Longevity Muscle

Joining us on the Longevity Muscle podcast, is WNBF Pro Natural Bodybuilder Paul Iatomasi. Paul has been competing as far back as 1986 and his last notable contest win was the 2017 Pro Masters Cup Champion! That is some serious Longevity right there! Timestamps:(00:11) Intro (00:44) How Paul met Philip Ricardo Jr. 2012 Yorton cup and more stories (03:57) Why Paul competes in different organizations(05:46) A family full of pro natural bodybuilders (08:42) Competing at 60?(11:04) WNBF magazine(14:35) NGA-WNBF Switchover (16:06) Training with family and the benefits of having a home gym + Paul’s fitness show fromthe 90’s(19:35) Breaking down Paul’s home gym(20:22) Lessons learned from training since the 1970’s(29:00) Is Social Media ruining your training?(33:35) Overcoming physical obstacles mentally (38:19) Will Paul make it in time for the Olympia?(39:45) Paul talks competition (50:00) Working around injuries to thrive (57:35) Day in the life at 59 years young (01:07:00) Where you can learn from Paul + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Paul:Follow Paul on FacebookGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching Application Sign Up to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎  Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle podcast! Joining us today is none other than the FIRST EVER natural Mr Olympia Champion, John Hansen. John is also a 3x Mr Universe and his career dates back as far as 1979, as a teenager who competed in the AAU. John is someone who truly represents what it means to have Longevity in the sport of bodybuilding and fitness! Not only that, but John is the host of one of the most legendary bodybuilding podcasts there is, the Bodybuilding Legends Show.Timestamps: (00:11) Become a Longevity Muscle VIP Supporter + Bonus Interviews!(01:17) Intro(02:15) John's inspiration for getting into bodybuilding (10:45) John’s experience competing at the first ever Natural Mr Olympia (13:30) John talks about his greatest bodybuilding set back in his career(18:04) How John’s setback influenced his training moving forward (22:43) Lessons learned from multiple injuries(22:50) How John’s exercise selection has evolved over the years  (28:14) Training frequency (32:00) John’s talks about 2 a days (32:44) Pump style training (34:12) Nutrition for building muscle (37:49) Bodybuilding into your 80’s?!(39:38) John’s experience competing in the 80s and 90s?(41:50) IFBB aspirations (44:12) Who John would love to have on the Bodybuilding Legends Show, Mike Mentzer stories and more  (53:03) 6 days per week training, Arnold, Mentzer and more (56:25) Competing against Mike Ohearn(01:02:02) John’s experience writing for Ironman magazine (01:03:56) John’s landing a magazine cover and natural bodybuilding judging criteria (1:15:05) Where you can learn more from John + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with John:Follow John on InstagramCheck out John's WebsiteCheck out The Bodybuilding Legends ShowGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching Application Sign Up to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎  Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast. Today we are welcomed by 2x World Champ - WNBF pro, IFPA pro, NGA pro, NPC national level bodybuilder and now IFBB pro, Martin Daniels! Martin began his journey back in 1992 and is a prime example of someone who represents longevity in the sport of bodybuilding.Timestamps:(00:12) Intro(01:10) When Martin first started competing(02:36) Why Martin got into competing (05:00) Transitioning into the IFBB(11:19) Who Martin would have liked to compete against in the natural realm(13:30) What Martin does as a living(16:44) Overcoming Covid(20:00) Training philosophy(22:28) Sample Training From Martin(25:19) A discussion on progression(28:25) Training smart to reduce injury(32:44) Working with what you have and thoughts on pre workout (36:47) Contest prep lessons, cutting water, sodium, carbs and the value of coaching(50:09) Talking Hip Hop(51:50) Future plans for competing and contest goals.(56:14) Martin talks about his training set up (59:41) Martin's contest weight(01:08:11)  Where you can learn more from Martin + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Martin:Follow Martin on InstagramGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching Application Sign Up to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎  Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Joining us on the Longevity Muscle podcast  is someone who is a true outlier in the sport of natural bodybuilding, he gives other natural bodybuilders nightmares when they find out they are competing against him, that’s right, we are welcomed by none other than Meshack Ochieng! Meshack is a professional natural bodybuilder. He's the 2020 PNBA Natural Mr Olympia Champion, he's also won other major bodybuilding titles like the 2018 OCB pro bodybuilding Yorton Cup,  the 2018 IPE Worlds and the 2018 Global Cup. He's the owner of Team Meshak an online coaching company and is a The Hardbody sponsored athlete.Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (0:1:18) Meshack’s daily routine leading up to the Olympia (04:13) What Meshack does for business outside of competing and Coaching (05:17) Life in Kenya and Bodybuilding success(07:44) How Meshack preps for a contest (09:23) Moving from Kenya to USA (11:51) What training was like in Kenya(13:31) Why you don’t need a luxury gym to build a world class physique and avoiding injury (18:30) More on the importance of injury reduction (19:12) How Meshack works around the aches and pains that accumulate with hard progressive training(22:54) Meshacks’s Training Philosophy (25:21) How Meshack changes his method approaching contest prep(30:04) How the Pandemic affected Meshack’s training and life and his routine (36:22) Meshack’s training in the off-season vs contest prep(39:23) Who inspires Meshack to compete(42:03) How many Olympias it took for Meshack to get the crown(43:56) Meshack talks about how he will improve on his weaknesses(46:16) One competitor that Meshack loves to compete against(47:40) One competitor Meshack would have loved to compete against but hasn’t yet and future contest goals (52:50) Why Meshack took 2021 off(55:40) Learn more for Meshack and OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Meshack:Follow Meshack on InstagramGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching Application Sign Up to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎  Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have the one and only, 9x Pro Natural Bodybuilding World Champion joining us, Shevon Cunningham! Timestamps:(00:12) Intro(00:34) Training during the pandemic(05:59) How Shevon transitioned from soccer player to pro bodybuilder (08:55) Shevon talks about his Olympia experience (11:20) Politics in Bodybuilding(14:31) Sticking to 1 organization?(15:26) Is Shevon going to take one more crack at the Olympia?(16:20) Future contest goals?(21:08) Unbiased judging in Natural Bodybuilding(23:42) Pro card controversy (28:33) The pitfalls of social media relative to natural bodybuilding (29:07) Is extreme levels of conditioning hurting natural bodybuilding?(35:26) 1 World Championship (36:36) 2020 Mr America Recap (38:04) Coaching catastrophe (42:52) Social Media is doing you a disservice (49:25) Shevon’s Contest Prep Coaching Service and why he is selective (52:31) Shevon’s experience competing against Brian Whitacre at the Yorton, keyboard warriors, criticizing the champ and more(01:13:00) Where you can learn more from Shevon/OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Shevon:Follow Shevon on InstagramShevon's Second IG accountGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching Application Sign Up to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎  Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle podcast! Joining us today is Professional Natural Bodybuilder, Brandon Wadas. Brandon is a Coach at Team Iron Management, a Core Nutritionals Sponsored Athlete, family man and father! Not only that, but Brandon had quite the bodybuilding season this past year, placing top 5 at the iconic Mr America Contest!Timestamps:00:11) Intro (01:06 ) Mr America Contest Recap(03:36) Brandon elaborates on his injury (04:40) Brandon’s experience competing with the Legend, Philip Ricardo Jr. (08.05) How Brandon felt about his placing at the Mr America contest(11:48) To be great in the sport of Natural Bodybuilding, longevity is key!(14:35) How Brandon’s Injury influenced his plan for competing in 2021 (16:44) How Brandon’s injury happened (19:35) The mindset required to endure (21:20) The importance of mental toughness(23:39) Brandon’s training pre injury(26:25) Recovery update (32:50) Competing in the WNBF or PNBA?(34:17) When did Mr America become a Natural contest?! (37:18) Why Brandon Competes and contest goals(41:18) Balancing family, business and training time(42:50) The drawbacks of competing every year(45:26) CBS Sports and being on Reality TV + Charles Glass experience (52:10) If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything!(57:35) Mr America on CBS Sports Network(59:46) Scheduling training with a busy family life (01:04:27) Making the transition to full time online coaching (01:05:46) Competing for more business?(01:08:20) Brandon’s training philosophy (01:17:02) OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Brandon:Follow Brandon on InstagramCheck out Team Iron ManagementGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching Application Sign Up to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎  Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Joining us today on the Longevity Muscle podcast is WNBF Pro Natural Bodybuilder Chris Elkins! Chris is a father, US Marine Veteran, full time online coach and is the co-founder of MaX-Hype Training. Not only that,  but Chris recently competed at the WNBF World Championships where he took the silver in the Pro Mens Physique Category. Timestamps:(00:12) Intro(00:41) Overcoming Covid 2x!(01:41) Transitioning back into the gym (04:28) Chris dealing with a 10 day layoff (06:21) Getting Silver at WNBF Pro World Championships(12:31) Why Chris transitioned from Bodybuilding to Men’s Physique  (14:41) Dealing with the lockdown (22:01) From Tragedy to Triumph and how Chris almost died… literally (33:57) How Chris recovered from shoulder surgery(37:40) Transitioning back into training after a 6 month layoff (42:16) Marine Mindset to overcome adversity (45:33) When Chris caught the bodybuilding bug, Greg OG, Matt Ogus and more(51:29) Reminiscing on 2012 - Matt Ogus vs Chris Jones (52:57) Will Chris bring back his YouTube Vlogs?!(58:13) How Chris Elkins connected with Matt Ogus (01:02:37) Chris talks about his coaching business and the fulfilment it brings (01:04:03) Chris Elkins vs Jose Francisco (01:05:49) Reminiscing on epic Natural Bodybuilding Rivalries (01:07:26) Where you can learn more from Chris (01:07:53) Outro Thanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Chris:Follow Chris on InstagramCheck out Max Hype TrainingCheck out Cutting Edge Physiques Get in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching Application Sign Up to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎  Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Joining us today on the Longevity Muscle podcast is none other then, the Son of Zeus, the Brother of Hercules, Teddy Pantelis! Teddy is a WNBF Pro Natural Bodybuilder and has been competing for over a decade. He is also a Legion Athletics Sponsored Athlete, a Precision Nutrition Certified Coach specializing in fat loss, performance nutrition and competition prep!Timestamps:(0:12) Intro(01:15) Updates from Teddy and training during the pandemic and working around injury (13:51) OCB Yorton Cup Recap and Levi Burge(15:31) Teddy’s dungeon(17:30) Teddy asks Kenny some questions, 2 a days, emotional attachments and more (23:00) Where Teddy learned about bodybuilding, his stage weight and his off-season weight(25:10) Overcoming injury(26:33) Teddy talks about his coach(28:12) Best contest year(31:52) The importance of not being married to one single approach, exercise etc.(37:05) Learning from mistakes, exercise execution and programming (39:21) How Teddy would do things differently moving forward (57:00) Flexible dieting vs meal plans, gut health, meal timing and more (01:04:47) Teddy asks Kenny more questions(01:07:24) Protein recommendations for men and women (01:12:19) Training frequency and intensity of effort(01:24:39) Teddy’s 2021-2022 goals (01:28:44) Where you can learn more from Teddy(01:29:17) OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Teddy:Follow Teddy on InstagramCheck out Teddy's WebsiteGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching Application Sign Up to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎  Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Welcome to the Longevity Muscle podcast! Joining us today is Natural Bodybuilding Standout, Doug Miller. Doug is not only a Professional Natural Bodybuilder, but he’s a 2x IFPA, Yorton Cup, Pro bodybuilding World Champion. He’s also won many other bodybuilding titles such as the Yorton Cup Pro International, The IFPA Pro Gaspari Classic, The NPC Jay Cutler Baltimore Classic to name a few and to put it simple, Doug is one of the greatest Natural Bodybuilders to ever grace the stage. On the business side, he’s the owner of Core Nutritionals and Crush it Collesium, a gym based in Statesville, North Carolina! Timestamps:(0:12) Intro(00:16) The art of balance (03:29) How Doug’s life has changed since he competed last (04:32) How many employees work with Doug’s companies (05:38) How has Doug’s training evolved since he’s competed(08:35) Reminiscing on Doug’s epic 405lbs deadlift for 30 reps and why he no longer deadlifts currently  (11:49) Will Doug ever compete again?(14:17) What Doug did to transform his physique from 2009-2014(17:32) Is your frequent competing hurting your muscle growth?! (18:32) Was there a title that Doug wanted to go for, but he didn’t? (21:00) The battle between Doug and Philip Ricardo Jr.  (24:10) Doug Miller vs Kiyoshi Moody?(25:28) How Doug accommodates his training around dealing with aches and pains (26:59) Dealing with injury at 40 years old (27:42) The benefits of a home gym(29:11) Key supplements for natural bodybuilders (30:25) Supplementing with HMB?(36:49) A recap of the top 5 supplements(38:46) Should you calculate EAA’s into your macros?(39:42) EAA’s vs BCAA’s (42:55) post workout protein (48:32) Doug’s view on anxiety(50:26) How Doug handled the pandemic(01:00:34) Doug talks training arms! (01:03:24) Where you can learn more from Doug (01:04:09) OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Doug:Follow Doug on Instagram The link to the paper on BCAA's  Get in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching Application Sign Up to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎  Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Today we are welcomed by a very special guest. Someone who has inspired me from the very beginning of my bodybuilding journey. We are joined by none other than Alberto Nunez of 3D Muscle Journey! Alberto is a bodybuilding coach and a Professional Natural Bodybuilder with the WNBF.Timestamps:(0:11) Intro(01:06) WNBF World Championships Recap(10:35) Berto's experience with the PNBA(11:46) Berto's 2022 contest goals (16:28) The importance of starting early with your contest prep(23:35) Transitioning back to the gym from the lockdown at home workouts (31:00) What can influence low motivation for training?(33:34) Berto's experience training 2x per day(41:34) Berto's current training set up(45:08) Working WITH your asymmetries (54:24) The benefit of the Muscle and Strength Pyramids(56:01) The influence your mindset has with your training(01:05:05) Conditioning yourself for hard work!(01:13:14) Staying calm as you approach RPE 10 (1:20:16) Are you on one end of the extreme?(1:21:05) More isn't better they say?! (1:26:14) Where you can learn more from Berto(1:27:14) OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Alberto:Follow Alberto on Instagram Follow Team 3DMJ on InstagramSubscribe to 3DMJ on Youtube Check out the 3DMJ WebsiteCheck out the Muscle and Strength PyramidsGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on Youtube Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching Application Sign Up to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎  Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show