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Tom Venuto
Tom Venuto is a personal trainer, success coach, nutrition consultant, health club manager, write and competitive natural bodybuilder. His expert fitness and bodybuilding articles have appeared in Ironman Magazine, Muscular Development, Men's Fitness and many other popular magazines.
His educational background credits him with a B.Sc. in exercise science. He is also a "Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist" (CSCS) from the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA). This is one of the top certifications for personal trainers to hold.
His success in natural bodybuilding competitions has included numerous titles in state and regional competitions and runner-up at the Natural Mr. USA and Natural North America.
He has also found time to write the top-selling fitness ebook on the internet, Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle. This is a complete program designed for the fat loss phase of bodybuilding training. It teaches you the fundamentals of weight loss as well as the advanced bodybuilding techniques used by the top natural bodybuilders to attain the world's most impressive physiques.
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Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle.
Tom Venuto's Contributed Articles:
- 10 Workout Mistakes and How To Correct Them - Tom tells you the top 10 things he sees killing bodybuilding results and the steps to take to correct them. NEW!
- Gain Lean Muscle Mass (Pt. 1) - A 3-part series telling you exactly what you need to do to gain lean body weight, from how much you need to eat to how to train.
- Gain Lean Muscle Mass (Pt. 2) - This part focuses on your diet - macronutrient ratios and meal frequency.
- Gain Lean Muscle Mass (Pt. 3) - This part takes you through the important parts of weight training for muscle gain - compound exercises, progressive resistance, and rest.
- Help! I Can't Gain Weight - Tom provides a great answer to the frequent question: "I can't gain weight no matter what I do, what can I do?"
- Why You Can't Lose Fat and Gain Muscle Simultaneously (at least not quickly) - Tom explains why conflicting goals - trying to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time - is the slow, inefficient approach to physique change.
- Venuto's Fitness Motivation - Tom tells you why successfully moving out of your "comfort zone" is the only way you will achieve results.
- Thinking About Quitting? - Starting is the easy part, persvering is the tough part. EVERYONE runs into obstacles, success goes to those who move past them.
- Weight Training or Nutrition? - Which is more responsible for muscle gain? Tom tells you why a beginner's emphasis should be on nutrition.
- Daily Calorie Intake Calculators - Several examples of calculators you can use to come up with a starting point for how many calories you need to consume to reach your goals.
- Calorie Counting Made Easy - Tom teaches you an excellent and practical method of keeping track of your food intake.
- Food To Help You Gain Weight - Tom teaches you how to make "calorie dense" food choices that will help you with your high-calorie diet.
- Bodybuilding and Protein Intake (Pt. 1) - In the first of a 3- part article series, Tom looks at the reasons bodybuilders are so infatuated with protein.
- Bodybuilding and Protein Intake (Pt. 2) - In this part, Tom tells you how much protein you actually need to build muscle.
- Bodybuilding and Protein Intake (Pt. 3) - In the final part of this series, Tom explores the dissenting opinion, that high-protein diets are bad for you.
- Venuto's Bodybuilding Supplement Advice - Tom provides a short list of his favorite supplements and recommends you avoid the expensive supplements that have no science behind them.
- The Benefits of Natural Bodybuilding - Tom tells you why he chooses not to use anabolic steroids.
- Rep Ranges and Muscle Building - A great read on exactly how your muscles react to different rep ranges.
- The Right Sets and Reps for Mass Gain - Learn the best set and rep ranges for mass gain.
- Are You Bodybuilding or Weightlifting? - Tom tells you why concentrating on your form and not just "lifting weights" can increase your muscle building results.
- Varying Your Training Routines - Learn why changing your workouts is a valid and productive bodybuilding technique that keeps your body from adapting.
- Top Performing Workout Routines for The Arms - Tom gives you a comprehensive list (14 routines long) of the arm workouts he has found to be the most productive.
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