099: Alex Leonidas - AlphaDestiny

Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have Alex Leonidas aka AlphaDestiny joining us on the show. Alex is a natural bodybuilder, strength athlete, coach and YouTuber!


Timestamps:
(00:11) Intro
(01:30) Parallels in bodybuilding vs. YouTube
(22:05) Alex discusses his experience with his 2022 contest prep
(22:21) Alex's contest weight
(22:38) Which category did Alex compete in
(23:37) Greek genetics
(24:22) How heavy did Alex get in the offseason before he competed
(25:45) 2 lines of thoughts to bulking (is it longevity promoting?)
(36:02) Why you might be holding yourself back from growing muscle
(39:43) Alex shares how he brought up his lagging arms
(41:23) How Alex approaches elbow health
(43:12) Overlapping between muscle groups (arm day discussion continued)
(47:04) Evolution of Alex's training (full body vs. upper/lower vs. ppl)
(49:06) Alex discusses current recovery between training sessions
(50:00) Why Alex prefers 2 sets per exercise (more exercises per session)
(51:00) Why Alex auto regulates his training split
(52:00) How's Alex's recovery post show? (mental health post show)
(56:53) What's Alex's ultimate contest goal?
(01:00:49) How Alex will aim to improve his "weak" body parts this offseason
 


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