Today we’d like to introduce you to Adam Deres.
Hi Adam, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I’m Adam Deres. Some people know me as the dancer, others as the acrobatics coach, many from Exatlon, and yes, there’s the 115 Method that got a whole community moving. But if I had to define myself today, I’d say I’m a coach and an athlete whose journey from childhood in Hungary all the way to Miami has now culminated in creating Final Form application, the project that brings together everything I’ve built and experienced so far, and the platform where my life’s work truly comes together.
My story began in kindergarten, where it quickly became clear that movement would be more than just play. I got into a sports focused school, played handball, did gymnastics on the side, and realized I wasn’t tied to one sport I loved movement itself. At nine I faced my first real test: I ran a red light at a crosswalk, got hit by a car, broke my femur, and spent weeks recovering. I didn’t feel sorry for myself; I thought about everyone else involved. My teacher came to our home every day so I wouldn’t repeat a year and could return to the team. I did return. Gymnastics faded a bit, but movement became my best friend.
In high school I turned toward graphic design as a backup plan in case of injury. Sport never let me go. At sixteen I picked acrobatics back up, and just before eighteen I accidentally walked into my first hip-hop class. I lined up in the front row, and by the end of that very first session I knew I could do this as a profession. The gap was huge others had been dancing for eight to ten years, and I had just begun so I went all in. Three hours of dance daily on weekdays, acrobatics on weekends, plus work to fund it all. I even turned down a three-year artist contract that would have taken me around the world, because I wanted to become a dancer. Acrobatics kept me afloat: teams asked me to lead warm-ups, I choreographed, cut music, learned to run groups.
At nineteen I opened my weekend acrobatics school. We started with three people; a year later more than a hundred were attending beginner and advanced classes. In parallel came dance gigs, Nike shows, and TV experience. I danced in X-Factor, joined a fusion dance group that reached the finals of “Hungarys got talent,” then came long tours and international jobs. We performed for thousands across Europe and Asia, and it became clear that working with people teaching was what I truly loved. Watching someone arrive, then months later stand, breathe, and live differently.
Then one sentence changed everything. On a job a choreographer harshly criticized our look. It hurt. I went home, started my first diet that very night, bought a gym membership, and said goodbye to who I had been. At first I did it for six-pack abs; three months later that no longer mattered. I realized strength training gives far more mentally and emotionally than any outward form ever could. The look became a bonus; the essence was discipline, posture, the love of the work.
From that grew my bodyweight training system. I always ran strength blocks at the start of my acrobatics classes, and students asked for dedicated sessions. That’s how 115 Official was born. We started with ten people; a year later 130 were in class. The method became known nationwide and a community formed one built not on miracle powders or turbo diets, but on consistent work, nutrition, and recovery. New milestones followed: Ninja Warrior semifinals, Exatlon as a competitor and the next season as a coach working with world and European champions. Sponsors, major events, nationwide tours. The work with people remained the core.
Three years ago I moved to Miami. I had a good life at home, but I felt there was more in me—and the only way to know was to leave safety behind. Here I built the Final Form app in two languages, Hungarian and English. I poured everything into it: my own journey, my work with teams and athletes, the lessons from teaching. Thousands already use it in Hungary; in the U.S. we’re building the community now. Meanwhile I create content across platforms—TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube in two languages, with the same message: real change doesn’t come from magic tricks; it comes from the work you invest in yourself nutrition, training, recovery.
The arc of my career has always been shaped by how I respond to a hit. At nine I learned tomorrow isn’t guaranteed. As a dancer I learned passion sometimes clashes with rationality and is still worth it. As a coach I learned discipline is freedom—values, not moods, drive the day. And I learned a community isn’t background noise; it’s the engine.
I know now there’s no “right” or “wrong” path. There’s you, and the choices you make. Opportunities exist for everyone the question is what you make of them. My answer has been to get a little better every day and help others do the same. That’s why Final Form exists: to give beginners a shorter, more effective path to where it took us years to climb, and to give advanced athletes a next step. So results, not excuses, get louder.
That’s my story. A kid from a sports school who found his calling in a dance studio, pivoted to strength training because of a single sentence, built a method and a community, and now works from Miami on a bilingual platform to spread this message to as many people as possible. Training is only the first step. The real change is you.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
If you’ve read my story, you’ve probably seen that it hasn’t been free of struggles. I like to call them experiences now, because over time I’ve learned to approach every obstacle with a different perspective. Each setback, each hard hit taught me something, added to who I am today, and in the end helped me move forward stronger.
Of course, when you’re actually going through it, nobody enjoys those moments. It’s painful when life throws you down. But at the end of the day, you really don’t have any other choice than to get up and keep going.
I often say life is like a surfboard. The positive waves are when you’re riding and everything flows. But inevitably, you’ll fall off. What truly matters is how long you stay in the water and how quickly you climb back onto the board. That time in the water is the negative wave and I personally don’t like to stay there for long.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
What I do today is the culmination of everything I’ve built over the past twenty years. I’m the founder of Final Form, a bilingual fitness and lifestyle application I created here in Miami. It combines training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset in one platform, and what makes it unique is that it’s based on real-life experience. Everything I’ve learned as an athlete, a coach, and through working with thousands of people over the years, I’ve poured into this system.
I specialize in bodyweight and functional training, because I believe movement should be accessible to everyone, without needing expensive equipment or complicated solutions. I’m known for my ability to inspire people to enjoy the process of training, to see it not as a punishment but as a privilege. What sets me apart is the way I connect with people I don’t just hand out workouts, I build communities. Whether it was through my earlier 115 Method in Hungary or now through Final Form, my focus has always been on creating environments where people feel supported, motivated, and part of something bigger.
What I’m most proud of is that this philosophy already changed thousands of lives back home, and now I have the chance to expand it here in the United States. To me, that’s more valuable than any TV show appearance, sponsorship, or stage performance I’ve ever had. Final Form is not just an app it’s the manifestation of my life’s work so far.
What do you like and dislike about the city?
I come from a very different culture, and honestly, what I love most about Miami is how beautiful it is. The city really embodies the visual side of paradise the ocean, the vibe, the energy here are truly unique. I first came to Miami in 2015 on a TV tour, and I traveled from the East Coast all the way to the West Coast. It was here that I first felt, deep down, that this is where I wanted to live. By then I had seen a large part of the world, and still, Miami stood out. That feeling stayed with me, and a few years later I made the move.
Now, after living here for three years, I also have a clearer perspective. I didn’t want to judge too quickly when I first arrived; I wanted to gain experience and truly understand the city. What I find more challenging is that human values have shifted a lot toward self-interest and outward appearances. It can be difficult to form truly honest, lasting connections whether friendships or relationships. That’s something I miss, because I believe every person needs those deeper human pillars in life.
So for me, the best part of Miami is its unmatched beauty and energy, and the more difficult side is the challenge of building genuine, lasting human connections.
Pricing:
- Monthly subscription: $44.99
- Annual subscription: $333 (saves over 35%)
- Lifetime option: $999 (one-time payment)
Contact Info:
- Website: https://finalformprogram.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deresadam023/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adam.deres.9/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@deresadam
