[King Kabuki]

Exactly, but he wasn't that way before he started training them. Now he tap-dances the line. Like that episode of South Park. lol

[johnnynoname]

tap dance the line- that's just scary

[judge4100]

Has anyone watched the shoe "The Gym" on FitTV? The trainers on the show seem to obsess over thier certifications. Like the one chick trainer was trying to give another trainer advice and she was like, "I have eight certifications, so I know what I am talking about."

[physicaltherapy]

where does the cscs certification stand as far as credibility?

http://www.nsca-lift.org/certification.shtml

I'm studying for it now.

[King Kabuki]

CSCS is good. Some of the NFL's trainers have it.

Has anyone watched the shoe "The Gym" on FitTV? The trainers on the show seem to obsess over thier certifications. Like the one chick trainer was trying to give another trainer advice and she was like, "I have eight certifications, so I know what I am talking about."

There's a difference between having them in the case that someone questions your credibility, and having them handy to show off like a scout merit badge.

[Evilsteez]

I remember going to the gym at Uni after being off for a year. I was assigned to a personal trainer who was "new". He gave me a full body workout routine that worked the muscle groups in nonsensical order with random sets, reps and weights and extremely short rest periods. For instance 6 sets of 6 bicep curls with 60kg but then having squats for 3 sets and only 40kg. I questioned his knowledge and after arguing a poor case told him to fuck off and work with the overweight women in the gym. A week later he commented that I hadn't got any bigger than last week and that his methods were better than mine. What a tool.

[King Kabuki]

A week later he commented that I hadn't got any bigger than last week and that his methods were better than mine.

I think this is the funniest part of that post. Oh yes, because week-to-week you should show INCREDIBLE gains and cuts. Spot-on training will always result in this, anyone who cannot accomplish it just sucks.

[JeremiahBailey]

All you have to do to be ISSA certified is read a book and take a test. I know two people who have done it and both say it is pretty much a joke.

[King Kabuki]

All you have to do to be ISSA certified is read a book and take a test. I know two people who have done it and both say it is pretty much a joke.

I know more than two "trainers" who haven't even done that, and more than two websites where you don't need to read anything, the test is geared toward where you will not fail. By mentioning ISSA and then Certification by the Strength and Conditioning Association I was just mainly covering the scope from halfway credible online (ISSA) to more than credible where you actually have to log classroom hours yearly (requried by the Strengh and Conditioning Association).

[Nate Pringle]

Look for a certification program that has a "practical" portion ie not just questions and answers. Better certifications usally have an evaluation process with a test client to observe one's ability to actually personally train.