Mike Chang

Biography

Mike Chang's obsession with fitness started at a young age. When he was 10 years old, he’d ask his mother to record women’s group aerobic workouts that would air early in the morning, then watch them in the afternoon when he got home from school, following along faithfully with a pair of three-pound dumbbells. at the age of 14 he had started going to the gym and lifting weights. Growing up in Taiwan, all he ever wanted was the same thing every person dreams of - a golden ticket to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. On finding out that this was merely a fictional construct, however, he eventually settled on sculpting a rock hard set of six pack abs.

Around 2005-2006, Chang began researching dietary needs and the inner workings of the human body, all while seeking knowledge from several mentors, including Mr Miyagi, and a Gulf War veteran named Zach who had worked with various celebrities such as the boy from 'The Sixth Sense' who claimed, rather unconvincingly, to see 'dead people'.

Inspired by his new-found love of fitness, Mike undertook an epic, gruelling and, ultimately, life-changing journey into the Orient, where he discovered an 'ancient Chinese secret' to gaining muscle and burning fat. Mike had taken a whole new approach to dieting, exercise and life in general. On his return to the United States, his family and friends commented on the fact that he had lost fat, gained muscle definition and finally achieved the chiselled six pack he had always yearned for. Mike received his universally renowned ISSA Personal Trainer Certification and became a full-time personal trainer.

Chang became a popular trainer in his home town, and soon had hundreds training under him, to achieve the results he had achieved in his workouts. Chang posted his first workout video on YouTube in March 2010, co-starring his Friend Dan. He boasted multiple YouTube channels with his six packs shortcuts program, hundreds of videos and had more than 4.5 million subscribers across all his Channels with over 230 million views. Chang has also released variety of products including Muscle Protein and a pre workout supplement named The Afterburn Fuel.

Retirement from SPS

On May 17, 2016, Chang announced his retirement from Six Pack short Cuts on a YouTube video, just before the introduction of the Six Pack Shortcuts 2 program. Clark Shao, One of the SPS trainers and Chang's child hood friends, became the lead trainer of the SPS brand.

Chang's plans after retirement are to continue helping people with their fitness goals, but not necessarily through workout videos. Instead, he wants to focus on something he’s always taught as a secondary lesson, which is the importance of having the right mindset, understanding more about the feelings & habits, how to be successful and have fulfillment in life.