Certifications aside what is the best program for teaching people how to to lift?
I’ve been seriously into running and strength training for the past four years, and I’m looking to start doing personal training for friends and family out of my garage gym. Because of that, I’m not overly concerned with finding a certification specifically geared toward working at a commercial gym. That said, I’m still open to one of the bigger-name certifications if it aligns well with my goals.
My main focus is helping people build a strong foundation, teaching them how to squat, hinge, push, pull, and use a few basic machines so they can eventually feel confident working out on their own in a gym environment. I follow a lot of evidence based fitness content, so I’d say I’m fairly well educated already, but there are definitely some gaps in my knowledge that I’d like to close. I've been looking into the show up fitness program, nsca, and nasm. My main concern with nsca and nasm is they're too focused on the science aspect and not really the skill of training but I don't really know. What do you guys think and what recommendations do you guys have for my goals?