Who Is Tom Venuto And Why Should You Listen To Him?

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 manager of 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, having been ranked by clickbank.com as the #1 fitness and #1 diet ebook in the world simultaneously. 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 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
Body Of Your Dreams TeleSeminar, creator/author/speaker
Ultimate Body Makeover teleseminar, speaker
The Elite Body 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
A to Z Fitness.com, contributing writer
Ironmagazine.com, contributing writer
Critical Bench.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. Today, I'm still an active natural bodybuilding competitor and I've also been a judge and guest poser for various bodybuilding federations.

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.

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.

Certifications And Memberships:

Founder, Creator and CEO of the Burn The Fat Inner Circle

Most recently, I envisioned and created the Burn The Fat Inner Circle at www.BurnTheFatInnerCircle.Com, which is quickly becoming the Internet's premier fat loss support community and website, with thousands of members already in its first year alone.

The Burn The Fat Inner Circle is an "All-natural Zone" which means it's one of the few places on the entire world wide web that provides factual information and group support without condoning the use of drugs or promoting the use of supplements. Unlike so many other "diet gurus," I do not sell pills, bars or supplements, so you will never see a supplement ad inside my Inner Circle.

If you're a first time visitor to this site or if you're new to my fitness philosophies, and if you'd like to burn fat in a sensible and natural way, so the fat stays off permanently, then Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle is the best place to start and you can learn more by clicking on the link below...

Click here for more information about Tom's #1 best-selling ebook, Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle