# @thebodybuildingvegan on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CkoGqwPrsWn
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14530718-thebodybuildingvegan-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-11-06T16:43:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** John Thomas (@thebodybuildingvegan) — https://gondola.cc/thebodybuildingvegan

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Hi new followers! I wanted to do a get-to-know-me and share some facts!
💚 My name is John! I was born and raised in Gainesville Florida.
💚 I just turned 30 and have been vegan since I was 13 years old and bodybuilding since I was 15!
💚 I originally went to school for Criminal Justice. I wanted to be a cop, and graduated from the police academy. I worked 3.5 years as a corrections officer. I knew from the first day it wasn’t for me and decided to go back to school to work in Finance. I graduated from the University of Florida 2.5 years later. 
💚 My first corporate finance job was in Plano, Texas working for JCPenney at their headquarters. This was also the first time I ever began any entrepreneurial endeavors and wrote my online cookbook: Healthy, Easy, Vegan (link is in my bio!)
💚 Just prior to COVID in 2020 I moved back to Gainesville and was promptly laid off from my new job when the state shut down. This was THE BEST THING that ever happened to me. I found part time work with my future business partner doyoueven_jeep and we created w8train_official and later athlicity.co 
💚 I began coaching online clients at this time. And decided to prep for a few bodybuilding shows in 2021. 
💚 I eventually met burnitbrent and in 2022 his charity onetosavemany was born. This has been so influential for me, because I had never donated to any cause in the past. Now I like to purchase a few onetosavemany shirts each month as a way to give back! All profits go to animal shelters. 
💚 I have coached over 100 clients now, and this is my full time job! I am also lucky enough to have some sponsors along the way who allow me to continue this lifestyle:
truenutrition nocow professornutz_ eatunwaffle thepridefoods prestigewellness_ 
💚 I am constantly seeking to Have The Best Day Ever #HTBDE and have this quote tattooed on my arm to remind me. 
💚 So, follow along, DM me if you have any questions, I reply to every single one. And, remember, YOU are the CEO of your own life, make sure to have the best day ever! 💚
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#gainzville #htbde #laytonutah 
#veganforlife #vegancoach #veganbodybuilding #veganbodybuilder #bodybuildingvegan #veganmuscle #veganfitness #vegansofig

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vegansofig, veganbodybuilding, vegancoach, veganfitness, bodybuildingvegan, htbde, veganbodybuilder, veganmuscle, veganforlife, laytonutah, gainzville

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