About Nick Nilsson

That's me! So you know more about where I'm coming from on this site, I wanted to give a little background about myself. I've got the knowledge and experience to back up EVERYTHING I'm saying on this site.

I've been weight training for more than 20 years, been a personal trainer for 11 years, a professional fitness writer for 9 years (published in Men's Fitness, Reps Magazine, Muscle & Fitness and on hundreds of websites) and I've got a degree in Physical Education, covering advanced biomechanics, physiology and kinesiology.

I've published 9 weight training books:

• "The Best Abdominal Exercises You've Never Heard Of"
  
• "The Best Exercises You've Never Heard Of"
  
• "The Best Arm Exercises You've Never Heard Of"
  
• "The Best Chest Exercises You've Never Heard Of"
  
• "Metabolic Surge - Rapid Fat Loss"
  
• "Muscle Explosion - 28 Days to Maximum Mass"
  
• "Gluteus to the Maximus - Build a Bigger Butt NOW!"
  
• "Specialization Training"
  
• "Hybrid Training"

As a trainer, I've worked with everyone from complete beginners to professional athletes and even collegiate strength coaches. My favorite people to work with have always been the ones who get totally fired up when I show them things they've NEVER seen before. THAT is what I really enjoy and THAT is why I put together this site.

You see, for all my 20 years in the gym, I've been training with a purpose...

That purpose has been to come up with new and more effective training ideas every single time I was in the gym. And you know what? In 20 years, I've come up with something in almost every single workout I've done.

It's what keeps me training hard and having fun every time I set foot in the gym!

These are two pictures of me below...I'm actually a natural ectomorph (which means skinny!), so you can imagine the kind of training (and eating!) it took to get this point. When I started weight training, I was a cross-country runner and weighed all of 140 lbs soaking wet. No exagerration. I've had to train HARD to get to this point. And you know what? You can learn the MOST from someone who's had to fight for every once of muscle they've put on.

And now I want to teach you ALL the training secrets that I use every day to build muscle, burn fat and develop brute strength.

Below is a sample of a few of my best lifts (at a bodyweight of around 200 pounds or so). I'm not listing these numbers here to toot my own horn. I want to show you EXACTLY the kind of progress you can make with the knowledge I have to share with you. And I'm 100% natural (no steroids ever)!