Muscle & Strength Print CE Course 2nd Edition

Course components can be delivered as printed products or online:

• The text Jim Stoppani’s Encyclopedia of Muscle & Strength, Second Edition

• Study guide

• Continuing education exam

The Muscle & Strength CE Course covers all facets of optimizing the development of muscle and strength and provides the following:

• Definitions of key terms and concepts

• Evaluations of equipment options, including TRX, medicine balls, and kettlebells

• Explanations of the role and importance of each muscle group

• Latest nutrition information for losing fat and increasing muscle mass

• Presentations of the best exercises, including body weight, for adding strength and mass

• Descriptions and examples of many types of workouts and programs and their effects

This course presents core concepts and tactics for training 13 muscle groups and the whole body. Understand how to increase muscle mass, achieve maximal strength, and maximize fat loss with strength programs that use free weights, weight machines, or body weight. Explore 116 training programs that can be tailored to individual needs and are rated according to workout duration, projected time frame for achieving measurable results, level of difficulty, and overall effectiveness. The study guide contains a course syllabus, chapter objectives, and end-of-chapter learning activities to prepare you for the continuing education exam at the conclusion of the course.

Jim Stoppani, PhD, received his doctorate in exercise physiology with a minor in biochemistry from the University of Connecticut. After graduation, he served as a postdoctoral research fellow in the prestigious John B. Pierce Laboratory and department of cellular and molecular physiology at Yale University School of Medicine, where he investigated the effects of exercise and diet on gene regulation in muscle tissue. For his groundbreaking research he was awarded the Gatorade Beginning Investigator in Exercise Science Award in 2002 by the American Physiological Society. From 2002 to 2013 Stoppani was senior science editor for Muscle & Fitness, Muscle & Fitness Hers, and Flex magazines. He is currently the owner of the JYM Supplement Science and jimstoppani.com.

Stoppani has written thousands of articles on exercise, nutrition, and health. He is coauthor of the New York Times best-seller LL Cool J's Platinum 360 Diet and Lifestyle (Rodale, 2010) as well as Stronger Arms & Upper Body (Human Kinetics, 2009) and PrayFit (Regal 2010). He is also coauthor of the chapter "Nutritional Needs of Strength/Power Athletes" in the textbook Essentials of Sports Nutrition and Supplements (Humana Press, 2008). Dr. Stoppani is the creator of the popular training and nutrition programs Shortcut to Size and Shortcut to Shred, Dr. Stoppani has been the personal nutrition and health consultant for numerous celebrity clients, such as LL Cool J, Dr. Dre, Mario Lopez, and Chris Pine.