Opinion

Mitchell Hooper, CSCS

Mitchell Hooper is a professional strongman and a clinical exercise physiologist from Barrie, Ontario Canada. He currently holds the Static Monsters world record and national records in the deadlift and atlas stone.
 
Mitchell has a masters degree in exercise physiology, a bachelors degree with honours in Human Kinetics and holds the title of Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He has worked as a head strength and conditioning coach for a professional basketball team, coaches several top end athletes as the head coach of Moose Strength Team and assists clients with chronic disease and injury as Director of Canadian based exercise physiology company Longevity Nexum.
Mitchell Hooper CSCS
Mitchell Hooper

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