Team
Meet Our Coaches
Meet our elite team of wellness professionals at Octane Personal Training in San Antonio, TX dedicated to transforming your wellness journey.
Jason Benavides
Personal Trainer
My only goal is to help you reach yours. Education includes Biology degree, Precision Nutrition Coach and NSCA-CSCS.
After my previous employer, Spectrum Athletic Clubs, was purchased by Golds then I sought out to create better experience for my current and future clients.
Most gyms were just focused on producing revenue and not on taking care of the customer. I wanted to create a place where high standards of training were the norm.
This includes education being a priority for staff. So we can focus on creating better results for clients and the safest place in San Antonio to workout. This has worked out as we have had people drop 27 lbs in 6 weeks and over 100lbs total.
The other part to this is we have worked with doctors and physical therapists to integrate movement rehabilitation into our workout programs. So people can keep their high quality of life as we age.
We also wanted to create a place where people feel comfortable going. Gyms can be intimidating. Your health has never been so important as now, so we didn’t want an intimidating gym getting in the way.
Personally, I got onto my health and fitness journey after college and my life has never been better.
Most importantly, I am married to my dream girl and we have a beautiful daughter together. Jenny, my wife, helps run the gym and is responsible for elevating our gym to where we are at today.
Qualifications
His education includes a B.S. in Biology, Movement & Mobility TRS coach, Precision Nutrition coach, USA track and field, EXOS Mentorship, EXOS Speed Specialist, and NSCA-CSCS.
Jeanette Benavides
Chief Organizational Officer
Jenny enjoys all things outdoors, loves to travel, loves all things sports related, and is an avid spurs fan. She most enjoys spending time with family and friends, enjoying her daughter, and living a healthy lifestyle.
Is a former Division I volleyball player and graduate of Trinity University. After playing volleyball for Southern Methodist University for 2 years, Jenny then graduated from Trinity University with a degree in Psychology. She then pursued her Masters Degree in School Psychology at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
After practicing School Psychology for 7 years, Jenny decided to pursue her passion and love of fitness and join her husband in growing the family business. Jason and Jenny married in 2017 and share a beautiful daughter together.
Jenny enjoys all things outdoors, loves to travel, loves all things sports related, and is an avid spurs fan. She most enjoys spending time with family and friends, enjoying her daughter, and living a healthy lifestyle.
Jenny and Jason both share the common interest of creating an environment where people feel comfortable and safe when working out.
Chris Funderburk
Personal Trainer
Chris, a graduate from UTSA, strives every day to help as many people improve themselves mentally and physically.
Chris graduated from UTSA with a degree in Public Health. This allowed him to not only understand human anatomy and its mechanics, but he also is able to appreciate the role that fitness plays on both the personal and community levels.
Since graduation he has been training professionally with Octane Personal Training and is striving every day to help as many people improve themselves mentally and physically.
It is a personal goal of his to do whatever he can to help people feel empowered by their individual abilities and to never feel restricted by their own body.
As an individual, Chris has a passion for fitness and leads an active lifestyle with his wife and two dogs.
He is currently a competitor in obstacle course racing (Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, ect.) and trains for both performance and to live the best life he can.
Matheo Bernat
Personal Trainer
Matheo is passionate about helping others ensure their bodies run smoothly and achieve peak performance!
Born in Avignon, France, Matheo Bernat brings an extensive background in fitness training, holding two master’s degrees, one in Kinesiology and the other in Sports Management. He has coached Division 1 track and field athletes, with several reaching the Olympic trials.
A few fun facts about Matheo:
Favorite song: “Boogie Oogie Oogie” by A Taste of Honey
Favorite movie: Django Unchained
Interesting fact: He competed for Team France in the World Championships in the 110-meter hurdles.
Why Matheo wants to help you: He believes that we only get one body, and it should be treated like a sanctuary. Taking care of it through exercise, nutrition, and proper rest is essential. Matheo has a good Octane mindset as he said to compare your body to a Ferrari—would you let it rust away, or would you maintain it so it runs at its best?
Our bodies are incredible machines, and just like a Ferrari, they require regular maintenance to perform at their full potential.