(my 2(x)istence) | 2(x)ist PORTRAITS: Jason V

In today’s 2(x)ist PORTRAIT, 2(x)istence contributing photographer Eugene Gallegos turns his lens towards Jason V for an intimate shoot featuring SLIQ Trunks, while contributor Ronald Sklar reports.

“To be honest with you, I haven’t really worked out in the past year,” says Jason V, a Long Island-based fitness trainer. Uh, yeah, looking at these photos, we found it hard to believe too. Yet Jason insists that he owes it all to genetics.

“I know from my father’s side, his brothers are all built kind of short and stocky,” he says, “but I know from my resting heart rate that I burn about 3000 calories a day with just my regular activity—walking around, things like that.”

While his own engine revs naturally, he helps others motivate their less ambitious cabooses. The 29-year-old has a lifelong passion for body sculpting, and enjoys a consistent satisfaction from sharing his knowledge with others.

“It’s a great feeling,” he says, “just knowing that I was the one who put the time and effort into training them, and then seeing the reactions on their faces, how appreciative they are. It’s overwhelming.”

Jason V is photographed by Eugene Gallegos in the SLIQ Trunk in Sangria, available now at shop.2xist.com

[PHOTO: Eugene Gallegos (eugenegallegos.com) | WRITER: Ronald Sklar]