The material I had in my possession included the Essential of Strength and Conditioning text, the Free Weight and Machine Exercise Technique dvd, and the CSCS practice exam. The text was easily the most useful resource followed by the practice exam followed by the exercise technique dvd. You already know my take on the book so I will just leave it at that.
The practice exam was a nice way of judging your retention level in the various content areas prior the the exam. I believe I took it a week or two prior to the exam itself, and then brushed up on my weak points for the remainder of the time. It's also a good way to prep yourself for the exam format.
I could see the exercise dvd being more useful for an individual with limited hands on experience inside a training facility. By hands on I don't necessarily mean training others. If you have spent any amount of time training yourself and can identify a lunge from squat (maybe an over-exaggeration) a lot of the video may be review. I don't want anyone to think I'm throwing the dvd under the bus by any means. It does offer some pertinent information, but again it all depends on the amount of knowledge you are bringing to the table before hand. The book covers everything you need to know in more detail. However, if you are a visual learner it might be worth taking a look at.
Hope this helped.
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J. Wood, CSCS
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