Longevity Muscle 092: ICN World Champion - Brandon Kempter
Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have pro natural bodybuilder joining us, Brandon Kempter! Brandon is an ICN World Champion and has also competed at INBF/WNBF World Championships. He has been competing for 10 years. He also owns his own coaching company, BK conditioning where he exclusively coaches drug free bodybuilding and physique competitors.
Timestamps:
(00:11) Intro
(00:48) Brandon gives life update
(02:08) Is Ryan still coaching?
(07:18) Brandon asks Kenny what his background is
(08:35) Competing in your 30's vs. 20's
(12:00) Why Brandon is "pro training to failure"
(13:30) Brandon gives a brief educational background
(15:52) Brandon's take on 1 set to failure per exercise vs. multiple sets
(21:18) Training to failure for isolated joint motions vs multi-joint motions
(24:52) Brandon's current goals for competing
(31:05) WNBF in Australia
(36:44) Brandon talks about his experience competing at WNBF Worlds 2019
(37:55) Impact on height in bodybuilding
(40:53) How far away from stage weight does Brandon like to be in the "off-season"
(47:20) Why Brandon doesn't compete each year
(48:40) The impact that Brian Whitacre had and his results from competing each year
(51:52) Brandon shares his current training split
(53:58) Brandon shares the rational behind his program
(56:00) Programming training intensity explained
(57:44) Programming training volume explained
(59:05) Why people put one training variable on a pedestal (Brandon's thoughts)
(01:02:13) Brandon's experience training body parts more frequently in the week
(01:05:33) When volume is equated, does frequency matter? (Brandon's thoughts)
(01:13:40) Who inspired Brandon's training?
(01:15:49) How old was Brandon when he first competed?
(01:17:36) Where you can learn more from Brandon + Outro
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