Gianna Gabrielle DeVine – Your Private Personal Trainer

A pre-transition photo of my deadlift PR of 600 lbs.

I spent my youth obese. I was very uncomfortable with my body image, and didn’t even like to smile because of my severe body image issues. In addition to my struggles with body dysmorphia disorder (BDD), I also struggled with Binge Eating Disorder (BED) growing up, as well as Gender Dysphoria; culminating in me coming out as transgender in 2019, and beginning my transition in 2020.*

I experimented with different diets and different approaches to achieve my weight loss and healthy lifestyle goals; often times these led to failure in helping to overcome my obesity and mental health struggles. Ultimately, the most progress came from a simple, evidence based, scientific approach that I now employ for my clients. Today, I am an NASM certified personal trainer, NASM certified nutritionist, NASM corrective exercise specialist, and a NASM certified wellness coach living the lifestyle I preach: I currently spend most of my time mountaineering (with weekly trips) while also sticking to a 2 – 3 day per week weight training program and rock-climbing multiple days per week.  In addition to where I am today, I also competed as a natural bodybuilder in 2013 & 2014; powerlifted non-competitively from 2014 to 2019 (1,300 lb. weight club with a 600 lb. deadlift PR); began playing ice hockey around the age of 7 (and still participate in tournaments with The Trans Wave); practiced Muay Thai from 2016 to 2020; and competed both competitively and non-competitively in Spartan Races from 2015 to 2018.

I am passionate about personal training, living a healthy active life, and helping my clients achieving their goals. I struggled for so long with reaching my own goals, and I love passing along my knowledge and assistance so that others don’t have to spin their wheels as I did.

* Fun fact about me and my name:  I chose Gianna as my first name as that was the name my mother had picked for me since she “knew” she was having a girl.  I was AMAB (“Assigned Male at Birth”); however when coming out to her I told her that she got what she wanted, just a little later than she expected.  As a way to respect her original choice for me, my first name is Gianna, but I go by Brielle, a shortened form of my middle name Gabrielle.

Instagram: @Brielle.DeVine

My Credentials

Current Certifications & Courses Completed

  • NASM Certified Personal Trainer (Cert. #1501211464)
  • NASM Fitness Nutrition Specialist (Cert. #1486358)
  • NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (Cert. #1514896)
  • NASM Behavor Change Specialist (Cert. #1180231694)
  • AFAA Group Exercise Instructor (Cert. #1200430710)
  • NASM Guide to Bodybuilding
  • CPR / AED Certified

Competitive Records and More:

Mountaineering (“Peakbagging”) Profile

Adventure Blog – TheQueerMountaineer (dot) com

Powerlifting Totals

  • 1,300 lb. Weight Club (1,385 lb. Total @ 204 lbs.)
    • Deadlift: 600 lbs.
    • Squat: 430 lbs.
    • Bench Press: 355 lbs.

Select Spartan Race Records

  • 6/4/16: Monterey Super Open Heat – 263 / 5,281 – T2:23:31
  • 9/17/16: SoCal Beast Open Heat – 159 / 2,212 – T3:43:30
  • 8/19/17: Dodger Stadium Sprint Competitive Heat – 25 / 526 – T46:00
  • 9/30/17: Tahoe Beast World Championship Open Heat – 286 / 4,228 – T5:48:05

Natural Bodybuilding Record

  • 4th Place Mr. & Ms. Natural Los Angeles

Running Best Times

  • Half Marathon: T2:01:38