Strength Training for Fat Loss - 2nd Edition by Nick Tumminello (Paperback)

About the Book

"This book contains scientifically founded training principles, nutritional practices, and organizational strategies for successful fat loss training. It explains how to use the three Cs of metabolic strength training-circuits, combinations, and complexes-to accelerate metabolism and maximize fat loss while keeping or building muscle. It details effective exercises and well-rounded workout protocols targeting fat loss that can be done in the gym, at home, and with or without equipment"--

Book Synopsis

Lose fat. Add muscle. Look great. No fads or diets are required--just hard work, sensible strategies, and science-based programming to achieve the results you desire.

In Strength Training for Fat Loss, Second Edition, internationally renowned trainer Nick Tumminello provides the formula for transforming your body. He explains how to use the three Cs of metabolic strength training--circuits, combinations, and complexes--to accelerate your metabolism and maximize fat loss while maintaining and even adding muscle. In this updated second edition, you'll find

• more than 150 exercises using barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, machines, or just your body weight,
• basic guidelines for eating sensibly to accelerate your metabolism,
• over 50 ready-to-use metabolic strength workouts,
• color photos demonstrating the exercises,
• at-home workouts that require minimal equipment, and
• beginner workouts for those new to strength training as well as advanced exercisers.

Practical and accessible, Strength Training for Fat Loss is your guide to creating and maintaining the physique you seek.

Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes both the book and exam.

Review Quotes

"Nick Tumminello is one of the most innovative coaches in the field of strength and conditioning. Strength Training for Fat Loss will rev up your fat-burning arsenal and help you attain the physique you desire."
--Bret Contreras, MS, CSCS, Author of Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy

"Nick Tumminello has done it again! In his new edition of Strength Training for Fat Loss, he shares the expertise, insights, and programming that have made him one of the most popular and innovative trainers in the business. This book is a must-have for anyone seeking to improve their body composition and health."
--Dan Dalrymple, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Denver Broncos

About the Author

Nick Tumminello is an internationally recognized fitness professional with over 20 years of industry experience. He is the inventor of the NT Loop, which is a world-class resistance band.

Tumminello has been a fitness professional since 1998 and co-owned a private training center in Baltimore, Maryland, from 2001 to 2011. He has trained thousands of clients of all ages and fitness levels, including NFL players, bodybuilding athletes from the amateur level to the professional ranks, and plenty of everyday athletes and active adults. From 2002 to 2011, Tumminello was the strength and conditioning coach for the Ground Control MMA team. He has been a consultant and expert for clothing and equipment companies such as Sorinex, Dynamax, Reebok, and Power Systems.

While still coaching athletes today, Tumminello has also authored three other best-selling books: Strength Zone Training, Building Muscle and Performance, and Your Workout PERFECTED. He has been featured in two exercise books on the New York Times bestseller list, on the home page of Yahoo! and YouTube, and in the ACE Personal Trainer Manual. He is the editor in chief of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) journal Personal Training Quarterly. In 2015 Tumminello was inducted into the Personal Trainer Hall of Fame. In 2016 he was NSCA's Personal Trainer of the Year.

From massive industry conferences to private team development events, Tumminello has racked up hundreds of speaking engagements all over the world. He is passionate about bringing the best fitness and performance information to trainers, athletes, and active adults in the most practical way possible.