Longevity Muscle 144: WNBF World Heavyweight Pro Gary Amlinger (Part 2)
Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have WNBF Professional Natural Bodybuilder Gary Amlinger joining us for part 2 - Leave No Stone Left Unturned. Gary is the 2022 WNBF Bodybuilding World Heavyweight Silver Medalist representing Team USA. He is a bodybuilding coach and trainer.
00:53 Why Gary left New York and moved to Thailand
09:16 The only natural bodybuilder to beat Gary Amlinger at WNBF Worlds
09:37 Advanced set volume for muscle growth
13:21 Gary Amlinger’s mindset for high volume training
13:49 Working with a Physiotherapist
15:36 Why Gary feels he won silver and not gold at WNBF Worlds in 2022
21:00 Becoming a WNBF WORLD CHAMPION
26:23 How long does Gary’s training sessions last?
26:03 Intensity of effort for muscle building
26:56 Training to failure explained
28:47 Less sets at 90-100% effort vs. more sets at 80-90% effort
30:59 How do you know if you’re ACTUALLY growing muscle?
32:36 De-loads (when, why, how?)
34:42 Team 3DMJ
35:15 Lifestyle focused vs. Pro level natural bodybuilding
37:26 Metabolic stress for hypertrophy?
38:09 Scientific studies for pro level natural bodybuilders?
40:31 The optimal training frequency for hypertrophy
41:13 Why pro level natural bodybuilders have coaches (should you?)
44:44 The resurgence of Mike Mentzer’s low volume high-intensity training
50:46 What's the actual amount you need to maximize muscle growth?
51:46 Gary Amlinger’s advanced pro natural bodybuilding training program
53:54 Training to be the best in the world (what no one tells you)
57:30 1 set to failure per exercise
01:01:21 Progressive overload
01:07:30 What happens when people train with higher volume
01:13:01 The importance of being 100% ALL IN!
01:15:16 Making a transformation late in your naturally bodybuilding journey
01:17:03 Natural genetic limit
01:19:51 Many different things work, but what works best?
01:21:54 Working in Thailand (what it’s like)
01:23:34 A day in the life with a top level pro natural bodybuilder
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