Building Muscle And Performance (a Program For Size, Strength & Speed)

Building Muscle and Performance fuses the most effective exercises and progressions into a high-octane, high-efficiency training program. Combining strength training, power training, cardio, and more, Tumminello’s unique approach delivers results: increased strength, explosiveness, speed, athleticism, endurance, and a lean and muscular physique.

Every weekend warrior has two goals: compete successfully and look great doing it. Enter Building Muscle & Performance: The Program for Strength, Size, and Speed by expert trainer Nick Tumminello.

By combining the most effective approaches and exercises, Tumminello has developed a high-octane, high-efficiency system for building muscle and boosting performance. Step by step you’ll learn the best exercises for increasing speed, explosiveness, athleticism, and endurance. Push yourself to the limits with strength and power lifts and progressions, power training drills, and cardio conditioning workouts. The results are challenging yet exhilarating. You will discover performance and physique that you never thought possible.

Building Muscle & Performance includes numerous exercises and ready-to-use programs. Detailed photo sequences depict every movement as well as variations to increase or decrease difficulty. You’ll find expert advice, equipment tips, and safety precautions. More important, you’ll find the results you’ve been looking for.

You no longer have to choose between a chiseled physique and athletic performance. Building Muscle & Performance delivers the best of both worlds: the muscle and the hustle!

Part I Principles and Rationale

Chapter 1 Functional-Spectrum Training

Chapter 2 Building Muscle, Increasing Strength

Part II Exercises

Chapter 3 Cardio Conditioning

Chapter 4 Upper Body—Pushing

Chapter 5 Upper Body—Pulling

Chapter 6 Lower Body

Chapter 7 Core

Chapter 8 Warm-Up and Cool-Down

Part III Workout Programs

Chapter 9 Foundational Programming

Chapter 10 Performance Programming

Chapter 11 Muscle Programming

Chapter 12 Performance and Muscle Programming

Chapter 13 Customizing Programs for Personal Results

“Nick Tumminello''s expertise in exercise science is second to none. I''ve trained all over the country and found no one better. His methodology in regard to building a bigger, faster, stronger body is a formula for success.”

Steve Weatherford-- Former Punter for the New York Giants (2011-2014)

"Working with Nick Tumminello allowed me to see training in a whole new light. The way he was able to combine functional movement, flexibility, and strength training was like nothing I''d ever done before. Not only was I completely gassed at the end, but I found myself wanting more!”

Quinn Sypniewski-- Former Tight End for the Baltimore Ravens (2006-2009)

Nick Tumminello is the owner of Performance University International, which provides strength training and conditioning for athletes and educational programs for trainers and coaches all over the world.

As an educator, Tumminello has become known as the trainer of trainers. He has been named 2016 NSCA Personal Trainer of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He has presented at international fitness conferences in Norway, Iceland, China, and Canada. He has been a featured presenter at conferences held by such organizations as the IDEA Health & Fitness Association, the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and DCAC Fitness Conventions, along with teaching staff trainings at fi