Meet John DeFendis

At age 13, John Defendis set a goal to win the Mr. U.S.A. bodybuilding contest. He reached that milestone at age 30, then set out to help others reach their own goals. John has been featured on dozens of national and international magazine covers, as well as on 20/20, Hard Copy, CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS news as an expert in weight loss and fitness. In 2007, he was inducted into the WBBG Fitness Hall of Fame. He has trained U.S. senators and congressmen at the congressional gym, CEO's of major corporations, and celebrities, and has performed seminars for and trained professional sports teams and individual athletes. John has championed more than 300 titleholders in fitness, figure, and bodybuilding, and is also on the Board of Directors for the ISSA ( International Sports Sciences Association). As a personal trainer for 34 years, he has helped more than 200 people lose more than 100 pounds each (yes, that's over six and a half tons of weight loss), and has helped thousands of others get in the best shape of their lives.