Hi, my name is Tom Venuto and thanks for visiting my bio page, where you can learn everything you want to know about me, why you should listen to me, and more importantly, how I can help you reach your fitness, bodybuilding or fat loss goals, faster and more efficiently, without unnecessary supplements or dangerous drugs.

I'm glad that you're curious to read about my credentials, because with the ease of self-publishing on the Internet, (along with a lot of slick marketing), it has become more and more difficult to tell apart the legitimate experts from the self proclaimed "gurus" on the web today.

When you're looking on the Internet for information you can trust to help you achieve the body of your dreams, you have to be careful these days. Check for education, certification, experience and of course, a great track record of results from satisfied clients. I'm confident that after you see my credentials below, you will agree that I meet all these criteria and more, and I hope you will give me the opportunity to help you along in your own fitness journey.

Competitive Bodybuilder And
Fitness Industry Expert Since 1989

I've been bodybuilding since 1983 and competing since 1989. I've been involved in the fitness industry as a personal trainer, health club owner/manager, nutrition consultant, and freelance writer since 1988. I began publishing health and fitness information on the internet in 1999. For many years, I was also co-owner and operator of Empire Fitness Club, a health club chain with locations in New Jersey and New York, which had over eleven thousand members at four locations. I currently still work as a consultant for the health club industry and I am a full-time author and publisher. As you can see, I've worked in almost every aspect of the fitness industry and bodybuilding and fitness has been my entire life's work - it's all I've ever done.

I've been recognized by magazine editors and industry experts as one of the nation's leading authorities on fat loss and natural bodybuilding. My education includes a degree in exercise science and two certifications; "Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist" (CSCS) and “Certified Personal Trainer” from the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA). I’m also a current member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and the International Society for Sports Nutrition (ISSN).

Author Of The Best-Selling Diet E-book In Internet History

My e-book Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle, is often referred to by my readers as "The Fat Loss Bible," and is one of the best selling ebooks in Internet history, rated by clickbank.com as the #1 fitness and #1 diet ebook in the world. This program has successful followers in more than 136 countries all across the globe. (You can get more information about Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle on the home page at www.BurnTheFat.com.

Prolific Writer and Online Publisher

In additional to being the author and creator of the 330 page BURN THE FAT, FEED THE MUSCLE e-book, the #1 best-selling ebook in Internet history, I've written over 200 articles for bodybuilding and fitness publications. Here are some of the publications I've appeared in, written for and/or been featured in:

Fit Over 40: Role Models For Excellence At Any Age, co-author
Strength coach interviews, contributing author
All-Star trainer secrets, contributing author
Body Of Your Dreams TeleSeminar, creator/author/speaker
Ultimate Body Makeover teleseminar, speaker
Unstoppable Fat Loss Teleseminar, speaker
Firm And Flatten Your Abs, contributor (forward)
Fat Burn Files Interviews, Author
Burn The Fat Inner Circle, founder, editor in chief and CEO
Tom Venuto.com, founder, publisher, CEO
Bodybuilding Secrets.com, publisher, writer
Burn The Fat Blog, publisher, writer
Amazing Abdominals.com, editor in chief
IRONMAN magazine, contributing writer
Australian IRONMAN magazine, contributing writer
Italian IRONMAN magazine (aka, “Olympian’s News)
Muscular Development Magazine, model
Natural Bodybuilding & Fitness Magazine, model and contributing writer
CO-ED Magazine, Fitness editor (2005)
Men's Exercise Magazine, model, contributing writer
Exercise For Men Only Magazine, model, contributing writer
Steele Jungle: Drug-Free Bodybuilding News, contributing writer
Global Health & Fitness.com, staff Fat Loss Expert
Will Brink’s Bodybuilding Revealed, "guru" column
Nutribomb, Host of Tom Venuto Fitness Forum
A to Z Fitness.com, contributing writer
Ironmagazine.com, contributing writer
Critical Bench.com, contributing writer
Cyberpump.com, contributing writer
Bodybuilding.com, contributing writer
Bodybuilding For You.com, contributing writer
and contributing writer for HUNDREDS of other sites via syndicated ASK TOM column

One On One Personal Coach And Former Personal Trainer,
Specializing in Fat Loss And Bodybuilding

I have a well-rounded background coaching and training a wide range of clients of all ages and interests, but my specialties are bodybuilding, fat loss and motivational success coaching I have personally coached over 600 people and tens of thousands of people in 137 countries have used my BURN THE FAT fat burning system.

Drug-Free-For-Life Bodybuilding Champion

I'm a natural for life competitive bodybuilder and I’ve won numerous titles including the Natural Mr. Pennsylvania, Natural Mr. New Jersey, Natural New York State championships, Natural Mid Atlantic States, and the NPC Natural Eastern Classic. I also placed runner-up at the Mr. Natural USA and The Natural North American championships.

I'm still an active >natural bodybuilding competitor to this day and and you can see my bodybuilding competition history with photos on this page if you are interested: www.burnthefat.com/tom_venuto_bodybuilding_competitions.html" In additional to being a competitor, I've also been a judge and guest poser for North American Bodybuilding Federation (NABF) competitions.

Success And Motivation Coach
Master NLP Practitioner

In additional to my bodybuilding and fitness background, I've spent the last 17 years of my life studying motivation, achievement, success psychology and personal development. I've extensively studied the work of Anthony Robbins, Jim Rohn, Denis Waitley, Brian Tracy and many other success and achievement experts. In fact, I worked personally with master success coach Bob Proctor (one of the teachers featured in the movie, THE SECRET), for three years as a participant in his personal coaching programs.

I've read over 2,200 books, attended over five dozen seminars and remain totally committed to staying on the cutting edge in nutrition, exercise science, personal training and success coaching. In 2004 I also became certified in hypnosis and as a master practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), the same success-coaching technology for personal change which propelled Anthony Robbins to fame as the pre-eminent motivational teacher and success coach in the world.

My background in personal development and success coaching sets me miles apart from other personal trainers, fitness writers and nutrition consultants because it has allowed me to inject an exciting and empowering motivational aspect into BURN THE FAT, FEED THE MUSCLE system that's simply unrivaled by any other program in the world. Many of my clients say that the information in the chapter on goal setting and motivation alone is worth the price of the entire program many times over.

Walking The Talk... Every Single Day

I practice what I preach. I use my own BURN THE FAT system every day and I am walking, talking, living, breathing proof that my program works. But more importantly, this program has worked for tens of thousands of others all across the world (be sure to check out the Burn The Fat success stories page and see for yourself).

I think you can probably agree that my resume, credentials and track record are as solid and extensive as anyone in the business, but still, I know this is me "tooting my own horn," so...

Take a look at what a few other experts in the industry say about me:

“You can see from his pictures that Tom actually applies what he writes about - the hallmark of any great teacher.”

- Christian Finn, M.Sc.
Editor, The Facts About Fitness.com

"Tom Venuto, in my opinion, is the leading, VERY BEST fitness expert and author of our time and much of my and our client's success are due to his teachings. He and his fat loss system are on the cutting edge of science and don't miss a nutritional tip, trick, secret, or strategy in achieving amazing results.”

- Chad Tackett, BS, CPT
President/CEO
Global Health & Fitness

“Tom Venuto an extremely knowledgeable and talented trainer whose expertise has helped thousands of people to achieve their fitness goals. He's also a terrific writer, and it is his ability to share his knowledge with others that makes him such a superb fitness and bodybuilding spokesman."

- Steve Downs, C.S.C.S
Editor, Natural Bodybuilding & Fitness magazine

”Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle by Tom Venuto offers a wide variety of helpful solid information for the dieter. The strength of this book lies not just in it's diet information per se, but in its extensive use of motivational techniques and helpful ways for people to stay focused on their goals. Truth is, setting the proper goals and keeping motivated, is half the battle to successful long term fat loss, and this books excels in that area. No matter which diet you follow, whether Tom's, my own, the Zone, Atkins, or any other, I consider 'Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle' to be a very worthy addition to the library of anyone looking to lose fat and keep muscle."

- Will Brink, Industry Consultant, MuscleMag International columnist, and author of Diet Supplements Revealed and Muscle Building Nutrition.

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