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= Michael Sylvester = Michael Sylvester was born in Waltham, Massachusetts in 1959. His family moved to Marlborough Massachusetts in 1968. He always wanted to be involved in the arts. He was infatuated with the Beatles since the age of 8 years old. He always dreamed of becoming a star, but when he realized he had no musical talent, he took up drawing. He started drawing at the age of 12. In 1977, he graduated from high school and decided to go to work at Digital Equipment Corporation. He hated it but endured the job for five years. During that period, he discovered Bodybuilding. Through bodybuilding, he could use his body as an artform and sculpt it as if it were a piece of clay. This was a perfect medium for integrating his innate art ability and his quest to become noticable since his extreme shyness forced him to be introverted. Through bodybuilding he became "confident" for the first time in his life. There was only one problem, he didn't realize at the time, that confidence comes from the inside. Later, he learned that coverning his body with muscle was a metaphor for creating walls around him. He was obviously protecting himself from getting close to anyone, including himself. His world came to a screeching halt when he herniated his disc in the lumbar spine and landed in a place where poets call, the dark night of the soul. He became more conscious during this time. He read C.G. Jung & Alan Watts, and questioned the religion he was exposed to a child (Catholic Faith). At this time he experienced a paradigm shift in regards to his narcisistic behavior that bodybuilding encouraged and began re-evaluated his priorities in life.

His back pathology combined with his new outlook on life was not compatible with bodybuilding, so he enrolled into a major University in Boston and studied Exercise Physiology. He was fascinated with the complexity of the body and wanted to learn the science behind human movement and performance. This was compatible with his depth and complexity of mind. He also minored in psychology and was exposed to eastern religions at the time. In 1994, he graduated from college and recieved his bachelors of science in Exercise Physiology.

He later realized that this type of degree did not prepare him for the orthopedic challenges he was about to encounter. Personal training was just emerging and many clients that he was seeing were not exempt from musculo-skeletal injuries. This frustrated him so he went back to school for physical therapy. He graduated in June 1999. He took his boards shortly after that and is now a licensed physical therapist assistant.

His lifelong dream was to write a book. In 2001, he finished his first book entitled, "Getting to the Bottom of It". Still not satisfied with his accomplishments, he was lucky enough to meet an individual on the editorial board of the world renowned magazine, "Muscle & Fitness". They later colloborated on a book called "Matrix Mindpower". This book integrates mindfulness meditation with strength training.

In the late 2000's he designed his own website. He currently produces, directs and hosts a health and fitness show that is broadcasted in the metro west Boston area in Massachusetts.