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John Person

@johnwperson

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Bodybuilder | Coach | Entrepreneur
BioHacking & Performance Specialist 🧪
Owner: @irontherapywa
@teamnextlevelwa
❤️ @huyenperson_ifbbpro

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These two @trevor.wdavis and @thesebastiangarcia absolutely killed it this weekend.

Proud coach over here. I felt like I was showing up to a Pokemon Battle with some legendary Pokemon ready to kick some ass for me. 😆

Trevor earned his IFBB Pro Card..
Sebastian was 1 spot away - 3rd place.
That’s a tough pill to swallow BUT: it’s also pretty awesome. Could likely show up to any other national show this year and get it. He’s got everything he needs. All the pieces are there.. and we’ve got a solid plan to get better from here!

Trevor, let’s dial in.. put on another 10-15 pounds of lean tissue.. and then go see how we stack up… 😈

Seb, you know what we need to do.. super proud of you. God has a plan and a more epic story than the one we’d have if you’d just won at USA’s.
Let’s dial this in.. and plan our next move. 😎

You guys will BOTH be competitive Pros.
You’ve got all the pieces. We’ll put em together.

Who is next? Who wants to be @ their very best ON and OFF the stage? Who is ready to discover the potential of their physique?
Let’s go! DM me or apply for coaching in my BIO.

#gains #mensphysique #ifbbpro #ifbb #ifbbprofessionalleague #musclecontest #contestprep #prepcoach #roadtopro taken in South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa by @johnwperson

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a year ago

A lot of bodybuilders dream of owning a gym.

I did too. Then I opened one… and realized there’s something you give up that nobody really talks about.

Being just another person at the gym.

For 45–90 minutes, you get to put everything else down. You’re not running a business, answering questions, or figuring out what someone needs. You’re just there to train.

You don’t realize how valuable that is until your place to unplug becomes a place you’re responsible for.

I’m proud of @irontherapywa. Seeing people show up, build confidence, and make that place part of their lives is one of the best parts of owning it. I care about the conversations. I care about helping.

But sometimes, especially when I’m training late, I go somewhere else.

To be a nobody for an hour. 😅

Headphones in. Get the work done. Get home to my wife and kids.

Owning a gym has made me appreciate something more as a coach, too: people aren’t only coming in to build muscle. For some, that hour is the only part of the day where they can set everything else aside and do something for themselves.

That deserves respect.

So if the gym is that place for you… appreciate it. Protect that time. Let yourself get in the zone.

You might be getting more out of that hour than you realize. 💪 taken in Iron therapy gym by @johnwperson

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2 days ago

It’s been a minute since I was 💯 locked into the Bodybuilding life…

But I’ve also been doing this for 20 years. 😅

And there’s almost no chance I could live the way I do NOW and look the way I do NOW without the years where I was absolutely locked in.

Here’s the cool part:

What takes an insane amount of work to BUILD doesn’t always take an insane amount of work to MAINTAIN.

These days, at 5’9” and a lean 210-215:

I eat 4-5 meals a day, usually eating out once.

I aim for 10k steps, but currently do no cardio.

I lift 3-4x/week on average, rarely longer than 45 minutes.

My PED use is considerably lower than when I was actively pushing my physique forward.

And that keeps me pretty close to this.

But here’s the important part:

I could NOT have built this doing what I’m doing now.

You don’t accidentally build an impressive physique.

It takes years of progressive training, nutrition and periods where you decide:

“This matters to me. I’m going all in.”

I’ve had plenty of “meh” years over the last 20. But I’ve also stacked enough years of serious work that now I own something that’s much easier to maintain than it was to create.

That’s the goal.

Building is expensive. Maintaining is cheap.

But first, you have to build something worth maintaining.

If you’ve spent years “working out” without actually changing your physique, you probably don’t need more exercises.

You need a plan built around progression.

Training. Nutrition. Accountability. Adjustments.

If you’re ready for a legitimate lock-in phase and want to see what your physique is actually capable of becoming…

DM me “BUILD.” 💪 taken in Iron therapy gym by @johnwperson

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11 days ago

DÉJÀ VU ✨

There was a moment when I walked out, hit my first pose, and thought…

I know this feeling.

The lights…
The music…
The nerves…
That feeling of being completely alive up there…
That feelings of IM JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE

Déjà vu.

Except… I’m not the same woman.

7.5 months postpartum.
A whole pregnancy.
A whole baby.
A whole chapter of life between the last version of me and this one.

And yet somehow, when the music started…

my body remembered.
My heart remembered.
I remembered.

This is where I belong.

Not because of a placing.
Not because of a trophy.

Because I genuinely LOVE this.

The art of posing.
The stage.
The pursuit.
The woman I continue to discover along the way.

For a few minutes up there, it felt like I had never left.

Déjà vu… except this time, it means so much more. ❤️

Suit @toxicangelzbikinis code Emmy
Hair and make up @vthemakeupartist
Tan @protan_official
Supplements @globalformulas code Emmy
Jewelry @glamcompjewelry code emmy10

#IFBBBikiniPro #ComebackSeason #postpartum by @johnwperson

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13 days ago

Congratulations to our Team Next Level Athlete Sebastian who competed last weekend at @musclecontest USA BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIP and brought home 4th Place!

WAY TO GO Sebastian! We are so PROUD OF YOU and EXCITED for you! Let’s freaking go!

Athlete: @thesebastiangarcia
Coach: @johnwperson

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TO JOIN THE TEAM 👇

📞 To set up a free Team Next Level consultation call, submit an application, dm us or apply through our IG bio!
📩 nextlevelcachingwa@gmail.com

Ready to take your physique to the next level? Let’s get to work. 💪✨

#TeamNextLevel #menphysique #npcmensphysique #OverallChampion #TNL by @johnwperson

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13 days ago

Comeback Show for Emmy ✅

8 months after having a baby, she landed in the first callout. ❤️

At first, I didn’t totally understand it. I wondered why the return to the stage was happening so soon.

But when she voiced her desire to do it, I’m not really a person who’s ever trying to give her a no. If she wants something, my typical response is to make it happen, or support her so she has every opportunity she wants to have in life. I see that as part of my identity.

Well, after we got here… I understood.

As the weekend progressed, I watched her slowly dust off her old self. She got more comfortable. More confident. More like herself.

In a way, I saw her changing the story from:

“I used to be a competitive IFBB Pro.”

to

“I still am.”

That’s a big difference. And now I understand why that mattered.

You did amazing, Emmy. I’m really proud of you. ❤️

These shows are difficult for me. At first I’m fine. As show time gets closer, I start getting anxious. I don’t let it show, but I am.

Because my whole world is about to walk on stage and be given a placing.

And apparently I’m not very honest with myself, because there’s only one placing I’m actually good with: 1st. 🤣

Not because I expect her to perform a certain way. She makes me proud every day, everywhere she goes.

It’s because when I see her standing up there, I’m incapable of seeing what everyone else sees.

I see an angel standing amongst humans. One of those girls has a shiny aura and the rest are mere mortals.

How exactly am I supposed to judge that?

Nobody is qualified except God. 🤣❤️

So, putting my completely unbiased opinion aside… she did great.

The dust is off.

This was the show to get our heads back in the game. When you’ve been away for a while, sometimes you just have to show up, examine the terrain, and figure out what you need to do to climb.

Well, we did some identifying.

We got our answers.

Now we work. 😎 by @johnwperson

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13 days ago

#49 @southernmuscleshowdown ❤️

Don’t mind me posting a ZILLION pictures from this weekend…

Because I’m just TRULY HAPPY TO BE HERE.

Comeback show… yes.
For real though…

I’M BACK. 🥹

7.5 months postpartum.

Crazy.
Wild.
And some said… impossible.
But hey, it’s impossible until it’s DONE.

This one means a lot to me.

And so many of you have reached out to tell me that somehow, this one means a lot to you too.

Because it shows you HOPE.

Hope that you can come back.
Hope that motherhood doesn’t mean your dreams have to end.
Hope that even when life takes you away from the path you thought you were on… you can find your way back.
It’s up to you, you get to write that story!
I cried so many times this weekend.

Just grateful.
So, so grateful. 🥹

Today, I’m coming back to that stage, and there is no better way to spend this special moment than with these two. ❤️
(Missing you, Papa Bear @fbf_papa_bear )

With the love of my life, my Prince Charming, my soulmate, my HOME…

The man who relentlessly and honestly, sometimes blindly 😂 supports me and helps make every crazy dream I have come true.

If you ever knew the distance this man is willing to go for me, you would understand why I always say:

THIS IS OURS. NOT MINE.

And with my Mama Bear @jamidebernard . One of my very few friends. My mentor. My coach.

Someone who genuinely cares about ME, about my success in this sport, but even more about my life outside of it.

Someone who has stuck with me through thick and thin.

Jami… “thank you” will never be enough. 🤎

And the amount of messages I’ve received from all of YOU this weekend…

My heart is so full.

What did I ever do to deserve this kind of love?

So… sorry, NOT SORRY, for the photo bomb this weekend.

I’m living my dream.

Let me. 🥹🤎

Love,
Em taken in Dalton, Georgia by @johnwperson

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14 days ago

The pregnancy that ended the Olympia Prep..

Em, I know it was hard..

But you bounced back! You showed people what’s possible..

Anybody can tunnel vision on their goals..

But YOU show it’s possible to do it all, be it all, and have priorities be in line while keeping your passion alive.

I’m so proud of you! I love you!
1st, 5th, 8th - whatever!
There’s no competition really because you’re running a different race. You won before you got here - because you succeed wildly at everything - all at the same time.. and I don’t think anybody could do what you do/did.
To me, at least, you’re the absolute best.. and if I had to do it all again, I’d choose you.. in every version of life, in any circumstance, with any option available, I’d choose you!

Just get up there tomorrow and have some fun. 😘 by @johnwperson

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15 days ago

Congratulations to our Team Next Level Athlete Zack who competed at @musclecontest USA BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIP and brought home 5th Place!

WAY TO GO Zack! We are so PROUD OF YOU and EXCITED for you! Let’s freaking go!

Athlete: @zackary_stewart
Coach: @johnwperson

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TO JOIN THE TEAM 👇

📞 To set up a free Team Next Level consultation call, submit an application, dm us or apply through our IG bio!
📩 nextlevelcachingwa@gmail.com

Ready to take your physique to the next level? Let’s get to work. 💪✨ by @johnwperson

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17 days ago

This is one of those transformations that goes SO far beyond a before & after photo. 🥹❤️

The transformation I couldn’t be more PROUD to post.

Alicia started with us as a lifestyle client… and look at her now. 😭

55 lbs of fat loss, a whole lot of muscle gained, and an entirely different woman inside and out.

But what makes me the most proud isn’t just what you see in these photos.

It’s her consistency.
Her willingness to be coachable.
Her heart of gold.
The way she shows up for herself AND for her teammates, always encouraging, supporting, and celebrating the women around her.

It has truly been an honor to coach her and watch this journey unfold.

And THIS right here is our best look to date AND her best placing to date.

Now we’re heading into growth season, and I honestly couldn’t be more excited. We’re going to keep building, keep improving, and keep growing not only the physique, but the woman behind it.

And maybe one of my favorite parts of her story? Her commitment to fitness has inspired her husband AND her son to pursue their own fitness journeys too. 🥹

That’s IMPACT.

Alicia, I’m so incredibly proud of you. Thank you for trusting us with your journey. We’re nowhere near done. 🤎

Now it’s time to GROW!

❤️Interest in one on one lifestyle or contest prep coaching or posing dm by @johnwperson

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18 days ago

Happy Peak Weak Emmy!!

I’m still trying to look the part so I don’t look out of place following you around @ shows.

Proud of you.
You managed to go from pregnant to show ready again in 8 months? Pretty amazing. You wondered if you’d ever be back - well, you’re back.. and if anything.. maybe better than ever?

You’re the example.. that you can do it all.
6 kids. Working. Being a great wife..
and still making this happen while being mindful of fitting it in.. in a way that doesn’t take from any of us.

Thank you for that - you never have me wondering what your priorities are.

Let’s go get some kind of hardware? 😎 taken in Iron therapy gym by @johnwperson

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21 days ago

Current physique after a long period of putting my own bodybuilding on the back burner.

I’m moving it to the front again. 😅💪

The last year wasn’t a year of thriving. It was a year of survival.

I wasn’t falling apart, but I wasn’t moving forward either. I wasn’t excelling. I wasn’t progressing. Most days, I was doing everything I could just not to go backwards.

Pregnancy. A new baby. Adjusting to life with 6 kids. Business. Marriage. Responsibilities coming from every direction.

I was spread thin.

For a long time, it felt like I was treading water and paddling as hard as I could just to keep my head above it.

I couldn’t remember the last time I felt at peace. The last time I felt ahead. The last time I felt like I was actually thriving instead of just managing whatever came next.

But somewhere along the way, I adapted.

What once felt impossible became normal.

The weight didn’t necessarily get lighter. I just got stronger carrying it.

And I know a lot of people are living in that same place.

You haven’t quit. You’re still showing up. But somewhere along the way, surviving became enough.

Eventually you have to decide:

I survived this chapter. Now it’s time to build again.

That’s where I’m at.

I’ve missed bodybuilding. The pursuit. The structure. The discipline. Having something in front of me that demands more from me.

Not doing it 100% felt like I’d lost a piece of my identity.

So I’m taking it back.

I’m ready to push again. To be uncomfortable again. To find out what I can build from here.

And I want to coach people who feel that same fire coming back.

People who are done maintaining.
Done waiting for life to calm down.
Done knowing they’re capable of more without going after it.

You don’t need perfect circumstances.

You need a decision.

If you’re ready to stop treading water and start building again, come with me.

Coaching roster is open. 💪 taken in Iron therapy gym by @johnwperson

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