Longevity Muscle 065: The Natural Bodybuilding Comeback With Gregory Bremec (Part 2)
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 series of treatments and stopped lifting for roughly 3 years. In this episode, Gregory talks us through exactly how he made his comeback to bodybuilding and his ambitions towards to stage one again!
Timestamps:
(00:11) Intro
(00:54) Pros and Cons of checking progress photos
(01:19) Training progress for advanced lifters
(02:51) When/why Gregory has had to dropped load for better long term progress
(04:40) Internal feel with training (when/why it can be valuable)
(08:25) Time under tension vs super slow reps (they are different!)
(09:18) How Gregory progresses after he purposefully drops load
(15:01) How many sets to failure?
(15:45) Is training to true failure necessary for muscle growth?
(22:57) Issues with training 1 set to failure
(24:11) Gregory talks about his 2023 contest prep
(28:11) Top 5 natural bodybuilding competitors
(29;11) Who inspired Gregory to compete
(30:24) The gym scene in Ohio
(31:07) Gregory's stage weight
(33:04) Longevity in natural bodybuilding and overcoming obstacles
(34:41) Final words from Gregory
(35:03) Where you can learn more from Gregory + Outro
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