Beyond The Muscle Podcast

Utti Hietala is back for part 2 and I wanted to take a deeper dive into bodybuilding training specifically this time around.

We chat about Utti’s specialisation training routine and how he utilises this to extract as much from his training as possible, his use of lengthened partials, rest periods and our differing takes on this and much more.

It was a tremendously insightful chat and one I’m sure you’ll get some real value from.

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In this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with DFAC pro figure athlete, BNBF judge, NBW athlete and vet Dr Zena Al Kelaby.

This was a really fun chat and there’s a ton to take away here.

We chatted about some key insights from behind the judges table, how Zena manages to balance bodybuilding with a busy career and coaching business, how her training has changed over the years and much more.

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In this episode I sat down and chatted with natural bodybuilder Zack Moore.

Zack is currently prepping for his first ever show and he’s quite the impact already this year!

Not only does he have a crazy physique but he’s also a type 1 diabetic and has done a tremendous amount to raise awareness and help others in this area, both in the work he does as a counsellor and with type 1 charities.

We chat about Zack’s prep, his bodybuilding journey so far, purpose, the challenges he’s faced with type 1, fake natty accusations and more.

This was a really insightful chat and one that was a little different.

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It’s a short solo one this week as I discuss the topic of making progress into my 40’s.

I’ve made some great progress later in my lifting career and in this episode I explore some of the areas which have helped me do so.

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In this episode I had the pleasure of chatting with junior world champion Charlie Cuthbert.

Charlie had a great second season in bodybuilding last year becoming junior World Champion with DFAC.

We chat about his season, some valuable lessons he’s learned, how to approach the post show phase, having an effective off season and much more.

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In this episode I had a great chat with 3 x Finnish champ, INBA masters champion & IFBB classic Nordic champion Utti Hietala.

Utti has been involved with bodybuilding since the early 2000’s and has a wealth of experience, both as an athlete and a coach.

This one was very fun, we’ll definitely have to do another episode at some point and delve deeper into some more topics.

In this episode we chat about Utti’s background and how he got into lifting, his 24 season where we met and competed together, his training style, mistakes he’s made along the way and much more.

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This time I had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with WNBF & PCA Pro natural bodybuilder James Melville.

James had some great insights having competed in natural shows and as a natural in untested events and manages to excel in both arenas.

In this episode we chat about James 2024 season, the interesting story of his first show, some of the differences between tested and untested, rates of weight gain and much more.

James’ experience really shine and he had some really useful insights.

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In this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with WNBF Pro natural bodybuilder Oscar Moscat.

Oscar has, without doubt one of the craziest natural physiques to ever grace a bodybuilding stage but beyond that, he’s a very deep thinker which is one of the reasons I was so keen to chat to him.

This was a highly enjoyable conversation and I’m sure you’ll find it valuable.

We chat about the evolution of Oscar’s physique, his mindset, how he got into bodybuilding, how he approaches training and much more.

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In this episode I had the pleasure of chatting with pro lightweight World champion Dirk Emmerich.

This was a very insightful chat. Dirk is not only a world class athlete, but also someone who thinks deeply about the process and I’m sure you’ll get a lot of value from this one.

We chat about Dirk’s 24 season, some misconceptions of doing back to back seasons as a natural, his style of training and much more.

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The latest episode of Beyond The Muscle is now up on YouTube & Spotify.

It’s a chatting to myself episode this time!

Easter holidays mean time is more limited for me to bring anyone on…I do however have some great guests lined up over the next few weeks so keep your eyes peeled.

In this episode I chat about my very first contest prep and some of the most valuable lessons I learned from it.

It was fun to revisit this first prep, it was a pretty crazy first season I had and there were so many valuable takeaways from it.

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