This Athletics + CPT Course is a preparatory program with both in-person and online course work to become a CPT certified personal trainer in order to pass the NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) exam.

You train the Budokon athletics curriculum — strength training, conditioning, sprinting, leaping, bounding, plyometrics, calisthenics, throwing and catching, mobility, and crawling patterns — and you study the NASM-CPT exam map alongside it: basic and applied sciences and nutrition, client relations and behavior change, assessment, program design (including the OPT model), exercise technique and training instruction, and professional responsibility. Completing this course prepares you for that exam. It does not replace it. NASM still requires you to be 18, hold a high school diploma or GED, and have current CPR/AED certification before you sit the test.

The Athletics Camp is also ideal for inspired movers who want to train the Budokon athletics curriculum — strength training, conditioning, sprinting, leaping, bounding, plyometrics, calisthenics, throwing and catching, mobility, and crawling patterns without becoming a CPT.

First - we’re not inside a gym or training with machines. Unlike conventional fitness certifications, the Budokon Athletics CPT Course doesn’t isolate systems — it integrates them. You’ll learn to see the human body as a unified organism designed to move, express, and perform with precision and artistry. Graduates of the program emerge as hybrid athletes and master coaches, fluent in both the science and the soul of human performance.

Budokon Athletics is true longevity education — a comprehensive experience designed for those looking to transcend traditional “in the gym” fitness training and explore the full spectrum of true athletic development using body weight and proven training tools like kettle bells, sand bags, calisthenics bars, rings, etc.

Rooted in the Budokon philosophy of unity between the warrior and the yogi, this program blends cutting-edge athletic performance science with timeless movement disciplines. You’ll develop the physical intelligence, technical skill, and knowledge to guide yourself toward their highest athletic potential.

You qualify for the 100hr course if you are an inspired practitioner and desire to become a certified personal trainer.

You do not need a license or a teaching certificate or be pursuing one. You only need a serious practice and a clear reason to enter the profession.

BDK Athletics

• Sprinting & acceleration mechanics

• Leaping, bounding, and jumping progressions

• Calisthenics and bodyweight strength training

• Plyometric conditioning for explosive power

• Throwing and catching mechanics for kinetic chain coordination, rhythm and diagnostics.

Biomechanics and Functional Anatomy.

• Joint structure and classification: synovial joints, degrees of freedom, and why each joint is built for a specific job

• Planes and axes of motion: sagittal, frontal, and transverse, and how real movement crosses all three

• Open-chain versus closed-chain mechanics, and when each shows up in striking, grappling, and locomotion

• Force production and absorption: concentric, eccentric, and isometric contraction, and why eccentric control protects joints under load

• Length-tension and force-velocity relationships, and how they change available strength at different joint angles

• Lever systems and moment arms: why a small shift in limb position changes the demand on a joint

• Ground reaction force, center of mass, and base of support as the basis of balance and power transfer

• Kinetic chain sequencing: proximal-to-distal force transfer from feet through hips, trunk, and limbs

• Fascial lines and myofascial continuity, and how tension in one region shows up somewhere else

• Knee and ankle mechanics under athletic load, including valgus and varus stress and foot tripod stability

• Breathing mechanics and the diaphragm’s role in bracing, recovery, and positional control

• Common compensation patterns and how restricted range in one joint forces another joint to do work it was not built for

BDK Mobility Transitions

• 15 distinctive patterns that develop advanced mobility, strength, and control within athletics.

• Coordination, balance, and agility built through transitional flow and locomotion patterns.

The BDK Combat Fundamentals

• Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, and Wrestling fundamentals

• Striking, grappling, and transition flow work

• Movement integration for real-world athletic application

Mind-Body Optimization

• Nutrition for high-performance living

• Mental performance and mindset coaching

• Breathwork, focus, and recovery protocols

NASM CPT is built around the OPT model and six exam domains.

• OPT model (the spine): three levels, five phases — Stabilization Endurance, Strength Endurance, Hypertrophy, Maximal Strength, Power. Progress clients by phase, not by random workouts.

• Basic and applied sciences (~15%): anatomy (nervous, skeletal, muscular, cardiorespiratory, endocrine), biomechanics, bioenergetics, nutrition, and supplementation.

• Client relations and behavioral coaching (~15%): rapport, goal setting, stages of change, and coaching that sticks.

• Assessment (~16%): health history, readiness, posture, movement, and performance screens — plus which muscles are overactive or underactive.

• Program design (~20%): apply OPT acute variables (sets, reps, tempo, rest, intensity) to the client in front of you.

• Exercise technique and instruction (~24%, the biggest slice): flexibility, core, balance, plyometrics, SAQ, and resistance training — select, cue, and correct.

• Professional development (~10%): scope of practice, ethics, and running the business.

First, explore the upcoming events page to find your camp dates: EVENTS

Second, click on the following link to apply: APPLICATION

Third, wait for your application to be received and reviewed - after which our director of enrollment Davonne Smith will contact you for further guidance.

Tuition: 2.500USD

INCLUDES:

• Budokon & NASAM exams.

• 7 days / 6 nights accommodations in shared lodging (private room upon request + additional charge),

• Organic farm-to-table meal plan (3 meals daily)

• 3 years Budokon University online certification library + 1 year Budokon Academy Online Membership.

• Personality test Enneagram & coaching with Melayne Shayne

• Transportation to and from FCA airport.

This link answers all your questions about the Montana experience from our weather, to what to pack, to where to fly into. Click here: Budokon Big Sky Montana FAQ’S