Fredrick Hatfield

He was also the co-founder and president of the International Sports Sciences Association, an organization of fitness experts which certifies personal fitness trainers from around the world. He went on to make the ICOPRO bodybuilding protein and supplements for Vince McMahon's World Bodybuilding Federation. After the promotion folded, McMahon continued to market the product until 1995.

Personal life and career Hatfield was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1942. until 1964, when he enrolled in Southern Connecticut State University.

Upon graduating, Hatfield earned his Bachelor of Science degree in health, physical education and recreation. His best-selling seminal work Bodybuilding:A Scientific Approach set the standard for many fitness books today. He wrote hundreds of academic and fitness articles which have been cited by experts, including Anabolic Steroids expert James Wright.

He trained hundreds of professional athletes including Mr. Olympia winner Lee Haney, Evander Holyfield, and Lyle Alzado.

He was diagnosed with metastatic skeletal cancer in 2012 and was advised by 3 doctors that he had 3 months to live. However, he told CBN News that he had tried to slow progression with a ketogenic diet and the cancer went away completely.

He was inducted in the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2016.

Hatfield died May 14, 2017 from sudden heart failure at age 74.

Accomplishments in powerlifting As a powerlifter, Hatfield won 2 IPF World Powerlifting Championships titles in 1983 and 1986. Squat 1014 pounds Bench 523 pounds Deadlift 766 pounds Snatch 275 pounds Clean and Jerk 369 pounds