Lou Schuler

Infobox Writer
name = Lou Schuler

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birthdate = January 23, 1957
birthplace = St. Louis, Missouri
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occupation = Journalist and Author
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genre = Non-fiction
subject = Physical Fitness, Weightlifting
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website = http://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". [Cite web
title = Death By Exercise - Men's Health
accessdate = 2007-05-23
url = http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=health&category=heart.disease&conitem=6fe999edbbbd201099edbbbd2010cfe793cd____] [Cite web
title = National Magazine Awards Database
accessdate = 2007-05-23
url = http://www.magazine.org/Editorial/National_Magazine_Awards/Searchable_Database/index.cfm#results]

Schuler is a former fitness editor of Men's Fitness magazine and former fitness director of Men’s Health, and is certified as a strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. [Cite news
last = Wilmes
first = Nate
title = Got Testosterone? This Book's for You
work = St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)
date = 2003-09-22] [Cite web
title = Forbes.com Best of the Web
accessdate = 2007-05-23
url = http://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/review.jhtml?id=7870] [cite conference
year = 2007
month = June
booktitle = Schedule
title = Program
conference = 4th Annual ISSN Conference and Expo
conferenceurl = http://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/site/conferences_details.php?id=47
publisher = International Society of Sports Nutrition
location = Las Vegas NV
url = http://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/site/download.php?filename=2007ISSNConferencePrelimProgram4_25_07.pdf
accessdate = 2007-05-23
format=PDF] [cite web| title = About the CSCS Credential| work = NSCA Certification Commission| publisher = National Strength and Conditioning Association | url = http://www.nsca-cc.org/cscs/about.html | format = HTML | accessdate = 2007-05-23]

Schuler participated in JP Fitness Summit 2007 [cite web| last = | first = | title =JP Fitness Summit 2007| work = | publisher =JP Fitness Summit 2007| url = http://www.jpfitness.org/ | format = HTML| accessdate = 2007-04-29] and Staley Training Systems Annual Training Summit 2006 [cite web| last = | first = | title =2006 Staley Training Systems Annual Training Summit| work = | publisher =2006 Staley Training Systems Annual Training Summit| url = http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:XVafCRwC_ZQJ:media.staleytraining.com/2006ATS.pdf+certified+strength+and+conditioning+specialist+CSCS+lou+schuler&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=12&gl=uk | format = HTML| accessdate = 2007-04-29] , on both occasions presenting lectures on the way of becoming a successful sports writer.

Books

*Cite book
publisher = Rodale Books
isbn = 1579546579
pages = 434
last = Schuler
first = Lou
coauthors = Michael Mejia
title = Men's Health Home Workout Bible:
date = 2002-11-09
*Cite book
publisher = Rodale Books
isbn = 1579546064
pages = 224
last = Schuler
first = Lou
coauthors = The Editors of Men's Health
title = The Men's Health Belly-Off Program: Discover How 80,000 Guys Lost Their Guts...And How You Can Too
date = 2002-06-15
*Cite book
publisher = Rodale International Ltd
isbn = 1405006692
pages = 336
last = Schuler
first = Lou
title = The Testosterone Advantage Plan
date = 2003-01-03
*Cite book
publisher = Rodale Books
isbn = 1579547699
pages = 364
last = Schuler
first = Lou
coauthors = Ian King
title = Men's Health: The Book of Muscle--The World's Most Authoritative Guide to Building Your Body
date = 2003-10-17
*Cite book
publisher = Avery
isbn = 1583332383
pages = 320
last = Schuler
first = Lou
coauthors = Alwyn Cosgrove
title = New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle
date = 2005-12-29
*Cite book
publisher = Avery
isbn = 1583332944
pages = 272
last = Schuler
first = Lou
coauthors = Cassandra Forsythe, Alwyn Cosgrove
title = New Rules of Lifting for Women: Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess
date = 2007-12-27

References

Further reading

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

External links

* [http://www.malepatternfitness.com Lou Schuler's Official website]
* [http://www.mikedemeter.com/articles/Death%20By%20Exercise%20-%20Schuler.pdf?PHPSESSID=7f99108e4c4bd32d8d1c16a38e729e40 "Death by Exercise" in pdf format]
* [http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do;jsessionid=B46909983F858CD778ED2A629122C68B.hydra?id=500183 Lou Schuler's interview from Testosterone Nation]
*Cite web
title = Scout.com: Interview with Fitness Expert Lou Schuler
accessdate = 2007-05-22
url = http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/353285.html