Let's Grow Big Together

Almost every great bodybuilding career starts off as a response to some sort of trauma. For some it’s a terrible accident that forces them to give up their dreams of being a superstar athlete, for others it's mending a broken heart. Amazingly, all these folks turn their trauma into treasure with physiques worthy of legend.

Let’s Grow Big Together: the podcast that’s got 99 problems, but going to the gym helps you ignore all of them.

In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle-
how to build it, keep it going, muscle gods and muscle worship.

Today Thom Austin, a total muscle silver fox who at the age of 61 stands tall at 6’1” weighing 240 lbs and steals the show in bodybuilding contests, joins us to talk about his journey, from overcoming injuries as a result of being in a car accident to his past as adult film star Bo Dixon.

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Thom says his life completely changed once he reached 260 lbs of solid muscle, and today he works as a trainer and coach to help other people not only pack on the muscle, but transform their lives for the better.

Which is harder to do: bulk or cut?

Drinking carbs during your workout and after your workout can grow your muscles like never before.

Episode #3039

Building muscle is a heck lot of fun when you’re getting good workouts, great pumps and plenty of food and rest.

But beware when you push your body hard, for it can reveal the monsters that lurk in the shadows.

Let’s Grow Big Together: the podcast that is just one set away from being done, but leaves the seat warm and moist, so when you sit down on it it makes you question your sexuality and you like it.

And then, when nobody’s looking, you start licking the seat, you dirty pervert!

In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle: how to build it, keep it going, muscle gods and muscle worship.

Today we’re answering all your questions on bodybuilding, building muscle and getting your groove on in the gym and in the bedroom.

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➤ How pleasure in other parts of your body is anabolic.

➤ Finding other bodybuilders to grow all your muscles with.

Episode #3038

Most strip tease shows have a narrow idea on what makes a body beautiful, but newer burlesque shows invite everyone to fearlessly be themselves, no matter how thick or juicy you may be. Even the fellas are getting in on the fun.

The new film Baloney, (now streaming everywhere) tells the surprising story of San Francisco's beloved Gay All-Male Revue which delights audiences with live performances that lovingly investigate the experience of gay and queer men.

Let’s Grow Big Together! The podcast that makes its own gravy.

In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle-
how to build it, keep it going, muscle gods and muscle worship.

Today bodybuilder, burlesque performer, drag queen and former college cheerleader Andrew Slade, best known in San Francisco as Chaka Corn, joins us to look at his performance tribe Baloney and how it's featured in the new documentary film by the same name.

WATCH BALONEY THE FILM: https://www.baloney.film

CHAKA CORN: https://www.instagram.com/chakacorn

Plus--

• Why building muscle in your chest helps to increase sensitivity in your nips.

• Connecting for sexy fun with your muscle admirers.

At the start of the Covid Pandemic, a lot of people said to “hell with it, I could be a goner tomorrow” so they pursued their wildest dreams! Bodybuilder Levi David decided to sell off most of his goods and like a jacked up Jesus, he traveled the country spreading his gospel of self love and listening to your body.

Let’s Grow Big Together! The podcast you started listening to in order to listen to your body, only your body is always screaming: feed me, I’m horny, and wait I’m not numb!

In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle: how to build it, keep it going, muscle gods and muscle worship.

Today muscle model and Master Personal Trainer Levi David joins us to talk about crisscrossing the country during the Covid Pandemic to rediscover his body and to meet amazing people and work out in some pretty awesome gyms.

FOLLOW LEVI DAVID:
https://www.instagram.com/leviidavid

Levi’s specializes in Corrective Exercise, Fitness Nutrition and Mindset and has a lot to say on figuring ways to prevent injuries in your workouts.

Plus,

➤ What the heck is the fascia and why is it so important in building muscle?

➤ Our favorite gyms we’ve been to in the United States.

➤ Our favorite exercises for bigger arms, or at least taking photos to make your arms look bigger.

Episode #3031

There’s something irresistible about James Bond, a secret service agent who stops supervillains from destroying the world with diamond powered lasers.

But despite endless martinis and bullet wounds these super spies seem to effortlessly maintain rock hard bodies.

Let’s Grow Big Together!

The podcast that hits it harder in the gym than Shirley Basey belting out Goldfinger.

In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle-
how to build it, keep it going, muscle gods and muscle worship.

Today former Secret Service Agent and bodybuilder Dave Oleksa shares his top secrets at staying in incredible shape while raising a family and holding a full time job where people’s lives are on the line.

Also as an openly gay dad, Agent Oleksa was tasked with protecting Vice President Mike Pence during the Trump Administration, but thankfully moved on to other jobs before the January 6 terrorist attack on the United States Capitol.

DAVE OLEKSA:
https://www.instagram.com/doubleoleksa

Plus--

➤ How do secret service agents maintain the bodies they need to protect world leaders from harm?

➤ Striking the right tempo in your music and workouts.

➤ Astaxanthin, the powerful antioxidant flamingoes and bodybuilders love.

Episode #3030

We were shocked on the first episode of Let’s Grow Big Together when our guest, Muscle Worship Bill, delighted us with the story of hooking up with one of his favorite bodybuilders who used his face as a footstool as he scarfed down on his breakfast of toast, bacon and eggs.


The food at IHOP is terrible, but the customer service is excellent. Dom Muscle God having his breakfast with his sponsor making sure his feet are comfortable. Source: DomMuscleGod1/Twitter
Let’s Grow Big Together! The podcast that goes wild for two kinds of men: the kind with muscles and the kind with even more muscle.

In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle-
how to build it, how to keep it, muscle gods and muscle worship, and how LGBT folks are connected to bodybuilding.

Today Muscle Worship Bill returns with more adventures of marveling before his favorite muscle gods. Bill is well known among bodybuilders for his anonymous Instagram account Slave to the Muscle which says “I pay to worship muscle.”

MUSCLE WORSHIP BILL: https://www.instagram.com/slavetothemuscle

Plus--

➤ The one steroid everyone should be taking, regardless if you’re a bodybuilder or not.

➤ Spotlight focuses on exercises and apps that will get you huge and freaky.

➤ Google celebrates The Great Gama and his unusual bodybuilding regimen.

Whether you’re a spring chicken or a crowing rooster, the sun rises and eventually sets on your body’s ability to build muscle. But just because you’re headed into your golden years doesn't mean you can’t develop a jacked up muscular body that would make Zeus jealous!

Let’s Grow Big Together, the podcast that makes you walk funny, but that’s because yesterday was leg day.

In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle- how to build it, how to keep it, muscle gods and muscle worship, and how LGBT folks are connected to bodybuilding.

Today bodybuilder and progressive talk radio star Chris Lavoie, best known as the Co-Host on the Stephanie Miller Show, joins us to talk about how he got huge and freaky in order to win 3rd place in the Masters 40+ Division of The NPC San Francisco Championships in 2016.

CHRIS LAVOIE:
https://twitter.com/RadioGuyChris

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➤ What considerations do folks over the age of 50 need to know about building muscle?

➤ A look at muscle daddy icons Frank Zane, Gregg Avedon and Brian Buzzini.

➤ Why are bodybuilders taking the brain boosting supplement Methylene blue?

Episode #3025

When it comes to building your best body, it helps to have a passion for performance and getting an audience all riled up.

Let’s Grow Big Together! The only podcast that thrusts it, does a pique turn and pops out of a paper mache volcano looking flawless and jacked.

I’m Fausto Fernos, and I’m Marc Felion-

In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle- how to build it, how to keep it, muscle gods and muscle worship, and how LGBT folks are connected to bodybuilding.

Today we’re chatting with nightclub entertainer Danny Wilcoxx who dances at the Lucky Horseshoe and runs a lucrative content based site for his admirers.

Danny needs to be jacked but keep as much of his flexibility so he can tumble for his fans onstage and look like a demigod when he’s starring in boudoir films of a pleasurable nature.

DANNY WILCOXX: https://www.instagram.com/danny_wilcoxx/

Plus--

➤ Finding someone to do muscle worship with you.

➤ How not to be intimidated by bigger muscular guys at the gym.

Competitive sports and physical education have traditionally been difficult spaces for most gay men to be in, but now more than ever, the gym is a place where everyone is welcome.

At the gym, we all come together to build muscle, get in touch with our bodies and be our best selves. Gay or straight, bi or bi-curious, for those who are into bodybuilding, it’s a thrill to see a jacked-up beast flex their muscles, even if it’s our own selves in the mirror.

Let’s Grow Big Together! The only podcast that comes with the Charles Atlas seal of approval.

I’m Fausto Fernos, and I’m Marc Felion-

In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle-
how to build it, how to keep it, muscle gods and muscle worship, and how LGBT folks are connected to bodybuilding.

Today actor, singer, model, cosplayer, dork, bi bodybuilder Kevin Giezy, best known on social media as That Naked Nerd joins us to talk about how he leveraged his love for musical theater into a passion for bodybuilding and cosplay.

FOLLOW KEVIN GIEZY ON INSTAGRAM:
https://www.instagram.com/kjeezy87/

Plus,

➤ Babs, babs, when’s the egg man coming? I need those eggs for my protein shake.

➤ Why foam rolling will save your life.

Episode #3018

For many folks who are passionate about building muscle, they found their first inspirations in comic book superheroes. Superman, Captain America,The Hulk, She-Hulk, He-Man, She-Ra and so many more jacked icons captured our imagination with the dream of being big and strong while making the world a better place for everyone.

Let’s Grow Big Together! The only podcast that’s impervious to pink Kryptonite, because, you know, we’re already that way.

I’m Fausto Fernos, and I’m Marc Felion-

In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle-
how to build it, how to keep it, muscle gods and muscle worship, and how LGBT folks are connected to bodybuilding.

Today bodybuilder, powerlifter and cosplayer Joe Miksan joins us to celebrate a decade of competition and dressing up as legendary comic book superheroes. Joe’s well known on the comic book and bodybuilding expo scene for dressing up as all kinds of muscular heroes like Spider-Man, Robin, and Superman, of course.

Listen as we take a look at the original superhero Milo of Croton, who carried a baby bull on his back every day as a kid until he and the bull grew up to be big and strong.

FOLLOW JOE MIKSAN ON INSTAGRAM:
https://instagram.com/musclesuitnotneeded

➤ Why eating eggs is so important for building muscle.

➤ How to get in touch with the sexual side of being a fitness influencer.

Episode #3017