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Hey, u/zowezaally!

Ugh. This is always so hard. We want so badly for them to just follow through because if they did, we know they'd succeed. Why won't they just do what we say!? *shakes fist at sky*

What I've found is that when I take a more collaborative approach with clients versus a authoritarian approach that follow through happens much more often. So here are a few things that you might feel helpful:

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• Why is their goal the goal? If they say they want to lose weight - awesome. Why? Why is it important to them? They lose the 20lbs - then what? Understanding the deeper reason can help you clarify the goal and use it as a reminder when their desire starts to waver. This is also really good insight for us. If the underlying reason is because they want to feel more confident at work where it's full of high powered, competitive people, then that may tell you to incorporate movements and activities that help them feel like a badass.
  
• What are they ready, willing, and able to do (RWA)? Here is the key to the collaboration. Let them tell you what they want to work on instead of saying, "You need to do X, Y, and Z." If they want to gain 10lbs of muscle - fantastic! What do they think people who have a lot of muscle mass do? If they're accurate, which of those behaviors are they interested in trying?
  
• Make sure it's doable. One of my favorite questions is: On a scale of 1-10 with 1 being you can fuck right off and 10 being that's so easy it sounds dumb, how confident are you in being able to do X activity with Y frequency? If it's anything less than a 9, have them dial it back until their confidence level is at least a 9. The genius here is that it teaches consistency in any behavior and gives them a win which they can build on.
  
  Usually a client doesn't adhere to a plan because we're asking too much of them given their situation, they aren't RWA, they feel overwhelmed, they need help troubleshooting and may not realize it, etc. There are so many reasons as to why they aren't doing what we're asking. As frustrated as we are I can promise that they're even more frustrated with themselves. I have yet to meet a client who wasn't succeeding simply because they're too lazy. There's always more to it than that.
  
  
  I hope this helps a bit. If you haven't already, I would highly suggest reading Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness. I had a hard time reading it as it felt a little dry but it was fantastic to listen to on Audible. If you go that route, then get a physical copy as well so you can refer to it.

>I feel as though I'm going to be "messing up" alot with clients.

yes. A lot. It's normal

BA in kin would be a waste of time unless you plan on doing physical therapy or want to work in more clinical settings.

I'd suggest reading and messing up with clients; it's the only way you'll learn. Two books that offer fairly different, but great, base beliefs as well as programming are

Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe

New Functional Training for Sports 2nd Edition by Mike Boyle

as well as Start with Why

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1ULG03/ref=twister_B07Y942CHR

Affordable and comfortable. Tons of colors to choose from.
Personally, I'd never work out in them, but wearing all day long training clients, theyre the best.

These flash cards are used for one of the larger Pilates certification exams (which might account for why used ones are still $50ish). I like them, and they have stuff like insertion/origin if you want to get that into it, but if you just want images and names they're fine for that too. You can pull out stuff you might not care about too, like facial muscles, which I find harder with some online study aids.

I'd add Salt Sugar Fat, which doesn't pull its punches when it comes to exposing the political and marketing power that the food industry has. Also, I recommend the excellent Marion Nestle's (the last name is ironic, yes) blog Food Politics as well...

If you are having difficulties remembering the anatomy, you may want to try an anatomy coloring book. I have dyslexia and was having a really difficult time picturing where all the structures were in relation to each other, remembering all the muscle origins and insertions, etc. The textbook wasn't helping me. A friend suggested an anatomy coloring book and I was really skeptical at first - but desperate, so I tried it. It helped me so much! The one I got was this one: https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Coloring-Book-Wynn-Kapit/dp/0321832019/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2A5BR4YIRUMCI&keywords=anatomy+coloring+book&qid=1571851777&sprefix=anatomy+col%2Caps%2C350&sr=8-3. There are other ones available, though, too. Best wishes.

When I took the test they were using the 4th edition (revised) book. Now I believe they're into the 5th edition though. So, here's the 5th edition on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Influence-Psychology-Persuasion-Revised-Edition/dp/006124189X

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345526880?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00

http://www.amazon.com/Mindset-The-New-Psychology-Success/dp/0345472322

https://www.amazon.com/Trainers-Big-Book-Bootcamps-Ready-Made-ebook/dp/B01FX2XJ7K