About Ben Dell

Ben Dell is a former Canadian bodybuilding champion with over 25 years of professional coaching experience. Now based in Ho Chi Minh City, he is one of the most respected figures in Vietnam's competitive bodybuilding scene — coaching national-level athletes and helping push Vietnam's best toward world-class recognition.

"You have to understand everything about your body, about your muscles and about the foods you eat in order to create the body shape you want. You have to be a nutritionist and you have to be a chef."

World-Class Coaching

Ben's most celebrated coaching relationship is with Pham Van Mach — Vietnam's 3-time world champion and 7-time Asian champion bodybuilder — as Mach makes his push toward IFBB professional status. Ben is widely recognized as a veteran coach helping take Vietnamese bodybuilding to the next level, working with top national athletes and the competitive fitness community across Southeast Asia.

His expertise in competition prep is deep: diet periodization, stage conditioning, and the mental discipline required around nutrition for peak performance. Those who have worked with Ben describe his approach to diet as that of a true craftsman — precise, purposeful, and results-driven.

Professional Credentials

Beyond the competition stage, Ben holds formal qualifications that underpin everything he does:

• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) — providing evidence-based nutrition counseling for weight loss, performance, and physique goals.
• MSc in Clinical Exercise Physiology — specializing in performance, metabolism, and cardiopulmonary fitness.

These credentials, combined with decades of real-world coaching, allow Ben to offer advanced metabolic and VO2 testing — including RMR, fat-burning efficiency, VO2max, training zones, metabolic age, fat-max zone, and recovery training protocols — alongside fully customized meal plans and sports nutrition programs.

Ben Style Food

With a passion for both food and physique, Ben founded Ben Style Eat Healthy — officially registered as Ben Style Food Company Limited (tax code 0315824378) at 296 Cô Bắc Street, Cô Giang Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

The restaurant and wellness center serves the health and fitness communities of Vietnam, including competitive athletes and working professionals who need time-saving, results-oriented meals. Every meal is prepared fresh daily, with macros and calories calibrated to match each client's training and transformation targets — whether the goal is bulking, cutting, or simply eating healthier.

Media & Community

Ben has been featured in Oi Vietnam magazine's "Men of Muscle" article as a key figure in Vietnam's bodybuilding scene. He is active behind the scenes at major competitions such as Muscle Contest Vietnam, and regularly collaborates with Vietnamese fitness media platforms like Thể Hình Chuyên Nghiệp to promote metabolic testing and science-based training.

His client list spans competitive bodybuilders and Vietnamese celebrities to high-profile local business owners and working professionals — all united by a common goal: a better, stronger version of themselves. #eatbenstyle