SUCCESS IS A "TEAM" EFFORT

Bodybuilding is a very demanding sport. It takes discipline and patience. Becoming a Champion bodybuilder also requires knowledge. Knowledge on Nutrition, Training, Supplements and how the body functions. Nobody becomes a Champion Bodybuilder by themselves. Its a team effort. I would like to acknowledge the two people that changed my life. The three of us made up a team. Without these two people I would still be struggling and I would have never accomplished my goal of winning the Mr. USA title or becoming a successful Personal Trainer.

When I was losing bodybuilding contests at 16 years old I met a man named Bob Gruskin. Bob is a college professor and a genious when it comes to bodybuilding nutrition. Bob is the most generous man on the planet and took me under his wing. He taught me about Protein and how it effects muscle growth. He taught me about Carbohydrates and the role they play in glycogen storage in the muscle. He taught me every detail about nutrition and the role it plays in becoming a champion. Bob instructed me for 20 years on bodybuilding nutrition and contest preparation. Thanks to Bob Gruskin I can now help others to become Champion Bodybuilders. Bob is my best friend and my biggest key to success! Thanks Bob for your guidance and expertise!

About the same time I met Bob Gruskin I also met another man. This man was like no other man on the planet. He was made of steel. He had a Champions mind and never let anything negative affect his progress or his goals. In my mind he is the strongest willed individual that ever lived. He taught me to strive to be the best...he taught me how to accomplish things that everybody said were impossible. He showed me that nothing was impossible as long as you believed...and most of all, he taught me to believe in my goals and myself. His name is
Steve Michalik and he is a former Mr. America. Steve showed me what it would take to achieve the goal of winning the Mr. USA title. Steve taught me how to train hard and everything an aspiring champion would need to know about training and intense workouts. Steve is a true Champion and I will always envision Mr. America Steve Michalik as the toughest, most driven man on earth. Thank you Steve for instilling in me the drive to be the best at everything that I do in life. Your perfectionism taught me to never settle for anything less than the best in everything that I do.

In closing I would like to say that everybody needs to find the key people that can teach them and instill in them the drive to win....the drive to be the best!
This was my "TEAM"
These two people were the key to my success and the difference in winning or losing in bodybuilding and in life.

Mr. USA John DeFendis