I want to recognize and thank the following people who helped me in the Killing Fat research and book project:
Joe Cirulli and his staff at Gainesville Health & Fitness. Since 1985, Joe has been open to any research idea I wanted to test and compare—and I’ve done dozens of them with members at his Main Club and Women’s Club.
Jeanenne Darden, my lean, strong, beautiful wife, for helping me throughout this project. Our children—Amy, Sarah, Tyler, and Larah—for their amazing teamwork.
Jeff Csatari, executive editor of the 2015 Men’s Health book group at Rodale, who paved the way for Killing Fat to be published.
Erin Niumata, my literary agent, for her patience in staying on top of each step, twist, problem, and achievement.
Paul Privette of Footstone Photography in Gainesville, Florida, for taking the informative photos for Chapter 9.
Michael Ajazi of Clearwater, Florida, for being in tip-top shape for the exercise photos in Chapter 9.
Billie DeNunzio of Gainesville, Florida, for her chef and recipe skills applied in Chapter 12.
Michael Spillane of Gainesville, Florida, for his enthusiastic work ethic.
Tom Hall of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and T-Nation.com for his consistency in preparing the before-and-after digital photography.
At Rodale Books: Alyse Diamond, the associate editorial director, who supervised the Killing Fat manuscript with crisp editing and precision; associate editor Michele Eniclerico for her second half command and steady focus; Elizabeth Rendfleisch for her art direction and stunning design; and Ivy McFadden for her copyediting and attention to details.
My sincere appreciation to the more than 1,800 people who I’ve personally trained over the last fifty years…and especially the thirty-seven individuals who I featured in the comparison photographs throughout Killing Fat.