Henselmans PT CourseReviews of mennohenselmans.com

Unbelievably robust fitness/diet learning experience. Menno offers the deepest (and broadest) education out there in the training field short of a doctorate, and his personal interaction with each student is outstanding. If you pass this course, you are more than qualified to offer elite training to others.

A good online course if you are looking for an evidence based one. You get a lot for your money on paper: thousands of pages of PDFs and tens of hours of video. It sounds impressive, but I don't know if it distills the information all that well. There's little interactivity, just 10 live group Q&A sessions, which are nice but still leave you feeling like you've mostly bought a very large pile of long-form material. The structure is good, but spending the entire first half of the course on nutrition without learning almost anything about training starts to get frustrating. It cites a lot of studies and their outcomes, but it often wasn't clear to me how it got from those studies to the recommendations, because it frequently didn't state clearly what it had concluded. It's an online course, so by design there's no real practical learning, and the course does little to make up for that, which is odd if the goal is to teach you how to also advise people in person. The exercise technique videos are shot from angles that aren't very useful. For the exam they specifically ask you to film your lifts from angles where the form is clearly visible, but they didn't do that in their own course videos, which feels careless. There's also no way to get any feedback on your technique until the exam itself. People asked about this in the Q&As and were told it isn't possible. You're expected to learn how to build a coaching program for a client, and it's part of the exam. But the reference programs in the course vary widely in structure and content, feel disorganized, and didn't give me a clear picture of what a good program looks like from their perspective. The marking and especially the exam feedback feel quite arbitrary for a course that markets itself as science-backed. You get penalized on points that weren't in the listed criteria, which is more confusing than helpful. There's a lot of good information here and you can genuinely learn a lot, and it's nice that you get a certification at the end. But overall I wouldn't recommend it, especially at the price, and particularly if you have an in-person alternative available.

The Henselmans PT Course definitely lived up to my expectations. Given its reputation, I had high expectations going in, and the course delivered. Its biggest strength is the sheer amount of high-quality, evidence-based knowledge it provides. Every topic is thoroughly referenced, so if there's a subject that particularly interests you, it's easy to dive deeper into the original research and continue learning on your own. The course is also very well organized, making a large amount of information easy to follow. Another feature I really appreciated is how interactive it is. You can ask questions in every section, and they never go unanswered. There are also regular Q&A calls. The final exam was challenging, but fair. After completing it, I received extensive personalized feedback highlighting both my strengths and the areas where I could improve. I really appreciated this individual approach, as it made the certification process much more valuable. Overall, I highly recommend this course to anyone looking for a comprehensive, science-based education in nutrition and coaching.

I learned so much during this course! I'm not going to lie, sometimes it was intimidating. There's so much material and it's all very detailed and at times quite complicated, but every time I made sure to truly focus, nearly everything made perfect sense in my mind. All the material is explained very well as long as you pay attention, and seeing good evidence for every claim through the sited studies is so reassuring.

This course has been incredibly valuable to me. Even after passing the final exam with distinction, I still regularly return to the course materials, and each time I find something new and useful. The course has helped me feel much more confident in my own training. It gave me a clear and structured system for evaluating information and made me more critical of the constant flood of fitness advice we are exposed to every day. The knowledge I gained has also helped me feel less anxious and uncertain when encountering conflicting claims. A huge thank you to Menno and the entire team for creating such a thorough, comprehensive, and well-structured course. I am very happy to recommend it to others, and I will continue following future updates so that I can return to the course and complete it again at some point.

I genuinely got so much out of this course. Everything is evidence-based, so you're learning methods that really work. If you're a trainer, it's an incredible resource, but don't underestimate the value for yourself either—you can apply what you learn to improve your own health and lifestyle based on science. On top of that, Menno was always available and gave thoughtful, detailed feedback whenever I had questions. Highly recommended!

I don't write many reviews, but I felt compelled to because this course exceeded my expectations. I learned a tremendous amount, and just as importantly, the material reflected the current evidence rather than outdated fitness myths. One of the things that stood out most was Menno's involvement throughout the course. He was consistently available to answer questions and actively engage with our group. The course was demanding in the best way—it required real effort, but I came away a much better coach because of it. Another major strength was how extensively the content was referenced. Rather than asking students to take claims at face value, the course provided the research behind its recommendations, making it easy to dig deeper into topics that interested me. If you're looking for an evidence-based education that will genuinely improve how you think about training and program design, I highly recommend this course. It was definitely money well spent.

I am incredibly grateful for the Menno Henselmans method; it really forced me to think in the right direction and helped me cancel out the noise of information AMRAP! Thank you so much for being there. Completing this course felt like giving birth to a new chapter of my life.