I just finished my take home practical exam and it only took me a combined total of twelve hours. My brain is actually pretty fried right now. I hate to say it but it ranks right up there with taking the bar. It really does. When you know that every word you are writing will make or break your hopes and dreams and the future of your career, it doesn’t matter what the test…it is important and it is stressful.

The toughest part was dealing with the case studies where they give you clients with various backgrounds, abilities, disabilities, goals and levels of fitness and then you must TRAIN them! Imagine that! And train them I did. It took me several hours to create 12 week plans for each one but I think I did okay. I took my time and realized that there was no perfect answer. These were just people…very much like the ones who write to me on a daily basis. So I poured my heart and soul into it and hopefully my instincts were correct.

Thank you everybody who has put up with me and all of my stressing during this process. Now let’s all cross our fingers and hope that I pass!