Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast. Joining us today is lightweight world champion title holder and the UKDFBA Head Judge and Vice President, Mark Oakes! Also known as 'The Natural Oak'. Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (00:59) Mark's first contest (34:17) This is not Mark's job (37:06) How Mark balances training, family and more (46:07) Mark shares his ideal training approach (50:30) Skipping workouts, never repeating the same workout and log booking (54:45) Does Mark still train like he did...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have WNBF Professional Drug Free Bodybuilder joining us, Gary Amlinger! Gary is the 2022 WNBF Bodybuilding World Heavyweight Silver Medalist representing Team USA. He is a bodybuilding coach and trainer. Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (00:55) Gary gives a season recap + how he made improvements in the offseason (14:45) the optimal surplus and weight for muscle growth (18:56) building muscle as advanced lifter and not settling (19:59) Gary’s train...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have Peter J. Fitschen joining us! Peter is a PhD, CSCS and the owner of FITbody and Physique, where he works full time as a contest prep coach. His combination of education and experience are unique in the sport of bodybuilding. He has a PhD in nutritional sciences from the University of Illinois, a master’s degree in biology with a physiology concentration, and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin at La Cros...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Welcome to episode 69 of the Longevity Muscle podcast! Today we have an incredible guest joining us for a part 2! The phenomenon of natural bodybuilding and the pinnacle of longevity, Marshall Johnson! Marshall is a WNBF pro, PNBA pro and IFPA Pro Natural Bodybuilder. He's been competing and training for over 40 years! He has competed at the pinnacle of natural contests, including the OCB Yorton Cup, the WNBF World Championships and the Natural Mr Olympia Contest. His motto... "train to train an...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Welcome to episode 68 of the Longevity Muscle podcast! Today we have an incredible guest joining us. The phenomenon of natural bodybuilding and the pinnacle of longevity, Marshall Johnson! Marshall is a WNBF pro, PNBA pro and IFPA Pro Natural Bodybuilder. He's been competing and training for over 40 years! He has competed at the pinnacle of natural contests, including the OCB Yorton Cup, the WNBF World Championships and the Natural Mr Olympia Contest. His motto... "train to train another day" Ti...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Welcome to episode 67 of the Longevity Muscle podcast! Jeff Alberts from 3D Muscle Journey returns! Jeff is a Pro Natural Bodybuilder who fell in love with lifting back in 1986. He entered his first competition in 1993 and over the span of 3 decades he's competed in numerous shows. His track record speaks for itself winning 2 pro cards, 16 class titles, 26 top 3 finishes, and winning the 2014 IFPA Pro International. As a coach with 3DMJ, Jeff has worked with over 400+ athletes since 3DMJ’s incep...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have IFBB Pro Natural Bodybuilder, Pete Hartwig joining us! Pete is a 2x World Champion and the Mr Golden Era 2018 Champion. Pete has a bachelors of applied science in exercise physiology, is a sports nutritionist and is a coach for strength and physique competitors. Timestamps: Coming Soon! Thanks for listening! Please share and subscribe! Get in touch with Pete: Follow Pete on Instagram Subscribe to Pete on YouTube Get in touch with Kenny ...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast for a part 2 with WNBF Professional Natural Bodybuilder, Gregory Bremec! If you haven't checked out part 1, highly recommend that first since this is a continuation. Gregory turned pro at his very first show back in 2009 at the INBF Cardinal Classic. He won the Lightweight division and the overall! An outlier to say the least. After a battle with a series of debilitating symptoms, at 23, Gregory found out he had chronic lyme disease. He was was on a s...
Dec 15, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast. Joining us today is WNBF Professional Natural Bodybuilder, Gregory Bremec! Gregory turned pro at his very first show back in 2009 at the INBF Cardinal Classic. He won the Lightweight division and the overall! An outlier to say the least. After a battle with a series of debilitating symptoms, at 23, Gregory found out he had chronic lyme disease. He was was on a series of treatments and stopped lifting for roughly 3 years. In this episode, Gregory talk...
Dec 08, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast for a part 2 with Tamer Barakat. If you haven't checked out part 1, we highly recommend that first! Tamer is a 3x Natural Mr Olympia Classic Physique Masters Champion and the 2022 Natural Mr Olympia BodyBuilding Grand Masters Champion joining us, Tamer Barakat also known as 'The Magic Egyptian of Natural Bodybuilding!' Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (00:30) How has Tamer's training changed into his 50's (04:31) Tamer discusses training frequency (08:52) Ca...
Dec 01, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Welcome back to another episode of the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have 3x Natural Mr Olympia Classic Physique Masters Champion and the 2022 Natural Mr Olympia BodyBuilding Grand Masters Champion joining us, Tamer Barakat also known as 'The Magic Egyptian of Natural Bodybuilding!' Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (01:01) Tamer gives a recap of the 2022 contest season (07:50) How Tamer got into competing in bodybuilding (14:34) How Tamer made improvements from 2021 to 2022 (20:49) Tamer's experie...
Nov 24, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Welcome back to another episode of the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have the Welsh Warrior, Rob Terry joining us! Rob is a 2x Natural Mr Olympia Champion, is a former Wrestler in the WWE, was a BIG part of the film Generation Iron 4, Natty 4 Life and has been competing since the 90's, so in other words, Rob has some serious Longevity in this iron game. Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (00:46) Rob's experience competing in the NABBA (02:46) Rob discusses his kidney removal and how it impacted his ...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Joining us today on the Longevity Muscle podcast is 6 x Natural Pro British Champion and 3 x Overall Pro World Champion David Kaye! Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (00:42) When David got into bodybuilding and competing (01:46) How old was David when he first started competing (02:39) David talks about his recent contest season (04:21) Why David competes in DFAC (06:31) David’s proudest moment as a natural bodybuilder (08:36) Will David compete at the Natural Olympia? (09:38) Is David retiring from com...
Nov 10, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Welcome back to part 3 with 2017 WNBF Junior world champion and UKDFBA Junior British Champion, Aj Morris! If you haven't checked out part 1 and 2 we highly recommend you check that out first! Aj is the founder of Natural Bodybuilding Worldwide and Made By Morris, an online ONLY coaching service that advocates and promotes natural bodybuilding and drug free physique improvement. He has personally coached over 30 clients to victory, and over 60 clients to a top 3 finish. Timestamps: (00:11) Intro...
Nov 03, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Joining us today on the Longevity Muscle podcast for a part 2 is Pro Natural Bodybuilder, Lee Williams. If you haven't checked out part 1 we highly recommend that first! Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (00:29) When should you progress load? (02:41) Lee talks about his personal training goals (05:58) Who inspired Lee? (11:06) What contest means most to Lee? (12:35) How Lee did at WNBF Worlds (14:00) Politics in Natural Bodybuilding (20:53) Lee talks about his experience with Dorian Yates Blood & Gu...
Oct 27, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Joining us today on the Longevity Muscle podcast is Pro Natural Bodybuilder, Lee Williams. In 1993 Lee won the lightweight and overall natural British title and was the youngest to ever to do this, which hasn’t been beaten to date. He's a 3x British champ, he's been on the UKBFF British team 5x, he's a WNBF pro, Musclemania Pro, came 4th at the IFBB Euros, was top 15 at the IFBB Worlds and is an IFBB Arnold winner! Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (00:60) What is meant to hold the lightweight and overa...
Oct 20, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Joining us on the Longevity Muscle podcast is IFPA Pro Natural Bodybuilder, Tom Kiat. Tom has been training since the 90's and earned his pro card with the IFPA and WNBF. He placed top 5 at the 2012 OCB Yorton Cup alongside Natural Bodybuilding Legend Philip Ricardo Jr, Moji Oluwa, Cleveland Thomas and Paul Iatomasi! Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (00:50) Competing against Philip Ricardo Jr, 2012 Yorton Cup and more (05:28) Tom discusses his injury going into to 2012 Yorton Cup (09:34) Why Tom moved ...
Oct 13, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Joining us on the Longevity Muscle podcast is WNBF Pro Natural Bodybuilder Paul Iatomasi Jr. Paul Jr is a promoter for the WNBF and a contest prep coach! Paul is the son of Paul Iatomasi 'The Terminator Of Natural Bodybuilding' episode 23. If you haven't listened to that yet, we highly recommend that first! Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (00:52) Paul's contest history (03:15) Promoting for the WNBF (04:08) Why the WNBF? (04:58) Why Paul competes + discussing the WNBF magazines (07:05) Current contest...
Oct 06, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Welcome back to part 2 with 2017 WNBF Junior world champion and UKDFBA Junior British Champion, Aj Morris! If you haven't checked out part 1 we highly recommend you check that out first! Aj is the founder of Natural Bodybuilding Worldwide and Made By Morris, an online ONLY coaching service that advocates and promotes natural bodybuilding and drug free physique improvement. He has personally coached over 30 clients to victory, and over 60 clients to a top 3 finish. Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (00:3...
Sep 29, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have 2017 WNBF Junior world champion and UKDFBA Junior British Champion, Aj Morris joining us! Aj is the founder of Natural Bodybuilding Worldwide and Made By Morris, an online ONLY coaching service that advocates and promotes natural bodybuilding and drug free physique improvement. He has personally coached over 30 clients to victory, and over 60 clients to a top 3 finish. Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (01:30) Contest history breakdown (04:30) ...
Sep 22, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have PNBA Pro Natural Bodybuilder, Mitch Jarvis joining us! Mitch was the 2020 UKDFBA Overall UK Champion, the 2021 PNBA Pro UK Champion and Pro World Runner up! Go to our sponsor http://trylgc.com/longevitymuscle and use the code LONGEVITYMUSCLE for 25% off your at home testing kit. Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (01:00) From Gymnast To Pro Bodybuilder (02:45) Mitch’s first injury (04:28) Mitch’s specialization in Gymnastics (05:00) How Gymastic...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Joining us for a part 2 on the Longevity Muscle Podcast is bodybuilding educator and coach, Peter Khatcherian! If you haven't checked out part 1 we highly recommend you check that out first! Peter competed in natural bodybuilding with the INBF/WNBF as well as Physique in the NPC. He is more famously known in the fitness and bodybuilding community for his YouTube videos on Old School Bodybuilding. We hope you enjoy the episode! Go to our sponsor http://trylgc.com/longevitymuscle and use the code ...
Sep 08, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Joining us for a part 1 of 2 on the Longevity Muscle Podcast is bodybuilding educator and coach, Peter Khatcherian! Peter competed in natural bodybuilding with the INBF/WNBF as well as Physique in the NPC. He is more famously known in the fitness and bodybuilding community for his YouTube videos on Old School Bodybuilding. We hope you enjoy the episode! Timestamps: (00:59) Peter's Contest History (06:00) Oldschool Bodybuilding (07:30) Aspirations to win WNBF Worlds (09:00) The consequences of co...
Sep 01, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Joining us for a part 2 on the Longevity Muscle Podcast is the one and only, 9x Pro Natural Bodybuilding World Champion, Shevon Cunningham! The episode you've all been waiting for. How does a 9x Pro Natural Bodybuilding World Champion train?! Find out by tuning in today. Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (00:45) Shevon breaks down the evolution of his training (01:57) The importance of structure (05:00) Why you need to adjust your training based on biofeedback (08:00) No pain no gain (10:45) The routine...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Joining us for a part 2 today on the Longevity Muscle podcast, is Nick Licameli from 3D Muscle Journey! Nick is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and the Injury reduction and management specialist with 3D Muscle Journey. Not only that, but Nick is also a professional natural bodybuilder. Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (01:58) Competing at the muscle mayhem (11:15) Competing as a lightweight (19:53) Nick’s coaching experience with Jeff Alberts (24:35) Body composition changes from off-season to in-season (...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Joining us on the Longevity Muscle Podcast this week WNBF Pro Natural Bodybuilder, Evan Godbee! In 2011 Evan won the heavyweight class at the INBF/WNBF World Championships earning his pro card. In 2014 he won the PNBA Pro World Cup and in 2014 he placed 5th in the pro heavyweight division at WNBF Worlds which is his best placing as a pro at WNBF worlds to date. He is the Owner of Muscle Academy offering individualized online coaching for nutrition/training, not only that but he is a Registered P...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast for a part 2 with Nick Wright! If you haven't checked out part 1 we highly recommend you do that first! Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (00:30) Why Nick Competed at the Guzman Classic (0:40) Nick’s ambition to become World Champion (05:00) What it was like landing the cover of a magazine as a teenage bodybuilder (06:30) How Nick got his first sponsorship (09.08) The mindset Nick had to reach his goals (13:30) How Nick handled his competition (15:00) The new...
Aug 04, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Joining us for this weeks episode of the Longevity Muscle Podcast is a very special guest, the one and only, Nick Wright! Nick's first upload to his YouTube channel 'Scondore', which would eventually evolve into 'Nick Wright Bodybuilding' was over 14 years ago. He's been training and competing in bodybuilding since a teenager, being one of the first (if not the first) teenage competitive bodybuilder to not only become sponsored by a major supplement company, but also land the cover of a publishe...
Jul 28, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Joining us for this weeks episode of the Longevity Muscle Podcast is Jay Brew. Jay Started wrestling at the age of 3 and continued all the way through college. In high school he was a two-time state champion. He was a two-time NCAA finalist and two-time All American. Jay is still coaching to this day. He pursued Bodybuilding and earned his pro card in 2013 at a NMA show and a IFPA show. 2014 Jay made his Pro debut and competed in 3 pro shows and is the 2020 Mr America Champion! Timestamps: (00:1...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Welcome back to Part 2 - Episode 43 of the Longevity Muscle podcast with Brad Loomis! If you haven't tuned into Part 1 - Episode 42 we highly recommend that first. Brad is a Team 3dmj coach for drug free strength and physique competitors at all levels. He has earned national podium placings in both 74 and 83kg weight classes as a USAPL Master Powerlifter. His career started in natural bodybuilding competing as an amateur from 1998 to 2008 when he earned his pro card with the WNBF. That is some s...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 43
