Elite Physique

Chad Waterbury, PT, DPT, MS, graduated from the nation's top ranked doctor of physical therapy (DPT) program at the University of Southern California (USC), where he currently teaches the course Resistance Training Techniques for High-Performance Athletes for the master's degree in sports science program. He is the owner of Chad Waterbury LLC and author of Huge in a Hurry from Rodale Publishing. Waterbury has lectured for fitness organizations such as the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Perform Better. He has a master's degree in physiology from the University of Arizona, where his focus on the neurophysiology of human movement and performance led him to make radical changes in the way he trains competitive athletes as well as nonathletic clients. His workouts are now shorter and faster, producing superior results in strength, power, and muscular development, while at the same time inducing less fatigue and allowing for shorter recovery periods between workouts.

Part I. Plan for Muscle Chapter 1. Assess to Impress Chapter 2. A Man With a Plan Chapter 3. Muscle Rules Part II. Muscle Methodology Chapter 4. Building Muscle Versus Burning Fat Chapter 5. Lower Body Training Chapter 6. Core Training Chapter 7. Upper Body Training Part III. Muscle Programming Chapter 8. Muscle-Building Programs Chapter 9. Fat-Burning Programs Chapter 10. Body Part-Specific Programs Part IV. Muscle Maintenance Chapter 11. Nutrition for Muscle Growth or Fat Loss Chapter 12. Strong and Lean for Life