Jun 22, 2026 · 44 min · 16 segments
In this episode of *District 3 Podcast*, host **Irvin** sits down with personal trainer and bodybuilding competitor **Jonathan Oliva** for an in-depth conversation about health, fitness, and personal…
Jonathan OlivaGuestIrvinHostAnd at what point do you tell yourself this is something that I want to do, like being a certified trainer?
And it wasn't until about 2020 when I decided, you know what, how about we make a career out of this? I love doing it.
Like, have you always been like disciplined when it comes to like fitness, what you eat and all that different, all that different stuff?
At the beginning, it was hard, you know, just like everybody made a lot of mistakes, would follow some people's advice, another person's advice.
So I would like go back and forth, but it wasn't until I committed and decided, you know, enough is enough.
Let's lock in that, you know, the discipline kicked in and, you know, just being consistent and eventually you see results.
Cause it's hard like being Latino and like staying disciplined on food.
Cause it's so much good food.
I'm not sure if like you have family that cooks like delicious food or anything, but it's hard, man.
And when I first started like tracking my food and, you know, cutting out different foods, she'd be like, what's wrong with you? Why are you, why are you doing that? But you know, once they start seeing the results and the discipline, it kind of rubs off and then they want to, they start asking questions and then they want to start doing it.
You know, I hear that advice, and I believe it.
But I always have difficulty with that.
Like, I feel like one of the things I've been doing is a calorie deficit recently.
And at what point do you tell yourself this is something that I want to do, like being a certified trainer?
And it wasn't until about 2020 when I decided, you know what, how about we make a career out of this? I love doing it.
Like, have you always been like disciplined when it comes to like fitness, what you eat and all that different, all that different stuff?
At the beginning, it was hard, you know, just like everybody made a lot of mistakes, would follow some people's advice, another person's advice.
So I would like go back and forth, but it wasn't until I committed and decided, you know, enough is enough.
Let's lock in that, you know, the discipline kicked in and, you know, just being consistent and eventually you see results.
Cause it's hard like being Latino and like staying disciplined on food.
Cause it's so much good food.
I'm not sure if like you have family that cooks like delicious food or anything, but it's hard, man.
And when I first started like tracking my food and, you know, cutting out different foods, she'd be like, what's wrong with you? Why are you, why are you doing that? But you know, once they start seeing the results and the discipline, it kind of rubs off and then they want to, they start asking questions and then they want to start doing it.
You know, I hear that advice, and I believe it.
But I always have difficulty with that.
Like, I feel like one of the things I've been doing is a calorie deficit recently.
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