How to pass NASM CPT in 2024: Do's & Don'ts

It’s 2024 and people still think a textbook is going to help you become a personal trainer. How can we expect studying a textbook will set us up for success in a career where we work with people and use our hands? If you haven’t read the book How to Become A Successful Personal Trainer, start here.

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• DO NOT read the textbook cover to cover. It’s over 800 pages, and the test will not quiz you on the entire textbook. You need to focus on the big blocks.
• DO NOT take other quizzes or study guides. NASM online portal doesn’t set you up to pass the test; it’s quizzing you on the 800 pages. 
• DO NOT skim over chapters 1-2, 6-10, or 15-20. The test will ask you only a few questions, so don’t worry about them.
• DO NOT waste more than 30 days studying. Time is money, and the longer you delay gaining hands-on experience and proper supervision, the greater your chances of failure. We have helped people pass in 3 days.

So now that we're done with all these DON'TS let's hop into the DO's!

• DO get the SUF-Level 0, which includes the study guide (a $199 value), quizzes (a $60 value), weekly live calls with an instructor, on-demand calls (over 10 hours), and a NASM cheat sheet.
• DO memorize the following muscles:
• DO know everything about the overhead squat analysis (OHSA) and the OPT model which can be summarized here:

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