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Anonymous
any random 'personal training' certificate means absolutely nothing. do not put faith in them. they require a weekend's worth of study at most, usually less. the only one's worth their salt (remotely, we're talking personal trainers here...honestly, get a GED and a real job)
NASM (my cpt was in this back in teh day, interesting in terms of it corrective exercise progression for the masses),
ACSM ("academic" but i hate them for their ass backwards, last-to-realize-any-advancement techniques, also, their position statement on steroids were that they 'did nothing for athletic performance' this was in the 1980s btw...(15yrs after arnold hit the stage...). ACSM is unescapable however in the clinical setting (where i am). so if you have a heart attack, metabolic syndrome, suck at life, etc, you are going to get an ACSM prescription shoved down your throat.
NSCA (the 'official' certification in america. they publish the research journals here in the strength biz. got it wrapped up pretty tight too. they have the best research for the US as well, but that doesnt say much at all in the terms of S&C (Germany, ausfags, Russian, and candians are all very strong (nyuk nyuk) in this area)
this is not knock at OP (as he's at least IN college, and intends to be something moar..substantial), just perspective for /fit/
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