Forum: Personal Trainers Section

Hello Fellow Fitness Experts, I will be obtaining my Personal Training Certification within the next few weeks and will be ready to take a leap into the wonderful world of fitness! I've already obtained my CPR, AED, and First Aid certs, just for knowledge sake. Just for a little more...

Hi everyone, I'm taking my trainer certification in two weeks and almost immediately following that I'm going to be a trainer at my gym. I have been training people unofficially at my gym for a few months now and every person I've trained has been happy with the results. The issue is that I'm...

Hello everyone, I just got certified about a month ago and was interviewed by Gold's Gym today. Since I don't have prior experience, I need your opinion on the pay. They told me that I would get paid 9$ per hour if I am not training anyone, but on the floor. If I am training a client, I would...

Does anyone have any idea if we can write off our services when we provide them at no cost for example writing off the few assessments we do. You may think this is a silly question put those assessments are a promotional tool we use, and if I am correct we can write things like that off, but I am...

Hey guys so i just got certified in a personal training diploma, this covers many training things such as Outdoor training Elderly training Sports conditioning Circuit training And some more i forgot Having a hard time Finding a job in the UK, any tips on how to find one? I have work...

Hi Guys, At my current gym where I work there are currently 8 PTs, and I was told there would be another one starting in January. So that will be 9. Now iv been told that there are around 3000 members at my gym. Not quite sure where this figure has come from, but anyway. Does anybody think...

Hi, I just got certified by AAAI/ISMA and want to apply for Personal Training jobs. I also have a spinning certification, but my background and degree are in Broadcast Journalism. I work at a gym now in Sales, not training. Any ideas on how to get another gym to hire me without training...

Thanks to the personal trainer development center this guide exist: http://www.theptdc.com/book-list/ I've finished reading most of that book list. which other books would you recomnend?

I recently got hired by Golds gym. But i have to pass a background check first. I am kind of nervous about this. I have a small misdemeanor on my record from 3 years ago. What do there background checks look for and what would disqualify me from this job?

I am stuck. I have looked high and low and I can NOT find how much weight I should start with. I have picked a transformation program and I'm motivated beyond belief! My first day is coming up and I have no idea how much weight I should be starting with!! Someone! Anyone! Please! I'm sure there is...

so im thinking about the nasm cpt self study course. I really am passionate about fitness have a pretty general understanding about fitness, form, nutrition, and what not, but dont claim to be a fitness guru. so my question is, is it really worth it like money wise to become a CPT and how hard is...

Hey guys so the good thing is that i wen't through these guys to become a personal trainer and almost qualified. Now i didn't get my master trainer through them as I've had trouble with the information they give you in the face to face lesson's as it's different to the books as the coaches always...

I'm getting my certification through NCSF. I ordered all of my books and they should be here next week. For those of you that have taken the test, what areas of study should I try to focus on the most? Do you have any other tips? Also, if any of you did the home study course, if I get my books...

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/spa/4770252830.html http://www.ziprecruiter.com/job/Part-Time-In-Home-Personal-Trainer/3d4b860e Hiring a part-time trainer in the Pittsburgh Area. Click the above links to find out the qualifications required. It is my first hire....which means it's the...

Hey guys, Not sure if this is the correct place to post this but I'm wondering if there are any female CSCS around who have successful careers? I was originally planning to go to medical school (just took the MCAT) to go into orthopedics to eventually work with athletes...and it recently dawned on...

Everyone has their own likes and dislikes in life and fitness is no exception. With regards to exercise only (excluding diet, sedentary, etc.) Who are those people with fitness habits you just CANNOT understand? I really just cannot understand some runners. The runners that either run in...

Hey guys, trying to knock out both my PES and CES currently, and was just wondering what you thought about them after getting them. So far a lot of if seems like re-teaching the material from the CPT program, but I am only halfway through the PES at the moment. Any advice on this going forward?

The reason is they don't teach mobility/posture stuff. If they taught stretches clients would be able to perform damn moves. For example, teaching thoracic(shoulder blade), hip and hamstring stretches clients can actually squat properly. There's no point teaching form if the client is coming from...

Want to develop shoulders and upper chest. Hit a plateau

Hi, Im sure there are CES on here. I tried the test once and failed it, not by a lot. Clock got me nervous so I blanked a bit. Anyway, are their quizzes at then end of each chapter a good way to prepare? I figured if I printed them out and read up on weaker areas the quizzes are similar to the...

Do you incorporate nutrition into your personal training programs with your clients? why or why not?

First of all thanks for reading this thread After 1.5 years of training, last year, around September, I started to focus on training my shoulders and Back because I felt they were lacking. After incorrectly adding a whole lot of pullps and a whole lot of lateral raises, I stated having problems...

Looking for some input from PTs.... I currently workout with a trainer that owns his own independent training facility (not really a gym, but he does 1/1 training). I've been a loyal customer for over a year now and I really enjoy going there. Would it be rude to ask for a discount? I'm...

Hello all my fellow personal trainers. How do you feel when a new (potential) client has NEVER worked out a day in their life, needs your help, but cannot afford 1 session let alone 10 or 20 for an effective package. I experienced this many times in the past and am curious how you would handle...

Has anyone successfully used Exerciseetc.com, and received your CEU's from your PT certifier? I need to look into furthering education, and these classes seem too good to be true. Thanks for the input!