Longevity Muscle

Joining us today on the Longevity Muscle podcast is Founder and Owner of Inside Natural Bodybuilding and Host of Natural Bodybuilding Radio, Mike Neumann!Timestamps:(00:11) Intro(00:30) The founding of Inside Natural Bodybuilding (01:40) When did Inside Natural Bodybuilding begin (06:09) Natural bodybuilding radio with John Hansen (8:44) Natural bodybuilding podcasts (10:07) Covering the Natural Olympia + commentating in bodybuilding (12:55) top shows that keeps the audience engaged, fun and exciting (14:49) When did Mr America become a natural show (15:49) hottest show of the year is…(18:51) discussing the Mr America contest + judging (21:55) The future of prize money in natural bodybuilding(25:19) Mike talks about his gym + upcoming shows (26:23) Mike’s competitive history + working with Cliff Wilson + Mikes gym culture (32:19) Doug Miller and the current competition (40:28) moderators for Inside natural bodybuilding (42:45) Cliff Wilson’s strategy with Mike (50:00) discussing the longevity muscle podcast + Mike Neumann talks about his current role in natural bodybuilding (01:02:00) Mikes top 5 (01:10:44) Where you can learn more from Mike + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Mike:Follow Mike on FacebookFollow Inside Natural Bodybuilding on FacebookFollow Inside Natural Bodybuilding on InstagramGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching ApplicationLongevity Muscle Store is now live! Click here to join our email list for early access to exclusive drops, plus receive the latest edition of Longevity Muscle Magazine and unlimited access to our entire archive of articles. Subscribe to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to our entire archive of written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎 Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Joining us today is weightlifting Olympian turned Professional Natural Bodybuilder, Moji Oluwa. Moji competed in the 1994 CommonWealth Games and won 2 gold medals and 1 bronze medal and was the Captain of the Nigerian Weightlifting team at the 1996 Summer Olympics. On the bodybuilding side, he is an IPE Pro and has won over 50 titles, including the IFPA USA CHAMPIONSHIPS and the 2012 IFPA, Yorton Cup, Pro bodybuilding World Championships (Lightweight Title). He's been training since the 80's and is a prime example of someone who represents longevity with training, fitness and in natural bodybuilding!Timestamps:(00:11) Intro (01:03) transition between Olympic weightlifting to bodybuilding + experience at the 96 Olympics (12:10) How Moji’s training evolved from when he first started bodybuilding to now at 49! (Tips for Training for longevity)(28:00) The social media gym culture vs the pumping iron gym culture  (31:49) contest history and competing in the NPC (39:00) Moji doesn’t do numbers! His bodybuilding approach (40:00) Do numbers matter for bodybuilding?(49:06) Has natural bodybuilding gone to far with rewarding conditioning over all else?!(55:20) Are there natural bodybuilding organizations that don’t put conditioning on a pedestal?(01:02:18) Impact that politics have in Natural Bodybuilding(01:09:00) Why Moji competes where he does (01:20:00) When will Moji step back on stage?(01:30:00) Dealing with adversity, PART 2 PREP,  where you can learn more from Moji + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Moji:Follow Moji on InstagramGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching ApplicationLongevity Muscle Store is now live! Click here to join our email list for early access to exclusive drops, plus receive the latest edition of Longevity Muscle Magazine and unlimited access to our entire archive of articles. Subscribe to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to our entire archive of written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎 Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Today on the Longevity Muscle podcast, we have 2x WNBF Lightweight/Bantamweight World Champion joining us for Part 2! Check out Part 1 first, if you haven't already!Timestamps:(00:11) Intro (00:40) Training update (01:37) Working around injuries(06:03) Brett changes to training this offseason(10:22) Anxiety around specific lifts or training styles (18:56) Letting go of emotional attachments +  Individualized coaching (23:05) Autoregulation (40:31) HIT +  Social media influence on how you think and train (44:49) Top 5 revisions (55:13) Where you can learn more from Brett + Outro  Thanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Brett and ATP:Follow Brett on InstagramFollow ATP on InstagramCheck out the ATP WEBSITEGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching ApplicationLongevity Muscle Store is now live! Click here to join our email list for early access to exclusive drops, plus receive the latest edition of Longevity Muscle Magazine and unlimited access to our entire archive of articles. Subscribe to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to our entire archive of written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎 Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle podcast, I'm Kenny, your host and joining us today is Brian Minor. Brian has a master of science in health and exercise from Colorado State University, he is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is the owner of BDMinor Coaching for strength and physique athletes, is a USAPL Raw Powerlifter and not only that, but Brian is an IPE Professional Natural Bodybuilder!Timestamps:(00:11) Intro (00:45) Training update from Brian(01:38) The last time Brian stepped on stage and why he doesn’t compete every year (05:21) off-season lessons learned (10:20) discussing strength and hypertrophy (15:33) Do you actually need to beat the log book every session? (30:43) RIR pros and cons (40:14) Progressing sets and RIR linearly each week?(50:54) knowing when to push forward, pull back or hold the line (59:20) Where you can learn more from Brian/Outro Thanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Brian:Follow Brian on InstagramGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching ApplicationLongevity Muscle Store is now live! Click here to join our email list for early access to exclusive drops, plus receive the latest edition of Longevity Muscle Magazine and unlimited access to our entire archive of articles. Subscribe to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to our entire archive of written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎 Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

We are back for a Part 2 with the President of the American Natural Bodybuilding Federation, Owner of Pure Focus Sports Club in Brick NJ and Professional Natural Bodybuilder, Kent Bierly! Kent has been training for 40 years and his first contest was when he was 17. He is 58 now. Talk about longevity!Timestamps: (00:11) Intro(00:51) How old football injuries influenced Kent’s bodybuilding(06:19) Modifying and adjusting (13:47) How Kent’s training evolved since he first began (18:25) The importance of recovery days (18:53) The ups and downs and how to deal with the “downs” - motivation and dealing with “bad” workouts (24:49) Training to failure as you get older (27:44) Tracking reps?(33:42 Kent’s powerlifting history (35:28) Powerbuilding (36:55) Kent talks about is PT career and owning a gym (39:33) Rich Gaspari, Longevity line and more(56:50) Closing words (58:23) Outro Thanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Kent:Follow Kent on InstagramFollow Kent on FacebookGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching ApplicationLongevity Muscle Store is now live! Click here to join our email list for early access to exclusive drops, plus receive the latest edition of Longevity Muscle Magazine and unlimited access to our entire archive of articles. Subscribe to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to our entire archive of written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎 Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Joining us on the Longevity Muscle podcast,  is President of the American Natural Bodybuilding Federation, Owner of Pure Focus Sports Club in Brick NJ and Professional Natural Bodybuilder, Kent Bierly! Kent has been training for 40 years and his first contest was when he was 17. He is 58 now. Talk about longevity!Timestamps:(00:11) Intro(00:49) The story behind the American Natural Bodybuilding Federation(08:41) The superbowl of natural bodybuilding?!(17:29) Kent's experience at the 2021 Mr America contest(26:12) Why the OCB is getting so much heat(30:12) Was the Yorton Cup still the pinnacle of natural bodybuilding?(37:58) Where you can learn more from Kent + Outro Thanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Kent:Follow Kent on InstagramFollow Kent on FacebookGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching ApplicationLongevity Muscle Store is now live! Click here to join our email list for early access to exclusive drops, plus receive the latest edition of Longevity Muscle Magazine and unlimited access to our entire archive of articles. Subscribe to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to our entire archive of written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎 Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Joining us on the Longevity Muscle podcast, is WNBF Pro Natural Bodybuilder Paul Iatomasi. Paul has been competing as far back as 1986 and his last notable contest win was the 2017 Pro Masters Cup Champion! That is some serious Longevity right there! Timestamps:(00:11) Intro (00:44) How Paul met Philip Ricardo Jr. 2012 Yorton cup and more stories (03:57) Why Paul competes in different organizations(05:46) A family full of pro natural bodybuilders (08:42) Competing at 60?(11:04) WNBF magazine(14:35) NGA-WNBF Switchover (16:06) Training with family and the benefits of having a home gym + Paul’s fitness show fromthe 90’s(19:35) Breaking down Paul’s home gym(20:22) Lessons learned from training since the 1970’s(29:00) Is Social Media ruining your training?(33:35) Overcoming physical obstacles mentally (38:19) Will Paul make it in time for the Olympia?(39:45) Paul talks competition (50:00) Working around injuries to thrive (57:35) Day in the life at 59 years young (01:07:00) Where you can learn from Paul + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Paul:Follow Paul on FacebookGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching ApplicationLongevity Muscle Store is now live! Click here to join our email list for early access to exclusive drops, plus receive the latest edition of Longevity Muscle Magazine and unlimited access to our entire archive of articles. Subscribe to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to our entire archive of written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎 Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle podcast! Joining us today is none other than the FIRST EVER natural Mr Olympia Champion, John Hansen. John is also a 3x Mr Universe and his career dates back as far as 1979, as a teenager who competed in the AAU. John is someone who truly represents what it means to have Longevity in the sport of bodybuilding and fitness! Not only that, but John is the host of one of the most legendary bodybuilding podcasts there is, the Bodybuilding Legends Show.Timestamps: (00:11) Become a Longevity Muscle VIP Supporter + Bonus Interviews!(01:17) Intro(02:15) John's inspiration for getting into bodybuilding (10:45) John’s experience competing at the first ever Natural Mr Olympia (13:30) John talks about his greatest bodybuilding set back in his career(18:04) How John’s setback influenced his training moving forward (22:43) Lessons learned from multiple injuries(22:50) How John’s exercise selection has evolved over the years  (28:14) Training frequency (32:00) John’s talks about 2 a days (32:44) Pump style training (34:12) Nutrition for building muscle (37:49) Bodybuilding into your 80’s?!(39:38) John’s experience competing in the 80s and 90s?(41:50) IFBB aspirations (44:12) Who John would love to have on the Bodybuilding Legends Show, Mike Mentzer stories and more  (53:03) 6 days per week training, Arnold, Mentzer and more (56:25) Competing against Mike Ohearn(01:02:02) John’s experience writing for Ironman magazine (01:03:56) John’s landing a magazine cover and natural bodybuilding judging criteria (1:15:05) Where you can learn more from John + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with John:Follow John on InstagramCheck out John's WebsiteCheck out The Bodybuilding Legends ShowGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching ApplicationLongevity Muscle Store is now live! Click here to join our email list for early access to exclusive drops, plus receive the latest edition of Longevity Muscle Magazine and unlimited access to our entire archive of articles. Subscribe to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to our entire archive of written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎 Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast. Today we are welcomed by 2x World Champ - WNBF pro, IFPA pro, NGA pro, NPC national level bodybuilder and now IFBB pro, Martin Daniels! Martin began his journey back in 1992 and is a prime example of someone who represents longevity in the sport of bodybuilding.Timestamps:(00:12) Intro(01:10) When Martin first started competing(02:36) Why Martin got into competing (05:00) Transitioning into the IFBB(11:19) Who Martin would have liked to compete against in the natural realm(13:30) What Martin does as a living(16:44) Overcoming Covid(20:00) Training philosophy(22:28) Sample Training From Martin(25:19) A discussion on progression(28:25) Training smart to reduce injury(32:44) Working with what you have and thoughts on pre workout (36:47) Contest prep lessons, cutting water, sodium, carbs and the value of coaching(50:09) Talking Hip Hop(51:50) Future plans for competing and contest goals.(56:14) Martin talks about his training set up (59:41) Martin's contest weight(01:08:11)  Where you can learn more from Martin + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Martin:Follow Martin on InstagramGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity Muscle Coaching ApplicationLongevity Muscle Store is now live! Click here to join our email list for early access to exclusive drops, plus receive the latest edition of Longevity Muscle Magazine and unlimited access to our entire archive of articles. Subscribe to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to our entire archive of written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎 Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show

Joining us on the Longevity Muscle podcast  is someone who is a true outlier in the sport of natural bodybuilding, he gives other natural bodybuilders nightmares when they find out they are competing against him, that’s right, we are welcomed by none other than Meshack Ochieng! Meshack is a professional natural bodybuilder. He's the 2020 PNBA Natural Mr Olympia Champion, he's also won other major bodybuilding titles like the 2018 OCB pro bodybuilding Yorton Cup,  the 2018 IPE Worlds and the 2018 Global Cup. He's the owner of Team Meshak an online coaching company and is a The Hardbody sponsored athlete.Timestamps: (00:11) Intro (0:1:18) Meshack’s daily routine leading up to the Olympia (04:13) What Meshack does for business outside of competing and Coaching (05:17) Life in Kenya and Bodybuilding success(07:44) How Meshack preps for a contest (09:23) Moving from Kenya to USA (11:51) What training was like in Kenya(13:31) Why you don’t need a luxury gym to build a world class physique and avoiding injury (18:30) More on the importance of injury reduction (19:12) How Meshack works around the aches and pains that accumulate with hard progressive training(22:54) Meshacks’s Training Philosophy (25:21) How Meshack changes his method approaching contest prep(30:04) How the Pandemic affected Meshack’s training and life and his routine (36:22) Meshack’s training in the off-season vs contest prep(39:23) Who inspires Meshack to compete(42:03) How many Olympias it took for Meshack to get the crown(43:56) Meshack talks about how he will improve on his weaknesses(46:16) One competitor that Meshack loves to compete against(47:40) One competitor Meshack would have loved to compete against but hasn’t yet and future contest goals (52:50) Why Meshack took 2021 off(55:40) Learn more for Meshack and OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Meshack:Follow Meshack on InstagramGet in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:Follow Kenny on InstagramFollow Longevity Muscle on Instagram Follow Longevity Muscle on Facebook Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on YoutubeJoin us in the Longevity Muscle Private Facebook Group Learn more about Longevity Muscle Coaching__________________________________________________________________If you're ready to begin with online coaching, please visit our website and fill out the application form: Longevity MuLongevity Muscle Store is now live! Click here to join our email list for early access to exclusive drops, plus receive the latest edition of Longevity Muscle Magazine and unlimited access to our entire archive of articles. Subscribe to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to our entire archive of written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎 Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!) Support the show