Daniel Remulla

My name is Daniel Remulla, born in the Philippines and raised as a proud Toronto/Scarborough native. I have been participating in competitive sports my whole life, playing a multitude of different sports such as soccer, basketball, cross country, track & field and powerlifting. My love of sports as a child has guided me to pursuing my post- secondary education in the field of Kinesiology & Health Science at York University where I graduated and bridged my education into my career in Strength & Conditioning. Now as a semi-retired powerlifter I’ve turned my life-long passion for strength training into a career and have the privilege to coach athletes of various backgrounds and sports to be the strongest versions of themselves.

I co-own and operate Band of Barbells, a powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting specific training facility based out of Scarborough. I’m also the Director, Athlete Development & Coaching where I work with powerlifters and strength athletes of all levels to progress them to their desired strength goals and competitive aspirations.

I have been lifting in the gym for about 15 years, starting off as most men do with the primary focus of building muscle and achieving a desired aesthetic. It wasn’t until a little over 10 years ago where I discovered powerlifting, signed up for my first meet and fell in love with the sport so much that I’d continue to pursue it at various competitive levels and eventually turn it into my career.

I bring to the OPA years of experience as a competitor, meet director and avid supporter of OPA core values and mission statement. As someone who has invested their life into the sport of powerlifting and its growth, I bring forth a shared sense of urgency among the new executive to increase membership and participation within the OPA. My goal is to spearhead actionable initiatives that will help get meets up and running and an increase awareness of the sport and federation to the younger generation of youth/junior’s athletes in high school and post-secondary institutions.

Notable achievements in powerlifting

-2014 CPU National Junior Champion (66kg)
– 4x OPA Open & Junior Champion (66kg)
-2017 NAPF Arnold Pro 3rd Place (66kg)
-2018 IPF Classic World Championships 1st Place Bench (7th Overall) (66kg)
-Held a multitude of provincial and national level bench records.

Favourite lift

My favourite lift is the squat surprisingly enough, even though it happens to be my worst lift. I just love the feeling of having a heavy weight on my back.

Favourite meet or powerlifting related memory

My favourite meet and competition memory would have to be the time I had the honour of lifting at the 2017 Arnold Pro meet in Columbus, Ohio alongside some of north America’s most talented pool of lifters. It was also my best performance to date and an experience I will never forget.

Favourite quote

“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.”