How much anatomy?

[pearjas]

Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum. I am interested in tackling the personal trainer certification from NASM (yes, I know not an easy task necessarily from what I read). I know they are coming out with a new book in November, so I'm waiting for the new book to come out. In the meantime, I was told to buy an anatomy book, which I have done, and brush up on some anatomy. The book that I'm going through right now deals with so many different things - muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, etc - it's just a memorizing game. I know none of this info can hurt me, but I guess my question is how much anatomy do you need to know? Should I even be going through this book? I've looked at "practice test" questions and generally see 1-2 anatomy questions... maybe at most... I'm just making sure I'm not wasting my time and focusing on something that can help!

 

[ivansdukes]

I'd guess that she's around 165. She's very tall, so she's the average weight. If she were 200, she'd be way overweight.

 

[Carlito1974]

Kinesiology and exercise physiology would be more appropriate in my opinion. Anatomy is covered to some degree in all the certification books, but to a lesser degree. When I took my ISSA exam it was rarely covered and it's also rarely covered in their text book. A really good book to buy however is The Complete Book of Personal Training by Douglas S. Brooks. This book covers quite a bit, but it still won't cover everything the NASM book would. At the very least though you'd have a good understanding of what personal training is. Best of luck!