Thread: Training Certifications and shit

Invite all your GILF/MILFs over, maybe have them go to the multipurpose room at the 55 community center... put them through a workout and charge them each $5.

GICH!!!

Notable certifications -

Become an ACE-certified personal trainer and maintain your personal training certification with the American Council on Exercise. Also offering, Group Fitness Instructor, Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant and Advanced Health and Fitness Spec

Personal Trainer Certification, Fitness Certification | NASM

ACSM | For the Exercise Sciences and Clinical Sports Medicine

ACE is probably the most widely recognized for US gyms.

One thing about getting a cert and training at particular gym, if you are planning to work within a commercial gym like Gold's or 24 Hr, they usually promote a certain style of training which may not necessarily go w/ what you have done / known in your own experience. My personal observations of trainers at my various gyms - none of them look like they actually train and they all love swinging kettlebells around on a BOSU ball. I rarely see any of their clients make any significant progress and most of us who do actually train (i.e. for competition, have a clue) just stare at them and go wtf?? I've had more people come up to me and ask me about training while standing right next to the trainers from my gyms. I don't have a cert and I work a regular day job that doesn't allow me to train people easily (I.e. on their schedule), and I'm always neck deep in my own contest prep so I don't train other people. But these are the frustrations I think I would encounter.

The question is are you able to sell yourself, fit within the requirements of the gym you are working at, and enjoy the time you put into it? The trainers I've seen who are the most successful are those who work well w/ people and have fun / make it fun for their clients. Otherwise it just ends up being counting reps for fat people while you listen to them whine about how fat they are and how much they don't want to give up eating.

Originally Posted by sassy69

The question is are you able to sell yourself

Oh! must resist smartass comment............

The question is are you able to sell yourself

Well, I've had pretty good luck with the 45+ divorcee segment.

Actually, I have a lot of folks come up and ask me about training all the time and I agree that many of the trainers look like they hardly w/o at all. I wonder what kind of $ is involved also. Guess I can find that out from the gym. I'm really just looking for some good part time work while doing this MSN program.

Think I will look into the ACE cert.

Is this a good bundle to use for test prep?

http://www.acefitness.org/acestore/p...on-manual.aspx

Goddam i'm with sassy. Training is so different when you're training someone else. It can turn into a babysitting/psychology program. And lets face it, most gyms suck ass at mass training programs. This is why I can't train full time. I'm not gonna put somebody through the kettle ball shit and bosu ball and ab machine and universal machine cable curls and smith machine squats, etc., etc.

And with all due respect, getting people asking you about training, and keeping clients are two different things. But I mean if you can get a 45 dollar deal here and there go for it. I don't get out of bed for less than 500 prepaid credit card or check.

But hey go for what you want. I'm not certified and I tell people that all the certified trainers I know suck. Then I ask them what would you rather have a person that has a piece of paper but never does any extra research. Or a person who has been training and studying half of my life.

^agreed, I always wanted to just study and learn more about the processes of muscle building, and never actually train people until others suggested that I really should. ANd if I can make some more money part time I'd love to.
Most importantly though, the working with others will just help me learn more and more, and lead to further questions I will ave to answer through extra research..which is what really draws me.

I was looking at the ACE certification as well, but about .com lists other certifications, I would post the link but I can't since I don't have enough posts. But check that out they list quite a few

I went and found the largest, most jerked fucker in the gym and harrassed him until he agreed to train me . .

. . he's independent to the actual gym, has a limited number of clients and refuses to train anyone who aint serious

. . . you could be that jerked fucker Roids

Werd! I just figure a lot of less informed folks (the old people you see with clipboards, fat undersirable fuckers, New Year's Resolutioners, etc) just assume that a cert means something and expect you to be cert'd b4 they'll hire you. I reckon a lot of it is perception.

Does anyone know how the job market is for trainers right now?

I'm in a warm climate and we have trainers with clients every afternoon in our local parks..its all good until the humidity is 90% & the temperature is about the same, lol..

Group exercise is big down here...

Gears, you should consider the porn industry . . . I believe you would hit a niche market with your special interests

I hold ACE and NASM certifications. My first college degree was in Corporate Fitness and Business. Of the two, I thought NASM was more challenging, due to the focus on Anatomy and Physiology and Kinesiology. It never hurts to have to have multiple certifications, along with a competitive background in either bodybuilding or powerlifting. I also managed health clubs while working as a trainer as it can be pretty difficult to make a living in the world of personal trainng without a lot of time invested and a variety of experience. Many trainers these days are woefully undereducated to the point of being dangerous to people. If you are qualified, and can relate to all types of people with all kinds of goals, you will be much more successful. Clients come in all shapes and sizes...

Its one thing to think in terms of what you would say to someone if they asked you abotu training, or if people ask you a lot about training - you're still looking to get into the business of making money in a gym - that is not the same as if i were to help someone prep for a show. Some gyms require that you work thru them as opposed to you being whatever trainer and working in their gym w/ your own clients. That's usually the first thing you need to work out. The gyms like Golds, Bally's, 24 Hr, etc have their own trainers and may either not allow other trainers to train in their facilities or require you to pay a certain amount per month to train your own clients there. And then within that gym you want to train in, you might have to follow their protocol (e.g. w/ bosu balls, kettleebells, etc.) because that is what THEY are selling. These are the things you have to consider - you are putting yourself into the position of Selling Training Product as opposed to sharing your expansive experience w/ others for money.

These are the things to consider - you are now in the industry of SELLING and not trainign.

Originally Posted by tkxii

I was looking at the ACE certification as well, but about .com lists other certifications, I would post the link but I can't since I don't have enough posts. But check that out they list quite a few

You could spell it out.

Dub dub dub ironmagazine forums dot com, for example.