Longevity Muscle 057: From WNBF Worlds to IFFB Worlds - Lee Williams
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 overall natural British title
(02:58) Training leading up to 1993 British Championships
(03:15) Lee talks genetics
(06:10) Lee discusses his time competing in the WNBF with Kai Greene, Dave Goodin and more
(09:51) Why Lee transitioned into the IFBB and the injury he had to overcome
(11:16) Lee talks about the IFBB Worlds
(13:45) How Lee's training changed after his first injury
(16:32) Discussing progression (why progressing load has a shelf life)
(17:23) The benefits of pre-exhaust
(20:11) Training Mitch Jarvis and a discussion on training to failure
(33:13) Lee's most productive routine
(37:25) Testing progression
(40:32) Do you need to train a specific exercise in order to get stronger in it?
(45:57) Training post injury
(46:15) Discussing competitors in the IFBB
(48:00) Competing into your 60's
(49:21) The importance of execution for longevity and reasons why bodybuilders get injured
(50:51) Lee talks about training tempo
(52:15) Outro
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