Nicholas Paladino

About

Weightlifter and CrossFit athlete who became the first champion of the Teenage Boys 16-17 Division at the 2015 CrossFit Games. A year later he became the division's first repeat champion.

Before Fame

He got into bodybuilding and signed up for his first show when he was 15, winning the Teen A class.

Trivia

He won the worldwide open in his second season and was chosen to compete in the live announcement of Open Workout 16.3.

Family Life

He's from Long Island, New York. He was overweight and always picked on as a kid.

Associated With

He began working out with his older brother watching Ronnie Coleman DVDs.