Valentin Bosioc

Valentin Bosioc (born Valentin George Bosioc on 13 January 1983) is a Romanian professional bodybuilder and fitness model, as well as certified fitness instructor, personal trainer and nutritionist.[2][3] He rose to prominence by winning Musclemania Paris and placing second in an IFBB Romania competition in 2015, among other prizes. In 2018, Bosioc also reached the semi-finals of Ninja Warrior România. He has been credited as an influencer and is the most followed Romanian sportsperson on Facebook.

Valentin Bosioc
Valentin Bosioc in 2015
Born
Valentin George Bosioc

(1983-01-13) 13 January 1983
Reșița, Romania
Occupations
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Websitevalentinbosioc.com

Early life and career

Valentin George Bosioc was born on 13 January 1983 in the city of Reșița, and spent his childhood in Bocșa, Romania.[2][4][5] His father Iosif was a football player, while his brother Bogdan Ionuț is a handball instructor.[4][6] Starting with the age of 13 Bosioc showed special interest in bodybuilding and began taking judo, mixed martial arts, boxing, calisthenics, football, rugby and aikido classes, among others.[2][7][8] While attending the Tata Oancea High School in Bocșa, Romanian boxer Francisc Vaștag desired to scout him, but he eventually refused the offer.[4]

Bosioc later graduated from the Politehnica University of Timișoara, receiving a degree in engineering.[2] He worked in this field for a short period of time, as well as in public relations and journalism,[2][4][9][10] but gave up to pursue a career as a professional bodybuilder, fitness model, fitness instructor, personal trainer and nutritionist, for which he studied in Romania and the United Kingdom.[2][3][4] Bosioc rose to prominence by winning Musclemania Paris and placing second in an IFBB Romania competition in November 2015, among other prizes.[2][4][6][11][12] In 2018, he also appeared on the first season of Ninja Warrior România, managing to reach the semi-finals.[13]

A master trainer at Fitness Education School in Bucharest, Romania as of December 2018,[2][4] Bosioc has worked with several celebrities, most notably with Romanian singer Delia Matache and Cronica Cârcotașilor host Ioana Petric.[3][4][14] He has been credited as an influencer and is signed to Romanian agency Global Influencers.[15] Cotidianul and Biz labelled him one of the most influential fitness bloggers in Romania,[16][17] with him also being the most followed Romanian sportsperson on Facebook (7th person overall in the country as of February 2019).[18][19][20][21] He has written two books, The Path to Perfect Abs and Get Guns, as well as developed his own training concept, Full Body Ignition (FBI).[2][22] As of April 2020, he has been uploading workout videos to his YouTube channel for over nine years and also uses his Facebook page for similar scopes.[23]

Personal life

Bosioc is married to a Romanian woman named Ana Cristina and is the father of a daughter, Eila Maria.[4] They currently reside in Bucharest.[23]

References
  1. "Valentin Bosioc – Profile". Men's Health (in Romanian). 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. "Valentin Bosioc – Biography" (in Romanian). Valentin Bosioc. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. "Nutriționistul Deliei te învață cum să slăbești: "Importantă este regula celor 5 degete"" [Delia's nutritionist teaches you how to lose weight: "The 5-finger-rule is important"]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 8 November 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. "Profil de campion: Valentin Bosioc" [Profile of a champion: Valentin Bosioc] (in Romanian). Știri din Banat. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  5. "Un bocșan face furori pe Facebook" [From Bocșa, he is successful on Facebook]. Jurnalul (in Romanian). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018 – via Imgur.
  6. "Un bocșean campion la Paris – Valentin Bosioc a reușit o performanță extraordinară" [A sportsperson from Bocșa in Paris – Valentin Bosioc reached an extraordinary performance] (in Romanian). Info-CS. 20 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. "Interviu cu Valentin Bosioc – campion culturism – antrenorul personal al Deliei" [Interview with Valentin Bosioc – bodybuilding champion and personal trainer of Delia] (in Romanian). Grasomega.ro. Archived from the original on 2015-11-12. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  8. "Interview with Valentin Bosioc". SpotMeBro. 24 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  9. "De vorba cu Valentin Bosioc, campion Musclemania Paris" [Talking with Valentin Bosioc, Musclemania Paris winner] (in Romanian). Romanian Aesthetics. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  10. "Interviu Valentin Bosioc despre fitness sau cum poti arata traznet cu ajutorul exercitiilor fizice" [Interview with Valentin Bosioc about fitness or how you can look good with the help of physical exercises] (in Romanian). Star Gossip Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  11. Maroșan, Ioana. "Interviu cu Valentin Bosioc: "Trebuie să existe un echilibru între alimentaţie, odihnă şi antrenament"" [Interview with Valentin Bosioc: "There must be a balance between diet, rest and training"] (in Romanian). Eva.ro. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  12. Oance, Andreea (7 October 2017). "Fitmacher aus dem Internet" [Fitness instructors on the internet] (in German). Allgemeine Deutsche Zeitung für Rumänien. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  13. Huntai, Dorin (17 September 2018). "Încă 10 concurenți au reușit duminică să se califice în semifinalele Ninja Warrior România!" [Another 10 candidates qualified Saturday for the semi-finals of Ninja Warrior România!] (in Romanian). Radar de Media. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  14. "Delia Matache e bomba sexy fara sa faca foamea! Uite cum se intretine" [Delia Matache is sexy without being hungry! Look how she keeps up] (in Romanian). Wowbiz. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  15. "Valentin Bosioc – Profile". Global Influencers. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  16. Crăciun, Andrei (22 January 2017). "Cei mai influenți blogări de sănătate/sport/fitness" [The most influential health/sports/fitness bloggers]. Cotidianul. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  17. "10 cele mai influente bloguri de sanatate /sport /fitness" [The 10 most influential blogs on health/sport/fitness] (in Romanian). Biz. 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  18. Tudor, Iulian (29 January 2018). "El este cel mai urmărit sportiv român de pe Facebook. Iată cine este şi cum a ajuns Campionul Musclemania" [He is the most followed Romanian sportsperson on Facebook. See how he became a Musclemania winner] (in Romanian). România TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  19. "Valentin Bosioc (Campion Musclemania & antrenorul vedetelor) – cel mai urmarit sportiv roman pe Facebook" [Valentin Bosioc (Musclemania winner and the trainer of several celebrities) – the most followed Romanian sportsperson on Facebook] (in Romanian). Express Press. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  20. "Cel mai urmarit sportiv de pe reteaua de socializare face dezvaluiri!" [The most followed sportsperson on social media] (in Romanian). Cancan!. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  21. "Who are the most popular Romanians on Facebook?". Romania Insider. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  22. "Valentin Bosioc – Shop" (in Romanian). Valentin Bosioc. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  23. Nelepcu, Raluca (11 April 2020). "Kostenlos, kurz, effektiv: Sport zu Hause für Jung und Alt" [Free, short and effective: Fitness at home for young and old people]. Allgemeine Deutsche Zeitung für Rumänien (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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