Stefan Marais

Stefan Marais Former SA Champion Bodybuilder, then became a drug addict and lost everything. Then I rebuilt my life from scratch.

Now I help people build a life they're proud to live.
| Amino - Online Coaching |

31/08/2026

80kg x 10 reps
100kg x 2 reps
@ 82kg bodyweight.

Absolutely hated Olympic lifting when I started (because I sucked at it 😅) but really starting to enjoy it now. Joining crossfit has showed how much technique actually matters (even though mine is still pretty bad 🙈 *hook grip).

Thanks This Is NelSparta for giving me the opportunity to see what my body is capable of.

31/08/2026

"Your Happiness is directly tied to the degree to which you are willing to be hurt by other people"

27/08/2026

I’m seriously considering doing online coaching again.

Not because I want to make coaching my career, but because it could help fund what I see as my actual mission — the work I do at rehab centres and establishing Amino as an NPO to help addicts and those affected by addiction.

I’d only take on 10 clients and charge R2,000/month, because I don’t want to just send programs and check in once a week. I want to build genuine relationships and properly walk the road with each person.
It also won’t be bodybuilding coaching like I used to do.
It’ll be Strength, Fitness & Lifestyle Coaching.
My views on health and fitness have changed drastically since leaving bodybuilding. Moving into CrossFit, trail running and ultramarathons has completely changed my relationship with training — and honestly, my life.

This time I want to coach because I enjoy it, not because I have to.
Coaching would simply be a means to an end — helping me build toward the work I ultimately want to dedicate my life to.
Still contemplating it… 🤔

26/08/2026

So thankful I'm able to look back and laugh about it now. Over 2 years sober and counting.

25/08/2026

Happy Natty bro 😎🤙.

23/08/2026

It's all internal. Nobody is dripping dopamine into your ear when you finally accomplish something. You determine your own level and sense of accomplishment.

23/08/2026

“Paul literally says in 1 Corinthians that God chooses the weak things of the world to shame the strong… so that nobody can boast before Him.
Because when God takes the person everybody had written off—the addict, the outcast, the failure—and turns their life into something beautiful… who gets the glory?
Not us. HIM.”

20/08/2026

Help me help others.
Thank you to everyone supporting the journey and helping me turn Amino into something bigger. ❤️

I truly believe this is only the beginning. A few years from now this video will be about the others that have been recovered through this initiative.

Link : https://www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/help-stefan-build-amino

18/08/2026

Meaning without marriage

What an awesome experience! Will definitely be doing more of these in the future. If by some chance I'd have to go to wa...
17/08/2026

What an awesome experience! Will definitely be doing more of these in the future. If by some chance I'd have to go to war in the future, I know who I'd want by my side Ruhan Koekemoer 😎👊.

2nd Place Male Pro Division at the Half Rox.

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