Starting week #2 of NFPT

Week #1 of NFPT (National Federation of Professional Trainers) is complete. I took my first on line quiz Monday morning. I am happy to have it over with as I was stressing a bit. I now know a little more of what to expect with upcoming quizzes and study materials. Learning parts of the muscles, skeletal system, cells, fast red twitch muscle fibers, slow red twitch muscle fibers and white fast twitch muscle fibers and how they become a "motor unit" is all a new experience for me.

The reading material coincides with the workbook nicely so I can take notes, draw on charts, and hi-light just about every sentence. The quiz is laid out for you in the workbook as well. I jumped on the computer and took it on line. It's in an essay format where you must type out your answers. No multiple choice here. Once the quiz is complete you receive a graph with the question in column one, the correct answer in column two and what you typed in three. This way you can compare your answer to that of the correct one and see how close you were. Reading it all yet again helps it stick that much better.

I am still honestly very nervous about how this is all going to stick in my brain in only an eight week time frame. But with the outline given to me, it does help to stay on track and stay focused. I tend to give up the movie rental to just sit and read. I also now carry my books with me where ever I go. Sadly enough, on the way to work this past Thursday, my workbook was baptized with some sauce from my homemade Chinese food I was bringing for lunch. It now looks loved, well traveled, and hard studied. My books won't be riding in the same bag as my lunch anymore as I travel an hour to work, park, ride a shuttle bus for several blocks, then walk for three, then head through metal detectors and finally make it to my desk. But that's a entirely different story.

Week #2 continues to be filled with tons of new information.

I hope to continue to journal my journey through school for those of you who are still trying to decide which school is the best choice. So far, this one has been perfect for me.

Check out www.nfpt.com. My Distance Learning course was $550 which is very comparable to other schools, who offer less interaction. You will get everything you need to test, and pass, so you can be Certified as Personal Trainer. If all goes well, I may have to move on to the Sport Nutrition Specialist certification as well.