022: The First Ever Natural Mr Olympia Champion - John Hansen

Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle podcast! Joining us today is none other than the FIRST EVER natural Mr Olympia Champion, John Hansen. John is also a 3x Mr Universe and his career dates back as far as 1979, as a teenager who competed in the AAU. John is someone who truly represents what it means to have Longevity in the sport of bodybuilding and fitness! Not only that, but John is the host of one of the most legendary bodybuilding podcasts there is, the Bodybuilding Legends Show.

Timestamps:
(00:11) Become a Longevity Muscle VIP Supporter + Bonus Interviews!
(01:17) Intro
(02:15) John's inspiration for getting into bodybuilding
(10:45) John’s experience competing at the first ever Natural Mr Olympia
(13:30) John talks about his greatest bodybuilding set back in his career
(18:04) How John’s setback influenced his training moving forward
(22:43) Lessons learned from multiple injuries
(22:50) How John’s exercise selection has evolved over the years 
(28:14) Training frequency
(32:00) John’s talks about 2 a days
(32:44) Pump style training
(34:12) Nutrition for building muscle
(37:49) Bodybuilding into your 80’s?!
(39:38) John’s experience competing in the 80s and 90s?
(41:50) IFBB aspirations
(44:12) Who John would love to have on the Bodybuilding Legends Show, Mike Mentzer stories and more 
(53:03) 6 days per week training, Arnold, Mentzer and more
(56:25) Competing against Mike Ohearn
(01:02:02) John’s experience writing for Ironman magazine
(01:03:56) John’s landing a magazine cover and natural bodybuilding judging criteria
(1:15:05) Where you can learn more from John + Outro


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