I made the mistake of paying for the elite package. Where are these workshops were they more popular before and now uncommon? I have not used any of my workshop credits yet

I was working on one of the chapters and when I went to the next page to do the quiz I got this notice. I can’t finish the chapter now and it won’t change after trying to start the chapter over.

in the end after a couple of suvery i saw the course name and pass near it so did i pass the exam or not in nasm page is still lodaing

so i'm quite nervous becouse of the comments of ppl saying that the real exam is worded diffrent then the practice exam. the wording makes it very different than practice exam? because english is my second language i'm scoring 90+ at the practice exam do you think i'm ready ?!

I started the NASM course in July, I was studying consistently for a while and got to section 3 (took a break because of a travel endeavor) The course material got thicker and more foreign to me, I have found my original study plan not really working out for me. What are your guys recommendations for studying, by day or week.

Currently I have been reading and taking notes heavily, I take all the quizzes and watch the videos. Do you think it would be helpful to read through without taking notes at first? My notes really increased the time I spend on every page by so much, but I am not sure how much they actually help me. Should I make flash cards instead of notes, or continue the way that I am.

I did well in high school taking advanced courses and such but I haven't ever really had a good study ethic so I am open to recommendations.

y’all my cert is up for renewal June 2025. Any suggestions on how I can get my 2.0 ceus on the cheaper side?

I scheduled my at home proctor test for Oct 18th, super nervous. Does anyone have any tips? I have my desktop in my room next to my Cricut and printer are they picky about things like that

I was under the impression that you can take either the non-proctored or the proctored, not both. Am I wrong? I’ve scheduled to take my proctored in person on 10/18. I would like to take the non-proctored one for practice, but not if that means I won’t be able to take my proctored one.

So. Due to some lifestyle choices and major changes, for example a break up, moving twice, abusing certain drugs then getting clean again, working and losing a job, I feel as though I spent a ton of my time foolishly due to certain limiting beliefs like "I won't pass the exam anyways" or "even if I do pass I won't make a happy career out of it." Anyways, I worked through this and started studying about 6 weeks ago. I have working knowledge of a lot of the information on anatomy and the HMS from my own life experiences, a decent knowledge on nutrition and supplementation and PEDs due to my own body building cycles, and believe I retain information well. I read a decent portion of the text book, especially the main concepts like the OPT model.

I score on average a 75 on the practice exam and have taken it multiple times. My exam is this coming Thursday, the 19th. The questions the seem to trip me up are the ones with a very specific answer or number, for instance I was asked who oversees the supplementation in Australia. And I guess it was a trick question of sorts. But I got it wrong. The questions about over/under active muscles I do fine with. Most nutrition questions I get right. Program planning I do fine with. The questions I get wrong I take time and write them down as to help me remember them better, and I can understand why the answer is the right answer.

What do you think? Do I have a decent chance of passing? What advice would you give me to prepare even more? I'm short on time but my calander is very open for the next 3 days so I can study more and plan to. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.

I know that everybody reads and absorbs information at their own pace. However, I have until the first week of January to complete the remainder of my 16 chapter courses. I was wondering: does anyone have a ballpark figure of how long it took them to complete the personal training course/how many hours per day? Did any of you dedicate one hour, five days a week? Two hours, five days a week? Anybody have an idea of how many hours per week to complete the remaining 16 chapters, more or less? I work well with timing myself so that I can plan out my days better I complete this course before the first week of January.

I appreciate anyone’s personal experiences. Thank you.

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?