Lou Schuler

Lou Schuler
Born	January 23, 1957 St. Louis, Missouri
Occupation	Fitness Editor - Men's Fitness Fitness Director - Men’s Health (magazine)
Writing career
Occupation	Journalist and Author
Genre	Non-fiction
Subject	Physical Fitness, Weightlifting
Website
malepatternfitness.com

Lou Schuler (born January 23, 1957, in St. Louis, Missouri) is a fitness journalist and author or coauthor of several books on men's health and exercise. In 2004 he won a National Magazine Award for Death by Exercise. ^{[1] [2]}

Schuler is currently the editorial director for the Personal Trainer Development Center. ^[3] He's the former fitness editor of Men's Fitness magazine, the former fitness director of Men’s Health, the former editorial director of the online publication Testosterone Muscle (also known as T-Nation), and is certified as a strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Schuler participated in JP Fitness Summit 2007 ^[8] and Staley Training Systems Annual Training Summit 2006, ^[9] on both occasions presenting lectures on the way of becoming a successful sports writer.

Early life

Schuler spent his college life lifeguarding. ^[10]

Books

• Schuler, Lou; Michael Mejia (2002-11-09). Men's Health Home Workout Bible. Rodale Books. p.  434. ISBN   1-57954-657-9.
• Schuler, Lou (2002-06-15). The Men's Health Belly-Off Program: Discover How 80,000 Guys Lost Their Guts...And How You Can Too. The Editors of Men's Health. Rodale Books. p. 224. ISBN   1-57954-606-4.
• Schuler, Lou (2003-01-03). The Testosterone Advantage Plan. Rodale International Ltd. p. 336. ISBN   1-4050-0669-2.
• Schuler, Lou; Ian King (2003-10-17). Men's Health: The Book of Muscle--The World's Most Authoritative Guide to Building Your Body. Rodale Books. p.  364. ISBN   1-57954-769-9.
• Schuler, Lou; Alwyn Cosgrove (2005-12-29). New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle. Avery. p.  320. ISBN   1-58333-238-3.
• Schuler, Lou; Cassandra Forsythe; Alwyn Cosgrove (2007-12-27). New Rules of Lifting for Women: Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess. Avery. p. 272. ISBN   978-1-58333-294-8.
• Schuler, Lou; Alwyn Cosgrove (2010-12-30). The New Rules of Lifting for Abs: A Myth-Busting Fitness Plan for Men and Women Who Want a Strong Core and a Pain-Free Back. Avery. p. 304. ISBN   978-1-58333-413-3.
• Schuler, Lou; Alwyn Cosgrove (2012-04-26). The New Rules of Lifting For Life: An All-New Muscle-Building, Fat-Blasting Plan for Men and Women Who Want to Ace Their Midlife Exams. Avery. p. 320. ISBN   978-1-58333-461-4.
• Schuler, Lou; Alwyn Cosgrove (2012-12-27). The New Rules of Lifting Supercharged: Ten All-New Muscle-Building Programs for Men and Women. Avery. p. 368. ISBN   978-1-58333-465-2.
• Schuler, Lou; Alan Aragon (2014-12-23). The Lean Muscle Diet: A Customized Nutrition and Workout Plan. Rodale Books. p. 320. ISBN   978-1-62336-418-2.

References

1. "Death By Exercise - Men's Health". Archived from the original on 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
2. "National Magazine Awards Database". Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
3. "Lou Schuler, Author at The PTDC". The PTDC. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
4. Wilmes, Nate (2003-09-22). "Got Testosterone? This Book's for You". St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri).
5. "Forbes.com Best of the Web". Archived from the original on January 16, 2006. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
6. "Program" (PDF). Schedule. 4th Annual ISSN Conference and Expo. Las Vegas NV: International Society of Sports Nutrition. June 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
7. "About the CSCS Credential". NSCA Certification Commission. National Strength and Conditioning Association. Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
8. "JP Fitness Summit 2007". JP Fitness Summit 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
9. "2006 Staley Training Systems Annual Training Summit" (PDF). 2006 Staley Training Systems Annual Training Summit. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
10. Schuler, Lou (2015-11-09). "Why Guys Hate Being Called Skinny". Men's Health. Retrieved 2020-10-22.

Further reading

• Yandel, Fauve (1993-07-01). "Class convinces boxing novice o flee the ring". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
• Trebay, Guy (2000-09-23). "Scrawn to brawn: Men get muscles, or pray for them". The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec).
• Selbert, Pamela (2002-12-28). "Why Guys Should Lose their Guts". St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri).

External links

• Lou Schuler's Official website
• Death by Exercise in pdf format ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• Lou Schuler's interview from Testosterone Nation
• "Scout.com: Interview with Fitness Expert Lou Schuler". Archived from the original on 2006-08-27. Retrieved 2007-05-22.