Jim Stoppani''s Encyclopedia of Muscle & Strength

About Jim Stoppani

Jim Stoppani PhD is a leading authority on exercise science sport nutrition and supplementation. He received his doctorate in exercise physiology with a minor in biochemistry from the University of Connecticut. After graduation he served as a postdoctoral research fellow at Yale University School of Medicine where he investigated the effects of exercise and diet on gene regulation in muscle tissue. For his research he was awarded the 2002 Gatorade Beginning Investigator in Exercise Science Award by the American Physiological Society. From 2002 to 2013 Stoppani was the senior science editor for Muscle & Fitness Muscle & Fitness Hers and Flex magazines. He is the owner of JYM Supplement Science.Stoppani has written thousands of articles on exercise nutrition and health. He is the coauthor of the New York Times best seller LL Cool Js Platinum 360 Diet and Lifestyle (Rodale 2010) as well as Stronger Arms & Upper Body (Human Kinetics 2009) and PrayFit (Regal 2010). He is also a coauthor for the chapter Nutritional Needs of Strength/Power Athletes in Essentials of Sports Nutrition and Supplements (Humana Press 2008). Stoppani is the creator of the popular training and nutrition programs Shortcut to Size and Shortcut to Shred. He has been the personal nutrition and health consultant for Dwayne The Rock Johnson LL Cool J Dr. Dre Mario Lopez and Chris Pine.