NCSF Certification Journey - Part 2

by Nancy

Reflections on Personal Trainer Training: Part 1

It's been over a month since I've written. Wow, that went fast. I'm finding it harder and harder to keep up with the NCSF reading for a few reasons:

-Work has been busier than normal
-I've been traveling a bit
-It's Springtime so schedule is naturally busier and there is more going on
-The NCSF material is still pretty technical-- it's like studying for an Anatomy 500 exam or something!

But nevertheless, I've been tackling it whenever possible. I've found that reading somewhere with an ambiance but limited personal distractions (like Starbucks instead of my apartment for instance) is helpful. Depending on how tired I am when I study, I get frustrated with the technicalities of the material and wonder when some of this will ever be useful, and/or if I will remember any of it after the exam. I am a big supporter of learning as much as possible about the human body and I consider myself a fairly receptive person with academic material, but this stuff is REALLY hard to follow at times.

On the up side, I read a chapter where I got to explore the "do's" and "don'ts" of positioning during weight lifting and found that I already knew some of the bad habits and corrections because I am an avid power yogi and I realized how much I've been taught about correct positioning through all my yoga workouts. So that was encouraging! Also, it was cool to learn about those things I DIDN'T already know too: )

I'm also excited to learn more about the nutritional components-- coming up in the next chapters of the book/study guide.

I go to Vegas on May 3rd for the 2-day workshop so I will have plenty to report back after that, I'm sure!

Take care,
Nancy