CPT exams

[Ivanko]

For those of you who have taken the major CPT exams, which did you find the easiest and most relevant to actual personal training that goes on everyday in the gym? ACE, NSCA, ISSA, NASM, others?
I'm currently studying for the ASCM exam but thinking about taking another...

 

[monkeybizniz]

i thought the nasm was relatively easy, and the majority of the info covered is very practically applicable.

 

[omerta]

ACE

I got my ACE certification 12 years ago when I was in college but recently I just went online and got a current cert through AMFPT. All I need it for is insurance. Either you know what you are doing or you dont. A cert really just says that you know enough not to hurt someone you are training.

 

[ROCKEDUP]

I cannot speak for the others, but I thought NSCA was really tough.

 

[kalika]

studying for the NASM exam. I got it Nov 23rd and have 6 months to complete. All the PT at the gyms around here have that cert so I went with it.

 

[kalika]

For those of you who have taken the major CPT exams, which did you find the easiest and most relevant to actual personal training that goes on everyday in the gym? ACE, NSCA, ISSA, NASM, others?
I'm currently studying for the ASCM exam but thinking about taking another...

everyone is so safety conscious which is good, but my clients can hand up the bands. We are doing free weights, drop sets, super sets, and cables, machines. I'm going through NASM and it's good, but not what I expected so far..

 

[BIG EVIL42]

ACSM is the best and most respected certification but takes a lot of study time and hard work to pass. NASM run a close second but was much easier to prepare for.NASM seems to be what most large chain and franchise gyms like 24 hour fitness and Lifestyle Family Fitness want their trainers to have. As as far as the easiest one to pass, I'd have to say ISSA, I took it a few years ago to add another accreditted cert to my resume and passed it with zero study and prep fairly easy.

 

[kalika]

ACSM is the best and most respected certification but takes a lot of study time and hard work to pass. NASM run a close second but was much easier to prepare for.NASM seems to be what most large chain and franchise gyms like 24 hour fitness and Lifestyle Family Fitness want their trainers to have. As as far as the easiest one to pass, I'd have to say ISSA, I took it a few years ago to add another accreditted cert to my resume and passed it with zero study and prep fairly easy.

ISSA is open book correct?

 

[BIG EVIL42]

ISSA is open book correct?

YES