He currently leads a powerlifting team of over 40 members. At the time of this writing, he has helped over 100 lifters achieve national ranking in their division.

John has also written many strength and conditioning articles for major online publications such as Testosterone Nation (T-Nation) and Men’s Health.

An avid strength athlete John also has a lot of “under the bar experience” and has competed in the sport of powerlifting for over a decade. His best competition equipped lifts are a 900 squat, 635 Bench, and a 675 Deadlift.

He’s also the only known man to squat 800 pounds in 6 different weight classes and leads from the front!