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Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast. Joining us today is the Next Generation Natural Marvel Eddie Saldaña! Eddie is a WNBF Natural Pro Bodybuilder and in this episode we discuss his lead up to the 2025 WNBF World Championships.
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00:51 The Natural Marvel
02:58 How Long Has Eddie Been In Contest Prep?
04:10 A Bit of Background on Eddie
04:43 Eddie Saldaña vs. Zebin Xu
05:12 Eddie’s Weight Class At WNBF Worlds?
08:01 The Current Natural Bodybuilding Standard
08:46 Eddie Talks IPE Worlds
10:12 In Natural Bodybuilding You Get BETTER As You Age
11:06 Eddie’s MARVELLOUS Transformation
11:36 Working With Cliff Wilson - Eddie’s Experience
11:56 Eddie’s BULKING Results Revealed - What You Should Know
14:01 Working With Jeff Nippard
16:03 The Craziest Program Eddie Ever Did
18:24 How The TOP Natural Pro ACTUALLY Train…
19:22 I Got This Wrong With Training..
21:54 Training To Failure When Volume Is HIGHER (The Facts)
25:41 Why Eddie Doesn’t Train For Sets of 5 (Consider This!)
28:51 Eddie’s Experience With High Reps vs. Low Reps
30:25 Eddie’s Workout Split - Why?
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Welcome back to part 5 with Aj Morris! If you haven't checked out part 1-4 we highly recommend you check that out first! Aj is the founder of Natural Bodybuilding Worldwide and Made By Morris, an online ONLY coaching service that advocates and promotes natural bodybuilding and drug free physique improvement. 
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00:41 Intro Reconnecting with AJ
01:25 AJ Morris Greatest Contest Season Full 2025 Recap
04:36 PNBA Worlds The Honest Truth
05:04 I’m Not Gonna Lie
07:30 WNBF Worlds vs PNBA Worlds The Straight Up Facts
09:52 Will AJ Morris Be at WNBF Worlds 2025
10:25 This Is a Big Problem The Word Is Spreading
11:08 How the NBW Show Does It
13:20 Failing a Polygraph Test What Can Happen Is
15:15 Will AJ Ever Compete in the WNBF Again
19:29 Dirk Emmerich Signs to NBW
21:36 AJ Morris on Competing The End of This Season Went Like This
28:06 The Highlight of the 2025 Season
30:17 Why Does AJ Want to Win What Is That Rooted In
32:07 Ego and How It Affects Winning Do You Ever Think About This
33:57 AJ Morris Talks Training Split Volume Selection and Mindset
41:52 Quoting Natural World Champion Ian Duckett
42:09 The Goal Post Show Front Squats Why
43:20 A Case for No Chest Support in Back Movements
48:13 Why AJ Morris Trains This Way Now
52:28 Exercise Machines AJ Morris Explains
55:27 Where You Can Learn More from AJ Morris
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Welcome to episode 161 of the Longevity Muscle podcast! Today we have Jeff Alberts from 3D Muscle Journey joining us for our quarterly subscriber Q&A. Jeff is a Pro Natural Bodybuilder who fell in love with lifting back in 1986. He entered his first competition in 1993 and over the span of 3 decades he's competed in numerous shows. His track record speaks for itself winning 2 pro cards, 16 class titles, 26 top 3 finishes, and winning the 2014 IFPA Pro International. As a coach with 3DMJ, Jeff has worked with over 400+ athletes since 3DMJ’s inception, assisting them to reach a higher level.

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01:00 Happy Birthday Jeff!
03:22 How does Jeff Alberts Feel at 54?
05:53 How Jeff Handles Training With Aches & Pains
06:32 How To Look At The Positive When Dealing With A HARD Challenge
08:55 Social Media Fitness Influencers 
10:34 What Jeff REALLY Thinks About The 4-6 Rep Range 
13:24 Why You Should Never Train Past 8 Reps (Uncovering The Facts)
14:13 Overlapping Muscles & Bro Splits 
19:23 Fatigue and the 4-8 Rep Range Explored
21:30 Hypertrophy Research 
24:46 Social Media (Where It Tends To Fall Apart)
27:28 Unilateral Work To Failure (Imbalances & What You Can Do!)
32:15 Jeff’s Goal, Team 3DMJ & Coaching
33:20 The Guests on the Longevity Muscle Podcast (Jeff’s Unfiltered Take)
34:39 POTENTIAL RESOURCES! NOT ABSOLUTES
36:53 Instagram Reels (Jeff Says This...)
39:50 Workout Plans & Splits (Jeff Answers)
42:08 The Undeniable Obsession With Training Splits (Perspective)
43:35 Training To Become A World Champion (What It Actually Takes)
44:29 Training Splits (What Actually Matters)
47:45 Jeff's Current Training Split (CONTEXT Is Key!)
50:33 How Jeff Approaches Rest Days!
51:21 Training Less To Grow More! (Personal Experience)
54:45 Not Natty, The Skeptics & Responding To The Critics!
01:05:34 Jeff Alberts Offers Timeless Advice
01:06:22 Alternating Push/Pull Workouts 
01:07:53 Is Jeff Training On His Birthday?
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Welcome to the Longevity Muscle podcast! Joining us today is multiple World Champion, British Champion and Mr. Universe Winner Andrew Palmer. Andrew is UK Natural Bodybuilding Legend and has been training and competing for over 30 years! A true representation of longevity!
00:00 Intro
01:11 Super Rare Episode Contest & Training History
02:11 Winning UIBBN Worlds & ANB British Titles In The 90s
03:16 How Andrew Palmer Started
03:51 Natural Bodybuilding Was Superior In The 90s
04:52 Competing In The WNBF Worlds In The 90s
10:20 Was WNBF Worlds The Hardest Natural Competition
11:16 Drug Testing In The 90s
12:16 Andrew Still Competes At 56 Years Old
14:14 Setbacks That Never Stopped Andrew
16:00 Training 5x Per Week vs 3x Per Week
16:08 Discovering Mike Mentzer’s Heavy Duty Training
16:22 Why Andrew Reduced Training To 2x Per Week
16:47 The Real Reason For 2x Per Week Training
17:25 Results Of Ultra Low Frequency Training
18:27 Andrew’s Ideal Training Frequency & Volume
19:27 Breaking Down Andrew’s 90s Training Split
19:56 Andrew Brings Out Training Journal
20:26 Take On Progressive Overload
20:57 High Reps Low Sets Experience
22:08 Injuries Never Stopped Andrew
23:58 Routine Ran For Years
27:53 Difference Between 2 vs 3 Day Routine
29:19 Inspiration For Heavy Duty Training
30:12 The Ideal Training Schedule
51:37 Full Sample Routine At 56 Years Old
53:02 What’s Next For Andrew Goals Revealed
57:37 How Far From Peak At 56
59:51 The Golden Era & Take On Dorian Yates
01:01:52 Ideal Offseason Weight
01:03:52 Preferred Cardio HIIT vs LISS
01:04:40 Ideal Diet For Maximum Gains
01:12:48 Training The Old School Way
01:14:26 Longevity Muscle Magazine Feature
01:16:07 Andrew’s Final Message To All
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Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast for our third episode of the Women's series! Today we have Steff Noble joining us. Steff is a3x British Champion and Miss Universe Winner and the WNBF UK President.
Chapters:
00:44 Intro - Judging in Dubai
01:17 Do judges and promoters get paid? (WNBF revealed)
02:33 WNBF UK President Steff Noble (How it works)
03:10 Eric Helms & Vicky McCann (Steff’s takes)
07:23 Figure vs. Fit Body Pro
08:20 DFAC vs. WNBF
11:24 Having a full time job while running the WNBF (How?)
12:35 NPA vs. BNBF vs. UKDFBA
13:25 UIBBN Worlds & The Top Natural Leagues
15:04 How To Improve The Natural Circuit (According To Steff)
17:10 The BIG Issue In Natural Bodybuilding That Must Get Resolved
25:47 IFBB Olympia vs. WNBF (Prize Money Progression TRUTHS)
32:37 Women’s Prize Money Is LESS Than Men’s (Steff’s Take)
36:48 Competing BEFORE vs. AFTER Pregnancy (Steff Explains)
41:26 Who Inspired Steff To Compete In FIGURE? (The Legend…)
42:55 The 2014 Arnold Classic
43:31 Can You Compete Naturally In The IFBB? 2014 vs. 2025
45:11 Golden Era vs. Natural Bodybuilding (The Evolution)
46:26 Sacrificing SIZE For Striated Glutes (The Truth From An Expert Judge)
49:07 Size vs. Conditioning vs. Symmetry (What It Takes To WIN WORLDS)
52:14 Judging WNBF Worlds (Steff’s Experience and Take on Oscar vs. Babacar)
54:48 Making A REAL Living Competing As A Natural Bodybuilder (Prize Money & Sponsors)
58:09 The Prize Money At 2024 Worlds, Brian Whitacre & The REALITY…
01:01:25 Training, Nutrition & How Steff Noble Became A 3x British Champ & Miss Universe!
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