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Biography

John Paul Catanzaro, B.Sc., C.E.P., C.K., is a Certified Exercise Physiologist and a Certified Kinesiologist with a Specialized Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology and Health Science. He owns and operates a private training facility in Richmond Hill, Ontario. In 1996, John Paul began personal training in a small home studio in Toronto, Ontario. With vision and passion, the business quickly expanded and the word got out: "If you want to get in shape, go see this guy!" Now located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, the business boasts a state-of-the-art training facility and a waiting list of clients. John Paul founded The Catanzaro Group in 2004 with divisions in fitness, nutrition, supplements, lifestyle, seminars, and publishing. In 2010, Catanzaro Supplements was introduced, a new line of nutritional supplements with the objective of providing high quality supplements in a convenient form at an affordable rate. Over the years, John Paul has appeared on television and has written articles for several publications including Bodybuilding.com, Bodybuilding Italia, Coaching One-On-One, Dolfzine, FitCommerce, Fitness Trainer Canada, Flare, grrlAthlete.com, Intense Fitness, Men's Health, Mercola.com, MuscleMag International, Olympian's News, Personal Training on the Net, Planet Muscle, Quest For Advanced Condition, SelfGrowth.com, Testosterone (aka T-Nation.com), and Wannabebig.com. His newsletters are both informative and entertaining, and he has provided reviews for numerous sources including the inaugural edition of Sport First Aid in Canada. John Paul has released two DVDs, Stretching for Strengthening (2003) and Warm-Up to Strength Training (2005), which have sold copies worldwide, been featured in several magazines, and have been endorsed by many leading experts. John Paul is one of the premier trainers in Canada. Building a reputation for getting his clients in top shape quickly, his expertise has not gone unnoticed by other health practitioners who attend his private studio regularly for instruction. John Paul has attracted the attention of various fitness-related organizations seeking lectures and workshops. He has been dubbed the man with an "encyclopedic mind" by many individuals who experience his presentations.

Inspiration

Inspired from various authorities in the strength game, including Al Vermeil, Alexander Prilepin, Alexie Medvedyev, Alwyn Cosgrove, Andrew Charniga Jr., Angel Spassov, Anthony Ditillo, Arkady Vorobyev, Arthur Jones, Arto Pakarinen, Ben Velazquez, Bill Hartman, Brad Schoenfeld, Brian Mackenzie, Brooks Kubik, Casey Butt, Chad Ikei, Chad Waterbury, Charles Poliquin, Charles Staley, Charlie Francis, Christian Finn, Christian Thibaudeau, Daniel Baker, Dave Tate, David Behm, Dennis Weis, Derek Manuel, Dietmar Schmidtbleicher, Dietrich Buchenholz (Brad Nuttall), Digby Sale, Don Alessi, Doug Hepburn, Doug McGuff, Duncan MacDougall, Eric Cressey, Eric Serrano, Fred Hatfield, George Turner, Greg Wilson, Harold Tünnemann, Helga Letzelter, Ian King, Istvan Balyi, Istvan Javorek, James Krieger, Jeff Everson, Jeffrey Spencer, Jeffrey Willardson, Jerry Telle, Joe DeFranco, Joe Dowdell, Joe Weider, John Berardi, John Davies, John Little, John Wood, Judd Biasiotto, Jürgen Hartmann, Karsten Jensen, Keijo Häkkinen, Kim Goss, Lamar Gant, Lee Burkett, Leonid Matveyev, Lorne Goldenberg, Louie Simmons, Manfred Letzelter, Mark Diaz, Mark Lindsay, Matthew Rhea, Mauro Di Pasquale, Mel Siff, Michael Boyle, Michael Yessis, Mike Mahler, Mike Robertson, Mike Stone, Nelson Montana, Paavo Komi, Paul Chek, Paul Gagné, Pavel Tsatsouline, Per Tesch, Robert Colling, Robert Kennedy, Robert Rakowski, Robert Robertson, Robert Roman, Scott Abel, Steve Holman, Steven Fleck, Stuart McGill, Stuart McRobert, TC Luoma, Terry Todd, Thomas Baechle, Thomas Kurz, Thomas Pipes, Tom McCullough, Trevor Cottrell, Tudor Bompa, Valentin Dikul, Vladimir Zatsiorsky, Warren Young, William Brink, William Ebben, William Hinbern, William Kraemer, Yegyan, and Yuri Verkhoshansky.