Jeff O'Connell

Jeff O’Connell was editor-in-chief at Bodybuilding dot com and Muscle & Fitness and executive writer at Men’s Health. He specializes in health, fitness, nutrition, and profile writing, often for cover stories and feature articles.

His service journalism has been nominated for a Maggie Award, while his feature writing has earned honorable mention in both The Best American Sports Writing and The Best American Science & Nature Writing anthologies.

SUGAR NATION, his first solo work, enjoyed widespread critical acclaim. O’Connell has also co-authored eight books, including the New York Times Bestsellers LL COOL J’s PLATINUM WORKOUT, with LL Cool J, and SPARTAN UP! with Joe De Sena. His collaboration with 50 Cent, FORMULA 50, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award, and his collaboration with Zuzka Light, 15 MINUTES TO FIT, won a bronze medal at the Living Now Book Awards.

O’Connell received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UCLA. He lives in Eagle, Idaho.