Longevity Muscle

124: UIBBN World Champion Matt Argall


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Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast where we sit down with WNBF Professional Natural Bodybuilder, British Champion & UIBBN World Champion, Matt Argall.

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Timestamps: 
(00:11) Intro
(00;37) Ben Howard
(00:57) Matt’s most memorable contest wins
(04:31) UIBBN World Championships
(07:04) Competing & WNBF Worlds with Shevon Cunningham & Brian Whitacre
(13:24) Has Matt competed since WNBF Worlds?
(15:26) Why did Matt start competing in natural bodybuilding?
(17:02) The mindset shift from offseason to contest season (motivation)
(19:11) What motivates Matt to train and compete at 45 years old
(22:47) Drawing inspiration from the Silver era & Golden era
(22:43) Steve Reeves & Natural Bodybuilding
(26:53) Pros and cons of putting a limit on yourself (is ignorance bliss?)
(30:33) How Matt met Ben Howard
(31:25) Matt’s training leading up to the World Championships
(35:38) Matt’s approach to pyramid sets
(39:58) Matt’s experience with higher rep training
(42:58) Leaving reps in the tank
(44:55) Never sacrifice quality rep
(45:23) Matt’s old 3 day routine he did for 20 years!
(47:55) Matt’s current 4 day routine
(50:15) Why Matt follows a strict 7 day cycle
(51:31) How many hard sets per exercise during the 3 day routine?
(55:15) more volume lead to more gains after 20 years of training
(57:23) Mindset and why Matt changed his training after 20 years
(58:12) Is it time to adjust your training?
(01:00:19) What’s next for Matt?
(01:02:44) Progression is more than just how much weight your lifting
(01:04:21) 4 sets of 10… Matt’s why
(01:06:09) Where you can learn more from Matt + Outro

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