Umm, so who is this guy?

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Among my great loves are weights, health, and truth. The order tends to change! I endeavor to combine the three in my practice, and in my life. I believe we are here for a reason, though I mightn't always have a good grip on what that reason exactly is. I just hope that God keeps blessing me, and supporting my strive for divine qualities, like patience, truth, and positive vibrations on my planet.
I am one of those health freaks that does things that are kind of rare, but which would be awesome if they were quite common- it is part of my aim to spread good health awareness, and practice.

 I was first trained by my uncle, two time world champion powerlifter, Dr. Mauro DiPasquale. He was the man who inspired me to start lifting, when he was a ripped, vascular powerlifting star, and I was a scrawny impressionable 12 year old. He was always supportive and helpful, and I thank him for his continuing guidance. Thanks, uncle! My uncle's website is metabolicdiet.com. He has some cool, top-notch supplements- really, A-Z.

Weight lifting is a passion of mine, which thank God, I am doing better at now, over 20 years later, than ever!(at least in some lifts)

My friend and occasional training partner John Hadzi, literally the strongest man I know, has helped my understanding and practice of strength training and holistic nutrition. He is THE best trainer I know, and can be reached at 416.816.1720. His specialty is kettle bell training; I can assure you, 'Johnny' has the biggest, baddest kettle bells ever, in his personal collection. He also has 'baby' bells for the novice.

Johnny has his own website- 

http://www.johnhadzi.com

Here is a pic off his website, where he is about to get freaky with a 180lb kettlebell. Now, most sane people train with 30- 40 lb kettlebells- not Johnny.

Knowing that a 180 bell would spank mere mortals, you start to get why I call John a UFO!

John has worked with at least 2 people that I know of who were in serious trouble with their backs. One was on heavy pain medications and contemplating risky surgery.

The happy ending is that both people were lucky enough to hook up with John and both quickly and completely gained healthy, strong backs. No more pain.

Please, folks, seek out alternatives when your specialists and Dr's tell you that there are no alternatives. Because there ARE.

 

 

Another great training partner of mine is Keita Hopkinson, the "Soy Boy", who is living evidence that vegetarians can be freaky big and strong. He does not train people professionally, though he certainly could!

Here on the lower left is a pic of Keita's freaky tricep- it's sick! This guy single-handedly smashes the notion that vegetarians can't be big and strong! He was feeling too shy to look at the camera, but I'll see if I can post a better view of his dense muscles on here soon . . . 

 
below- Keita's freaky vegetarian arms

 I wanted to put up more recent stuff- lifting heavy for health means always being in reasonable condition- ups and downs are stressful to the body, so better to stay within a 5-10 pound range, all the time. Plus I have never competed, so no need to get silly freaky ripped. I am a Vata with some Pitta, (see the Ayurveda page, on the side menu for Ayurvedic action) so am naturally lean. Gaining weight is my challenge. 

                                                                                    below- Me, after a heavy legs workout Nov'08