which one should i go with? - Personal Trainer Community - Forum

[Which2choose]

Ive been studying for about 7 months through NASM and can't pass the test. I know my information inside and out, ive been working in gyms for 4 years now! I wanna be an independent personal trainer so I dont really care what cert. I get. I need lots of advice on which one has the easiest test. Im tired of waisting my money on a critical thinking test when its a field job, not an english major. Help the frustrated PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

[Joe Cannon MS CSCS]

Id say you dont want an easy test. you want a cert that teaches you what you need to know. I teach for a company called AAAI/ISMA. Ive had people attend who were NASM certified and they fail the AAAI test! I tend to teach certs based on rubber meets the road stuff - things youll need in the real world. I also like the NSCA-CPT exam. when I took it, I really liked how "real life" it was in terms of the information that was needed to be successful.

Joe