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The <\/span>Longevity Muscle Podcast<\/span><\/i> sat down with <\/span>Chad Martin<\/b>. Martin is a 3x USA champion, 7x World Heavyweight champion, <\/span>Professional Natural Bodybuilding (PNBA)<\/span><\/a><\/span> Hall of Fame Inductee, and 19x <\/span>Natural Olympia<\/span><\/a><\/span> contestant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Longevity Muscle Podcast <\/span><\/i>summarized what they discussed in the part II segment of their interview with Chad Martin on social media. They said:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIn this 2 part episode <\/span>@chadmartinhof<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>@kennyratatsidis<\/span><\/a>discuss many topics related to natural bodybuilding including how Chad\u2019s training has evolved into his 50\u2019s vs when he first began competing back in the 90\u2019s! <\/span><\/p>\n Calisthenics for bodybuilding, gymnastics (example & shout out to <\/span>@inbapnbaglobal_official<\/span><\/a> pro natural bodybuilder <\/span>@mitchjarv<\/span><\/a>) the role of genetics vs hard work in bodybuilding, the importance of a great training environment, progressive overload, heavy weight\/low reps vs light weight\/high reps for building muscle, baseball and going to the pros and so much more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The <\/span>Longevity Muscle Podcast\u2019s<\/span><\/i> Instagram statement regarding their interview with Chad Martin is below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In part I of the <\/span>Longevity Muscle Podcast<\/span><\/i> interview with Chad Martin, Martin talked about his past natural bodybuilding competitions and training philosophy, including explaining his <\/span>\u201cTetris Ten\u201d training methodology<\/span><\/a><\/span> to prep for shows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In part II of the interview, Martin discussed training at different points in life. <\/span>Martin stated that everyone has a window where their hormones are best for training. Martin voiced:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYou only have these windows so many times in your life. Especially with testosterone and hormones. You only have this window once. You\u2019re only 18, 19, 20 once. That teenage years and the years when you\u2019re a twenty-year-old. You have this window where your testosterone levels are incredible. Your recovery rate is incredible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Chad Martin tells young guys that they don\u2019t need to take anything. Because their anabolic hormones are functioning so well at that age. Martin expressed:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIf you literally train hard and eat decently, you can still eat tons of crap food at those ages. You can get away with it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Moreover, he believes that the most challenging part about training when you get older is holding on to muscle mass, compared to being lean. He said in his mid-40s, he started noticing a decline in muscle mass. That\u2019s why Martin still trains with heavy weights. But, Martin asserted, \u201cI\u2019ve never been a high rep guy. To me, it never made sense. It was like basically doing a lot of cardio.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Martin also dived into why he stuck with the INBA PNBA and didn\u2019t try any other natural bodybuilding organization. Martin responded:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe other ones, I know they\u2019re trying. I know they have some testing. But you would never hear about guys testing positive. You know where at least with the INBA PNBA, they would post it up there, and it would almost every time be a lifetime ban.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n And Martin admits that because of the strict drug testing protocol of a failed drug test in the INBA PNBA (stripped from your title and prize money and placed in the <\/span>Hall of Shame<\/span><\/a><\/span>). As a result, some natural bodybuilders choose not to compete in the organization since they\u2019re more likely to slip through the cracks in other leagues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Follow us on <\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/span>, and <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a> for more insight from professional natural bodybuilders! <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Training As You Age and Anabolic Window<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Chad Martin on Why He Sticks With the INBA PNBA<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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