Quote (RewtheBrave @ Sep 27 2016 07:52pm)
Interesting, most Canadians cert through CanFitPro, which I don't recommend to anyone either.
It's a decent cert but it's not exactly a requirement. You can find a gym that won't need it (or any cert, some gyms recognize that not everyone has the $, education, inclination to cert, and yet people can live and breathe and train without it). Or do your own thing and dodge certs forever. My personal recommendation would be to get something cheap and that doesn't need any renewals. There are some certs like that.
One of my buddies used these guys, for example:
http://www.expertrating.com/personal-trainer-certification.aspDouble-check if you want, but I think it's cheap, non-renewing, and fully online.
Where you're really going to learn is by doing your own research and of course through experience. I know for a fact that you're a smart enough person to be a great trainer if you put time and effort into it. The biggest benefits of the expensive cert programs are that you can attend some good conferences and of course the name of your cert will be easily recognized; it will aid employability in many but definitely not all places. Also, many gyms do their own certs so that's something to check if you have a place you like near you that does that.
I mainly want to get it for furthering my own education, but having the certification would be nice to have as well.
I actually met with the Buffalo Bills strength and conditioning guy and he recommended me getting CSCS certified as soon as possible.
Quote (rlebar @ Sep 28 2016 03:18am)
CanFitPro is a joke. Anyone with an ounce of knowledge knows that but there has to be some sort of standard I guess. Something that the average person can shoot for.
CSCS is more geared toward sport specific training. It's good to have along with a masters of physiotherapy if you wanted to be a pro sports team trainer/physiotherapist or something specialized. That'd be a pretty cool career actually.
Yeah basically what you said.
I currently have a bachelors in biotech and am on my way to a second bachelors in exercise science or skipping that and going straight into the doctorate of physical therapy program. It all depends on if I get accepted into the DPT program or not.
The ultimate goal for me is athletic rehabilitation, possibly strength and conditioning for a sports team if I'm lucky enough to land in that position.
Quote (LUDOVIC @ Sep 28 2016 08:38am)
i have nasm and cscs, i am about the let them expire though
How did you study for the CSCS? Just read the textbook? Or did you buy the whole package that comes with all the different study guides?