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Fitness and Sports


Geoffrey Schofield
Fitness Master

Hometown: Southbury, the U.S.
Training: B.A. in economics from the University of Connecticut Time in SZ: 8 years
Favorite lazy day activity: Having an all-you-can-eat buffet, reading, going to the movie theater.




Geoffrey originally came to Shenzhen almost a decade ago as an English teacher, working for institutions like the Nanshan, Futian and Luohu foreign language schools. He was a runner in both high school and college, sometimes logging hundred-mile weeks. In 2014, however, a new fitness bug bit him: Irfting weights. Over the following years, he slowly transformed his physique, going from 68kg all the way up to 96kg, and multiplying his strength on most lifts. This process was fueled by his burning passion and a relentless quest for knowledge about all tilings diet, nutrition, performance and technique related. He' s since turned to helping other people transform their bodies, working with everyone from competitive athletes to those just looking to get healthier by making small changes in their lives. His articles on fitness have more than 8 million views on Quora (ID: Geoffery Schofield). He believes that your health is your wealth and that there is real value in taking care of yourself.

Q&A

What are your favorite foods?
B: Being a trained chef in French and Italian cuisines, I am a meat lover with a big tendency for savory meats (think salami, Parma hams and all kinds of raw cheeses) and sweets with a heavy hint of buttery creaminess (certainly including Belgian chocolate, and the fondant version is my favorite treat. I also have a hard time saying no to a good ice cream accompanied by heavy buttery caramel and other such really flavorful pleasures). That being said, I'm fond of slight notes of bitterness (think the bitters in cocktails or the peel of an orange) and the tart feeling of an acetic lemony sourness. The best bribery for me is for sure covered in dark bitter chocolate and stuffed with creamy sourness, like a good lemon cheesecake, though with time and having had to overcome so many health challenges, I've learned to appreciate a healthier variety of the same pleasures. But I still sin every now and again by indulging (once a chef, forever a chef).
What are your favorite foods?
B: Being a trained chef in French and Italian cuisines, I am a meat lover with a big tendency for savory meats (think salami, Parma hams and all kinds of raw cheeses) and sweets with a heavy hint of buttery creaminess (certainly including Belgian chocolate, and the fondant version is my favorite treat. I also have a hard time saying no to a good ice cream accompanied by heavy buttery caramel and other such really flavorful pleasures). That being said, I'm fond of slight notes of bitterness (think the bitters in cocktails or the peel of an orange) and the tart feeling of an acetic lemony sourness. The best bribery for me is for sure covered in dark bitter chocolate and stuffed with creamy sourness, like a good lemon cheesecake, though with time and having had to overcome so many health challenges, I've learned to appreciate a healthier variety of the same pleasures. But I still sin every now and again by indulging (once a chef, forever a chef).
What are your favorite foods?
B: Being a trained chef in French and Italian cuisines, I am a meat lover with a big tendency for savory meats (think salami, Parma hams and all kinds of raw cheeses) and sweets with a heavy hint of buttery creaminess (certainly including Belgian chocolate, and the fondant version is my favorite treat. I also have a hard time saying no to a good ice cream accompanied by heavy buttery caramel and other such really flavorful pleasures). That being said, I'm fond of slight notes of bitterness (think the bitters in cocktails or the peel of an orange) and the tart feeling of an acetic lemony sourness. The best bribery for me is for sure covered in dark bitter chocolate and stuffed with creamy sourness, like a good lemon cheesecake, though with time and having had to overcome so many health challenges, I've learned to appreciate a healthier variety of the same pleasures. But I still sin every now and again by indulging (once a chef, forever a chef).
What are your favorite foods?
B: Being a trained chef in French and Italian cuisines, I am a meat lover with a big tendency for savory meats (think salami, Parma hams and all kinds of raw cheeses) and sweets with a heavy hint of buttery creaminess (certainly including Belgian chocolate, and the fondant version is my favorite treat. I also have a hard time saying no to a good ice cream accompanied by heavy buttery caramel and other such really flavorful pleasures). That being said, I'm fond of slight notes of bitterness (think the bitters in cocktails or the peel of an orange) and the tart feeling of an acetic lemony sourness. The best bribery for me is for sure covered in dark bitter chocolate and stuffed with creamy sourness, like a good lemon cheesecake, though with time and having had to overcome so many health challenges, I've learned to appreciate a healthier variety of the same pleasures. But I still sin every now and again by indulging (once a chef, forever a chef).
What are your favorite foods?
B: Being a trained chef in French and Italian cuisines, I am a meat lover with a big tendency for savory meats (think salami, Parma hams and all kinds of raw cheeses) and sweets with a heavy hint of buttery creaminess (certainly including Belgian chocolate, and the fondant version is my favorite treat. I also have a hard time saying no to a good ice cream accompanied by heavy buttery caramel and other such really flavorful pleasures). That being said, I'm fond of slight notes of bitterness (think the bitters in cocktails or the peel of an orange) and the tart feeling of an acetic lemony sourness. The best bribery for me is for sure covered in dark bitter chocolate and stuffed with creamy sourness, like a good lemon cheesecake, though with time and having had to overcome so many health challenges, I've learned to appreciate a healthier variety of the same pleasures. But I still sin every now and again by indulging (once a chef, forever a chef).
What are your favorite foods?
B: Being a trained chef in French and Italian cuisines, I am a meat lover with a big tendency for savory meats (think salami, Parma hams and all kinds of raw cheeses) and sweets with a heavy hint of buttery creaminess (certainly including Belgian chocolate, and the fondant version is my favorite treat. I also have a hard time saying no to a good ice cream accompanied by heavy buttery caramel and other such really flavorful pleasures). That being said, I'm fond of slight notes of bitterness (think the bitters in cocktails or the peel of an orange) and the tart feeling of an acetic lemony sourness. The best bribery for me is for sure covered in dark bitter chocolate and stuffed with creamy sourness, like a good lemon cheesecake, though with time and having had to overcome so many health challenges, I've learned to appreciate a healthier variety of the same pleasures. But I still sin every now and again by indulging (once a chef, forever a chef).

Geoffs Picks

Futian East Pacific
Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.
Futian East Pacific
Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.
Futian East Pacific
Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.

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Futian East Pacific
Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.
Futian East Pacific
Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.
Futian East Pacific
Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.
Futian East Pacific
Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.
Futian East Pacific
Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.
Futian East Pacific
Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.
Futian East Pacific
Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.
Futian East Pacific
Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.
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