THE NEW RULES OF LIFTING SUPERCHARGED

Acknowledgments

FIRST THANKS GO TO MY COAUTHOR, Alwyn Cosgrove, whose ten training

programs are the main reason this book exists. His creative solutions to the

problems we all face never cease to amaze me. The rest of our team has

done the typically outstanding work we’ve come to depend on to make each

New Rules of Lifting book better than it otherwise would be: Megan

Newman and Gigi Campo at Avery; photographer Michael Tedesco and his

assistants, Danelle Manthey and Matt Minor; Dan Ownes and Alli McKee,

our ridiculously strong, knowledgeable, and cheerful models; Mike

Cerimele, Chris Leavy, Brian Zarbatany, and the rest of the staff at Velocity

Sports Performance and Steel Fitness Premier in Allentown, Pennsylvania,

who are so generous with their time, equipment, and facilities for our photo

shoots; and David Black, Gary Morris, and the rest of the staff at the David

Black Agency.

As a journalist who struggles to understand the complexities of

exercise and nutrition science, I’m utterly dependent on and grateful to the

experts who share their research and knowledge with someone who barely

got through high school math and chemistry:

• Brad Schoenfeld and Bret Contreras (exercise science)

• Alan Aragon and Mike Roussell (nutrition)

• Mike Nelson (current research)

• Stuart Phillips and Rob Newton (who not only shared but also patiently

explained their own studies to me)

• Lonnie Lowery and Joey Antonio (all things protein)

• Jon Fass and Shon Grosse (physical therapy)

Alwyn and I could write the greatest workout books in the history of

Western literature, and no one would ever find out if it weren’t for the help

of our friends in the media, who let potential readers know that our books,

however much they fall short of the “greatest” standard, can help them