About Jon
I started coaching in 2015 and started Strong Jon Fitness in October 2016, the same year my first son was born. You'd think running a fitness business would've kept me in shape, but I put on nearly 40 lbs after Nico came along. I was short of breath, my knees and back were acting up, and I was snapping over small things.
The 2017 powerlifting meet is what forced the fix, because I had to cut 30 lbs to make weight. I got it done, and I still eat pizza. I still eat cookies, more donuts now. Ten years of coaching and the biggest nutrition lesson I've learned is that the best diet is the one you don't have to survive.
I certified through the NSCA for the training side and Precision Nutrition for the nutrition side. I've had 250+ clients since 2016, most of them busy parents, and I went all the way online in 2020.
I live in Barrie with my wife Laura and our boys, Nico and Lucas. I'm an assistant coach on both their hockey teams this season, so a lot of my week ends in a rink. I train three days a week at 6:30 in the morning, before the kids are up.
I don't take one-on-one fitness clients anymore. My one-on-one work now is with fitness coaches, and I've coached 500+ online fitness coaches over the last 4 years. That all lives at strongjon.com.
If you've got a question, email me at jon@strongjonfitness.com.