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Since 1987, the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) has been a global leader in providing evidence-based certifications and advanced credentials to health and fitness professionals. "NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training, Fourth Edition", continues to lead the way by providing the most comprehensive resource for aspiring personal trainers and other health and fitness professionals. Based on NASM's proprietary Optimum Performance Training (OPT[trademark]) model, you will learn a systematic approach to program design with exercise program guidelines and variables; protocols for building stabilization, strength, and power programs; guidance on how to build a clientele through professional development; and, more! By following the techniques in this book, you will gain the information, insight, and inspiration you need to change the world as a health and fitness professional. This text is a recommended resource for the NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) certification. The NASM CPT certification is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This was a gift for a personal trainer starting out in his new profession who had had the book recommended to him by his college. It comes highly recommended by fitness instructors generally (even from my husband's gym) and our friend was thrilled to receive it. It is, by all accounts, one of the best books of its type in the market.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
NASM Textbook and Certification- Still the Industry Standard
12 April 2012
Format:Hardcover
What I like about NASM's certification program for personal trainers is that they teach you to work on not just strength but flexibility, balance, nutrition, and the mindset of the client.
It's an integrated and whole body approach that allows all parts of the body to get fit before adding lots of pounds to their resistance training. It hasn't only helped me as a personal trainer advance through the ranks of my club, but also has given me the tools to really make some incredible changes in some of my clients (the willing one's anyways!).
If there were one criticism for this particular textbook, and really the certification in general, it would be the lack of emphasis on anything to do with selling yourself to clients. I found it especially difficult when I first started training in a club environment because I had never had a sales job, nor ever really wanted one.
I think a good addition to this textbook would be a book or program designed to help trainers (like myself) who have a true passion for health and fitness but not a very good handle on the sales and marketing part of it. I read a book called The Personal Training Sales Education Textbook: A simple and effective sales system designed specifically for the personal trainer in the health club. about six months into my career as a personal trainer, and have got to say it really opened my eyes to the fact that, yes this is sales but in order to be successful as a personal trainer I didn't have to give into the high pressured sales techniques that my first manager initially trained me on.
There are ways to communicate the value of personal training by linking the benefits of training (or more to the point, the positive feelings one experiences when someone reaches their goals) and to do it so that can convince themselves that training is something worth paying for. I guess you would call it "soft" or "indirect" selling.
I would say to anyone new to this business to first get the NASM book and certification for the reasons I outlined above, there really is no better, and then also find yourself a solid resource that teaches you how to sell personal training and more importantly, how to communicate the value of personal training and then position yourself and your services as the best solution to helping them reach their goals.
It's an integrated and whole body approach that allows all parts of the body to get fit before adding lots of pounds to their resistance training. It hasn't only helped me as a personal trainer advance through the ranks of my club, but also has given me the tools to really make some incredible changes in some of my clients (the willing one's anyways!).
If there were one criticism for this particular textbook, and really the certification in general, it would be the lack of emphasis on anything to do with selling yourself to clients. I found it especially difficult when I first started training in a club environment because I had never had a sales job, nor ever really wanted one.
I think a good addition to this textbook would be a book or program designed to help trainers (like myself) who have a true passion for health and fitness but not a very good handle on the sales and marketing part of it. I read a book called The Personal Training Sales Education Textbook: A simple and effective sales system designed specifically for the personal trainer in the health club. about six months into my career as a personal trainer, and have got to say it really opened my eyes to the fact that, yes this is sales but in order to be successful as a personal trainer I didn't have to give into the high pressured sales techniques that my first manager initially trained me on.
There are ways to communicate the value of personal training by linking the benefits of training (or more to the point, the positive feelings one experiences when someone reaches their goals) and to do it so that can convince themselves that training is something worth paying for. I guess you would call it "soft" or "indirect" selling.
I would say to anyone new to this business to first get the NASM book and certification for the reasons I outlined above, there really is no better, and then also find yourself a solid resource that teaches you how to sell personal training and more importantly, how to communicate the value of personal training and then position yourself and your services as the best solution to helping them reach their goals.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Essential for aspiring Personal Trainers
11 Dec 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The NASM: CPT course at this present time is arguably the best overall personal trainer program out there.
I just received my book a few days ago, and I'm aspiring to be a personal trainer after years of lifting myself.
I must say I thought I knew a lot before, but my knowledge doesn't even scratch the surface of what is expected of you by the NASM team.
PHENOMENAL book split up into 4 major sections:
+Fundamentals of Human Movement science
+Assessments, Training Concepts, and Program Design
+Nutrition and Supplementation
+Client Interaction and Professional Development
It's a 623 page book (including appendix) and is truly great even for just expanding your knowledge of training alone.
I can't wait to get started, I'm hoping to hit it hard and get it done during my winter break and I'll make an update once I get there.
(Doesn't hurt to mention also that buying the book on amazon is your best bet if you're unsure like me about becoming a personal trainer. If you buy it from NASM they force bundle it with the exam right away which you have to take 180 days after purchase [or upon receiving it, one of the two]. Also the book came in excellent and crisp condition so no worries there!)
Overall: The potential for this book is excellent, can't wait to get started and I will update my progress most likely Mid-January.
Hope this helps!
I just received my book a few days ago, and I'm aspiring to be a personal trainer after years of lifting myself.
I must say I thought I knew a lot before, but my knowledge doesn't even scratch the surface of what is expected of you by the NASM team.
PHENOMENAL book split up into 4 major sections:
+Fundamentals of Human Movement science
+Assessments, Training Concepts, and Program Design
+Nutrition and Supplementation
+Client Interaction and Professional Development
It's a 623 page book (including appendix) and is truly great even for just expanding your knowledge of training alone.
I can't wait to get started, I'm hoping to hit it hard and get it done during my winter break and I'll make an update once I get there.
(Doesn't hurt to mention also that buying the book on amazon is your best bet if you're unsure like me about becoming a personal trainer. If you buy it from NASM they force bundle it with the exam right away which you have to take 180 days after purchase [or upon receiving it, one of the two]. Also the book came in excellent and crisp condition so no worries there!)
Overall: The potential for this book is excellent, can't wait to get started and I will update my progress most likely Mid-January.
Hope this helps!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Basic Review
11 Mar 2012
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Well, the book is very good; however we can always ask for more! I got the latest version - well organized, clear and covers every aspect of being a personal trainer. I worked as a personal trainer for a few years, but got out after a while. However, I kept myself up to date throughout the years and wanted to "refresh" my knowledge so I got the book; and yes some things have changed (so it was worth my money). Topics that you would need to extend upon (as the book covers them briefly) are: Nutrition and dieting (well, you can even get a certification on these topics so that explains my comment); endurance training, heart rate based training and so forth. Again, the book is not the problem - I am just saying that you can find books solely on those subjects and as a personal trainer you could benefit by increasing your knowledge on those areas. I assume the book is geared toward passing the CPT exam, so it covers topics related to their own certification and what is to be a personal trainer (plenty of examples, diagrams, templates and so forth). I was certified through ISSA and the material is pretty similar; regardless you will need to buy more books - one book will not cut it (with that said, this book should be part of your fitness collection and provides great fundamentals) - I tried the digital version - really good too.
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