Lou Schuler

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| name = Lou Schuler

| birth_date = January 23, 1957

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri

| occupation = Fitness Editor - Men's Fitness

Fitness Director - Men’s Health (magazine)

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| genre = Non-fiction

| subject = Physical Fitness, Weightlifting

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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

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|archive-date = 2007-09-14

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|title = National Magazine Awards Database

|accessdate = 2007-05-23

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Schuler is currently the editorial director for the Personal Trainer Development Center.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theptdc.com/author/lou-schuler/|title=Lou Schuler, Author at The PTDC|website=The PTDC|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-27}} 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 [http://www.tmuscle.com/ Testosterone Muscle] (also known as T-Nation), 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

}}[https://gymjunkies.com/get-lean/]{{Cite web

| title = Forbes.com Best of the Web

| accessdate = 2007-05-23

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}}{{cite conference

|date = June 2007

|book-title = Schedule

|title = Program

|conference = 4th Annual ISSN Conference and Expo

|conference-url = http://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/site/conferences_details.php?id=47

|publisher = International Society of Sports Nutrition

|location = Las Vegas NV

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}}{{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 |accessdate=2007-05-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711163910/http://www.nsca-cc.org/cscs/about.html |archive-date=2007-07-11 }}

Schuler participated in JP Fitness Summit 2007{{cite web| title =JP Fitness Summit 2007| publisher =JP Fitness Summit 2007| url = http://www.jpfitness.org/ | accessdate = 2007-04-29}} and Staley Training Systems Annual Training Summit 2006,{{cite web|title=2006 Staley Training Systems Annual Training Summit |publisher=2006 Staley Training Systems Annual Training Summit |url=http://media.staleytraining.com/2006ATS.pdf |accessdate=2007-04-29 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901161037/http://media.staleytraining.com/2006ATS.pdf |archive-date=September 1, 2006 }} on both occasions presenting lectures on the way of becoming a successful sports writer.

Early life

Schuler spent his college life lifeguarding.{{Cite web|last=Schuler|first=Lou|date=2015-11-09|title=Why Guys Hate Being Called Skinny|url=https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a19548086/why-guys-hate-being-called-skinny/|access-date=2020-10-22|website=Men's Health|language=en-US}}

Books

  • {{Cite book

| publisher = Rodale Books

| isbn = 1-57954-657-9

| last = Schuler

| first = Lou

| author2 = Michael Mejia

| title = Men's Health Home Workout Bible

| date = 2002-11-09

| page = [https://archive.org/details/menshealthhomewo00schu/page/434 434]

| url = https://archive.org/details/menshealthhomewo00schu/page/434

}}

  • {{Cite book

| publisher = Rodale Books

| isbn = 1-57954-606-4

| last = Schuler

| first = Lou

| others = 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

| page = 224

}}

  • {{Cite book

| publisher = Rodale International Ltd

| isbn = 1-4050-0669-2

| last = Schuler

| first = Lou

| title = The Testosterone Advantage Plan

| date = 2003-01-03

| page = 336

}}

  • {{Cite book

| publisher = Rodale Books

| isbn = 1-57954-769-9

| last = Schuler

| first = Lou

| author2 = Ian King

| title = Men's Health: The Book of Muscle--The World's Most Authoritative Guide to Building Your Body

| date = 2003-10-17

| page = [https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781579547684/page/364 364]

| url = https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781579547684/page/364

}}

  • {{Cite book

| publisher = Avery

| isbn = 1-58333-238-3

| last = Schuler

| first = Lou

| author2 = Alwyn Cosgrove

| title = New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle

| date = 2005-12-29

| page = [https://archive.org/details/newrulesofliftin00schu_0/page/320 320]

| url = https://archive.org/details/newrulesofliftin00schu_0/page/320

}}

  • {{Cite book

| publisher = Avery

| isbn = 978-1-58333-294-8

| last = Schuler

| first = Lou

|author2=Cassandra Forsythe |author3=Alwyn Cosgrove

| title = New Rules of Lifting for Women: Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess

| date = 2007-12-27

| page = 272

}}

  • {{Cite book

| publisher = Avery

| isbn = 978-1-58333-413-3

| last = Schuler

| first = Lou

|author2=Alwyn Cosgrove

| title = 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

| date = 2010-12-30

| page = 304

}}

  • {{Cite book

| publisher = Avery

| isbn = 978-1-58333-461-4

| last = Schuler

| first = Lou

|author2=Alwyn Cosgrove

| title = 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

| date = 2012-04-26

| page = 320

}}

  • {{Cite book

| publisher = Avery

| isbn = 978-1-58333-465-2

| last = Schuler

| first = Lou

|author2=Alwyn Cosgrove

| title = The New Rules of Lifting Supercharged: Ten All-New Muscle-Building Programs for Men and Women

| date = 2012-12-27

| page = 368

}}

  • {{Cite book

| publisher = Rodale Books

| isbn = 978-1-62336-418-2

| last = Schuler

| first = Lou

|author2=Alan Aragon

| title = The Lean Muscle Diet: A Customized Nutrition and Workout Plan

| date = 2014-12-23

| page = 320

}}

References

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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

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  • {{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

}}