“To say it was impressive would be an understatement. And Ryan’s proclamation that any money won would go to charity touched everyone, including the judges who gave him three yeses.”
-TV Guide, on 6 Pack’s Canada’s Got Talent appearance
“Your heart is as great as your strength.”
-Martin Short, Canada’s Got Talent judge
“He may not wear a cape, but Ryan “6-Pack” Lapadat is a superhero to kids battling cancer.”
– The Toronto Sun
“When Ryan Lapadat was young, he wanted to be strong like the supeheroes he read about in comic books. Today, the Canadian strongman nicknamed 6 Pack is just that, minus the garish costumes.”
- Oakville Today
“Students hooted and hollered yesterday as Canadian powerlifting champion Ryan Lapadat, wearing a red-and-black superhero outfit, pulled a school bus 15 metres along the front of Aberfoyle Public School…They also chanted his nickname, Six Pack Lapadat.”
-The Guelph Mercury
“ He’s talkative, funny, upbeat. Away from the gym, he’s also a hip-hop artist and an actor. Listening to him, it’s easy to believe that, well, anything’s possible.”
– Spoke newspaper



