NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training

Great book and in good condition; pleased with purchase for my study 👍🙂

Absolutely essential reading for any fitness professional - thoroughly recommended

Very helpfully to my job, would recommend it.

I received my NASM certification over 10 years ago when the book was no where near the size it is now. I've been working at an upscale club for most of my career, and a making a very dumb move- I let my certification expire! I considered changing things up a bit and getting another certification, but after all these years NASM is still the undisputed champ when it comes to leading the fitness industry. This book is HUGE and there is some new information to learn, and some old stuff to remember lol. But overall, you can't beat NASM. If I were to give one piece of critism, it would be the lack of education concerning the business and selling side of personal training. When I first started at my gym, I struggled for almost a year because I wasn't prepared that I'd have to be selling as well as training :-0 I never did sales before in my entire life and was very hesitant (and scared!) to be forced to sell personal training sessions in my club. I actually almost quit at one point from feeling so fustrated because I wanted to train clients, but could not "sell" anyone a pt package. That was almost ten years ago, and currently I am the head trainer at my gym- training 40+ hours a week, and I have a waiting list of members wanting to work with me. If you are new to the industry and plan on working in a health club, I implore you to read The Personal Training Sales Education Textbook: A simple and effective sales system designed specifically for the personal trainer in the health club. (Volume 1) . If it wasn't for this book, I don't know what I'd be doing with my life right now, no idea! In summary, get the NASM pt cert, because there is no better, and get a good book that teaches you how to sell personal training so it doesn't take you a year, like it did me, to figure out that you have to learn to sell to be successful in this industry.

Quiet a big amount of work to be learning lots to do before my exam but very insightful thus far

I ordered a new book, but it was used once.

Love it.

While I haven't had a chance to read the whole thing yet, I bought this book as I make my entry into the world of exercise science at community college. The section on orthopedic injury and older adults has been helpful in some research projects already. NSCA is a well respected organization and one that is very reliable. I know I'll be consulting this text again and again.

It is a fantastic textbook of personal training.

Brilliant resource