Jul 3, 2026 · 34 min · 10 segments
Personal trainer certifications can feel like the required first step before someone is allowed to coach. But are certifications actually necessary, or are they mostly a permission slip? CJ Gotcher…
CJ GocherGuest
Andrew JacksonHostDanHost
And I think a lot of people, almost everyone, like it's rare that there isn't some kind of...
And then once you get in there, before people handle you higher responsibility, there's some kind of qualification.
And most of the allied health professions, like medicine and all of these subdivisions of medicine, have education certification and licensing requirements and i think there is an instinct both personal like i just want to feel confidence i want to feel like i have permission to do this thing but also habitual from a lifetime of this kind of permission seeking and this kind of certification to do tasks, which has its value.
For people, before they start training, they're like, well, I've been coaching a half dozen people at the gym.
And I think a lot of people, almost everyone, like it's rare that there isn't some kind of...
And then once you get in there, before people handle you higher responsibility, there's some kind of qualification.
And most of the allied health professions, like medicine and all of these subdivisions of medicine, have education certification and licensing requirements and i think there is an instinct both personal like i just want to feel confidence i want to feel like i have permission to do this thing but also habitual from a lifetime of this kind of permission seeking and this kind of certification to do tasks, which has its value.
For people, before they start training, they're like, well, I've been coaching a half dozen people at the gym.
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