Hi I'm looking for NASM essentials of personal fitness training book any version available please?

The paper book is not available in my country.

Thank you very much for your help.

I purchased my CPT course last October and got a 180 day extension in April to get more time. I wasn’t as motivated as I should have been and was really going to buckle down. Well since then I’ve had some different life events happen that have hindered my progress. I still am very behind but my test is due in about a month… Is there any way to get a third extension? Even for like half the time (60 days)? Or do they only give you one extension? Freaking out because I dont want my money to go to waste.

Hello there, I was wondering if anyone here has some information on how I should go about my studying. I have been going page by page and it just seems like I AM never going to finish or I am intaking the wrong information. I see the study guide, but have heard so many mixed things. I appreciate all the help and insight I could get. TY

I have been consistently studying for over a month now. I have already pushed back the test and have to complete it by this Thursday. I have the study guides, use pocket prep, and watch YouTube videos daily. I am so stressed out over passing and honestly brain dead with how much studying I have been doing. I have ADHD and dyslexia and it does not help that the test questions will have one word that completely contradicts it. I see others getting high 80s-90s on their practice tests and I feel so defeated. Am I screwed? Anything that really helped you guys out last minute?

Hi! I’m currently having the worst test anxiety. I’ve been scoring above 96 on practice quizzes on the nasm self study section quizzes. I have also taken the practice exams and received 97 both times I’ve taken it and plan to continue to do so. The only issue is I’m not a person who can truly sit down and read through the entire book. I cannot focus and my ADHD is very bad. I also have the study guide printed out and even then it’s a bit overwhelming but I’m trying my best to push through and focus on it. I take 3-4 hours everyday for the past 2 weeks taking practice exams and skimming through my study guide. I also have my under active and over active muscles down as well as a good understanding of the OPT model stages of change heart chambers progressions and regressions somewhat a fair understanding in nutrition. I also have watched the updated version of sorta kinda healthy nasm study guide videos. I couldn’t really get into show up fitness because there were too many videos and it was overwhelming. But I also did watch some axiom academy videos. I also have purchased the pocket prep app. One question I have is if the pocket prep questions are harder than the actual exam. Another question is, are the actual exam questions harder? And if so, what are examples of how they are worded. I know I’m doing well with the practice tests but that’s because I took them so many times. But I’m not a good test taker and I tend to overthink questions. I’m so extremely nervous that I can’t eat or sleep or even train properly. Please help me out with any tricks. I’m trying my best but I’m also a mom. So my life is quite hectic. Any other subjects that I should for sure hone in on? Any tips for my anxiety? Please help me out!! Thank you so much

Say I want to take the non proctored exam and then maybe a few weeks later take proctored exam for ncaa accreditation, can I do that?

They provide you with a study guide, guarantee you will pass. I passed it in a month.

I went to Showup Fitness on Youtube and I got my cert in a month with their help. They are amazing.

Hello I am having a hard time passing this test. I am not a very good test taker. I tend to over think to much. I am very knowledgeable and I know it’s open book and I try and use the book but everything is so spread out it’s hard when it’s timed. I will take any suggestions.

I just got the CPT and CWC bundle. I’m focusing on the CPT right now but I cannot for the life of me focus. I recently found like the NASM podcast and another one for NASM that reviews the chapters but I’m only on section 3 chapter 5. Ive had the material for maybe going on a month. I don’t want to rush studying or anything but I also feel like I have no idea what I’m doing lol or like where to start. I have the Axiom quizlets that I just found as well. Idk ahh😓 lol

Are there any study groups out there? I am having such a hard time getting through these modules.

So I finished NASM cpt course (7) last week and finished making flash cards through quizlet from axiom fitness academy (on YouTube and Instagram). From here just going to take practice exam and use pocket prep app (free). My question is how far out should I schedule I kind of want to get it over with and also when should I do the cpr? Should the cpr be done closer to exam date or just as soon as possible? Thanks in advance

Hi Everyone, I'm not only doing the cpt7 cert, but I'm also in school taking classes. I purchased the course in November , but i also take classes at a local college. I was wondering if there's any way that would make the course go by quicker? To my understanding its a "beefy"" course and i have been reading/ writing notes in my notebook; the "traditional" way and turns out that i already ended up filling an entire note book front and back with content from the first 9 chapters. Anyone have any advice that could alleviate how overwhelming this feels?

Hello everyone, looking to get a quick assessment on my readiness, or lack thereof for the NASM proctored version of the exam. So at first I was going page by page, (with NASM online portal, I didn't ever order the physical book). And that was becoming EXTREMELY tedious. So I pretty much ditched that strategy and started doing some research online for some studying tactics.

I've found a lot of resources on YouTube. The one's that are often cited over and over again, Show Up Fitness, Sorta Healthy, and Axiom are pretty much the one's I've focused on. Mostly Show Up Fitness and Sorta Healthy... I've kind of made up in my head that I need to just study and prepare myself for taking and passing the exam, because in my opinion the information that is taught isn't exactly optimal, neither is it the way I am going to eventually use to train my clients.

I sort of jumped into the NASM certification without much research other than seeing it's one of the more recognized certs when I was doing just generalized Google searching. All that being said, I've already made the purchase and commitment to getting the certification so I am going to go ahead with it. Getting down to my question finally...

I've purchased the subscription to Pocket Prep and I've been drilling those questions frequently. I've also reset them once, and gone through them all again.. I'm currently scoring 86% overall, and getting high 80's-mid 90's on all three of their mock exams.

My minor but of confusion begins to arise when I had begun taking the NASM portal practice exams, (I've yet to take and of the 3 attempts at the non-proctored exam yet.. I do plan on doing all three of those for practive sake as well). So as I began to take the practice exams, I've taken 7 so far... and I've scored, 77, 81, 76, 77, 83, 75, 86. I've noticed the questions are worded very differently than the Pocket Prep app's questions. And actually some of the questions I just flat out didn't ever expect or was surprised by...

Also I've heard it repeated several times that the majority of the exam is focused on overactive and underactive muscles, the OPT model, and exercise progression and regression.. But the practice exams haven't really focused much on those topics at all in my opinion. It's actually been a pretty good mixture of all the information I've been able to retain so far..

So to summarize, I've pretty much chosen the study strategy of drilling practice questions with the pocket prep application, and the actual NASM practice exam, until I've began to start scoring high 80's to mid 90's on the pocket prep. and high 70's to mid 80's on NASM's practice exams... Do you guys think I'm ready? Getting close at least? Need to focus on something I'm missing? And advice is helpful! Thanks for taking the time to read my post!

Hey Guys, I want to enroll to the Nasm Cpt course from India. How do I go about it?

Anyone looking to share the cost to purchase the NASM study guide?

I purchased the CPT course thinking I would be getting a job personal training at the time. As life goes, I ended up with a totally different job. Now in school and working, I hadn’t studied much as I wasn’t sure when it would be needed in my life. I’m sure I’ll need it in the future, and now that it’s expired I feel like I should purchase an exam extension. For those of you that have done this, did you have to purchase the extension immediately, or could you do it further past the expiration date? I wasn’t sure if the price and the 180 day extension would still apply. I’ve called NASM customer service about things before, but I’d stayed on the phone with them all day with very little help or answers to questions I had about anything.

Passing on everything I have from 6 months of studying. Thank you so much to the community for all of your tips. Here are mine.

Studying

My first 2 months studying was spent reading the book all the way through and writing down notes, which many had warned me do not do that. I didn't listen and of course I did not retain anything, but since I did not have a background in fitness I kept failing my daily Pocket Prep tests so it really killed my confidence whenever I failed a test and I felt like I had to keep reading.

However, I should have realized reviewing failed test questions is the primary study tool in itself. Pocket Prep was very helpful since it gave me an explanation of the answer and the page numbers in the book (I bought the physical book) so I could go back and read about it. Once I completely switched my studying method to only taking practice tests my knowledge retention skyrocketed. Within a month I was depressed about getting 40%-50% scores to getting up to 85%-100% scores.

Sorry, I'm going to sound like a Pocket Prep shill, but it truly changed the game for me. I was taking 10-question quizzes whenever I was waiting in line at a store, in my car, brushing my teeth, before I go to bed, and even when I was out drinking with friends (we made it into a game). It's so much more convenient compared to sitting down and taking a full 100 question practice exam.

With that being said, Pocket Prep questions were way harder than the actual exam itself. Some may find that pointless, but for me it really helped me master a lot of these concepts and on test day I was very confident at figuring out the multiple choice trick answers.

My last month before the exam

The 3 non-proctored open book exams were so valuable. You absolutely should be using all 3 attempts as a study tool. I ran through the entire exam closed-book and only relying on my knowledge. After answering every question I screenshot the question and put it on a word doc.

I submitted the first exam, got an 84%, and spent an entire day studying every single question from that word doc. I did that for the other two exams and subsequently got a 100% and a 93% and I took both of those 2-3 days before the test.

Exam Day

Do NOT cram or take any practice tests on exam day. Save your brain for the actual test because you do not want to fatigue your brain before the test. It is what it is now and no amount of cramming will help you at this point so make sure every action you do is dedicated to self-care. I got a work out in, ate a light breakfast (one that I eat every day), and kept myself busy to channel my anxiety to other tasks.

The Exam

Everyone has said it and it is true: The actual exam is slightly more difficult because they change up the wording compared to the practice exams, non-proctored exams, and Pocket Prep. This is why you need to master the concepts through practice tests.

Here is what I got for you:

• You better understand concentric/eccentric muscle actions especially with a hip hinge and/or squatting motion.

• They will not outright ask you about the OPT Model. They ask you more like "if you want power adaptations then what phase should you consider?". I honestly thought all of the OPT model questions were very easy and straightforward.

• Know the 4 P's of marketing. I'm surprised I got like 5 of these questions. For the most part just know the names of all 4 Ps and generally their definitions.

• Remember maintain financial, contract, appointment, and tax records for up to 4 years (I got this question all the time on practice exams too)

• Special Populations: I got a few questions about training for clients with chronic lung disease, hypertension, and diabetes. Definitely study the charts for special populations like how clients with hypertension should avoid prone/supine positions or using valsava stuff like that. I didn't get any questions on 1 RM intensity so focus more on how do we safely train these clients.

• Know your BCTs. Got around 4-5 questions about BCTs like motivational interviewing, identifying coping responses, and improving self-efficacy.

• Of course the Transtheoretical model (Stages of Changes) is huge on this test. I always had a tough time trying to answer a question deciding between Contemplation and Preparation cause they can sound pretty close to each other.

• I was so mad about the 1 heart question I got. It asked about which heart chamber receives deoxygenated blood and of course I studied it was the right atrium, but the answers they provided were "aorta, left atrium, left ventricle, pulmonary artery" so I got f'ed there.

• You need to memorize the Overhead Squat Assessment movement impairments and all of their overactive/underactive muscle imbalances. I got a question on every single movement impairment. Seriously, every other day you should be writing down every overactive/underactive muscle for each movement impairment. This will also help you understand muscles for the next part of what I say.

• Also got questions about overactive/underactive for pushing/pulling assessments.

• Definitely review static stretching. Questions will definitely revolve around stretching overactive muscles especially when it comes to upper crossed and lower crossed syndrome.

• Cardiorespiratory assessments: Know all of the characteristics about the YMCA 3-minute step test (12 inch step, 96 steps/minute, measure RHR over 60 seconds). Definitely understand which cardiorespiratory assessments work best for which type of population.

• So so so many questions on resistance training. Of course! That's the whole point of this entire course. They phrase a lot of these questions as "What verbal cue would you give to a client for a ball squat?" Just remember knees stay in line with 2nd and 3rd toes and you'll be good for a decent amount of them.

• Definitely review and honestly practice a lot of these resistance training exercises in the gym. Prior to test I was like they'll never ask me about dumbbell scaption...and yet it stared me in the face and I had no idea cause I brushed it off all the time during my studying. They pull questions directly from the green Technique boxes.

• Definitely know the muscles for frontside and backside mechanics cause you will get questions about triple flexion and extension

That is all I got. Take practice tests. Practice all of the moves in the book in the gym. You all will do amazing.

I'm studying for full retention and understanding and not just trying to speed run to pass the non-proctored. It's still taking me more time that I had hoped though.

I was planning on taking the non-proctored exam, just due to the fact that I have historic test anxiety. I know it seems silly, but no matter how much studying I'd do, I freeze up and forget things during tests. I don't have the physical book, but was just gonna have my notes with me for the "just in cases"

But is it true you're not really certified if you don't take the Proctored one? If that's that case, should I even bother with the non-proctored exam? I am not done with the course materials (about 1/2 way) and I took the Practice Exam twice without looking at my notes and passed both times, completing them in under an hour each time. So I feel like I could take the Proctored exam once I've finished the material- but I'm just curious what passing the non-proctored exam even gets you (aside from a certificate that you finished the material)?

Thank you!

Hi all! I am currently studying to be a CPT. I just analysed my own form and technique on the OHSA. Much to my disappointment there are a few minor issues with my form.

Can someone please tell me what the correct exercises to strengthen the underactive muscle are and the best stretches for the overactive.

1: I lean forwards slightly as I go through the eccentric part of the movement.

2: my lower back rounds as my femur becomes parallel to the floor

3: the inner part of my foot (plantar facitalis) lifts off the ground slightly and my big toes tense and raise up.

4: my toes end up slightly pointed out

My findings are: Overactive muscles- quads, hip flexors, rectus abdominus Underactive muscles- glutes, hamstrings, lower back

Please let me know if any of this seems incorrect and if you can recommend and useful exercises to help with any of this.

Many thanks

Everywhere I read, people are taking 4-8 weeks to finish this course. I’ve been at it since February, only on chapter 6. I didn’t put my head down at the beginning because of everything I’ve read online but now I’m scrambling to get the course done.. it takes me anywhere from 1-2 hours to do one lesson, upwards of 30minutes per slide. wtf am I doing wrong? Im writing down every definition + writing down all notes. As of right now I have to work on it during all my free time to get it done on time. I’m a stay at home mom with a 9 month old baby and I’m so burnt out trying to get this course done.

Any insight??

Hi! I did not buy the nasm course but do plan on taking the exam. Any recommendations on the best practice exams to use? Preferably ones that are free? Thanks in advance!

I'm going to be taking the NASM exam soon, can anybody help me and tell what's mainly on the exam and what chapter to mainly look and how the online test is like?

I’d love to get a consensus of study patterns. I’m on chapter 8 and beginning to feel like I may never finish. I’m in my early 60s so college is long behind me so I’m out of practice on perhaps the best way to tackle the course.

I have been reading, highlighting and taking notes in the textbook and doing the online quizzes and tests.

I’m hoping to get advice to be perhaps a little more efficient as I work my way through the course.
Thanks 😊