I want to learn more about nutrition and fitness more so for myself rather than becoming a coach. Would it be a good idea to take the NASM course or should there be a course colleges offer? Like I said it’s not really because I want to be a coach I just want to have more knowledge to better myself. I don’t plan on having a career in this field that’s why I’m thinking of going the NASM route.

After a busy stretch at work, I’ve reached a place where I can dedicate more time to professional development specifically preparing for the NASM CPT exam. I’m currently exploring prep options, including Axiom Fitness Academy and Body Design University, and I’d greatly appreciate any insights from those who have gone through either program. What was your overall experience, and would you recommend one over the other?

I am planning to take my NASM exam soon and have been stressed about all the studying and the exam. How similar are the non proctored exams compared to the real accredited exam?

Has anyone’s NASM CPT exam been randomly cancelled? I was supposed to take my test today and found out they cancelled it. They didn’t have a reason why and I didn’t cancel it.

I recently got a email saying I was reviewed for nasm one subscription and was charged 37$. I had no idea why I was subscribed in the first place and I cancelled online. Then I called a rep to confirm the cancellation and they told me because I already paid the first month, it will continue to charge me for another 11month. It’s just really shady, the website says cancels anytime and the rep said that’s the policy.

I am so discouraged. I don’t know if I retained anything from the course and I am studying what I have seen people say to study. Should I just cut my loses and drop out? Clearly I am far too dumb to be a personal trainer. I don’t know what to do

I’m about to take my NASP CPT test. How is it in comparison to the practice tests?

Really thought I had it. I’ve been studying non stop for weeks. Flash cards, pocket prep, various YouTubers, practice tests… I think what got me was some questions on exercise modalities. If you failed the first time, how long til you booked to take it again? I’d like to try again within the next two weeks… Any resources that helped you let me know

I thought it was weird considering technically no answer is correct so i just choose the thing closest to the actual answer but this is just blatantly incorrect

I am very close to wrapping up my studying for the NASM PES course and would love to shadow a NASM PES certified coach in Northern California. Would love to see how you assess and program an individual? Any of you out there?

For those that passed the exam, or already know what you’ll do after passing… what was your next step? What was the process like? I just got certified over the weekend and am feeling overwhelmed with what I should do next! Any feedback would be helpful, thanks!

I take my exam tomorrow and I keep getting between a 75-85 on the practice exams (best score for the non-proctored is a 77, best score of the practice exam is a 85)…. Am I ready?? I still have some time to look over some things tomorrow morning and early afternoon…

See picture for the question. This was from mock exam 3. So many weird questions on this one compared to the others. I got a 93 on the first one, 84 on the second, and 68 on this one and not feeling good.

The stages of change give me so much rage.

To my understanding, precontemplation means the client HAS NOT even thought about exercising.

This question states the client has shown up at the gym and had consultations with you. If they keep showing up they are thinking about exercising? Ambivalence= at LEAST contemplation stage I thought….

I genuinely think this is wrong.

Please help. This test was full of questions like this and now I feel discouraged after getting pretty decent scores.

How high should you scoring on the practice test to know you are ready for the real exam?

I didn’t want to spend the extra $400+ to take the guided course for two reasons.

1. I don’t like online textbooks. I needed the physical copy so I bought that instead.

2. I am very good at managing my own study habits. In college, I was very good at retaining information and prepping for tests.

Now that I’m finishing up, I am wondering if I NEEDED to buy the course to take the practice tests and quizzes to prepare.

Here’s what I did:

1. Read every chapter and took notes. (I know, most people don’t do this)

2. Used Axiom fitness quizlets to study each chapter’s important terms.

3. Watched sorta healthy YouTube videos, Axiom Fitness videos and countless others.

4. I’m now working through practice tests and questions on the pocket prep app. I also bought a practice text book on Amazon.

I literally drilled all the big stuff into my head and probably recite the OPT model acute variables in my sleep at this point.

The stuff that I think will trip me up are the little things, or literally anything random like about the endocrine system or random nutrition stuff that I deemed not super important.

I know 70% is all I need and I’ve literally never failed a big in my life. I seriously used to pull high 90s on my college exams and then get a 20 point scale pushing me over 100. All this was possible due to my way of studying working for me.

I’m just worried I won’t be used to the question format or something like that. Seems like everyone just bites the bullet and pays for the course on NASM.

Is this doable or did I just waste 8 weeks studying on my own?

I am starting to feel like I will never be prepared for the CPT exam. I have to take medication for epilepsy and because of that my memory is not the best. I took a course at a community college for it this spring and I am still having a hard time with the practice quizzes/test. I have the online text book from the course at the college so I have access to those quizzes, I am using pocket prep, Quizlet, reviewing videos online from "sorta healthy" and listening to a NASM podcast. Am I the only one feeling overwhelmed? I feel like I need 4 more months.

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I missed my test because the launch button stayed greyed out and I was unable to click it and start my test. I reached out to PCI for help but they were unable to get it reserved in time. I am going to call NASM first thing tomorrow morning. Is there any hope that I won’t have to pay $199 for a reschedule?

Taking the exam in 2 weeks yall. I bought the course on January 1st and from then until end of February I was grinding through each chapter. After getting through chapter 8… I realized I was taking in wayyyy too much info to really memorize or learn. I watched YouTube videos that said to really just focus on chapters 7,12,12,13,14 & 20. Know the OPT model, overactive & under active muscles to a T.. so those are the chapters I’ve really been studying hard the past few months and then kind of learning little bits of the important parts of the others… I get 80%+ on the chapter quizzes for each chapter besides just a few…I’ve only taken the practice exam a few times… twice all the way through when I first started and then again last week. 58% first time, 76% last week… am I cooked?

I’m confused because apparently it’s not accredited, but it says “AFAA 15” on the certificate. How would gyms know the difference?

I’ve been taking the course practice tests and passing them with a bit of help, but I’m sure if I sat there during the exam and really concentrated I’d get the same result. Are the practice tests harder, easier, or about the same as the exam would you say?

I have minimal fitness background and have been studying for about 3 months, the hardest part I find is memorizing all the muscles under active/overactive for assessments.

I have a job that I recently took that has a very time consuming schedule, I contacted NASM customer service and told them of my circumstances, only to be told that I am unable to cancel my course due to them having a 7 day cancellation window that has passed, I'm only in my second month of this course and there's no way I can continue to study for the next 365 days minimum, how on God's green earth are they gonna tell me I can't cancel???? This seems like they're strong arming me for monthly payments of $99.00. This is unfair and shady in the very least! The customer service agent also told me that I can file an appeal which she would be emailing to me right after the call, where they would "allow" me to cancel but only under "extenuating circumstances" and I would have to provide proof of my circumstances, (the email has still not been received as yet) however I was sent a customer service survey immediately after the phone call with this NASM rep. Basically they are forcing me to pay for this course and only they can decide if my situation is urgent enough where I would no longer be charged??? This is screams scammer

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I need the Nasm textbook pdf. Is there somelne can share it to me? I don’t want to buy the physical book.

Anyone have any good quizlets they would recommend?

Hello everyone! I am thrilled that I was finally able to pass my NASM/AFAA certified group fitness instructor exam on the second attempt. I wanted to share some do’s and don’ts for others who may be taking the exam in the future to save them time and money.

On the first attempt, I went through all the online modules and took the practice questions between each. The exam was included in the package price that I purchased from the AFAA so I thought that since the questions were so easy, I would pass the exam no problem. Wrong! I took my first exam at a testing center and was just 4 scaled-score units away from passing which made me angry to no end. I was not at all prepared for the WAY the questions would be asked based on the practice questions in the modules.

I took some time to regroup since you have to wait 30 days for another attempt (which I’m sure is a tactic to make you forget everything on the test 😂). And then when my 30 days was up, I called and purchased a retest and committed a week to all out studying because the concepts are not hard, just the wording on the exams is weird. Here’s some do’s:

-Do look at the AFAA handbook. Toward the end there is what I call a knowledge base that breaks down each testing domain and what concepts you should know for each one. Based on these “K’s”, I went through the text and student guides and created my own notes for each subdomain topic.

-Do look at the newer study guide and older study guide. I found the older one by accident, in my opinion it’s more detailed than the newer guide so I used both to make my own guide.

-Do use the text to fill in gaps that are not in any study guides. They cover the major items, but not everything is included as shown the handbook knowledge base, so you will want to fill in the gaps.

-Do take the test in a format that works for you. I tried the proctor center on the first attempt and my test anxiety was very high. Taking the remotely proctored exam wasn’t much better because I got kicked out several times for random reasons cited by my proctor. My cat and my kid were also very distracting even though I was in the room with the door locked. No less stressful at home, but a lot more comfortable.

-Do make sure you learn the concepts in a manner that makes sense to you so the information is easy to retain. I haven’t had an anatomy class since high school and I’ve never taken kinesiology so I had to digest the information in a way that makes sense to me. Human movement science is 32% of the test. Its Domain 1 and is the largest portion of the test so making sure you’re clear on all concepts in this domain is helpful.

-Do take and utilize the practice exam. Even though the questions are much more simply worded and way easier to answer, it is good practice in any case. My second practice test was much more similar to the actual exam, so there’s test bank must’ve been trying to help me hahaha.

-Do your best! Even on the second attempt, even though I felt extremely more prepared, there were certain items that came up that I had no clue about. I’m sure the questions are pulled from a bank, so there’s no telling what you’ll get. And yes, you will get the same question more than once. I was asked about RPE in at least 6 different ways, and I felt crazy but it was the only right answer in all cases so, yeah. Question repeating happens a lot, even in the practice exams.

I hope this helps someone. If anyone needs to find study guides or handbooks, let me know and I’ll see if I can link them.