Mike Gillette is a life-long seeker of strength in all of its forms. As an end-user, Mike has explored strength-development through the prisms of military service, law enforcement, the martial arts and executive protection. As a performance coach, he has worked with tactical operators, competitive fighters and D1 athletes.

Mike is also a practitioner of feats of mind and body strength and has had several of his unique achievements acknowledged by Guinness World Records and Ripley’s Believe it or Not. Mike’s blog (www.MikeGillette.com) is a sought-after source of insights and inspiration for all serious students of strength. Outside the worlds of physical culture and mental maximization, Mike is a husband, father and grandfather. A self-described music snob and movie buff, his prized possession is a small glass bottle containing some hair from the late Joseph L. Greenstein, better known as "The Mighty Atom", considered to be the greatest strongman who ever lived. A bottle which was presented to Mike at Coney Island, by Greenstein’s protégé, Slim "The Hammerman" Farman.