Aaron Marino, better known by the title of his immensely popular YouTube channel Alpha M, comes by the Bodybuilding.com offices to talk lifting, grooming, confidence, and his new fitness program, "Tailored: Six Weeks to Living Lean."

Highlights:

- How it all started: "I had a video camera and a big mouth."

- "My mom tells the story of me, first day of kindergarten, not wanting to go with wide-legged pants, so I wrapped a roll of scotch tape to make sure they were a little more tapered. I mean, this is how deep this goes."

- How being on YouTube has forced him to be a better person

- "Everybody thinks I'm a huge douche."

- "I really felt like in today's world, you need a different set of skills in order to sort of dominate and kick life's ass. And so I wanted to be one of the voices letting guys know that it's okay if you're not 'this.'"

- How ultimately, it all boils down to confidence

- How fitness was his "first love," and how he found it

- On competition: "The one day that you look your best, you feel your worst."

- "I love working out just by myself. Put my earphones in. It's a time for me just to kind of be by myself and do my thing."

- The essential life lessons that the gym taught him.

- His nutritional approach: A little bit of planning, a lot of healthy habits, and almost no counting

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