Before founding R.I.P.P.E.D Weight Training™ Steve had a passion for bodybuilding and nutrition ever since he was 15, involved in numerous sports such as soccer, hockey and lacrosse.

Steve then got more involved in weight training and got his NFTP Weight Training Specialist certification as a personal trainer and worked as one in his home town of Burnaby British. Steve have also worked with numerous people including the University of Utah Athletics department and Muscular Dynamics professor Gabriel E Sella. So there was a lot more people involved than just Steve for the R.I.P.P.E.D Weight Training™ system he wouldn't of been able to do it without the resources he was provided with for teseting and researching purposes.

Steve's unique approach—mental and psychological as well as physical—was developed over years of study on the human physique; he claims not to be an innovator, but a synthesizer of successful elements from many sources.

He has also written many articles and is known as a go-to guy in the field of weight training.