The TRUTH About Personal Trainer Certifications!

[Nocturnis]

For all those who are looking into being a personal trainer and can decide which cert. to get here is some good info to help you. http://nicktumminello.com/2011/11/the-truth-about-personal-trainer-certifications/

http://www.theptdc.com/2011/11/top-personal-training-certifications-canada/

In my opinion its not the cert that matters but the amount of independent study you do. I know people who have no cert but are full of good solid training info and some that have a cert or two but seem like they get their info from fitness magazines.

My buddy hire a personal trainer to help him lose weight and the trainer told him to eat ramen without the flavor packet and a can a tuna for each meal. It's crazy how some people pay for such bad advice.

[smazzon1]

This is awesome thank you! I'm decided whether or not to pursue it in a couple of months.

And are you for real about that trainer? Dude should be fired.

[Nocturnis]

I am serious about that trainer. It was when we where in high school, it worked and he loss weight but was miserable all the time.

[SusieBlu]

My ex (who seemed to be a fan of fad, easy diet) was told by a relatively fit supervisor that to lose wait all he had to do was eat tuna for every meal. A long time after that I was still getting rid of the crappy cheap tuna he bought for his diet. Bad advice is everywhere. I am sure he would have lost weight if he actually followed the diet.

[Athaclena]

I have a friend who was recently certified. When he was getting ready to go through it, we had a nice long chat about my experience with various trainers. He was shocked when I told them most don't know bupkis about nutrition. Many know very little about physiology and ones that understand the interactions of hormones in the equation was non existent. And a trainer that had gotten fit after being fat and understood what that was like? Forget about it! He thought I was either kidding or just had a run of bad trainers.

Then he started his training - after tons of research he had done for himself during his journey of losing over 100 pounds. He was the only one who had ever needed to lose more than 25 lbs. The only one who had lived a sedentary life the majority of it. And as for physiology, nutrition, etc? Brushed over. He actually got more out of his training to receive his P90X Certified Coach certificate.

He seems to be doing well now that he's got all of his certs so he's "legal". I know I wouldn't hesitate to hire him!