Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle podcast, I'm Kenny, your host and joining us today is Brian Minor. Brian has a master of science in health and exercise from Colorado State University, he is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is the owner of BDMinor Coaching for strength and physique athletes, is a USAPL Raw Powerlifter and not only that, but Brian is an IPE Professional Natural Bodybuilder!


Timestamps:
(00:11) Intro
(00:45) Training update from Brian
(01:38) The last time Brian stepped on stage and why he doesn’t compete every year
(05:21) off-season lessons learned
(10:20) discussing strength and hypertrophy
(15:33) Do you actually need to beat the log book every session?
(30:43) RIR pros and cons
(40:14) Progressing sets and RIR linearly each week?
(50:54) knowing when to push forward, pull back or hold the line
(59:20) Where you can learn more from Brian/Outro


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We are back for a Part 2 with the President of the American Natural Bodybuilding Federation, Owner of Pure Focus Sports Club in Brick NJ and Professional Natural Bodybuilder, Kent Bierly! Kent has been training for 40 years and his first contest was when he was 17. He is 58 now. Talk about longevity!


Timestamps:
(00:11) Intro
(00:51) How old football injuries influenced Kent’s bodybuilding
(06:19) Modifying and adjusting
(13:47) How Kent’s training evolved since he first began
(18:25) The importance of recovery days
(18:53) The ups and downs and how to deal with the “downs” - motivation and dealing with “bad” workouts
(24:49) Training to failure as you get older
(27:44) Tracking reps?
(33:42 Kent’s powerlifting history
(35:28) Powerbuilding
(36:55) Kent talks about is PT career and owning a gym
(39:33) Rich Gaspari, Longevity line and more
(56:50) Closing words
(58:23) Outro


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Joining us on the Longevity Muscle podcast,  is President of the American Natural Bodybuilding Federation, Owner of Pure Focus Sports Club in Brick NJ and Professional Natural Bodybuilder, Kent Bierly! Kent has been training for 40 years and his first contest was when he was 17. He is 58 now. Talk about longevity!

Timestamps:
(00:11) Intro
(00:49) The story behind the American Natural Bodybuilding Federation
(08:41) The superbowl of natural bodybuilding?!
(17:29) Kent's experience at the 2021 Mr America contest
(26:12) Why the OCB is getting so much heat
(30:12) Was the Yorton Cup still the pinnacle of natural bodybuilding?
(37:58) Where you can learn more from Kent + Outro


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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 from
the 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 + Outro


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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 + Outro


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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 + Outro


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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 Outro


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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/Outro


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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) Outro


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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


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