Longevity Muscle 110: Eric Helms - Turning Pro & Competing At WNBF Worlds! (Part 3)
Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have Eric Helms from 3D Muscle Journey returning on the show for a part 3! This time, Eric discusses his 2023 contest season and his WNBF World Championship experience. Eric is a co founder and reviewer for mass research review, he's the chief science officer for 3dmj, he's a coach for drug-free strength and physique competitors at all levels. He himself, earned pro status as a natural bodybuilder with the PNBA in 2011 and earned professional status with the WNBF and competed at 2023 WNBF World Championships for the first time ever.
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Timestamps:
(00:12) Intro
(01:08) Eric discusses his WNBF World Championship experience
(04:50) How it works once you turn pro with the WNBF
(11:25) Shoutout to WNBF Lightweight World Champion, Dirk Emmerich
(13:10) Does Eric think a Bantamweight can win the overall at WNBF Worlds?
(17:27) Who coached the WNBF Middleweight World Champion?
(17:48) How Eric met Paul Revelia
(19:00) Did Eric Helms feel like he held his own at WNBF Worlds?
(25:54) Eric's first competitive season and his ultimate goal
(26:39) How much does Eric's goal inspire his training? (discussion on motivation)
(35:11) Is Eric experiencing the post contest blues?
(37:30) Eric’s ideal training on paper
(38:17) Why Eric trains from home and a public gym
(40:26) Why Jeff Alberts competed as a lightweight for the first time at WNBF Worlds
(44:12) Are lightweights mostly under 5'9?
(44:24) Brian Decosta the new generation's natural bodybuilding outlier
(45:32) The role of genetics as it relates to bodybuilding vs. other sports
(57:25) Eric's next steps & where you can learn more + Outro
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