Thanx again, guys!
Weekend AOS cert is $1800 and this enables you to open your own Punch gym. I would LOVE to do it...but the cost...I can't wrap my head around it...if one was to open a studio in conjunction with Anthony, i'm sure it would be way better than going it alone though, so who knows...
I respect Anthony and really like his grassroots slant on things, and he's dead-set on making sure people are qualified to instruct others. This is obviously a good thing because kettlebells in the wrong hands can be very dangerous. They are obviously one of the "trendy" things right now, despite the fact that they have been around forever, and I believe they are here to stay. Are they for everyone? No. Anthony's style incorporates bodyweight training and he's brought back the "old school" barbells and dumbbells. Now, if I had a working knowledge of his system and that's it, and then figured i'd be able to go out and train anyone...would that be ignorant of me? Yes! So, in my opinion, no one in their right mind could assume they have covered all their bases just with this one cert. Not every client is gonna want to (or need to) follow this style of training, and we must remember that the client comes first...we can't force them to do things they don't want to do, regardless of how much we believe in said system.
And yes...saying a trainer doesn't need to know anything about anatomy is flat-out asinine...it sure would clear a lot out of my brain, though...
maybe i've been doing things wrong this whole time? jk