What are the Differences Between GETP 7th edition and GETP 8th Edition?

Recently I was asked the following question:

What are the Differences Between GETP 7th edition and GETP 8th Edition?

Here's the link where you will discover the differences:

http://www.pearsonvue.com/acsm/ACSM-Certification_Transitions_info.pdf

TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY! YOU WILL NOT GET A SINGLE QUESTION OUT OF THIS!

I bought their material for the ACE CPT exam....a total waste..

 http://www.mo-media.com/acsm/

I didn't get a single question from their material.  Lesson:  Spend your precious dollars only on the actual ACSM exams from ACSM.org. 

How to get Free ACSM Sample Test Questions!

I found a great link to where you can get a couple of free sample ACSM CPT test questions.  This is a teaser to get you to buy a bigger package.  However, all I did was use the samples to practice and I never bought the real package.  Here's the link:

ACSM 010-111: ACSM certified Personal Trainer Exam

You will have to give them your email address and set you password...and bamm!  You get free access to their sample practice questions.


Here's another site with free samples:

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/16963157/ACSM-Practice-Tests-and-Exam


My gift to you!

Great Facebook thread that's all about the ACSM!

Here's a great facebook thread all about the ACSM and its various certifications:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&viewas=0&gid=105407395311

Check it out!

A Great Companion to Your ACSM Study Material!

I would definitely recommend that you supplement you studying with the following book:

Exercise Prescription: A Case Study Approach to the ACSM's Guidelines, second edition

This book will give you a good idea of how to approach exercise prescription:

-2 cautions about this book:

1. ACSM's risk stratifications have changed as of 2009.  Therefore, you have skip the case studies on these sections.  I'm sure the 3rd edition, when it comes out, will have the updated risk stratification criteria.
2. You will not need to know the case studies for the metabolic equations as those are used only for the ACSM HFS exam

Sample ACSM CPT Exam Tutorial

If you want to learn what the ACSM CPT exam will look and feel like, click on the following link:

http://www.acsm.org/certification/ACSMSampleExamTutorial.wmv

ACSM Certified Personal Trainer Exam Questions Revealed

BrianB reveals the general topics that appeared on his exam. Here's the link:

BrianB

Brian gives a lot of helpful tips in terms of what to focus on.