Justin’s client testimonialWe can tell that training and fitness has clearly taking the lead in your passions, why?
Great question! First, my fitness and health are my anchors that drives the best version of me to give away to each aspect of my life. Without my health, I’m not only short changing myself, but also everyone I would come in contact with by not being my best. With that said, and placing fitness/health first, living my authentic truth has really helped to connect with not only my audience and peers, but my clients. It’s a lot easier for people to follow you and take direction when you are practising everything that you are preaching. When they see you daily getting in your workouts, following healthy eating, working on your mindset, and putting in the work, it can only help to influence them in a positive way to mirror that in their own lives, to level up and strive to reach their goals.


Justin Before and NOW! WOW!You have clearly gained a lot of succes in your field now, do you intend on becoming even bigger?
Five years from now I see myself as one of the most recognisable and impactful people in health, fitness, and mindset, inspiring, leading, and coaching 1,000,000+ people to achieve their goals, and live their best life, inside, and out, physically, and mentally. I intend to become as big as humanly possible, with the driver of that being impact, value, and results. I feel that by giving, and taking care of others, the bi-product of that will be that they take care of you.
“What distinguishes my fitness influence would be the 100% authentic approach of what you see is what you get”
One of your crazy habits was eating (Crazy Cheat Meals): is this still the case?
Yes! I will add the disclaimer that although the cheat meals are fun, I do consume them in moderation. Being on set constantly, and staying shoot ready year round, I am very dialed in with my nutrition. But like anything else, it is a lifestyle, and to maintain it long term I sprinkle in some fun. So let’s address the fun. haha. With most of my cheat meals they take place at Prime 112 or Prime Italian in South Beach Miami. Depending on the mood you might see a 35oz Wagyu steak, a 1lb Kobe Cheeseburger and fries, or Fried Chicken & Waffles at Prime 112. If it’s Prime Italian, I’ll go with the Spaghetti and 1lb Kobe Meatball, or Penne a la Vodka. No Matter what the entre, I am a huge fan of their dessert, and my go tos are Oreo Cheesecake, Red Velvet Cheesecake, or Chocolate Skyscraper Cake. In most cases if I can’t decide on one dessert (they’re all great), I’ll eat one there, and get one to go! haha.
What does Melanin Wonder Magazine mean to you personally?
Melanin Wonder means so much to me as I am grateful for the opportunity that you provide to me as an outlet to share my story, and connect with new people. It’s been amazing to see the page grow, as well as the impact it has for giving people of color a voice to be heard, and a light to shine on them to be discovered and grow. The continued fresh content, as well as positive vibes also contribute to more and more eyeballs finding their way to the platform.
Fitness Guru in the Panoramic
What distinguishes my fitness influence would be the 100% authentic approach of what you see is what you get. This is also two fold. First, you will obviously see the day to day, and that all the things I am speaking about, I am living. This would be the gym work, nutrition, mindset, and “highlight” aspect if you will of the finished product, as well as the on screen work with modeling and acting. The second part however I feel truly is the separator and that’s where I came from, and the low point aspects. The struggle, the weight gain, the almost decade long journey to finally reaching my health and weight loss goals, and how that positively impacted growing my career, both on and off screen. I feel this really helps with relatability as I am 100% sharing my entire book, not just the parts that look good, or a perfectly crafted story. In addition, this also helps with working with my clients as I have walked in their shoes, and can relate to what they are going through. This really helps with trust, as well as giving them the belief that it CAN be done.
The 3 most important things to get a FIT BODY?
That’s a great question. First, I feel the list could be endless, but it all reverts back to ONE thing..YOUR MIND. When you change the way you think, you change the way you live. IF someone is currently up 30 lbs, typically their lifestyle matches why they’re there. This could be poor nutrition, excess alcohol and sweets/fast food, as well as lack of exercise and focus. Even if you gave that person the perfect set of plans, if their mind wasn’t set on being committed and disciplined, they won’t stick with it long enough to achieve their goal, and are back to square one. And how do I know this? I was that person. It wasn’t until I reprogrammed my mind, to be focused on what will HELP me to success, did I actually start to achieve it. Locking in on your integrity, and changing your thinking, leads to changing your actions. When you change your actions, that leads to changing your identity, to the person who changes their results. That’s step by step, how you will change your life.
Typically when I am training a client, whatever the music the gym is playing is what’s in our ears which is usually hip hop or uptempo songs to keep the energy going. If we get to control the speakers, then I let the client pick whatever they like to get them hyped up and ready to go. When I train myself, I listen to Jay-z, Drake, 50 cent, Notorious BIG, Rick Ross, and Nas. On occasion other artists may enter the playlist, but those are the usual mainstays on the day to day.
“One thing that no one really knows about me is that I love to cook!”
Mental Health and Fitness
This goes back to the answer in the previous question. It plays the BIGGEST role. Just think to yourself, anything your mind tells you to do, you’re going to do. Which is why most people side with their mood or emotion, or short term impulse thinking. When you do that, if you don’t feel like getting off of the couch, or eating what’s on your meal plan, you won’t. Which is why you stay stuck, and can never make any real progress. But when you change your mind, you work from the focus of discipline over your mood. Now you’re thinking in terms of what will build your goal, not tear it down.
Long term thinking. This is how you override your feelings, and do what you’re supposed to do, which leads to the overall result that you desire to achieve. The added component of this is that you’re focusing on the daily thoughts and decisions/actions that will not only build your goal, and help you attain it, but also keep your goal, and avoid giving it back and returning to square one.
What DONT we know about you?
I love this question! One thing that no one really knows about me is that I love to cook! Through the years of prepping my food, and finding creative ways to learn new recipes really sparked an interest in how to be better at it. Oftentimes when I go into a restaurant and eat something I enjoy, I’ll try to figure out how they made it, and try to duplicate it back at home. Does it taste the same? Nope, haha! But I do learn something every time that helps me improve overall, so it keeps things fun. On the other side of that, which is really cool for my clients, trying all these different recipes gives me a lot of easy to prep meals to help them in the kitchen, so it’s a win-win for everybody! Maybe one day I can give it a shot on the Food Network with a Fitness Cooking show!
How do you juggle it all?
For myself, I set a goal a long time ago to have every aspect of my professional life align with each other: Basically operating in my genius areas. For example, with fitness, that is my life, and lifestyle. So when you factor in the nutrition, exercise, water, sleep, that helps me show up as my best me, and healthiest me. I have a coach who helps me with that, Rob Reed Fitness, so I can focus on executing, and following the plans just like I help my clients with. That also pairs well with the modeling, as you look how you book. When I am always at my best, it gives me the best shot to do well with modeling, as well as acting jobs. Luckily as well with both of those, I have multiple agents who help handle the business side, so I am able to handle making sure I am prepared. When it comes to speaking, its’ all about reps. Social Media is a great tool for that. Every time you post, put up a story, video, or go live, you are getting practice rounds to hone your craft. You learn your way through your process, and with time, develop the ability to get your point across quickly, with the most value and impact. Lastly, when it comes to my Fitness by JC Business, I have a coach, Michael Chu at Champion Development, who helps me optimize my business and deliver the best client experience. One thing I have learned is that you can’t do it alone. Even though I am a coach to my clients, I have coaches as well to constantly help me to learn, improve, optimize, and access the next level.
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