JOHN PETERSON, internationally renowned strength and fitness coach and creator of the Transformetrics™ Training System, knows the painful reality of struggling to overcome physical adversity. At the age of four John was a victim of the dreaded disease polio, which left him with horribly misshapen legs that doctors were forced to break and reset—all without anesthesia for the youngster.

As John recovered from the disease and the surgery, he had to use crutches, which made him the target of a neighborhood bully who loved to kick his crutches out from under him before administering a beating.

At ten years old, John made a life-changing decision never to be defenseless again. Introduced by his grandfather to the famous Charles Atlas fitness and body-building program, John took to the Atlas course with a vengeance, and it wasn’t long before he was packing on some serious muscle. By the time he was fifteen, John was the strongest and fittest kid in his class, doing 500 push-ups a day in sets of 100.

From there he developed an intense interest in the martial arts and a lifetime passion for strength training and body sculpting without the use of weights. When you read the story of John Peterson’s remarkable transformation from youngster with polio to powerfully built teen and adult (described in his own words in Pushing Yourself to Power), you will understand the meaning of the old saying, “Heaven and earth make way for a determined soul.”

Today John is both a successful businessman and a renowned physical fitness expert whose physique makes 18-year-old young men jealous. He has taken his thirty-plus years of personally utilizing the most effective exercise systems ever taught, and created the revolutionary Transformetrics™ Training System, the ultimate strength and body sculpting fitness system that requires no weights or equipment for success.

John’s bestselling books, Pushing Yourself to Power, The Miracle Seven, and Isometric Power Revolution were created for every man, woman, and young person who truly wants to achieve a strong, healthy, beautifully shaped body that exudes energy, vitality, and a joy for living.

John serves as President and CEO of Koechel Peterson & Associates, a premier design and advertising agency located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Bronze Bow Publishing, which specializes in both inspirational, gift, and strength and conditioning books. He and his wife Denise make their home in Minneapolis.