I posted this information
elsewhere in a slightly out-of-the-way place but thought it was relevant here as well:
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For those of you (like me) wondering about when the CSCS exam will change due to the new textbook (now said to be coming out in July 2008), I just got an email from the NSCA saying the changes will not go into effect until July 2009:
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Yes, the exam will be updated to reflect the newest edition of the primary exam preparation textbook BUT not until July, 2009. The policy that the Certification Commission follows is to wait 1 year after a new or updated exam preparation resource becomes available before the new or updated content is source information for exam questions.
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So, you/I can focus on the second edition until next summer; of course, the third edition does update some information:
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The third edition of the “Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning” textbook is scheduled to be released at the NSCA National Conference in July of this year. Here is a description of how it will be changed from the second edition:
*Restructured information about the body’s adaptations to anaerobic and aerobic exercise training
*Greatly expanded information about performance-enhancing substances
*Up-to-date nutritional information, including the new food guide pyramid and recent research-based nutritional guidelines
*Additional sport-specific testing protocols and comprehensive normative and descriptive data charts
*New photographs of exercise techniques AND more exercises
*New terminology for concepts related to the design of resistance training programs and periodization
*Concise explanations of speed and agility training guidelines
*Step-by-step guidelines on designing aerobic endurance training programs
*Revised descriptions of strength and conditioning staff duties and checklists for facility maintenance
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Voila.
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I guess this means no more wait-and-see with these studies--I can go ahead and make it official that I'm prepping for the exam, albeit with no set deadline as of yet. I want to get through the whole book first, assess my weaknesses and how long it might take to bring them up to par, then schedule an exam date.
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