056: Mr. Natural Canada - Tom Kiatipis

Joining us on the Longevity Muscle podcast is IFPA Pro Natural Bodybuilder, Tom Kiat. Tom has been training since the 90's and earned his pro card with the IFPA and WNBF. He placed top 5 at the 2012 OCB Yorton Cup alongside Natural Bodybuilding Legend Philip Ricardo Jr, Moji Oluwa, Cleveland Thomas and Paul Iatomasi!


Timestamps:
(00:11) Intro
(00:50) Competing against Philip Ricardo Jr, 2012 Yorton Cup and more
(05:28) Tom discusses his injury going into to 2012 Yorton Cup
(09:34) Why Tom moved from Toronto to Costa Rica
(12:10) Tom discusses his coaching business
(12:54) Why Tom switched to High Intensity Training and his results
(16:00) Tom writes a letter to Dorian Yates
(16:51) Mike Mentzer's Heavy Duty
(17:45) The importance of progressing load
(19:29) Having an open mind and getting out of your training camp
(20:29) 1 set to failure per exercise vs pump training
(21:57) Tom talks about why he switched back to HIT after doing HVT and the results
(23:25) Tom's current training split, frequency and more
(25:15) Tom talks about how his body responded after cutting his training volume
(26:33) Is HIT something Tom would do in his prime as a competitive bodybuilder?
(28:45) What you need to realize when it comes to exercise science research/studies
(30:30) Tom discusses the importance of recovery
(32:20) The origin of 3 sets
(34:28) Why preference and personality fits into the volume/intensity equation
(36:46) The reality with HIT and HVT 
(37:11) Dorian Yates and Blood and Guts
(39:00) 3 signs you're overtraining
(41:23) Why Tom doesn't implement regular deload weeks
(42:06) How frequently does Tom train a given muscle group?
(43:42) The issue with natural bodybuilding contests
(45:21) Discussing the transition to the IFBB
(46:43) Will Tom hit the stage once again?
(47:58) Discussing the Mr America
(49:00) The Hall of Shame
(51:20) Where you can learn more from Tom + Outro


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