Mauro Di Pasquale

Mauro G. Di Pasquale (born 1945) His articles and books have been translated into Italian language and published in Italy by Sandro Ciccarelli Olympian's News magazine. He has also written several books on bodybuilding related topics such as bodybuilding nutrition and performance-enhancing drugs. Impressed by the way Di Pasquale would monitor steroid use in the bodybuilding industry,

Diet

Di Pasquale is an advocate of low-carbohydrate dieting. He has authored The Anabolic Diet (1995) which advocates a cyclic ketogenic diet (CKD). His diet was also called "The Pork Chop Diet".

Powerlifting

Di Pasquale won the IPF World Powerlifting Championships in 1976, as well as the IPF World Games in 1981. He is also an eight-time Canadian champion, two-time Pan American and one-time North American champion. He is also the first Canadian powerlifter to become a World Champion and first Canadian powerlifter to total ten times their own bodyweight in any weight class. Di Pasquale is the only Canadian to ever total ten times their own bodyweight in two weight classes.

Selected publications

Drug Use and Detection in Amateur Sports (1984) The Anabolic Diet (1995) Amino Acids and Proteins for the Athlete: The Anabolic Edge (1997) The Metabolic Diet: The Revolutionary Diet that Explodes the Myths About Carbohydrates and Fats (2000)