Anybody here ACE certified?

[mt]

ACE is now the easiest certification to get in the world of personal training. Others are your ACSM and NASM certifications. I believe the NASM is the toughest to achieve. A good route to go is get those while going to school, snag your bachelors and then become a CSCS. (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist)

I already went to college with an engineering major. Don't really want to go back. Just looking at something I think I'd enjoy when I retire in a few years. BTW, I check out of some the sample tests for ACE. Here was one of the question:

Which CANNOT be used by the body as an energy source during a high intensity weight training session?
a) Protein
b) Carbohydrates
c) Fats/Lipds
d) Vitamins.

Of course I answered vitamins as vitamins provide no energy, no calories. But I was marked off wrong and they gave the correct answer as Protein. WTF? There a couple of more that were either inaccurate or simply wrong. I think they charge $200 to take the test.

 

[RickO'Shea]

I actually remember that question. Yeah it's not wrong actually....got me the first time too. Yes there are a lot of questions out there like it on the test. I believe you had to score a 75% or higher to pass. So you're in Redondo huh? I'm only 40min away in Surf City dude.

 

[juanderlei]

ACE is now the easiest certification to get in the world of personal training. Others are your ACSM and NASM certifications. I believe the NASM is the toughest to achieve. A good route to go is get those while going to school, snag your bachelors and then become a CSCS. (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist)

Back when I got my ACE certification in '98 I believe it was one of the most reputable and difficult to obtain.

I haven't done any personal training since probably '98 or '99 so I have no idea how the industry views it now.

 

[SpyWizard]

NFPT

certification.. accepted internationally and the continuation credits are free of cost and can be done on line..

you can get the cert via a workshop or at home study..

It really depends on what you want to do with the certification.. if you just want to be a trainer, this is a good starting point but once you start down the path the real answer is you just keep adding them as you go..

if collegiate or professional teams is what you want an degree preferably a masters is the way to go, but if that's what you want get a nutritionist degree, it's more useful and you get paid more money..