ABOUT GORILLABEAR
Physique development is more than changing how you look. It's about developing the discipline, consistency, and capability required to become the person you want to be.
WHY GORILLABEAR EXISTS
GorillaBear Coaching was created to provide a more deliberate approach to physique development.
Building a physique takes more than following a workout or being handed a meal plan. It requires a structured process that accounts for where you are starting, where you want to go, and how your body responds along the way.
GorillaBear brings training, nutrition, accountability, and progressive development together into one individualized coaching process. The goal isn't to chase short-term changes or constantly jump from one approach to another. It's to build a strategy, execute it consistently, measure the results, and adapt when necessary.
Because the physique you want isn't built by accident. It's built intentionally.
MEET THE COACH
I'm Aurelius Locklear, the founder and coach behind GorillaBear Coaching.
I'm a husband, father of three daughters, and an active-duty service member. I understand what it's like to pursue fitness while balancing a demanding schedule, responsibilities, and everything else life requires.
My passion for fitness started when I was young. I've always been active and naturally found myself helping friends, family, classmates, and fellow service members learn how to train and become more active. While in high school and JROTC, I helped others with their fitness journeys, and later continued helping other recruits through my local Armed Forces Career Center.
What started as a passion eventually became something I wanted to pursue professionally. I went on to earn my certifications as a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and NASM Physique & Bodybuilding Coach, giving me the education and tools to turn that passion into a structured coaching practice. I am actively working towards my Bachelors of Science in Exercise and Sports Science.
My own interest has always extended beyond general fitness. I've been drawn specifically to bodybuilding and physique development, with the long-term goal of competing at the highest levels of the sport myself. That experience has shaped how I view physique training and why I believe it deserves to be treated as its own discipline.
Physique development isn't simply strength and conditioning, CrossFit, or general wellness with a little bodybuilding added in. It requires its own considerations for training, nutrition, progression, recovery, and developing the specific proportions and muscularity someone is pursuing.
Whether your goal is to eventually step on a stage and compete or simply to build a physique you can be proud of, GorillaBear Coaching exists to help you pursue that goal with purpose, structure, and accountability.
WHAT GORILLABEAR STANDS FOR
INDIVIDUALIZATION
Your goals, starting point, schedule, experience, and response to training are unique. Your coaching should be too
DISCIPLINE
Progress comes from consistently executing the plan, especially when motivation isn't enough.
ACCOUNTABILITY
A plan only matters if you follow it. Coaching provides structure, measurement, feedback, and adjustments to keep you moving forward.
PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT
Training and nutrition should evolve as you do. What works today may need to change tomorrow.
READY TO BUILD YOUR PHYSIQUE?
Your physique doesn't change by accident. Build it intentionally.
If you're ready to take a more deliberate approach to your training, nutrition, and physique development, take the next step.