I am currently studying John Parrillos Personal Trainers curriculum. I am scheduled to take the test in February.
Anyone else enrolled in a Personal Training curriculum or have their Personal Trainers Certification?
Dee
DEEDLYNN Wrote:I am currently studying John Parrillos Personal Trainers curriculum. I am scheduled to take the test in February.
Anyone else enrolled in a Personal Training curriculum or have their Personal Trainers Certification?
Dee
I'm a Certified Fitness Trainer. Cert is from ISSA (International Sports Sciences Association). Having a cert hasn't seemed to make much of a difference to my clients. Mostly they are impressed by what I know, not what anybody says I know. Nobody has ever asked to see my cert card or certificate.
On the higher education levels, the one that really matters is the CSCS Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist cert from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). If you plan on working with athletes at the collegiate level then that cert is a must if you're going to coach any strength and conditioning for sport.
Yeah, I'm guessing that no one really cares how I get the knowledge, just that I have it. Parrillos was a perfect place to start for me, because I was familiar with John Parrillo and his facility is only about 30 minutes from my home. So when I have to do the 2 day testing, I don't really have to travel.
I'm excited at all that I'm learning. I thought I really knew a lot about the body and how it works. I'm surprised at all I don't know.
Not sure what I want to do once I gain some knowledge, but it's definitely moving me towards an area of interest for me.
I doubt that I work towards trying to do something at the collegiate level. My interest more lies in helping the obese with fitness training and coaching pre-teens and teens in volleyball. I'm really just researching where my talents may lie...who knows. I think this was my first step in the journey of 1000 steps. LOL.
Do you do training full time? Work through a gym or independently?
Dee
DEEDLYNN Wrote:I doubt that I work towards trying to do something at the collegiate level. My interest more lies in helping the obese with fitness training and coaching pre-teens and teens in volleyball. I'm really just researching where my talents may lie...who knows. I think this was my first step in the journey of 1000 steps. LOL.
Do you do training full time? Work through a gym or independently?
Dee
Yes, this is my regular job and I work independently.
Three books that will make you a far better trainer than most:
Active Isolated Stretching by Aaron Mattes
and
Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe and Lon Kilgore
ONLY get the 2nd edition, a greatly modified and improved version from the excellent original.
and
Explosive Lifting for Sports by Harvey Newton
With the knowledge of these master teachers, you can help clients achieve and maintain optimum flexibility and strength for life.
Your volleyballers will benefit greatly if you learn to coach the modified Olympic lifts, the variations of the snatch and clean. Olympic weightlifters have vertical leaps better than those of any other athletes. Their training methods should be studied and copied by coaches of all other power sports. Throwing big chunks of iron around is surprisingly safe
IF you know how to do it right. Go learn from someone who has their CSCS and coaches power athletes daily.