human performance and nutrition consulting

BIG announcement today:

I've just created an awesome 8-day nutrition course called "Transforming Your Body with Precision Nutrition." The course includes 3 interactive questionnaries and 8 concise lessons on exactly how to change your body for the better.

Best of all - the course is completely free. Simply click the link above to get started - I know that you'll love it. And if you do love it, I'd like to ask a quick favor of you. Please forward the link to your friends, colleagues, family and loved ones.

Each passing year I notice that while I get into better shape, many of my loved ones go in the opposite direction. Perhaps you've noticed it too? If so, it's not to late to help. Get them started right the first time with the Precision Nutrition Course.

Here's just a sampling of the great feedback we're getting from those who've taken the course:

"Thank you very much for all your advice and tips to get to the point where I am - and where I want to go - in being healthy and having a great body..."

"Step #1 in any self improvement is to Get Real with yourself...the questionaires go a long way in that department."

"The courses are very informative and well designed. Whomever designed all the questions did a wonderful job. Hopefully this will help spread the word about (your team's) message and how it can help them."

I just wanted to share with you a great letter from a Fully Supported Coaching Client of ours. Hopefully, for those of you interested in coaching with us, it highlights what our program is all about.

Hi JB,

I genuinely appreciate you checking in with me...I love the fact that you say diet dictates body composition - not exercise. I had fallen in to the trap of exercising about three hours a day, six days a week. I was wearing myself out and getting nowhere (fast). I am finally ready to adopt a proper eating pattern that I can live with for the rest of my life.

I have learned quite a bit already and I am so excited to continue learning even more. (Your team) has been most helpful in responding to all of my many questions. I am grateful for his patience, knowledge and insight.

One final comment, I feel so very fortunate to be a client. I am so excited to finally work with people that can help me achieve my goals while keeping some balance in my life. Thank you for your services.

Sincerely,
Kathle Sayre

If you've considered or are considering our coaching programs, click here for more.

And, one more thing, make sure you take the time to apply for our coaching program before attempting to sign up! Because of the demand for this program, there are no guaranteed spots - in fact, there are actually pro athletes on the waiting list right now. So get your application in now before the list gets impossibly long.

In late 2005 I launched a new nutrition service - The Precision Nutrition Network. Based on the best-selling Precision Nutrition program, the Precision Nutrition Network is designed to help you, the fitness and health professional, get world-beating results for your clients and patients.

Simply put, this program shows you how to rapidly and dramatically improve health, body composition and performance in anyone, any time.

Your clients and patients will look and feel better than they ever thought possible -- and they'll have you to thank for it.

The feedback was tremendous. People loved it, and current members are getting outstanding results.

Problem was, it was expensive -- the cost to join was $2000 USD

Well, I've been listening. In response to your feedback, I've just changed the program to make it way more affordable. You can now join the Precision Nutrition Network with virtually ZERO upfront costs.

To find out exactly how the Precision Nutrition Network can revolutionize your practice, with practically no investment on your part, download the brand new manual (for fitness professionals only).

After the recent publication of my article: The Business of Sports Nutrition, fitness professionals have been flooding my inbox with questions about the Precision Nutrition Network.

What is it? How do I sign up? What have other fitness professionals experienced when using this system?

In response to all these queries, I wanted to provide a couple of links - links that provide answers to all of these questions AND MORE.

First, here's a link to the FREE PNN manual (for fitness professionals only)

Next, here's a link to the PNN interviews, a series where I interview current PNN members about their experience as part of the network

Finally, a link to the free article mentioned above; The Business of Sports Nutrition.

If you're a success-minded fitness professional, you're absolutely nuts if you don't at least look a little further into this program. It's changing the way health professionals do business - especially with respect to nutrition.

If you're interested in learning more about sports nutrition for young athletes, you've gotta check out this discussion between myself and Brian Grasso.

Who's Brian? He's the executive director of the International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA).

What's the IYCA? It's the premier international authority with respect to athletic development and youth participant-based conditioning.

What do I have to do with youth nutrition? In addition to being a member of the IYCA's Board of Directors, I'm their resident youth nutrition expert and one of several excellent contributors to the IYCA's Developmental Essentials textbook.

So, if you want to learn more about youth nutrition, you can start by clicking here and checking out this 20 minute discussion:
IYCA Sport Nutrition Interview with Dr Berardi

This interview was done as the audio portion of the IYCA's Youth Conditioning Specialist Certification study guide. And Brian was kind enough to let me post it here! So, if you currently work with young athletes - OR you're interested in providing services in this 5 billion dollar industry, check out the interview and then pop over to learn more about the IYCA certification program.

I just wanted to give you all the heads up on an exciting event taking place the weekend of September 16th in Los Angeles, California.

The event is called the LA Strength and Performance Nutrition Summit and it's an intensive 2-day workshop with some of the most recognized names in the fitness and performance enhancement industries including Alwyn Cosgrove, Eric Cressey, Dan John, Mike Robertson, Julia Ladewski, Jesse Burdick, and Ryan Smith. And, of course, yours truly will also be presenting.

Here's the link to the seminar web site:
http://www.lastrengthseminar.com/index.html

So definitely check it out as the site contains a ton of details, such as venue, speaker bios, presentation outlines, and more.

And make sure to register soon as this event is sure to fill up fast. Hope to see you there!

Here's a great note from one of the members of our Precision Nutrition forums:

"I was 'dieting' on my own for many months before I found PN. And while simple calorie restriction was working for me, it was a real challenge and I struggled every day with what to eat, when to eat, etc. I was also losing a lot of lean body mass along with the fat.

But using the PN program changed all of that. It really forced me to think carefully about my menus and now I always know when I am going to eat next and what I am going to eat next. No more head games about "Gee, if I have this breakfast burrito, then I'll need to skip lunch. If I eat this, I can't eat that"... and on and on. In other words, one of the greatest benefits of PN for me has been a huge reduction in the mental stress of dieting. Also, my weight loss now is running about 90% to 95% fat loss...

So thank you, Dr. Berardi, for an excellent program! Thirteen months ago, I weighed 375 lbs. Today I weighed in at 201 lbs...Naturally, my weight loss invites a lot of questions from friends and aquaintances and I always tell them about Precision Nutrition."

-From "Happy Dog" on the Precision Nutrition forums.

Note: To get lifetime access to our PN forums, and to pick the brains of PN success stories like "Happy Dog", pick up your very own copy of Precision Nutrition today.

I just got back from a 5-day vacation at the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas.

While I was down there, inundated with mixed drinks and all-you-can-eat buffets, surrounded by sloth and gluttony, I realized that while vacations can be wonderfully relaxing respites from the daily grind, for those following the Precision Nutrition lifestyle, vacations can actually bring a different kind of stress.

To help us keep on track during the vacation season, I decided to post a great article by my good friend Amanda Graydon of Healthy Kitchens Makeover fame.

The article is called Souvenirs or Cellulite: Which Will You Be Bringing Home From Your Summer Vacation and it's a great discussion of how you can prepare for your summer vacations.

Also, for more discussion of this topic, pop over to the Precision Nutrition forums.

(Note, you have be a Precision Nutrition customer to gain access to the forums - so click here to check out the program and get enrolled today.)