Comments on: Academy Awards & My Soap Box….. http://blog.victoriawellness.com/2010/03/academy-awards-my-soap-box/ Victoria's Premium Fitness and Coaching Facility Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:30:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: narina http://blog.victoriawellness.com/2010/03/academy-awards-my-soap-box/comment-page-1/#comment-1919 narina Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:40:25 +0000 http://blog.victoriawellness.com/?p=880#comment-1919 Sarah - thanks for your comment. I know what you mean. Lots of letters after your name doesn't mean you are a great trainer. Same old adage - it isn't only about book knowledge or courses. You need to be able to apply that knowledge in the real world with real clients. Sarah – thanks for your comment. I know what you mean. Lots of letters after your name doesn’t mean you are a great trainer. Same old adage – it isn’t only about book knowledge or courses. You need to be able to apply that knowledge in the real world with real clients.

]]> By: Sarah Rippel http://blog.victoriawellness.com/2010/03/academy-awards-my-soap-box/comment-page-1/#comment-1914 Sarah Rippel Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:43:33 +0000 http://blog.victoriawellness.com/?p=880#comment-1914 Amen, amen, amen, amen...and AMEN!!!!! :) I love your rant, Narina!!!! May it also be said that the fact that numerous people spend countless amounts of money on the latest, greatest certifications means NOTHING if they are numbskulls...meaning that Joe Blow may have scads of letters behind his name, but if he's an incompetent fitness professional in general, it ain't gonna matter. Also, if "letter man" has zero personality, that's gonna be another problem, LOL! Success in our industry involves PEOPLE skills...not just book-smarts! People need to drop the egos and stop trying to come across as almighty know-it-alls, because it's getting quite old! I believe we should all practice what we preach. There are too many "experts" out there who obviously don't exercise as they should. Ridiculous. How in the heck can you completely understand MOVEMENT if you sit behind a computer screen all day claiming to know everything? If you're not applying your knowledge to yourself, first and foremost, as well as your clients...lol...well, I think you're a LOSER! Same goes for having all the knowledge in the world but no idea how and why to apply it to individual. All the letters in the world behind a person's name don't mean a thing if they don't have what it takes and/or acquire said certs just for the sake of acquiring them. That could be another blog post altogether! Whew!!!! Keep these rants comin'! I have been slacking on mine...and you get me fired up! :) Thank you! Yours in Health, Sarah Amen, amen, amen, amen…and AMEN!!!!! :)

I love your rant, Narina!!!!

May it also be said that the fact that numerous people spend countless amounts of money on the latest, greatest certifications means NOTHING if they are numbskulls…meaning that Joe Blow may have scads of letters behind his name, but if he’s an incompetent fitness professional in general, it ain’t gonna matter. Also, if “letter man” has zero personality, that’s gonna be another problem, LOL! Success in our industry involves PEOPLE skills…not just book-smarts! People need to drop the egos and stop trying to come across as almighty know-it-alls, because it’s getting quite old!

I believe we should all practice what we preach. There are too many “experts” out there who obviously don’t exercise as they should. Ridiculous. How in the heck can you completely understand MOVEMENT if you sit behind a computer screen all day claiming to know everything? If you’re not applying your knowledge to yourself, first and foremost, as well as your clients…lol…well, I think you’re a LOSER!

Same goes for having all the knowledge in the world but no idea how and why to apply it to individual. All the letters in the world behind a person’s name don’t mean a thing if they don’t have what it takes and/or acquire said certs just for the sake of acquiring them. That could be another blog post altogether!

Whew!!!! Keep these rants comin’! I have been slacking on mine…and you get me fired up! :) Thank you!

Yours in Health,
Sarah

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