{"id":17789,"date":"2026-04-09T09:59:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=17789"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:59:06","slug":"163-the-natural-marvel-eddie-saldana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=17789","title":{"rendered":"163: The Natural MARVEL Eddie Saldan\u0303a"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast. Joining us today is the Next Generation Natural Marvel Eddie Salda\u00f1a! Eddie is a WNBF Natural Pro Bodybuilder and in this episode we discuss his lead up to the 2025 WNBF World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@longevitymuscle?utm_source=profile-page\">Longevity Muscle on Substack<\/a> for exclusive access to <b><em>Longevity Muscle Magazine<\/em><\/b>. Support the show and receive additional benefits like written articles, monthly Q&amp;A&apos;s and more!<\/p>\n<p>00:51 The Natural Marvel<br \/>02:58 How Long Has Eddie Been In Contest Prep?<br \/>04:10 A Bit of Background on Eddie<br \/>04:43 Eddie Salda\u00f1a vs. Zebin Xu<br \/>05:12 Eddie\u2019s Weight Class At WNBF Worlds?<br \/>08:01 The Current Natural Bodybuilding Standard<br \/>08:46 Eddie Talks IPE Worlds<br \/>10:12 In Natural Bodybuilding You Get BETTER As You Age<br \/>11:06 Eddie\u2019s MARVELLOUS Transformation<br \/>11:36 Working With Cliff Wilson &#8211; Eddie\u2019s Experience<br \/>11:56 Eddie\u2019s BULKING Results Revealed &#8211; What You Should Know<br \/>14:01 Working With Jeff Nippard<br \/>16:03 The Craziest Program Eddie Ever Did<br \/>18:24 How The TOP Natural Pro ACTUALLY Train\u2026<br \/>19:22 I Got This Wrong With Training..<br \/>21:54 Training To Failure When Volume Is HIGHER (The Facts)<br \/>25:41 Why Eddie Doesn\u2019t Train For Sets of 5 (Consider This!)<br \/>28:51 Eddie\u2019s Experience With High Reps vs. Low Reps<br \/>30:25 Eddie\u2019s Workout Split &#8211; Why?<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening! 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