About the Author

BILL CLARK is a former Olympic Weightlifter and World Champion Powerlifter. Bill has set over 140 world records in both Powerlifting and strongman events; including a 400 plus pound one-handed deadlift (weighing under 200 pounds). Bill is a motivational speaker and often times rolls up frying pans, bends steel bars and wrenches, and tears full decks of playing cards during his presentations. Bill has been featured on TV and in numbers of newspapers and magazines and loves to spread the message that "Everyone can be great." Bill is a certified Strength Coach and co-teaches a personal security course with his friend and co-author Trent Patterson. Bill Clark also teaches economics and a college-level psychology course at a high school in the Binghamton, NY area. TRENT PATTERSON played football for the University Of Alabama and was a 3 year starter and a 4 year letterman. Trent, while playing for Alabama University, was also voted "lifter of the year" and was a contestant on the TV show The Biggest Loser. Trent is a certified strength and conditioning specialist certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is a certified nutrition coach certified by Venice Nutrition. He is the creator of Training For Life Systems; a complete training system designed to change the mind, body & soul. He currently coaches high school football, trains athletes to improve performance, and adults to train for life. He and Bill also facilitate a personal safety awareness and prevention (PSAP) course.