Episode 56: Rob Smith - The Life of an Everyday Beast

WBFF pro muscle model Rob Smith, the host of Bodybuilding.com’s Everyday Beast video series, shares his philosophy on food, lifting, and beasting through life.

Highlights:

- Why workout "pairings" with food are so important to him

- "Cheating" versus "I deserve it" meals—there's a big difference

- How he avoids diet burnout as a competitive bodybuilder who also loves food

- Where he learned to cook, and how he refined his skills

- The problems of hunger and "food mis-education" in the United States

- How his fitness journey started in... group aerobics class

- Why he "got big" to survive on the rugby pitch, and how other players react to him

- His history on the stage, and how he's tried to learn from each show

- Why he has continued with rugby: "Your body fades, but your friendships are gonna last way longer than that."

- "When you're running at full speed, full stride, 800 meters, or you know you break a line and you're out there, there's no better feeling in the world than running full speed."

- How sports and bodybuilding can actually complement each other

- How competitor Jason Wittrock introduced him to the ketogenic diet, and how it has worked for him as an athlete and bodybuilder

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