Valentin Bosioc

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Valentin Bosioc
Valentin Bosioc in 2015
Born
Valentin George Bosioc

(1983-01-13) 13 January 1983 (age 41)
Reșița, Romania
Occupations
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Websitevalentinbosioc.com

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.

Early life and career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Valentin Bosioc – Biography" (in Romanian). Valentin Bosioc. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d e f g h i "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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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