Peloton to Precision
I’m Giuseppe Provino, born in Sicily and raised on movement.
I started cycling at the age of six and raced competitively until I was seventeen. After that, I moved into football and played at semi professional level for several years. By 2014, after moving to London, I was incredibly skinny and insecure. Years of endurance sport had stripped me of any shape, and I didn’t feel strong in my own body.
So I turned to weightlifting. I trained hard and ate more than I ever had. I went from 63 to 90 kilos. I packed on muscle, grew a Viking beard, and finally started to feel more grounded. Physically, I looked strong — but something was still missing.
In late 2017 I shifted to calisthenics. Not long after, I suffered two herniated discs in my neck. Doctors told me I could end up in a wheelchair. Recovery took nearly two years. It was a time full of doubt, fear, and panic attacks. That’s when I discovered breathwork. I eventually became a certified Oxygen Advantage instructor, and breath became a cornerstone in how I rebuilt both my body and mindset.
I was beyond determined and I believed in myself like never before.
In 2019 I removed every distraction and committed fully to understanding the body and mind. I studied anatomy, mobility, strength, rehab, gymnastics, psychology, therapy. I trained with yoga teachers, physios, osteopaths, and movement specialists. I read lots of self-development books, and ME was everything I cared about.
I’ve put a lot of work into improving both my physical and mental state.
Flexibility is something I’ve always loved — not just practising, but also exploring and teaching it.
I was progressing so fast that people started to hate me and what I did; but I always say: “If you don't have people hating, you're doing something wrong”.
That’s when people started to call me Mr Pep instead of Pep and when MrPepCoaching was born. Not as a brand but as the respect I earned through years of honest, focused work.
When COVID hit, my teaching took off. I was coaching online 40 to 45 hours a week, helping people all over the world. That period shaped my voice, my method, and my presence as a coach.
After being almost fully recovered from the neck injury, I have put more focus again on strength based gymnastics. I trained exercises like planche, handstand push ups, levers, muscle ups, and all kinds of bodyweight strength, and of course handstand.
But in the summer of 2021, I dropped everything to focus completely on one arm handstand training. It demanded a different mindset. I realised I wasn’t interested in raw strength anymore. Not my cup of tea.
I wanted depth. Control. Real understanding. And that choice shaped everything that came after. I wanted to master this so humbling exercise.
Clients followed and transformed. People who couldn’t squat hit full splits. People who suffered from shoulder pain stopped relying on chiropractors. Beginners who feared handstands pressed up into them with control.
I don’t teach gimmicks. I don’t follow trends.
I teach what I’ve lived. With honesty, intelligence, and obsessive attention to detail. I love teaching technique and helping people refine the smallest things. Shoulder alignment, fingertip pressure, tension in the right places. That’s where the breakthroughs happen. That’s what makes it stick. My teaching style is not for everyone.
My logo, Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, was born in 2020 and represents everything I stand for. Balance. Strength. Precision. Anatomy. Intent. It’s not just an image. It’s a standard I train by.
Outside of training, I’m into art, photography, food (eating it and cooking it for others), hunting, shooting, off roading, and jet skis. And I’m a huge fan of dogs — especially hunting dogs. Their loyalty, focus, and instinct are everything I admire in both animals and people.
If you’re here, thanks for being here. If you stay, I’ll keep sharing what I’ve learned. Not just the movement, but the mindset behind it.
Giuseppe
