Advice on how to become a trainer?

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Hey all, I know there is a similar thread to this, but the advice was largely to take physiology related college courses. I'm almost done with my Com degree, and my schedule's locked up. I want to add personal training to my skill set ( I coach football). What's the best/quickest way to go about this? I've seen internet courses but I have no idea what the accredition standards are. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks.
 
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"What's the best/quickest way..." The best way, or the quickest way? They are polar opposites. If all you want is a certificate so you can call yourself a trainer, then take the quick way. If you are serious about being a real trainer, start with a real education (Kin, ex.phys, etc.) then get certified after.
 
The best way and Quick ways on becoming a personal trainer

Here are two articles I wrote that you can read about being a personal trainer.



Some of the quicker accredited certs are: ISSA and NASM... they are also two of the better ones.

you don't want to do a cert that is reconized otherwise it will be tougher to get a job.

Read the articles for the best and what I reccomend on that.

Scott White
Fitness Expert
Personal Trainer
 
you can check out WITS.
Up and coming cert. 6 weeks long. 15 hours of lecture, 15 hours of hands-on/practical. Exam for lecture and practical and a 20 hour intenrship.

I teach for them, so let me know if you have any questions and check out
 
Those are great articles, Scott. Really compiles things nicely.

I would add one thing, which may or may not even be feasible for you, Buck. As a health club owner, I don't particularly care about which cert a trainer has as long as they have one. That is just to even be worth my time to interview. Beyond that they just have to impress my socks off with their training knowledge. Sadly, I have found myself immenently disappointed with the local crop. Looks like Arizona has a lot more to choose from, based on looking at Scott's site.

I do have a preference for CSCS, but I rarely find it. It is the gold standard in the industry. I tend to prefer it to ACSM, which is the other top contender. Most of that is based on very philosophical differences between the two. I have some funny stories about that, but I'll reserve that to another thread. Suffice it to say that I think they are just better prepared to become effective personal trainers if I am looking solely at their certification (which I don't anyway).

I also wrote an article on selecting a trainer... It is aimed more at the consumer, but there is a lot of application for you in there too as a potential trainer, to see what more discerning customers are looking for. Just know that trainers really are a dime a dozen right now. Many people just think it is a cool thing to do but aren't serious enough or professionally minded enough to make it a viable career. Once you're certified, don't become a "guru"... stay a student and learn as much as you can as often as you can. Passion for this field is like a beacon in the sea of trainers out there.

Best of luck to you.
 
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