CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE October Magazine | Page 23

We got to absolutely demolish some
weights and I even got to spot John
pressing 135 lb. dumbbells!
Apart from training with John and James
for a few days, I got to meet the John
Meadows behind the social media and
magazine cameras. He is a true
gentleman and somebody I look up to
even more now. We got to have the best
sushi in my life at FuGu Sushi and some
delicious lemon ricotta pancakes from
First Watch - a small breakfast restaurant
in Ohio that offers locally grown foods
prepared in a delicious manner.
John has been a huge influence in my life
for almost a decade now and here are the
5 most valuable things I have learned
from him:
You can be a bodybuilder
and still be successful at
many other things in life.
Persistence mixed with hard, efficient
work will lead you to greatness. John did
his first bodybuilding show at the age of
13 and had the dream of being an IFBB
Pro bodybuilder ever since then. John
came extremely close to winning his pro
card in many occasions. He could have
quit at one of those points, but he kept
pursuing his passions and obtained his
IFBB Pro card and placed extremely well
at a few professional shows.