The Founder
Jonathan Seychell.
39, born and based in Malta. Personal trainer for 7 years. Athlete for 21. The coaching I deliver is everything I've tested on myself — across physique, CrossFit, boxing and Hyrox.
My Story
Two decades on the floor. Seven years in your corner.
I've been training for over half my life. What started as a teenager wanting to get stronger turned into competing on stage, in the box, in the ring and on the Hyrox floor.
I spent 8 years in IFBB Physique competition, 5 in CrossFit, time in boxing and I'm now competing in Hyrox. Each one taught me something the next couldn't — how to build muscle and control conditioning, how to train explosively, how to fight through fatigue, how to peak on a date.
For the last 7 years I've been coaching others. The Vortex method takes everything I've learned and packages it into something simple: a real plan, real accountability and a system that actually works for normal people with jobs and lives.
Now I'm bringing it all together — the coaching app, the private gym opening in Malta, and 1-on-1 work for people who want it done properly.
The Background
Five disciplines. One system.
In the gym
Started training at 18 — never stopped. Two decades of putting in the work before coaching anyone else.
IFBB Physique
Competed in IFBB Men's Physique — learning what it really takes to control a body, peak on a date and step on stage.
CrossFit
Crossed over into CrossFit — high-intensity work capacity, gymnastic strength and the discipline of mixed-modal training.
Boxing
Time in the ring sharpened conditioning, speed and the mental side of training under pressure.
Hyrox
Currently competing in Hyrox — endurance, strength and grit fused into one of the toughest formats in fitness.
The Philosophy
"You don't rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems."
Vortex isn't about motivation. It's about building the system — the plan, the accountability, the environment — that makes consistency the easiest option.