For those of you that keep up with the coming’s and going’s of the fitness industry then you’ve surely heard about Coach Michael Boyle being banned by the National Strength and Conditioning Association from speaking at their events. This was pretty shocking news because of all that Coach Boyle has contributed to this industry and the respect he has among his peers. Now there is more news coming out about how the NSCA has actually decided to stop approving courses by Boyle and therefore not honoring the CEU’s that a professional would earn from these courses. Now to me not asking someone to speak at conferences anymore is one thing, but deciding to not honor courses that 3 months ago were held in high esteem is ridiculous.
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The National Academy of Sports Medicine is widely considered to be among the elite organizations in the health and fitness industry. Their Certified Personal Trainer course is pretty much accepted at any gym across the country as a base certification to train clients. As a NASM CPT I can personally say that I was very happy with the exam, and would definitely recommend it to other trainers in need of a certification.
With the knowledge of the testing procedure and material for the CPT it was a natural progression for me to move on to their Performance Enhancement Specialist Certification. I had a discount and payment plan offered which made choosing the PES over the NSCA CSCS course a no brainer. As it turns out the PES didn’t quite turn out to be what I thought it would.
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