Jeff Cavaliere Biography

Jeff Cavaliere was born on June 28, 1975, in Connecticut, US. As a kid, Jeff was an avid movie fan. He grew up watching stars such as Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger and wished to look like them.

While in high school, Jeff started playing baseball and soccer. He quickly realized that getting physically strong would help him perform better on the field.

Since he was too skinny, he was embarrassed to work out at the local gym and started working out at his home instead. When he felt the exercises helped him make better use of his skills, he simply fell in love with the idea of building a strong physique.

He attended the ‘University of Connecticut’ and graduated in 1997, with a bachelor’s degree in physio neurobiology. In the year 2000, he earned his master’s degree in physical therapy from the same university.

Jeff started his career as a physical therapist and personal trainer. In 2001, he got an opportunity to work with the popular baseball player Mark Johnson. He continued training Mark and other elite athletes for the next few years.

In 2006, the ‘New York Mets’ were looking for a new physical therapist. Mark Johnson suggested Jeff’s name. Jeff was excited to accept the offer, as working with his favorite baseball team was something that he had always wanted to do.

He was associated with the baseball team from 2006 to 2009, during which he also worked as the assistant strength coach of the team. Under his physical training, the baseball team won the 2006 ‘National League East Championship.’

When Jeff felt the need for starting his own company, he parted ways with the ‘New York Mets’ and founded the ‘ATHLEAN-X Training System.’ He started posting videos that he had created in 2006, on his ‘YouTube’ channel.

He soon became a world-renowned trainer and social-media star, with millions of subscribers on his ‘YouTube’ channel. He also became popular on other social media platforms such as ‘Twitter’ and ‘Instagram.’ He also has 4 more channels on Youtube namely, ‘ATHLEAN-X Español,’ ‘ATHLEAN-X™ Reviews,’ ‘Athlean-XX for Women,’ and ‘ATHLEAN-X Shorts.’ The channels have a combined subscriber count of over 5 million.

In 2004, he worked for ‘Men's Fitness’ as a contributing writer. He has also authored the ‘Major League Insider Training Manual’ and ‘The Teen Sports Nutrition Blueprint.’

Jeff is one of the most sought-after lecturers in the field of strength and conditioning training. He has a unique method of training, which makes him stand out from the rest of the trainers.

Jeff Cavaliere got married in 2008. His marriage played a key role in influencing his decision of parting ways with the ‘New York Mets.’ After his wedding, Jeff wanted to settle down and spend more time with his family and friends. This made him step down as the baseball team’s physical therapist. In 2016, the couple welcomed twin sons named Jason and Xavier.

Jeff is still a huge fan of the ‘New York Mets’ and is planning to rejoin the team as its head physical therapist in the future.

Jeff Cavaliere is significantly active on social media. While he has more than 2.2 million followers on Instagram, his official Twitter account has more than 46,700 followers. His ‘YouTube’ channel, ‘ATHLEAN-X,’ has more than 13.3 million subscribers. His ‘YouTube’ videos have garnered thousands of views.