Body Building & Building Businesses

7-time Mr. Olympia Flex Lewis details his working-class upbringing in Wales, why he had to hide lifting weights from his parents, the circumstances around his move to the U.S. and his transitions from entrepreneur to professional bodybuilder to public speaker. He also gives Eric advice on how to lose fat and build muscle. 1:51:42

Show Notes:

0:00 - Introduction

01:19 - Eric welcomes 7-Time Mr. Olympia Flex Lewis to The Excellence Project.

08:07 - Flex shares that he was a rugby player and a sprinter before he became a weightlifter.

11:50 - The moment Flex realized he wanted and needed big muscles. HIs parents disagreed.

15:28 - Flex details how he secretly started lifting weights.

18:37 - Flex starts participating in powerlifting competitions but then transitions to bodybuilding.

26:48 - Flex reveals that he has always been entrepreneurial and started a successful moving company when he was in college.

35:09 - Flex is invited to visit Gold’s Gym in the U.S.

39:07 - Eric and Flex discuss bodybuilding legend Ronnie Coleman.

47:39 - Flex shares how he transitioned from amateur to professional bodybuilding.

58:58 - Flex draws from trauma to perform intense workouts.

01:05:49 - Flex explains why he had to kill the ego of bodybuilding in order to transition into his next career.

01:12:33 - Flex’s public speaking career was born when he realized what he missed about bodybuilding was the stage. 01:20:08 - Flex shares the secrets behind his success.

01:30:07 - Eric asks Flex how he can add lean muscle, lower overall body fat and get rid of visceral fat.

01:45:21 - Flex details what he discusses in his public speaking engagements.

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