Announcements

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The Website: www.jpsummit2010.com

The Date: Saturday May 15, 2010

The Registration Fee: $199

The Location: Kansas City, Missouri

The Lineup:

Alan Aragon
Alan Aragon has over 15 years of success in the fitness field. He earned his Bachelor and Master of Science in Nutrition with top honors.

Alan is a continuing education provider for the Commission on Dietetic Registration, National Academy of Sprts Medicne, American Council on Exercise, and National Strength & Conditioning Association. Alan recently presented to clinicians at the FDA and the annual conference of the Los Angeles Dietetic Association.He maintains a private practice designing programs for recreational, Olympic, and professional athletes, including the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Alan is a contributing editor to Men's Health magazine, where he has a monthly column called "Ask The Weight Loss Coach".

(and has a really big Anaconda)

Bret Contreras
Affectionately known as The Glute Guy, Bret is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and has his master's from Arizona State University.

Bret has written Advanced Techniques in Glutei Maximi Strengthening, a 675 page e-book on, you guessed it, the glutes. He also continues to write for T-Nation and trains athletes, figure competitors and bodybuilders in Phoenix, AZ.

Lou Schuler
Lou is an award-winning journalist, certified strength and conditioning specialist, and author and coauthor of many popular books about diet and strength training.

His books include The New Rules of Lifting for Women (with coauthors Cassandra Forsythe and Alwyn Cosgrove), The New Rules of Lifting (with Alwyn Cosgrove), The Book of Muscle (with Ian King), The Home Workout Bible (with Mike Mejia and many other contributors), and The Testosterone Advantage Plan (with Jeff Volek, Mike Mejia, and Adam Campbell).

Nick Tumminello

The director of Performance University, Nick Tumminello is a nationally recognized coach and educator who is known for his innovative approach to strength & conditioning. He is the developer of the Core Bar™ and is a regular contributor to Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Women’s Health, T-Nation, WannaBeBig, PTontheNet, StrengthCoach.com and numerous other major publications.

Nick has produced multiple best selling DVD’s including Secrets of Self Myofascial Release and Strength Training for Fat Loss. Nick lives in Baltimore, MD where he serves as the Conditioning coach for Team Ground Control MMA. Coach Nick regularly trains a select group of athletes, physique competitors and fitness enthusiasts.

Ryan Zielonka
Ryan earned his Master of Arts from the University of Washington where he specialized in international relations and international political economy. He graduated at the top of his class with honors and a 3.98 GPA.

At age twenty he lost over a third of his body mass following FDA guidelines and only later discovered the joys of weight training, turning an otherwise practical hobby into an impassioned intellectual pursuit.

He is currently writing a book that synthesizes a half-decade of fitness experience with his unique, academic skill set. His work has appeared in T-Muscle, The Alan Aragon Research Review, and Dragon Magazine.

Bret may be an unfamiliar face to many of you at JP's, but if you read any of his articles at T-Nation (or if you're a guy, look at this picture) you'll be convinced that Bret knows his stuff and will be a great addition to the summit.

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The Hotel: The same as last year, The Holiday Inn at the Plaza. Same room rate as last year too--$99 a night--so that's just $50 a night if you room with someone.

The Airport Transportation: There's the Super Shuttle and the Holiday Inn Shuttle, and both cost ~$20 each way. We will make a concerted effort to pick up every forumite from the airport, but we can't promise to get everyone. Just coordinate your times if possible with other forumites, and you should be good.

The How To: I'm not accepting registrations now. That will start January 4th, when the registration page is unveiled. I'm just announcing the summit now, because I know with the December holidays no one will be registering before the new year. Hotel booking instructions will be also be released then as well.

If you've got any preliminary questions, feel free to email jpfitnesssummit@gmail.com

And yes, this should be another great time.