Gym-Free and Ripped: Weight-Free Workouts That Build and Sculpt

The ultimate low-cost, low-maintenance workout-no gym or weights required.

Gym-Free and Ripped is for people needing workouts and exercises that can be performed without a gym-and with no, or minimal, equipment. Whether one is traveling, at home, or for whatever reason cannot go to a gym, these exercises-organized into workouts-provide one with gym- equivalent bodybuilding and toning.

The author, both a certified fitness trainer and a photographer, carefully shows each exercise with step-by-step instructions. Multiple workouts are provided so that the reader can keep things fresh by varying routines. Additionally, the author offers nutrition and supplementation guidance to ensure maximum benefits from the body-building and toning workouts.

Nathan Jendrick is a certified fitness trainer with clients ranging from competitive bodybuilders to Olympic gold medalists. He is married to two-time Olympic champion Megan Jendrick. He is the author of Gym-Free and Ripped and Dunks, Doubles, Doping, and he has been featured on dozens of radio shows, including The Drive with Chris Myers. He is also the coauthor of the fitness and nutrition book Get Wet, Get Fit (2008), with his wife, as well as the bodybuilding-centered Death, Drugs & Muscle (2010), with film star and personality Gregg Valentino. Nathan has had numerous articles published in sports and fitness magazines, including American Health & Fitness, Splash, and Swimming World. Nathan was the founder and host of the world's first swimming radio podcast, Deck Pass, which received more than 50,000 visitors monthly and had guests that included Lionsgate films director Sunu Gonera and fitness legend Jack LaLanne. He was also a coeditor of the Timed Finals swimming news portal and is currently the nutrition expert for the elite professional swimming group the Race Club. Nathan is a respected nutrition formulator, having brought to market the popular Thunderbolt supplement.