Program Design for Personal Trainers: Bridging the Theory Into Application

by Douglas Brooks

Book Overview

Scientifically based methods for helping clients of personal trainers achieve goals - from fat loss and cardiovascular conditioning to strength and flexibility training. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736000798
• ISBN13: 9780736000796
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Best book for personal trainers!

A "must have" for every professional. Describes with very scientific way all the ways of personal training. As about exercise with clients it's one of the best. Cannot explain much about the whole bussiness but it's excellent for the programming and helping your clients achieve their goals safe.

Knowledge is Power, this book is the -POWER - I was looking for!

This book is very straight forward and easy to understand. I used this book as an adjunct to a completely different Text Book for my Personal Trainer Certification course. The text book at times had been difficult to follow. However, I purchased this book and it helped me to bridge the gap between some of the concepts that I needed help with, as I was studying on my own. I am new to the Fitness Industry and I wanted to really "get the idea" on how to design a Program for clients. This book does exactly what it says it does: Creates a Bridge between Theory into Application. You can learn the concepts and guidelines, but bridging these components into application was difficult and vague for me. I need to know the "how to's" and the "how come" behind the answers. If you are discerning and have to understand the mechanics behind the answer, this book is what you need. I am a self taught person. I have a drive to teach myself what I can from books. And if material is not very well presented, I will find the resource that helps me. This book is the resource that was my best study companion for my Personal Trainer Certification Exam. I will put it this way, The Personal Trainer Text book "Talks -AT- You." Douglas Brooks: Program Design for Personal Trainers, book: "Speaks -TO- You." If you don't already know the concepts presented in this book, then congratulations for taking the initiative to enhance your working knowledge. This book is for you. Since I am new to the Personal Fitness Trainer Industry, I am so grateful to the author for sharing his years of fruitful experience with us into presenting what works best. I was feeling a bit frustrated while I was studying for my Personal Trainer Certification course. I said, Okay. These are the guidelines... but "HOW DO YOU IMPLEMENT IT ALL?" I wanted to learn how "bridge theory into application." So, when I came across this book, I bought it. And then... everything had started to -come together-! I did absolutely great on my written exam. And I say, I owe a lot of my "working knowledge" and successful time taking my written exam to the author of this book. If you are like me, and want to really understand the mechanics behind the guidelines this is the resource for you. There is a lot to learn being a Personal Trainer, especially if you are new... like me. I'll say this. I paid a bit more for this book than what I could later find it for. I paid $60 for this book being a USED BOOK. And the clencher was that on the inside of the book, written in pencil was the price: $1.50. Argh! I paid $60 for what someone paid less than $2.00 for. I thought about this. And I will say this, this book is worth every cent I paid for & is worth more than it's weight in gold. Knowledge is power. And this is the book that will give me the cutting edge I need in this industry to get to where I want to be & learn to deliver the effective programs I want to know how to do. And not by bli

The Cliff's Notes of Fitness

Just the book I was looking for! This book took a lot of what I learned in four years of college, and put it into 21 concise chapters. The perfect review for anyone with a fitness background, or a great guide for anyone looking to get started in the field. Scientific information in an easy to comprehend text.

Fantastic resource

This is one of the very best books on exercise and fitness I have read. It takes the very latest scientific research in exercise physiology and makes it easy to read and easy to understand. You would be hard pressed to find a more useful resource for trainers, coaches, or anyone interested in the hows and whys of fitness.