About Gavin Magner Fitness
Online Coach & Personal Trainer
My goal is to positively impact as many people as possible. Start your transformation today!
Gavin Magner Fitness Description
It all started with my undying passion for sport. When I was younger I played several sports such as rugby, golf, tennis, football and cricket. However it was rugby which I excelled at where I had the honour of representing my city (Cardiff) throughout my junior years.
When I turned 16 we were introduced to high profile strength and conditioning coaches who put us through ruthless gym sessions. Most of the team hated it, but I loved testing myself and pushing through the pain barrier as I knew it was going to improve my game. I started to see changes in the mirror and my performance on the pitch excelled. This is when I caught the fitness bug. That summer I purchased my first gym membership.
I carried on training hard and playing rugby until I was 21. Soon after I unfortunately received bad news from the doctor where I had to stop playing due to a recurring shoulder injury. This had a drastic effect on my physique as my activity level dropped, training in the gym slacked, and my diet was dreadful as I was still at university. I did start back training afterwards, but the damage was done and I still had little knowledge of how to train effectively for my goals. I lifted heavy with poor form, had no structure to my workouts, drank alcohol 3 times a week, and ate very freely. I graduated university sitting at around 95kg (image above). At 5ft8 that isn't a healthy weight!
It wasn't long after this photo that I became extremely unhappy with how I looked which made me very self-conscious. I started to feel embarrassed whenever my shirt was off in front of people which really dented my confidence. Changes had to be made.
For months I put in the hours educating myself, only using proven evidence based nutrition and training sources. I wrote down a plan, gave myself some structure, and implemented it. I went from 95kg to 75kg in 12 months. This is where my life transformed. I started receiving dozens of messages asking how I transformed my physique. This led to people asking me for training advice and diet plans. I decided to get my personal trainer qualification so I was able to start physically helping them achieve their goals, be that for weight loss, muscle gain, or simply improving cardiovascular endurance to improve their day-to-day lives.
Seeing how much of a positive effect fitness has had on mine, and now my clients lives brings me so much joy and satisfaction. I love my job and I hope to carry on helping others for many years to come.