best certified personal trainer certifications

[getbiggest]

Well im looking to become a certified personal trainer. Im curious as to what the best CPT programs are out there that are highly recognized and most likely to be hired by gyms.

 

[Pericles]

Nsca Cscs . Y? It actually requires a degree. Other most gyms accept Nasm which is garbage anyway

 

[D2]

ACSM OR ACE

Personal Training Certification School Comparison

 

[anarchocapitalist]

i hope this is not a career move but for some extra cash on the side.

anyways i would just ask some gyms in your area what they want to see from a personal trainer before you start taking on thousands of dollars of debt to be a trainer.

the most successful trainer at my gym, first he is a pipefitter which puts a roof over his head, but has no paper certs just a national level competitor.

 

[D2]

Or u might want the easy way out

AMERICAN MUSCLE & FITNESS

 

[Pusher]

Or u might want the easy way out

AMERICAN MUSCLE & FITNESS

most every gym will accept ACE, NASM, NCSF, and usually ISSA.

want quick and easy for insurance purposes? expertrating.com lol

 

[fitnesskatz]

I think more gyms recognize NASM but if u really serious want to learn NSCA both of them are serious organizations with test you actually have to pass

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[mrniceguy215]

nasm will get you a job as far as having a cert but its the most expensive. i offer cert prep if interested

 

[getbiggest]

I think more gyms recognize NASM but if u really serious want to learn NSCA both of them are serious organizations with test you actually have to pass

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this is the route I think i'm going to take. My end goals are to eventually open a gym after being a personal trainer at a gym in my area for a decent amount of time.

 

[fitnesskatz]

Good goal man but look at those 2 both highly reputable I've done both plus couple others that have Been mentioned but was a complete joke most of them long ur check clears u pass u don't want that research those 2 I mentioned

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[mrniceguy215]

this is the route I think i'm going to take. My end goals are to eventually open a gym after being a personal trainer at a gym in my area for a decent amount of time.

PM'd you bro

 

[fitnesskatz]

K

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[Big D84]

Ace is recognized by most and not too terribly expensive. Not the cheapest either

 

[Chris_Befoul]

Got mine through ACSM most recognized as far as I know and my local golds was going to pay me more than the other guys because it is a tough one to get.

 

[bbg420]

go 4 nasm

 

[Google&Pubmed]

It's really sad that some gyms will hire anybody with any certificate from anywhere as a personal trainer. A lot of those guys don't know jack shit.

As far as if this is a career move or not...it could be. Some guys in LA make hundreds an hour. In Austin a G4 trainer at Gold's gets paid $85/hour (of course Gold's takes a good bit of it away but he can easily take his customers with himself and quit).

 

[Pericles]

this is the route I think i'm going to take. My end goals are to eventually open a gym after being a personal trainer at a gym in my area for a decent amount of time.

You need to understand the business side before you even think about running your own facility. You will need more than just a few years of experience.

 

[bbg420]

nasm offers associate trainer ,which gives you gym experience with a certified personal trainer, package is 2000$ but worth it to me

 

[Pusher]

this is the route I think i'm going to take. My end goals are to eventually open a gym after being a personal trainer at a gym in my area for a decent amount of time.

don't do it dude.

unless it's a small crossfit-type studio, you're gonna lose money.

opening a gym is a bigger pain in the ass than you think it's gonna be... billing, memberships, training sales, equipment lease/buy, power bills, gas bills (heating), rent, insurance, taxes.

very, very hard to turn a profit... even if you're doing most the work yourself.

 

[bbg420]

don't do it dude.

unless it's a small crossfit-type studio, you're gonna lose money.

opening a gym is a bigger pain in the ass than you think it's gonna be... billing, memberships, training sales, equipment lease/buy, power bills, gas bills (heating), rent, insurance, taxes.

very, very hard to turn a profit... even if you're doing most the work yourself.

agree, I would just stick to the personal trainer idea