Who Is Kris Gethin?
Kris Gethin grew up on a farm in Wales, started out racing motocross, and nearly had his athletic future ended by a serious back injury as a teenager. Instead of quitting, he picked up weights to rehabilitate, discovered an obsession, and built one of the most recognizable careers in the history of fitness. He studied international health and sports therapy, trained on cruise ships touring the world, competed as a natural bodybuilder finishing second at the Natural World Championships and ranking as the number two natural bodybuilder on the planet, and eventually became Editor-in-Chief at Bodybuilding.com, the world's largest online fitness platform with over 16 million members. His transformation video series has surpassed 150 million downloads and views worldwide.
Kris co-founded Kaged Muscle in 2014, building it into one of the most respected supplement brands in the industry before parting ways in 2023. He has since co-founded Unmatched Supplements, now stocked at Vitamin Shoppe locations nationwide. He created the DTP (Dramatic Transformation Principle), called the most followed training methodology in the world. His books, including Body by Design (Simon and Schuster) and Man of Iron, have reached readers globally. He has been featured in Muscle and Fitness, Flex, Iron Man, Muscle Mag, and dozens of other publications, and served on the Vitamin Shoppe Wellness Council. His gym franchise, Gethin Gyms, operates across 11 states in India.
Today Kris is as well known for biohacking as he is for bodybuilding. After a mold toxicity diagnosis in 2014 redirected his focus toward longevity, he went deep on optimization: stem cell therapy, telomere testing, red light protocols, and more. His biological age recently tested at 26 years old. He is also India's highest-paid personal trainer, with long-term clients including Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan, Ranveer Singh, and John Abraham. When Doug sat down with Kris, the conversation was about what it takes to build a body and a business that performs at the highest level, for decades.