Forum: Personal Trainers Section

Hey guys, i have a Certificate in Physical Education and I want to further my education but online would be the most appropriate place to do so. So i need to find a credible online degree program college that offer, Sport Science, exercise Science, Sports Pedagogy or Nutrition and Dieteics. Any...

I am going to get my personal trainer certification n I wanted to train at one of these gyms. My question to u is how does the pay n hours work? Do u work around your clients scheadul or does the gym make u go in a certain amount of hours or what? N does the gym pay u or u only make what the person...

Greetings, im from Pakistan and would like to pursue a certification in personal training and/or nutrition. i'd like to know if theres any way of getting certified online or through some distant learning program, cuz i dont see myself visiting the states anytime in the near future. how do i...

I read through a sticky on this personal training forum; which in turn led me to a website that compared the rates each personal training certification costs. After looking around on the website I came across online courses to become a certified personal trainer, these courses caught my attention...

So i have an interview for a trainer position at a Cardinal Fitness on tuesday, Im not sure as what i should wear to it since it being a gym. Do i wear dress pants and dress shirt? Or maybe some dark jeans and a dress shirt? Also i told to send my resume into the guy who hires all the trainers...

So i passed my Nesta Certification Test today....Feels so good to accomplish that! Reps for everyone!

I've been out of the personal training business for a few years, not out of practice just not in practice. Anyways, I'm building a home gym but not just any home gym. I own a 3000sqft insulated warehouse with 30' ceilings on my property. It used to be for heavy machinery, etc but now I've been...

I'm planning on getting certified with NASM so I have a few questions for those of you that have already completed this cert. 1) What materials are necessary in order to successfully pass the exam? 2) How much time should I put towards studying for the exam before I actually take it? 3) What...

I'm building my own webpage specifically for strength training for swimmers. I am still in the beginnings going to add more pictures and information but the overall layout is complete. Let me know what you think so far and give me feedback negative comment are welcome as long as they are...

hey guys, i live in canada and i want to be a personal trainer. i absolutely love everything about fitness. i just dont know... how to become one ? :$ what are the classes/courses i gotta take ? do i need college/uni ? i also wanna learn about nutrition, strength training, conditioning...

neglect to mention anything regarding diet and nutrition to their clients??

Hey, I am not a personal trainer but I would like to ask you all in the Personal Trainers Section a question. Have you ever had your clients ride a bike...my legs were sore from my leg workout and I thought I should ride my bike and work some of the soreness out of them. After I got back I did a...

I asked her how to measure my bodyfat expecting to learn a new method better than the cheap china calipers i picked up.... She was completely amazed by the sight of calipers and the concept of bodyfat. It was like she hadn't discovered fire yet.... Seriously what kind of a doctor doesn't know how...

Which one do you prefer? Which one is better if one is to migrate to Europe without already having a work permit?

Hey guys, i am reporting my CEUs for my CSCS and i had some questions. As i input all this information of my seminars, first aid renewal, and personal development (i am a PT). What is to stop people from lying and just entering false information instead of paying for the costly conferences and...

Is there anyone available to make me a plan based on my macros im looking for a plan to loose weight currently 20% body fat need to reduce to 13 / 12 % i know there might be a cost involved let me know your price.

I use to work out alot before i got married. now 4 years on im back on it, i have a free gym but also started collecting gym stuff for my home gym. i am 6.1" 30 years old and weigh 82.2kg my fat % is 17 as of the new year i have changed what i eat.

Any ideas on how to train for ranger school? I know is pretty physically and mentally demanding, I got a new client/friend who may get a slot for ranger school and was asking for my help, I was planning on training him 10-15 reps with drop set until muscle failure to be able to push him to his...

Hey guys and gals, I have been thinking of becoming a personal trainer. A lot of my job in the Marines is getting people overweight to get in our regulations for BF% or weight. I myself love fitness and nutrition life style. Now i would like to educate the rest of the world. But i am running into...

Hi all I've recently got back into lifting again and now I'm struggling with which path to take and dieting options, I'm 160lb's and 5ft9 and 23 years old with 20% bf, I would like to gain muscle and good definition but also get bigger as I feel my frame is too small, can anyone please give me some...

I'm looking to eventually obtain both my Canfitpro Nutrition and Wellness Certification, and my Personal Training Specialist. I only really have one question. Do you need to be a certain age to obtain your certifications?

Need as MUCH help as possible. Ok so last time I ever workout/jog/ even SWEAT Was September 2013. I sprained my knee due to a basketball league i played in, so I basically became a fat ass until My knee healed. So 7 months later(March is about to end so I'm going to start on April) I decided to...

Hello community, If you where an independent contractor, then what do you think would be a fair price to pay per training session at a training studio or gym? Would you prefer to pay a variable rate, (per training session) or would you prefer to pay a fixed flat rent? If rent how much is a...

What's up guys. Just graduated college and offered a job as a trainer today. The guy says he wants me to help run crossfit classes. I've been lifting about 4 years but never done any form of cross fit, don't really know anything about it. What should I really familiarize myself with? I mean is it...