I guess all that studying paid off! Whew! The certification is for the certified personal trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). It's one of the harder ones to get and carries some weight with it, but I decided to go for it since I'm in this for the long haul. : )
I scored 718 out of 800 (550 is passing), so I'm really happy with that. It was a lot of information and I felt the test needed solid prep so for those of you out there thinking of taking it, prepare and study well! I did take an ACSM weekend study course which I very much recommend as it helps you focus on what areas (KSAs) you need to know for the test. A good deal of the questions were in the other study material (not the workbook you get in the course) so I recommend supplementing your study with those other books. There were a few questions not covered in the material, but those are 'beta' questions and wont affect your score if don't get them correct. I would say for sure to learn spotting techniques for specific exercises since that wasn't anywhere in the material. I learned it from some NSCA books but you can find on the internet with some focused searching.
Again, I really recommend taking the weekend course. I think without that one could spend many more months studying material that might not be entirely relevant or perhaps not even covered. I studied hard for about 4 weeks after the course and it worked out well.
Good luck to anyone preparing for the test and know that if you are studying using the current workbooks and material, after Jan 1 the test will change so the material you have wont be 100% tied to the test so make sure to take before the end of the year!
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