Personal Fitness Training: Beyond the Basics Paperback – September 19, 2012

Joe Cannon really knows fitness and training, this book breaks everything down for anyone interested in either a career in training, or just looking to improve oneself.

I finished my NASM CPT course and saw Joe posting on Personal Trainer forums giving great advice, so I decided to plunge into his book.The information is great, and he goes in depth on some topics that NASM left me a bit uncertain on. Quite a bit of the information was redundant from my prior studying, but it's written plainly and easily usable as a quick reference.There's a chapter on proper exercise form and machine setup that covers essentially any apparatus in the gym. The book also has a slew of easily performed performance and assessment tests, as well as explained methodology for interpreting the results.The final chapter, on special populations, provides tons of practical for working with people with specialized needs, and it's all easily digestible.In total, the book was helpful, but more useful as a quick reference tool than providing a lot of new information.

This book has a lot of valuable information, it puts things that we do everyday into fitness verbiage and its easy to understand and retain.

Yes excellent book. Very informational about what a personal trainer's responsibilities are.

A definite must read for passing your certification.

Haven't had a chance to fully read it, but what I have read so far Joe is very deliberate and is very precise so as not to confuse any issues, I do like it thus far. When I get a chance to finish it I will let you know whether it deserves a better rating....

Personal Fitness Training: Beyond the Basics by Joe Cannon - An excellent resource for both the absolute beginner and seasoned fitness professional. As a teaching tool, the book clearly breaks down the main points needed to pass many of the top Certified Personal Trainer exams. Once in the field, the book becomes a daily reference for many of the administrative and practical needs of the fitness professional. Hands down, this is the BEST resource for aspiring trainers and the fitness professional already in the field. Written by an actively working trainer and well respected teacher in the fitness profession.

I love this book.Most of this has already been said in other reviews but for the record...This book provides a reference for many training topics including some a few, if not most, trainers are not completely confident with, regardless of their certification.Joe writes in a relaxed manner that is easy to digest and not boring but still professional.A book every personal trainer or fitness enthusiast should own.