
061: The Welsh Warrior - Rob Terry
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11/17/22 • 76 min
Welcome back to another episode of the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have the Welsh Warrior, Rob Terry joining us! Rob is a 2x Natural Mr Olympia Champion, is a former Wrestler in the WWE, was a BIG part of the film Generation Iron 4, Natty 4 Life and has been competing since the 90's, so in other words, Rob has some serious Longevity in this iron game.
Timestamps:
(00:11) Intro
(00:46) Rob's experience competing in the NABBA
(02:46) Rob discusses his kidney removal and how it impacted his life
(09:29) Rob discusses the impact of the Chris Benoit incident
(11:14) The era of wrestling Rob was in and how he made it to the WWE
(15:11) Rob's top 3 Wreslters
(16:32) Training facilities in Tampa
(18:06) How Rob's training changed from the WWE vs now
(21:06) Rob's offseason + stage weight currently
(25:19) How many calories does Rob need to maintain 280lbs
(26:25) Rob Terry vs Kiyoshi Moody?
(28:16) Who inspired Rob to compete for the Olympia?
(28:47) Rob's most productive routine
(33:03) How Rob approaches his training to maximize longevity
(39:44) "warm up" sets explained
(40:04) How many working sets?
(40:15) 4 hour workouts?
(41:55) Does Rob care about training to failure?
(49:26) Rob's experience training body parts 2x per week
(52:40 How Rob's job has affected his training frequency
(53:39) Rob discusses rest days and recovery
(55:34) How Rob adjusts his training when necessary
(01:07:00) The biggest obstacle that has impacted Rob the most
(01:13:45) Where you can learn more from Rob
(01:14:20) When will Rob compete again?
(01:14:36) Outro
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Welcome back to another episode of the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have the Welsh Warrior, Rob Terry joining us! Rob is a 2x Natural Mr Olympia Champion, is a former Wrestler in the WWE, was a BIG part of the film Generation Iron 4, Natty 4 Life and has been competing since the 90's, so in other words, Rob has some serious Longevity in this iron game.
Timestamps:
(00:11) Intro
(00:46) Rob's experience competing in the NABBA
(02:46) Rob discusses his kidney removal and how it impacted his life
(09:29) Rob discusses the impact of the Chris Benoit incident
(11:14) The era of wrestling Rob was in and how he made it to the WWE
(15:11) Rob's top 3 Wreslters
(16:32) Training facilities in Tampa
(18:06) How Rob's training changed from the WWE vs now
(21:06) Rob's offseason + stage weight currently
(25:19) How many calories does Rob need to maintain 280lbs
(26:25) Rob Terry vs Kiyoshi Moody?
(28:16) Who inspired Rob to compete for the Olympia?
(28:47) Rob's most productive routine
(33:03) How Rob approaches his training to maximize longevity
(39:44) "warm up" sets explained
(40:04) How many working sets?
(40:15) 4 hour workouts?
(41:55) Does Rob care about training to failure?
(49:26) Rob's experience training body parts 2x per week
(52:40 How Rob's job has affected his training frequency
(53:39) Rob discusses rest days and recovery
(55:34) How Rob adjusts his training when necessary
(01:07:00) The biggest obstacle that has impacted Rob the most
(01:13:45) Where you can learn more from Rob
(01:14:20) When will Rob compete again?
(01:14:36) Outro
Thanks for listening! Please share and subscribe!
Get in touch with Rob:
Follow Rob on Instagram
Get in touch with Kenny and Longevity Muscle:
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Join 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:
Introducing Longevity Muscle Apparel Line. Our first drop will be limited, so sign up to our subscriber list at longevitymuscle.store to be the first to know when we launch!
Join Longevity Muscle's YouTube Premium Membership to watch full episodes of the Longevity Muscle Podcast (exclusive access - early release - 100% ad free!)
Subscribe to Longevity Muscle Magazine and gain exclusive access to our entire archive of written articles with the top natural bodybuilders in the world 🌎
If you have been enjoying the episodes and you LOVE the Longevity Muscle Podcast, leave us a 5 star review! Every review counts towards helping us reach more people, so take a moment and leave us that 5 star review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ we greatly appreciate it!
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060: 6x Natural Pro British Champion - David Kaye
Joining us today on the Longevity Muscle podcast is 6 x Natural Pro British Champion and 3 x Overall Pro World Champion David Kaye!
Timestamps:
(00:11) Intro
(00:42) When David got into bodybuilding and competing
(01:46) How old was David when he first started competing
(02:39) David talks about his recent contest season
(04:21) Why David competes in DFAC
(06:31) David’s proudest moment as a natural bodybuilder
(08:36) Will David compete at the Natural Olympia?
(09:38) Is David retiring from competition?
(10:32) Temptations to compete in the IFBB Classic Physique?
(12:05) Why natural bodybuilding?
(13:50) David’s first bodybuilding routine
(14:53) David discusses his most productive routine
(15:39) David talks training volume
(17:23) More about David's training volume and intensity
(20:17) What David enjoys outside of bodybuilding
(22:00) Pre-lift anxiety?
(23:49) The benefits of having multiple projects going on in your life
(25:25) How to deal with “bad workouts”
(28:17) Why David doesn’t log book
(28:54) David breaks down his top lifts
(31:28) David’s peak off-season bodyweight
(21:56) What Bodyweight does David compete at?
(33:25) How far from stage weight does David prefer to stay at and why?
(33:44) David’s height and weight class and why bodyweight doesn’t truly matter
(35:55) Why David doesn't choose to get so heavy in the off-season
(37:15) Discussion on genetics
(38:06) David's first contest (stage weight compared to current)
(38:55) Are younger lifters getting to extreme with off-season bulking?
(42:04) Where you can learn more from David + Outro
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Timestamps:
(00:11) Intro
(01:01) Tamer gives a recap of the 2022 contest season
(07:50) How Tamer got into competing in bodybuilding
(14:34) How Tamer made improvements from 2021 to 2022
(20:49) Tamer's experience with 2 sessions per day, 4x per week
(24:12) Tamer's training (How many sets per bodypart)
(26:19) Training split + recovery days
(26:51) Training intensity approaching a contest
(32:10) Transitioning from CrossFit to Bodybuilding training
(34:15) Recovery from CrossFit vs bodybuilding
(36:33) Why the PNBA specifically?
(42:07) Outro
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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 Application
Introducing Longevity Muscle Apparel Line. Our first drop will be limited, so sign up to our subscriber list at longevitymuscle.store to be the first to know when we launch!
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