Thomas Victor Terwilliger (born January 12, 1959) is a former Mr. America (NPC, National Bodybuilding Champion) bestselling author, speaker, personal development trainer, and black belt in mutable martial arts disciplines. Terwilliger is the recipient of the 2017 AAU Bodybuilding Legends Award and the 2022 Health 2.0 Outstanding Leadership Award.
Terwilliger began his coaching career in 1982 as a fitness trainer in New York City and has worked with such prestigious clients as Regis Philbin, Gregory Hines, Cindy Crawford, and Eddy Murphy, Gregory Hines, Ted Lange, Howard Stern, and Denver Broncos’ Alfred Williams. He first stepped into the spotlight as a champion in the world of Bodybuilding in 1986 after winning the NPC National Championship and competing in the coveted Mr. Olympia competition.
Terwilliger became well known as the co-host and co-producer of the popular and long-running Fox Sports Net cable TV show, Muscle Sport USA which aired from 1987 to 2003. As the author of the #1 bestselling book, 7 Rules of Achievement and Why SMART Goals May Be DUMB, and the founder of Coaching Leadership Excellence, Terwilliger has established himself as a leading authority on the science of achievement
