I can't decide on which home correspondence course to buy

[Reverend_Smitty]

In my profession you need 75 continuing education units to maintain your certification, and since I have a shockingly low number of CEUs I need to purchase a few home courses. I got a postcard in the mail the other day informing me of a one day sale at a particular website where correspondence courses were half price.

So far I've decided to get one on plyometrics and one on swiss ball and medicine ball training. Plyometrics and core stability are 2 things I'd like to add more of in my rehabilitation plans. But I'm torn on a third course...I'm either getting one on general exercise prescription or advanced athletic nutrition. I had classes in both of those things in college so I have a knowledge base but can't decide which would be more useful/interesting to me. They both cost roughly $100 so price isn't an issue other than keeping me from getting both.

I have the next 23 hours and 45 minutes to decide so perhaps I should sleep on it

[GOPisEvil]

1. From my perspective as a former customer of a trainer, I say go with nutrition.

My trainer was great at the actual training, but a little inadequate on the nutrition. I think adding the nutrition would make you more well-rounded.

[Reverend_Smitty]

3. I'm actually not a personal trainer...

I'm an athletic trainer so the bulk of my job consists of rehab exercises. I find that I have limited experience in exercise prescription for athletes that aren't injured which is why I was thinking about the exercise prescription course. One of my co-workers is CSCS certified and I defer to him when it comes to that stuff.

But I feel that you can never know too much about nutrition especially when it comes to athletes, plus it goes into supplements which I'm not an expert on either.

This is why I'm so torn!

[GOPisEvil]

5. D'oh, I knew that.

:D

I see why you're torn now. Maybe you will just have to do both eventually.

[Reverend_Smitty]

6. You're probably right

unfortunately my bank account tells me otherwise at the moment. I have until the end of 2010 to report everything and I'm sure this place will have sales again (I've bookmarked the site). I guess I'll just flip a coin in the morning.

I'm excited about the plyometrics one...it's great for explosive sport athletes and the day we did our plyometrics lab in college, every single one of us happened to be hung over from a crazy night at the bar and I think about 3 classmates threw up. It was a nasty workout! lol

[Jamastiene]

2. Is there one on Eyebrow Threading?

I hear that's better for the skin than plucking, razoring, or waxing. Looks fun too.

[Reverend_Smitty]

4. lol...I didn't see it there

Though I know someone who has had it done and she swears by it

[Jamastiene]

7. They say it's much less irritating on the skin.

Did you ever get finished dissecting all those knees and elbows? I still remember that. That had to be fascinating. :)

[Reverend_Smitty]

8. That was definitely a cool experience

once you got past the fact that a part of someone's leg is just lying there on the table, there is really nothing like seeing the real thing and how everything fits together...diagrams in text books really don't do it justice.