For over thirty years, John "SCHAK"" Hnatyschak has been involved in the fitness, bodybuilding and nutrition industry. Schak achieved great success as a professional in The International Federation of Bodybuilders (IFBB), then retiring from competing and joining the IFBB organization as a professional judge.  He has helped many others reach their desired goals in several different sports.  Going from weight training in a basement at the age of 23 years old, Schak went on to win the title of Mr. America; later representing the United States at the World Bodybuilding Championships in Las Vegas to win the title as a middleweight.

Schak has been featured in many bodybuilding magazines, including Flex, Ironman Magazine, Muscular Development, and Muscle & Fitness, who also did a feature article awarding Schak with “the best abs of all-time”.  Schak has proven himself to excel in the sport of bodybuilding through his knowledge and experience and has always been ready and willing to pass his knowledge on to anyone that wanted to learn proper fitness and nutrition.

After 20 years of competing as a bodybuilder, Schak left the sport to pursue other interests, including Mixed Martial Arts, using MMA as a way of staying in superior cardiovascular shape.  After meeting Shihan Tiger Schulmann, Schak opened up a Tiger Schulmann’s school in East Hanover, NJ and became an integral part of the TSMMA organization in the area of sports nutrition.  He advises all TSMMA students and fighters with nutritional and weight training advice in order for them to train and fight to the best of their ability.

Schak is now a regular at Tiger Schulmann’s Headquarters in Elmwood Park, NJ.