jpfitness
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I have always done pretty well in my chosen career. I was "lucky" enough to get lots of press coverage early on (you have to be creative when you are broke to start with and don't have any money with which to advertise). I have always been very results driven so I have had a high success rate with my clients, and I built a reputation for being professional and fun. I went after the business niche rather than jump into the saturated and low-paying market of training bodybuilders or other fitness competitors. The bodybuilders/trainers in my city actually used to tease me for going out on my own like I did, wondering how I would get any clients without having even competed in a bodybuilding contest, let alone not winning one. What they didn't realize is that that was the VERY REASON people came to me. Most people don't want to be trained by some narcissistic, out-of-work aspiring actor who trains part time. They want someone well educated who listens to their needs and has realistic expectations. Our atmosphere now favors people who would probably feel quite uncomfortable in your typical Powerhouse Gym-type club... I like to consider our place a little "oasis" from that type of club. Don't let that fool you though... It is not a little foo-foo club where a bunch of snobs gather and try to exercise without breaking a sweat. This place exists for one reason alone... TO GET ITS MEMBERS FIT! It looks like a nice gleaming corporate fitness center, but to the trained eye (of a strength coach/trainer) it has real substance (lots of squat racks, heavy dumbbells, bands, chains, etc.).
Anyway, I didn't mean to go on so much. Didn't realize what a can of worms you opened up, huh? You know what they say, every overnight success was 20 years in the making. Well, I have been at this for 16 years now, so I am just about due!
Anyway, I didn't mean to go on so much. Didn't realize what a can of worms you opened up, huh? You know what they say, every overnight success was 20 years in the making. Well, I have been at this for 16 years now, so I am just about due!
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Jp you seem like a smart guy and you have worked really hard for what you have accomplished. I can see that you have had the last laugh. This might sound stupid but in one of your replys back to me you mentioned I think it was CSCS(I Think). Correct me if I'm wrong. Anyways I have never heard of that before. What exactly is that? People are always telling me to get certified by the College of Sports Medicine. They say that's the best. What do you think! Oh and by the way dont worry you look about twenty years old in that picture. Way to go!
Jp you seem like a smart guy and you have worked really hard for what you have accomplished. I can see that you have had the last laugh.
This might sound stupid but in one of your replys back to me you mentioned I think it was CSCS(I Think). Correct me if I'm wrong. Anyways I have never heard of that before. What exactly is that? People are always telling me to get certified by the College of Sports Medicine. They say that's the best. What do you think! Oh and by the way dont worry you look about twenty years old in that picture. Way to go!Rachel,
CSCS is better than ACSM in my opinion. I still like ACSM certs, but in my experience, hiring CSCS's I have found that they have higher practical application skills. NSCA (the National Strength and Conditioning Association) has the CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) certification, which is no slouch of a test to pass either, let me tell you. Read most of your fitness magazines and look at people's credentials though, and you will see that more of them are CSCS's because that is one of the preferred certs out there. You have to have a degree just to sit for the test.
CSCS is better than ACSM in my opinion. I still like ACSM certs, but in my experience, hiring CSCS's I have found that they have higher practical application skills. NSCA (the National Strength and Conditioning Association) has the CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) certification, which is no slouch of a test to pass either, let me tell you. Read most of your fitness magazines and look at people's credentials though, and you will see that more of them are CSCS's because that is one of the preferred certs out there. You have to have a degree just to sit for the test.