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NASM exam is not that hard

by Sam
(Fairfax, virginia)

First off, don't worry...the exam is not all that hard. I had never worked in a gym before and studied 4 months for the test, but was a full time student and had a part time job. So i probably spent 2-3 hours a week studying.

The test is a little harder than the practice exam, but not all that much harder. Make sure you know the the OPT model and the assessment chapter. There wasn't that much on functional anatomy.

All these horror stories you will read are from hot shots who think that they can skim the book and pass the test...not gonna happen

STEP ONE: read chapter one, and than do the study guide section that corresponds to chapter one...after that, watch the dvd segment for chapter one. Repeat this process for EVERY chapter.

STEP TWO: Skim over each chapter in the book.

STEP THREE: Go over the study guide sections for each chapter again.

Take the test...and ACE IT!

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NASM is not that hard anymore
by: Anonymous

I would just like to point out that NASM has completely changed the format of their study materials in the past few years. The first book NASM shipped me was almost four inches thick. FULL of information, I didn't know where to begin! 120 days was NOT enough to get through all of that.

So, fast forward a year (I decided the cert wasn't for me and didn't take the test), I decided I really wanted to finish it and try again. So I called to reopen my certification, and the customer service representative sent me a whole new set of study materials for a discounted price because she said they had had textbook writers and study specialists revise and update the material.

When the new book arrived, it was full of pictures, examples, demonstrations, outlines, and all kinds of useful study aides! Not only that, this time, the book is literally half the size of the old book! It looks as though those revisers went in there and took out all of the uneccesary information, and I guess there was a lot of it in the old version, and perhaps that's why only 65% would pass.

Now, studying for NASM is a breeze; I have it all outlined in the book, exactly what I need to know. Very to the point. The old book went all over the place.

So, those who said it was hard in the past were probably right. And those who say it's not as hard as everyone says are right too, in that the study materials have changed.

Good luck everyone!

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