Longevity Muscle

Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Joining us today is Dr Joe Klemczewski. Joe is the President and Founder of the Diet Doc. He has his PhD and has earned degrees in physical therapy, health, nutrition, literary journalism and health education. He's written articles that have regularly appeared in Iron Man, Natural Bodybuilding & Fitness, Exercise for Men and Best Body. Joe is a retired WNBF professional drug-free bodybuilder, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA), and is certified through the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN). Known as the “Godfather of Flexible Dieting,” it was Joe’s revolution in the science of contest prep that led to the coaching industry that exists today. He has personally coached more than 400 client to pro cards, more than 150 to pro titles, and almost 50 to world champion titles.Timestamps:(00:11) Intro(00:32) Joe's competitive days in the WNBF(04:26) How Joe met Layne Norton (05:15) How Joe became "The Godfather Of Flexible Dieting"(10:14) The challenges with flexible dieting(15:11) Margin of error with tracking macros(20:11) When does tracking vegetables become important during fat loss?(22:31) How much carbs should come from vegetables?(25:40) Carbs vs Fats(31:33) When might ketogenic dieting be appropriate?(33:55) How low is too low for fat, protein or carb intake when dieting?(42:50) Joe's sweet spot for protein intake(43:25) How does someone know if they have a fast metabolism?(47:05) Can a really high fat intake lead to a decrease in testosterone? (49:56) Challenges with understanding research(58:11) Joe's experience studying at Harvard (01:03:41) Joe's current training and his motivation after retirement from competition(01:07:05) Will Joe ever return to the natural bodybuilding stage?!(01:07:38) How Joe has to adjust his training around orthopaedic challenges and injuries(01:10:31) Joe's fondest memories competing and training during his competitive years(01:14:21) Where you can learn more from Joe + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Joe:Follow Joe on InstagramCheck out Joe on Youtube Check out Joe's 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 Youtube __________________________________________________________________Longevity 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 where we sit down with DFAC Pro, PNBA Pro and WNBF Pro, Ben Lloyd! Timestamps:(00:11) Intro(00:32) Ben chats about how he met David Kaye(01:36) 2022 contest season recap(05:14) Ben discusses his experience with overdieting(06:19) Cons of extreme bulking(15:51) Ben discusses dieting practices when prepping for a contest(17:54) How Ben will bring up his weak points(21:58) Ben discusses his training style(24:18) Ben talks about his progression practices(32:02) How many sets?(33:00) Ben shares his training split and frequency (33:39) Ben shares his daily schedule(42:17) How ben implements training to failure(46:15) More on training frequency(52:45) More on training intensity and volume(58:26) Who inspired Ben's training approach?(01:01:01) Discussing Ben's current offseason weight/dieting approach(01:02:30) Ben's ultimate contest goal (01:07:48) Where you can learn more from Ben + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Ben:Follow Ben on InstagramCheck out Ben on Youtube Check out Ben's 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 __________________________________________________________________Longevity 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 where we sit down with DFAC Pro and Grand Prix Champion, Chris Mccreadie a.k.a Khifie West! Timestamps:(00:11) Intro(00:36) Chris's ultimate competition goal(04:52) Why Chris will stay natural for the foreseeable future(07:40) Will Chris compete at the Natural Olympia?(08:31) More on Chris's ultimate competitive goal(14:52) Training with AJ and moving for a better gym environment(24:31) How Chris deals with "bad training sessions" (32:37) Deaload vs De-volume phases and why Chris doesn't do them(34:37) Why Chris doesn't use a log book + discussing progression (41:43) Chris shares his training split (47:31) Talking sets, frequency (49:48) Rest days after heavy deadlifts?(50:34) Training to failure for arms + productive rep ranges(51:25) Does Chris track sets?(53:45) Talking about Dorian Yates' influence on Chris(55:25) Why Chris trains 7 days per week(58:59) The last time Chris took a day off(01:07:38) When will Chris compete next?(01:08:58) How long Chris's training sessions last(01:09:25) Where you can learn more from Chris + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Chris:Follow Chris on InstagramCheck out Chris on Youtube Check out Natural Bodybuilding WorldwideGet 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 __________________________________________________________________Longevity 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 WNBF Professional Natural Bodybuilder, Kurt Weidner. Kurt is a Core Nutritionals sponsored athlete and has been training for over 3 decades and has been competing since 1997! Timestamps:(00:11) Intro (00:40) Competing in the WNBF in the early 2000's and earning pro status (04:15) Kurt talks about the AAU and competing at his first contest(05:05) What inspired Kurt to compete?(12:31) Why Kurt had to stop dips, tricep development and more(17:26) Kurt discusses his shoulder and training with and around pain(30:02) Mindset around training with pain(37:03) Kurt shares his most productive training routine in detail(43:15) Training to failure with less sets vs training close to failure for more sets (52:45) Training near the extremes for a world class physique?(59:50) How often is Kurt training now? (01:01:04) Kurt shares his epic home gym(01:05:43) Training frequency for muscle growth(01:08:33) What's next for Kurt?(01:10:29) Where you can learn more from Kurt + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Kurt:Follow Kurt on InstagramSubscribe to Kurt on YoutubeGet 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 __________________________________________________________________Longevity 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 President and Promoter of the iconic Mr America and all American Sports Festival, Marc Tauriello. Marc is also a gym owner and physique coach for the past 25 years!Timestamps:(00:11) Intro(00:33) Why Marc got involved with the Mr America Contest(04:33) When did Mr America become a drug tested event?(09:55) How exactly is natural bodybuilding competition lacking?(12:20) Prize money predictions(15:00) Why Marc has never competed?(21:00) Discussing masters bodybuilding(28:26) Mr America classes (29:46) How is natural bodybuilding different from classic physique?(34:04) How to know what class you should compete in?(35:40) Discussing the wellness category (38:40) Marcs wall of fame(42:18) Will Kiyoshi Moody compete at the Mr America?(46:16) Is the Mr America open to internationals?(47:57) Will there be a Mr America documentary on Netflix?(51:22) What inspired Marc to get into natural bodybuilding?(56:15) Conditioning in natural bodybuilding (01:02:19) The direction that the Mr America Contest is heading(01:05:30) Final remarks from Marc(01:06:51) How Marc chooses his judging panel (01:13:03) Where you can learn more from Marc + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Marc:Follow Marc on InstagramFollow Mr America on InstagramCheck out MrAmerica.comGet 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 __________________________________________________________________Longevity 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 on the Longevity Muscle podcast for a part 3 is 3x British Champion, Lee Williams. If you haven't checked out part 1 and 2 we highly recommend that first!Timestamps:Coming Soon!Thanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Lee:Follow Lee 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__________________________________________________________________Longevity 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 on the Longevity Muscle podcast for a part 3 is 3x British Champion, Lee Williams. If you haven't checked out part 1 and 2 we highly recommend that first!Timestamps:Coming Soon!Thanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Lee:Follow Lee 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__________________________________________________________________Longevity 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 🌎 Support the show

Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast. Joining us today is lightweight world champion title holder and the UKDFBA Head Judge and Vice President, Mark Oakes! Also known as 'The Natural Oak'.Timestamps:(00:11) Intro (00:59) Mark's first contest(34:17) This is not Mark's job(37:06) How Mark balances training, family and more(46:07) Mark shares his ideal training approach (50:30) Skipping workouts, never repeating the same workout and log booking(54:45) Does Mark still train like he did when he was competing? (01:10:46) Where you can learn more from Mark + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Mark:Follow Mark 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 __________________________________________________________________Longevity 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 have WNBF Professional Drug Free Bodybuilder joining us, Gary Amlinger! Gary is the 2022 WNBF Bodybuilding World Heavyweight Silver Medalist representing Team USA. He is a bodybuilding coach and trainer.Timestamps:(00:11) Intro (00:55) Gary gives a season recap + how he made improvements in the offseason(14:45) the optimal surplus and weight for muscle growth (18:56) building muscle as advanced lifter and not settling (19:59) Gary’s training routine building up to his contest prep (24:36) Does Gary feel he needed as much volume as he did (42 sets) (26:23) RPE 10 and training to failure (how does that look?) (27:59) Exercise variation (28:24) How many sets per exercise per week (35:19) Recovery (37:57) How Gary adjusts his training around injury, aches and pains (40:51) Does Gary deadlift since his injury?(45:37) Discussing Craig Toth (47:57) Gary talks about his neck training (58:16) Discussing Worlds (01:00:55) Did Gary consider competing at the Mr America (01:03:55) What is the next step for Gary (01:06:55) Where you can learn more from Gary + Outro Thanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Gary:Follow Gary 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 __________________________________________________________________Longevity 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 have Peter J. Fitschen joining us! Peter is a PhD, CSCS and the owner of FITbody and Physique, where he works full time as a contest prep coach. His combination of education and experience are unique in the sport of bodybuilding. He has a PhD in nutritional sciences from the University of Illinois, a master’s degree in biology with a physiology concentration, and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse. As a researcher, Fitschen has coauthored over 20 peer-reviewed publications, including several directly related to bodybuilding contest preparation. In 2019, he co-authored his first book "Bodybuilding: The Complete Contest Preparation Handbook" along with Cliff Wilson. He is certified as a strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He has been competing in natural bodybuilding since 2004 and won his natural pro card in 2012.Timestamps:(00:11) Intro(01:56) How Peter connected with Cliff Wilson(09:23) Peter's ultimate goal for wanting to compete(13:11) The biggest class at the Olympia (15:55) Where Peter likes to compete(16:58) Peter talks about how he got into coaching full time(25:25) The power of word of mouth(25:55) Bulking for beginners (what you need to know)(30:35) Bulking for intermediates (what you need to know)(34:22) Bulking for advanced, tracking macros and more (44:20) How far away from stage weight is more optimal for muscle growth(49:19) A live example for what's required to continue to grow past the intermediate(53:56 Pros of tracking macros in the offseason(58:51) Progress photos (why and how often?)(01:02:57) Body fat distribution (01:08:20) The next step for Peter with competing as a pro(01:12:31) Where you can learn more from Peter + OutroThanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!Get in touch with Peter:Follow Peter on InstagramSubscribe to Peter's 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 __________________________________________________________________Longevity 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