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Binding: Hardcover
Brand: Human Kinetics
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.71
EAN: 9780736000154
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0736000151
Label: Human Kinetics Publishers
Manufacturer: Human Kinetics Publishers
MPN: 0736000151
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 676
Publication Date: 2003-12
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Studio: Human Kinetics Publishers

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:

NSCAs Essentials of Personal Training is the ideal authoritative resource for personal trainers, health and fitness instructors, exercise scientists, and other fitness professionals, as well as the primary preparation source for the NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer(R) examination. NSCAs Essentials of Personal Training supplies comprehensive information on proper stretching, resistance training, aerobic endurance training, and plyometrics techniques. Additionally, the text covers critical information about the business aspects of personal training, including facility and equipment maintenance and legal issues that many trainers face.

Rating: - Fitness Testing
This book is a great asset to a personal trainer; it was in perfect condidtion

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Rating: - NSCA's Essentials of PT
If you are a personal trainer or want to be a personal trainer, this is the book you need to read. Highly recommended.

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Rating: - Personal Training
I just took my Personal Training course and this book was recommended to me by the instructor. I think it is a great book and has a lot of information. I think the book would make a little more sense if I had more advanced schooling in Kinesiology or Physiotherapy; however, I was able to pull out the critical information that I needed to complete the course and learn a few things while I was at it.

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Rating: - Incredibly high quality
This is a great book, incredibly high quality like a college text, and a long term part of your library. No wonder it costs a few bucks, but it's worth it. The information was well laid out and different experts wrote each chapter.

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Rating: - Highly recommended as an NSCA-PT study guide, or reference book.
This is pretty much the only book I've been reading for the past couple of months as I prepared for the NSCA's personal trainer exam. I am fairly sure I passed the exam, and I doubt I could have passed without the help of this book and NSCA's exercise techniques DVD which is sold separately. [Update - I DID pass the exam! :-) ] This 674 text is packed full of information and can not be breezed through Harriet Klausner style.

For the most part, I like the book, both as a study guide ... Read More

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