Bob Whelan's Biographical Information
www.physicalculturebooks.com/iron-nation---passion-for-hard-training---5-star-reviews.htmlBob Whelan has a Masters Degree in Exercise Science and Health from George Mason University, a Masters Degree from Troy University, and a B.S. Degree from University of Maryland. He is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and is certified as a Physical Training Instructor by the International Combat Martial Arts Federation. Bob served as the District of Columbia National Strength & Conditioning Association State Director for over 5 years and was the founder and director of 6 Capital City Strength Clinics. He made Washington, DC stronger from 1990 - 2012 running Whelan Strength Training, one of the most comprehensive personal strength & conditioning programs in the world. He is now training clients remotely. He formerly worked as an exercise physiologist at The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and as the strength & conditioning coach at Catholic University. He taught a self-designed course, Strength Fitness, at Northern Virginia Community College. He has trained athletes from the NFL, NBA, NCAA, Women's Professional Basketball, and various strength, combat and tactical athletes worldwide. He was an off-season conditioning consultant to the Boston Celtics for two summers. Bob competed as a powerlifter for seven years and set several military powerlifting records, going undefeated for 3 years. He lifted natural (life-time steroid free) & raw and had a bench press that was double his bodyweight, a deadlift that was triple his bodyweight, and a squat just a few pounds short of triple bodyweight. He was the base varsity powerlifting coach and coached the team to the USAFE championship in 1983. Bob is the author of SUPER NATURAL STRENGTH, co-author/editor of IRON NATION, and contributing author in the strength and fitness book, MAXIMIZE YOUR TRAINING. He produced the training video GO HARD or GO HOME!, and the motivational audio cassette MIND STRENGTH. He was a long time columnist for HARDGAINER MAGAZINE from 1994 to 2004 when the magazine ended. He is back with a regular column in the new HARDGAINER 2.0. He has written well over 100 strength training articles that have appeared in other publications too such as THE DINOSAUR FILES, MILO, HARD TRAINING, NATURALSTRENGTH.COM and THE IRON MASTER. Bob is the owner of NaturalStrength.com, MindForceRadio.com, PhysicalCultureBooks.com, WebStrengthCoach.com and other internet businesses. Bob is a graduate of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting and hosted a weekly talk radio show on WGTB in Washington, DC. Prior to making his passion his profession, Bob served 8 years in the U.S. Air Force, and 5 years as a Federal Agent. (Contact: [email protected])
Compare Qualifications! Check both the "in the trenches" experience and EDUCATION not "certification". (A DEGREE in an exercise related field: exercise science, exercise physiology, kinesiology, sports medicine etc from a UNIVERSITY. Over 90 percent of personal trainers do not have an exercise science or related degree.) Beware of worthless certifications. Everyone is certified. There are over 200 fitness "certifications" in the USA and most of them are not worth the paper they are printed on, have no academic value, and can be easily obtained by anyone in weeks. There are many personal trainers loaded to the gills with steroids working at gyms who don't even have a high school diploma but are "certified" by someone. Also, if anyone claims to be a "nutritionist" be sure to ask if they are a REGISTERED DIETICIAN. Most states have no legal definition for the term "nutritionist."
No one is more qualified to train Tactical Athletes. I did it for 13 years. I was a US Air Force Fire Fighter for 8 years and a Federal Agent for 5 years before I turned my life long passion into my profession in 1990.
(Life-Time Drug-Free)
Bench Press: No Shirt, Double Bodyweight, Deadlift: Triple Bodyweight,
Squat: 2.99 X bwt
If you look at all areas: the decades of experience coaching and motivating clients & athletes of all levels, the 50 plus years of lifting experience, the (natural) powerlifting competition background, the powerlifting coaching experience, the strong anti-steroid stance, the exercise science academic background, and the iron game history/ physical culture knowledge, ... you will be hard pressed to find anyone in the world better.
(Life-Time Drug-Free)
Bench Press: No Shirt, Double Bodyweight, Deadlift: Triple Bodyweight,
Squat: 2.99 X bwt
If you look at all areas: the decades of experience coaching and motivating clients & athletes of all levels, the 50 plus years of lifting experience, the (natural) powerlifting competition background, the powerlifting coaching experience, the strong anti-steroid stance, the exercise science academic background, and the iron game history/ physical culture knowledge, ... you will be hard pressed to find anyone in the world better.