Hey everyone i'm josh. I have a pretty good extensive background and formal academic research background in kinesiology. I just stumbed across this forum and though wow!, what a great place. I can already tell that a bunch of you are on your way to becoming what you've set your mind to which is a hard task, while someone of you have already reached that goal. I'm glad to be part of this community.

Es freut uns auch, dass du hier gelandet bist!

Glad to have you here too... the more the merrier, plus I'm sure your background will be helpful in answering people's questions.

Welcome to 3FC, Josh! What are your goals? How can we help you?

Mel

Mel thanks for the warm welcome, I'm actually trying to reduce my bodyfat to 5%. That being said I have an extensive background in kinesiology, and research. I'm here to shed some light on some topics.

5%? I think the first topic that you should shed light on is that this is stage ready for males for body building competitions and is in no way a normal body fat goal.


Would you care to share your credentials, your degree and your certifications since you are asking us to "Trust me I'm a scientist"? Are you an MD?, NSCA-CSCS, CPT?

Thanks!

Mel

well i posted and no reply so i'll just fwd you it.

Wow, I haven't even been here a day and I already feel like tension here. Maybe this wouldn't be the place for me to be.

What did you post? I don't see anything and there isn't anything in my PM box.

No tension, but you are asking us to trust you and implying that you are a doctor of sports medicine, but not providing any actual information about yourself.

You've already given a lot of good answers and opinions in various places on the forum, but I think you should state what your qualifications are since you are giving technical information that most of our members are not qualified to evaluate.

Mel

mel i re sent.

Welcome Josh.

I've read many of your posts and I appreciate all the information you've already shared, but like Mel said, I'll be waaay more comfortable putting it to use if I know more about where the information is coming from. It's nothing personal! (I'm reading a lot of the same things from you that I get from my PT, so I'm looking forward to hearing more.)

Acsm Rcep. I hope they don't take this down it has some links it in, I'll just copy and paste.

Scope of Practice

The Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist® is an allied health professional who works in the application of exercise and physical activity for those clinical and pathological situations where it has been shown to provide therapeutic or functional benefit. Download the 2007 RCEP application.

NEW for 2007!

If a candidate is approved between the dates of January 1, 2007 and July 31, 2007, he/she will be issued a voucher code that can be used immediately, but will expire on December 31, 2007.
If a candidate is approved between the dates of August 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007, he/she will be issued a voucher code that can be used immediately, but will expire on May 31, 2008.
Extensions past the voucher code expiration must be requested in writing. If an extension is granted, an administration fee may apply.
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Minimum Requirements:

Master's Degree from a college or university in exercise science, movement science, exercise physiology, or kinesiology.
Current Certification as a Basic Life Support Provider or CPR for the Professional Rescuer
One of the Following: ACSM Exercise Specialist® certification (current or expired) OR 600 hours of clinical experience
Clinical Hours

The RCEP Practice Board requires varied clinical experiences across all practice domains and completion of the attached matrix as part of your application. 600 clinical hours are required for candidates who have not passed the ACSM Exercise Specialist® certification. Please provide as accurate an assessment as possible of your total clinical experiences. Only hours associated with exercise assessment, prescription, supervision, counseling, and education in which you assisted in or played a direct role in providing services will be accepted. These hours may be obtained with patients with comorbid conditions. For example, if you work with a patient with Coronary Heart Disease and Parkinson’s Disease, the time you spent working with the patient may be counted in two practice areas IF you were providing exercise evaluation or programming specific to each of the conditions.

All application materials must be sent to ACSM (be sure to keep copies for your records). Your site supervisor/validator(s) may be contacted to verify your experiences. RCEP candidates taking the exam for the first time must register through ACSM and allow an additional 3-4 weeks for their applications to be reviewed.

First-time RCEP candidates must submit the following to be considered for the exam:

Application
An official copy of your university transcript noting the degree completion
A summary description of the program of study as written in the university catalog or university department materials related to the Clinical Exercise Physiology practice areas: cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, orthopedic/musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, immunological/hematological
A completed clinical experience documentation form if candidate has not passed the ACSM Exercise Specialist®
Once all of the required application materials are received at the ACSM National Office, your application is reviewed by members of the Committee on Certification and Registry Boards for academic standards as well as clinical experience. Within 3-4 weeks of submitting the complete application, you will be notified of your eligibility status. If you are approved to take the exam, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. If you do not meet the RCEP eligibility criteria, your exam fee will be fully refunded and you may reapply once you fulfill the requirements.

danke