THE MAN BEHIND BODYSMITH

​Native from Jamaica, I came to Canada in January of 1971. A few days after I had landed I saw my first ever NHL game; Toronto Maple Leafs vs. the California Golden Seal. I instantly fell in love with the game and wanted to learn to skate so I could play hockey!

That summer I was enrolled in power skating and was taught by the NHL referee John Damico, it was hard but loved the challenge! I started off playing in house league in the winter and a year later I went back to power skating with John and by next season played SHA for Wexford.

My family and I later moved to the town of Newmarket, north of Toronto, in 1975 where I played AAA hockey for Newmarket. At the end of my first year in Midget AAA hockey I made the decision to stop hockey and follow another passion, basketball. I practiced basketball extensively, to the point where from grade 9 to 13, I was a York Region all-star each year and by grade 13 I was offered a basketball scholarship to Division 1 Niagara State Purple Eagles. Due to circumstances, I had to de-commit my scholarship. I am not one to sit and worry about what might have been, instead I poured myself into another sport, football, and excelled in the game.

In 1981, I went on to play football for the Seneca Braves Football team. From '81 to '83 our team won the Ontario and Canadian Football Championships. I had also spent time training for track and field.  I trained at the University Of Toronto Track Club. The track club was ran by Andy Higgins who at the time was one of Canada’s Olympic track coaches and head track coach at the University of Toronto. On staff was jumping coach Zulton who I spent a lot of time with, learning how to be a good long and triple jumper. During this time, I learned a lot about training and preparation for track from two of the best coaches Canada had at the time. It's this early commitment to sports, playing, and being coached at such a high level that allowed me to train and coach my clients to the successes that they have achieved year after year!

​​If you would like to work one-on-one with Randy as your personal trainer, to guide and to motivate you, contact him now to set up a convenient assessment time.