Developing the Knowledge Base for the Certified Personal Trainer
by Robert C. Linkul, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, RCPT*D, FNSCA
Personal Training Quarterly
January 2015
Vol 3, Issue 1
With each experience of training a new client comes an opportunity to research, consult, and learn something new. The career-driven personal trainer will learn from their mistakes, build on their successes, and utilize their knowledge base with each new client they encounter.
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This article originally appeared in Personal Training Quarterly (PTQ)—a quarterly publication for NSCA Members designed specifically for the personal trainer. Discover easy-to-read, research-based articles that take your training knowledge further with Nutrition, Programming, and Personal Business Development columns in each quarterly, electronic issue. Read more articles from PTQ »
References
1. Clayton, N, Drake, J, Larking, S, Linkul, R, Martino, M, Nutting, M, and Tumminello, N. Foundations of Fitness Programming. NSCA Publication. 6-8, 2015.
2. Coburn, J, and Malek, MH. NSCA’s Essentials of Personal Training. (2nd ed.) Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 147-149, 2012.
3. Eckert, R, and Snarr, R. Scope of practice - Nutrition and the personal trainer. NSCA Personal Training Quarterly 1(3): 10-14, 2014.
4. Kompf, J, Nadolsky, S, and Tumminello, N. The scope of practice for personal trainers. NSCA Personal Training Quarterly 1(4): 4-9, 2014.
5. Mikeska, D. A SWOT analysis of the scope of practice for personal trainers. NSCA Personal Training Quarterly 2(1): 22-27, 2014.
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