been to pilates or even seen it done I was totally un-prepared. Our instructor was great and made sure no one *cheated* on any movements. I was surprised to see that many other people that had taught Pilates or...

If there are any trainers in the Boston area, I would like to challenge them to train me. I have been 'seriously' workin out for over a year now and have seen nothing. maybe a slight pump but thats all. In my conclusion there must be something wrong with me but I really hope that I am wrong.I will...

My mom insists that it will be extremely difficult to make a decent living as one. I thought otherwise.. I figure everyone wants to be in shape, and there certainly is a gym or three in every city around -- wouldn't jobs be easy to get? Some of you PTs out there -- what do you make a year (if...

again, I work in a gym so a lot of this is gym-related. Since the creation of this subforum I've seen lots of informative threads however, I don't think we can do it justice if we don't also include some goofy threads for comic relief.I might come across as a bit upset but I'm as happy as a lark.....

Here's a formula you can use to get a rough idea of how many pounds of body fat one would have to lose to get to a certain bf percentage. simply take their lean mass and divide it by their desired lean mass percentage. So if a man is 200lbs at 20% bf his lean mass is 160lbs If he wants to...

Does anybody (personal trainers) uses assessment forms with their clients? If so, what do you include in the form?

So I am thinking about how I want to do this personal training and I was thinking I could maybe work in the gym during the day and have my own part time personal training business. Could you get fired for that?

I am 23 and want to get into a job that has to do with nutrition and or personal training. What is the best way to start doing this? Should I go back to school to get a degree in nutrition and/or exercise science? What kind of jobs can I get with either of those? Thanks for the help!

I am 3 wks away from becoming a fully qualified PT. My 1st "guinea pig" client is soooooo LAZY, I just don't know what to do with him! He weighs 122Kg, all of it in the gut and at 36, he is an early death waiting to happen.He insists he hasn't got time to work out (he leaves for work 4am and...

Did any of you see the last season of the show "Workout"? The one with that big buff model, Greg (I think that was his name). On the first episode, he's giving someone a workout, and starts doing situps and jump rope WITH THEM, and says how great personal training is because "while you're...

Hello everyone. I need some help/ advice. I've been lifting weights since I can remember. I've been on so many different stacks its not even funny. I am 175 and it seems I can't get any bigger. Can someone tell me why? Will rep...

From what I've learned in the past, they benefit from resistance training/weight bearing exercise. This is an older woman, mid sixties, that was fit and a runner twenty yrs ago. She does water aerobics now, and uses 2lb dumbells at home for bi curls. I started her on circut w/...

I was certified as a CPT in November of 2005 but allowed my certification to expire as I finished my degree in Business. Now I want it back to make money on the side so I got the Lifestyle & Weight Management textbook to take the online 50-question quiz on the website that would give me the CEC...

Hi everyone, I just got my NASM and I am going to have an interview at Lifetime Fitness. Im just wondering what kind of questions they ask you when you go to an interview as a Personal Trainer?? Thank you.

I am not a trainer but I work out with one who I absolutely love, he's the best. My problem is that I am going back to school and with finances being so tight I can't afford to see him 1-2 times a week like I do now. Is it ok to ask him if we can have a session once a month at the beginning of the...

Hey I'm aspring to be a CPT from ACE. I registered for the computerized test instead of the regular pencil and paper exam. Anyone here know the perks of taking a computerized exam rather than a paper test? Just curious, I am taking this in about 2 weeks.

Is there any way to combat the weight gain women get while on birth control?