I'm currently smack dab in the middle of the big book - just seeing who else is out there too!
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04-30-2008, 10:37 AM #1
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05-01-2008, 06:21 AM #4
I'm an exercise science major and I have been working in fitness since I was 18...so about 4 years. I crammed for 3 weeks and then passed the test. They ask some crazy questions but if you read the book and take notes and then review it a day or two before you go in there you should be well prepared. I missed a lot of points on the application or simulation section. Be sure to go to the ACE website if you are taking it online and learn what they are asking for. I'm pretty sure there is a powerpoint simulation that I found to be extremely helpful.
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05-01-2008, 03:27 PM #5
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Ok cool...
Heeh, my BA is computer science, so I don't have the background you do - so I'm seeing a lot of this (anatomy etc.) for the first time... and taking a lot of time with it as you may expect. I think I may have found the case study simulation on the ACE site - and surpisingly did very well on it... I wish they had about a dozen of them!
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05-01-2008, 03:31 PM #6
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05-02-2008, 10:46 PM #10
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wow...
you're starting off better than I did then - I haven't had to seriously think about human anatomy since... 10th grade - which is longer ago than I care to think about. Since then its been all chemistry, physics, computer science - so I'm having to learn or re-learn a lot of the anatomy and hard science parts of it, but thats ok, because I like that stuff too!
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05-03-2008, 11:12 PM #11
My weak point was evaluation. I got nervous and recommended everyone go see a doctor before exercising. Which is funny because in real life I hardly ever do that.
But it's a great test and great training. I got two other certs before that and they were basically a matter of memorizing the muscles and some exercises. I felt the ACE test really helped me in looking at the big picture.
And I went on to get the ACE Lifestyles and Weight Management cert.
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05-04-2008, 03:07 PM #12
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ok, cool!
I saw your post in another thread - good to hear I'm working towards something nice Sometimes there seems to be an endless stream of info! As for the evaluations, I've been practicing those on some of my friends and made up "clients" hopefully that will help some!
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05-04-2008, 03:49 PM #14
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First 4 chapters....
I called the ACE hotline a little while back because I got bogged down in the first 4 chapters, same problem as you, the non-exercise-science-background. The nice person on the phone suggested to keep going, but review a portion of the body along with each new chapter - to break it up as you go along, and then after a few more chapters, re-read the first 4 as a lot of the info there comes together later in the book
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05-04-2008, 05:00 PM #15
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05-06-2008, 11:34 AM #17
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I am a little over half way too!
It's a lot of info eh? Geez, I gave up for a few months after making it through the first 4 chapters, I thought I couldn't do it. Then picked it back up and was like "wow, MUCH easier, maybe I can do this". Email me if you want to study together or whatever! babiegirlinco@aol.com Good luck!
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05-06-2008, 12:05 PM #18
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So far so good!
I just finished chapter one!!! I've a PT for about 10 years, but never got certified. Now I have a really good client base, so i've decided to open a personal training business. That's why I'm getting certified. If anyone wants to study online together or share studying tips, i'm interested.
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05-06-2008, 12:24 PM #19
I remember when I went in to take the test. My book was all highlighted up, the spine cracked and some of the pages were even on the verge of falling out. So there I am, trying to cram in a few final facts when another girl came in and opened her book to page 1. Her book looked pristine - no marks at all. I think I could even smell the new book smell. I often wonder if she passed or not.
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05-06-2008, 05:18 PM #20
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