I love strength training. Been doing it since I was 16. Started at a local YMCA before weight training became as popular as it is now. I learned all that I could through experience, books, trial and error, and other people. I became certified as a personal trainer in 1994. The people that I learned from most were, in no particular order, Dr. Wayne Wescott, Dr. Ellington Darden, Peary Rader, Bradley J. Steiner, Dr. Ken Leistner, Dr. Stuart McGill, Brooks Kubik, Peter Neff, Dr. Richard Winett, and in particular Stuart McRobert. These are all authors in their own right, whom I wish to thank deeply. I've been a New York State certified elementary teacher for 10 years, and it was a joy as well as a challenge. I dedicate all my work to my wife, Joanne, and my daughter, Nancy.