Supertraining

Anthony,

great to see you taking in all the info.Like I mentioned in my previous 
post there are many names out there that could provide you interesting 
information, Gambetta could be one of those. In terms of Louis Simmons 
being mentioned, the guy is a legend amongst powerlifters, but you have 
to ask yourself how many powerlifters you'll be training in a Sydney 
corporate environment or even moms and dads anywhere in Sydney. Also, 
There are many people in the fitness industry who link Simmons with 
steroid abuse; his training info many be worth looking into, but that 
knowledge need to be taken into account.

Having lived on 2 continents and having fitness qualifications from 3 
continents I can also tell you taht many o the names you will run into 
through the internet (mostly American) will not get you far with CEC's 
for fitness Australia. Filex will help you there ( couldn't make it this 
year) and I personally look for courses that will give me cec's for at 
least 2 or 3 of my certifications, just to avoid going overboard on 
unnecessary expenses.

Wayne Boesmans
www.physicalforte.com
Brisbane, QLD

Anthony Sharah wrote:
>
> Hi Wayne,
>
> Thanks for the long response. I appreciate it.
>
> I am going to go through each organisation that you have mentioned and 
> see what they have to offer. I did come across PTonthenet and have 
> been thinking about joining up for a month. I had a quick look around 
> and it seems very good. I just have to wait to I have a little free time.
>
> I have been using Strength training anatomy and find it very good, 
> particularly for one of my classes. I found it in the library.
>
> I have not heard of the other books, so I will be doing some searching 
> for them.
>
> You have included a lot of information here. Thanks for mentioning 
> these organisations and thanks for making the time to reply so thoroughly.
>
> Best wishes
> Anthony Sharah
> Sydney, Australia
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> Wayne Boesmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:wayne%40physicalforte.com>> wrote:
> Anthony,
>
> this is some information I recently posted on the forum of NSCA
> (National Strength and Conditioning Association)
>
> "To study for NSCA CPT, the minimum reading requirements should be the
> PT essentials pubished by NSCA. The essentials of strength and
> conditioning may be of further help to study for the exam. There are so
> many other books that will provide more information that may be relevant
> to the exam, but every exam question should be covered by the NSCA text
> books.
>
> The ACSM manuals are worth reading and should be part of any personal
> trainer's library. Not aware of the manual for kinesiology, so I can't
> comment on that one. Strength training anatomy may be a fun expansion to
> your library, but in my opinion will do little to increase your
> knowledge; the book covers only a basic selection of exercises including
> several that are considered to be unsafe.
>
> Some essential reading you should add to your library are:
> Designing resistance training programs (Fleck & Kraemer)
> Advanced fitness assessments & exercise prescription (Heyward)
> A good physiology book (I own a copy of Physiology of sport and exercise
> (Wilmore & Costill)
> For flexibility I'd recommend Michael Alter's Science of Flexibility &
> (exercise guide) Sport Stretch
> A good anatomy book (I own a pocket size "sesam anatomie atlas"
> originally a german textbook by Werner Kahle - personally I think it's
> just as good as Gray's anatomy at a fraction of the price)
> For nutrition I recommend Power Eating (Kleiner)
> I woud also recommend reading anything by Zatsiorsky and Bompa.
> For exercise selection there are various books available or the internet
> has a vast selection. www.exrx.net has been a long time favorite,
> www.ptonthenet.com keeps expanding their selection or just use a search
> engine.
> Depending on what you want to specialise in there are various other
> books you can look into, every year there seems to be a new selection of
> stuff that in many cases just keeps repeating what we already know.
>
> Shawn, when it comes to practical experience nothing will beat getting
> out there and doing it. With about 10 yrs experience (including
> management) I can tell you one of the biggest hurdles new PT's face is
> walking the floor. Getting out there and talking to people to get new
> clients, or as customer service (if you're a paid employee) can make
> even the most confident and outgoing person a very shy individual.
> Experience will also (re)teach you about training, how to improve
> things, optimize for each individual, how to talk to people, motivate
> them, learn new exercises, ...
>
> One of the biggest catch phrases in PT seminars is "they don't care how
> much you know, until they know how much you care". Personal training is
> so much more than what you can read in a book. If you have a bachelor,
> NSCA and get some experience under the wings of a veteran, you will know
> all you need to know to grow into a successful PT. Leave the MS, Dr and
> book knowledge to people who think that's important (which are not your
> average clients)"
>
> Most is relevant to your question. Paul Chek is very controversial, and
> remember he is just one opinion amongst many. Becoming a member of
> ptonthenet will put you on the track of who's who, but they also direct
> their thinking in a certain way. All depends where you come from
> yourself, what direction you want to follow. i.e. When I first started
> out (in Europe btw) I started with a great deal of information from
> muscle & fitness and such magazines. This also put me onto NSCA
> (www.nsca.com or www.nsca-cc.org) and ACSM (www.acsm.org). >From the
> internet (just starting out then) I took information from Dr Hatfield
> and Charles Staley, and through them ISSA. As mentioned above Zatsiorsky
> and Bompa are among my favorite reading as well. Because of my
> background in sports I was more inclined to take the NSCA certification.
> There are many more names and information to keep an eye on and I think
> the best way to learn is whenever you read something, check out the
> references they use; if you see a name or text or book referenced on a
> regular basis then it's probably worth looking into.
>
> Wayne Boesmans
> www.physicalforte.com
> Brisbane, QLD
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