Are any of you a PERSONAL TRAINER w/ out certification?

[mike peters]

If so how did you get by w/ out being certified? Also if you work for a gym did they hire you w/ being certified? I was about to register for my ACE exam and that's when I found out that I have to be CPR certified. That puts me back. It takes a while until the exam dates come again. I want to make that money now since a certification isn't shit, but good for insurance reasons. Hit me w/ some info bro's

 

[mike peters]

bump

 

[bignate73]

after that little tidbit of fantasy.......

yes a cert makes a difference. in your PEER'S eyes as well as some clients. a trainer without a cert is usually a newbie, regardless of how well they train themselves. as for marketing yourself and telling about your diet, if you get into the business and are "advising" clients about thier diet or worse, writing one out and they get fucked up....youre screwed. get a lawyer. you are not a registered dietician and can make no such suggestions, period. ACE would have taught you that.

the reason a trainer may boss his clients around and has tons of them is simple.....the people either a)get results, b)want that type of treatment c) he's arrogant but damn good. its not a high cert that allows him to do that, unless he is giving his clients something in return. word of mouth travels fast in a gym and everyone is always watching so if hes that way but his clients are changing, he'll do well.

ps....the physique works well to draw people in as potential clients but if you cant talk the talk, it doesnt matter how you walk the walk. in actuality, some clients (especially those needing alot of help) dont even want a trainer with the perfect body. that makes them even more self concious. i know many trainers with sub par physiques but are a wealth of experience and information. i cant hold a candle to some of the info they have, but at the same time, they may lack some of the people skills that i may have. so its a tradeoff of knowledge, psychiatry and coaching that will ensure success.

wait for the cert, get some credibility, then go for it.

 

[chillin408]

Hey, sorry I deleted my post, because I knew it was a load of crude. I don't know anything about the system.
I was just bored.

That sounds like crude...about you have to be an RD or you cannot make decesions. Most of These RD's give more harmful diets than anyone I know. THe system sucks.

By the way, I deleted the post before you responded. I must have deleted it while you were writing.

 

[bignate73]

LOL. hehe. thats cool. now it looks like i talk to myself.....which i, in fact, do.

yeah theres a fine line for dieticians, some are good some are bad. just like trainers but the thing is, they could probably recommend an exercise, but we cant really recommend a diet, because people can take anything written down as a "prescription" and thus use it against the trainer. recommendations for protein intake etc is cool but making a full on diet for someone is a no go unless you have an actual audited program. the gym im at does so we have to follow strict tolerances for pro/carb/fat ratios as well as vit/ mineral intake and safe calorie ranges.

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

Peters,

first you want to move to Florida, then maybe Atlanta, now you want to be a trainer.

My suggestion is do none of the above, unless your end goal is to end up broke and living in a shit hole.

 

[Big Buck]

Nate,
what certifications do you think are the best? I've thought about personal training on the side

 

[liftsiron]

Look up the Am red cross or the Am heart assoc. they both offer frequent CPR classes. If you can get clients who will pay you you can be a personel trainer w/o certifaction. Certs. are a good marketing tool however, NASM has one of the best programs.

 

[rudedawg]

bignate

LOL. hehe. thats cool. now it looks like i talk to myself.....which i, in fact, do.

yeah theres a fine line for dieticians, some are good some are bad. just like trainers but the thing is, they could probably recommend an exercise, but we cant really recommend a diet, because people can take anything written down as a "prescription" and thus use it against the trainer. recommendations for protein intake etc is cool but making a full on diet for someone is a no go unless you have an actual audited program. the gym im at does so we have to follow strict tolerances for pro/carb/fat ratios as well as vit/ mineral intake and safe calorie ranges.

What if you have them sign a disclaimer? Wouldn't that take away your liability?

 

[mike peters]

first you want to move to Florida, then maybe Atlanta, now you want to be a trainer.

My suggestion is do none of the above, unless your end goal is to end up broke and living in a shit hole.

Thanx for being concerned. I'm also the Mike Peters who lived in Europe, posted questions about Italy, Spain, Greece and Thailand-mission complete. I've been to school for personal training and also had clients in the past. I just need to get certified. I'm a telecommunications technician. I asked questions about those cities because I sent resumes there and want more info about the areas. I'm also a stripper and have other hussle, so me being broke/I'll tell my Mom to shoot me first. Peace