Jim received his doctorate in exercise physiology with a minor in biochemistry from the University of Connecticut. Following graduation, he served as a postdoctoral research fellow in the prestigious John B. Pierce Laboratory and Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale University School of Medicine, where he investigated the effects of exercise and diet on gene regulation in muscle tissue. He was awarded the Gatorade Beginning Investigator in Exercise Science Award in 2002 by the American Physiological Society. Currently, he serves as senior science editor for Muscle & Fitness, Muscle & Fitness Hers and Flex magazines and is the host of the popular online training and nutrition video series Muscle & Fitness Raw!, as seen at www.muscleandfitness.com.
He has written thousands of articles on exercise, nutrition and health and is author of the book Encyclopedia of Muscle & Strength (Human Kinetics, 2006), co-author of the book LL Cool J’s Platinum 360 Diet and Lifestyle (Rodale, 2010), co-author of the book Stronger Arms & Upper Body (Human Kinetics, 2008), and co-author of the chapter “Nutritional Needs of Strength/Power Athletes” in the textbook Essentials of Sports Nutrition and Supplements (Humana Press, 2008). Dr. Stoppani is the creator of the Platinum 360 Diet as found in the book, LL Cool J’s Platinum 360 Diet and Lifestyle (Rodale, 2010) and creator of the diet program found in the book, Mario Lopez’s Knockout Fitness (Rodale, 2008). Dr. Stoppani has been the personal nutrition and health consultant for numerous celebrity clients, such as Dr. Dre, LL Cool J, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Mario Lopez, and has appeared on the NBC television show Extra as an Extra LifeChanger and as a science expert on the Spike television shows Jesse James is a Dead Man and MANswers.
Select Scientific Publications
Kavouras SA, Armstrong LE, Maresh CM, Scheett TP, Stoppani J, Mack GW, Kraemer WJ. Rehydration with glycerol: endocrine, cardiovascular, and thermoregulatory responses during exercise in the heat. Journal of Applied Physiology 2006 Feb;100(2):442-50.
Armstrong LE, Maresh CM, Elliott T, Vanheest JL, Scheett TP, Stoppani J. Heat acclimation and physical training adaptations of young women using different contraceptive hormones. American Journal of Physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism 2005 May;288(5):E868-75.
Armstrong LE and Stoppani J. Central nervous system control of heat acclimation adaptations: an emerging paradigm. Reviews in the Neurosciences 2002;13(3):271-85.
Stoppani J, Hildebrandt AL, Sakamoto K, Goodyear LJ, Neufer PD. AMP-activated protein kinase activates transcription of the UCP3 and HKII genes in rat skeletal muscle. American Journal of Physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism 2002 Dec;283(6):E1239-48.
Scheett TP, Nemet D, Stoppani J, Maresh CM, Newcomb R, Cooper DM. The effect of endurance-type exercise training on growth mediators and inflammatory cytokines in pre-pubertal and early pubertal males. Pediatric Research 2002 Oct;52(4):491-7.
Casa DJ, Maresh CM, Armstrong LE, Kavouras SA, Scheett TP, Stoppani J. Intravenous versus oral rehydration during a brief period: stress hormone responses to subsequent exhaustive exercise in the heat. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism 2000 Dec;10(4):361-74.
Scheett TP, Mills PJ, Ziegler MG, Stoppani J, Cooper DM. Effect of exercise on cytokines and growth mediators in prepubertal children. Pediatric Research 1999 Oct;46(4):429-34.
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