Name: Paul Davis

Age: 55

Paul Davis was born in Boston, MA. He was active in sports, playing football in Cape Cod, MA as well as for Jersey City State as a running back. He started with law enforcement at the age of 23 as a Patrol Officer and moved up to Detective with the Robbery Squad and later to Sergeant. After being on the force for almost 10 years, Paul hadn’t worked out in a while and started to notice he was out of shape and didn’t have as much energy as he once did. He began working out again seriously at the age of 32 and was hooked for life. Within 3 years, he was ready to enter the world of competitive bodybuilding.

Paul started out by winning the novice heavyweight category of the Suburban Finest competitions for 2 years. After he sensed there wasn’t much of a challenge left in that competition, he moved on and was a champion of the NJ heavyweight category. Paul competed all over the country raking in awards. He won a total of 10 overall categories in natural competitions and was also a champion of the Masters National twice.

Paul’s career in law enforcement continued to flourish as he held the positions of Lieutenant, Captain, Police Inspector and Police Deputy Chief. He received numerous citations; the East Orange Police Department Medal of Honor, the State PBA Distinguished Service Award, the Essex County PBA Class A Award (in numerous years) and many others.

He and Mike Johnson started training together in 1994, as they were both fully dedicated to staying physically fit. He began to develop the Speed Weight Training technique in 2001, which incorporated the best techniques he learned from different weight trainers and bodybuilders all over the country. A few years later, he perfected the no rest concept and realized it’s universal benefits could be applied to a wide range of users. He has mentored and trained many using Speed Weight Training which always gains attention when seen in action at various gyms around the country. Because of the training program, he was in better physical condition leaving the force than when he came in. He is currently retired from law enforcement and putting his vision out there for the world to see.

Name: Mike jOHNSON

Age: 51

Michael Johnson was born in North Carolina and relocated to Jersey City, NJ as a youth. He started to be active in sports from running track while younger to playing High School football as a teen. He was offered scholarships for 2 colleges in 1975 when tragedy struck his family and he lost his mother to cancer, putting his college football dreams on hold. Several months later, he decided to join the U.S. Army and within 3 years of service was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. It was at this time, Mike was able to utilize his football skills again for the Army/Navy team and also joined the Army boxing team. In 1980, he decided he wanted to push the envelope and challenge himself, so he became a Drill Sergeant and found it to be one of the most rewarding experiences because it allowed him to train young men from the streets and mold them into better people and then soldiers. He served our country in Desert Storm and the War on Terror on the home front. He has over 33 years of service and is currently at the rank of Command Sergeant Major, serving in the Army Reserve.

Mike’s law enforcement experience started in 1987 when he attended the Essex County Police Academy where he was selected to be in charge of his class of 55 recruits. After graduating and being assigned to various positions within the agency, he realized how important it was to stay in top physical condition so that he would not get injured while performing his duties. He began working out 3 times a week and later became a personal trainer at the same gym. 15 years after graduating from the academy, he went back there to teach as a Senior Drill Instructor and began the work of putting together the best physical fitness program seen in the state of NJ for police and correction officer recruits. He has served in law enforcement for over 23 years and currently holds the position of Detective.

Name: Mike WALKER

Age: 43

Mike is a native of the city of Newark, N.J. He has always been very active and played high school football and then pursued semi-pro, always training with weights throughout the years. He recently included Speed Weight Training into his regimen to help him prepare for bodybuilding competitions in the future. Mike started in Law Enforcement over 13 years ago and is currently a Detective in one of the largest cities in New Jersey. Mike received a national award from the National Law Enforcement Association presented by the Director of the FBI for getting 540 illegal guns off the street in 30 days.