Longevity Muscle

122: Benjamin Schuster - The Next Generation

Kenny Ratatsidis Season 1 Episode 122

Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast where we sit down with the 2023 WNBF Middleweight World Champion Benjamin Schuster

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Timestamps: 
(00:11) Intro
(00:57) The Next Generation
(02:37) Benjamin’s first contest season
(03:12) Winning the 2023 WNBF Worlds Middleweight title at 21 years old!
(04:31) Benjamin’s thoughts on the overall title
(05:55) When did Benjamin first discover natural bodybuilding?
(06:41) Benjamin’s earliest inspirations in natural bodybuilding
(11:00) What is Benjamin studying currently?
(11:15) What is Benjamin’s goals in natural bodybuilding?
(12:58) Studying, working and balancing bodybuilding
(14:35) Offseason vs. contest weight competing at WNBF Worlds
(18:22) Top end body weight in the offseason
(20:42) Benjamin’s current off-season training plan
(23:13) The body parts Benjamin is aiming to improve this off-season
(29:17) Fatigue considerations
(31:08) Why Benjamin stays strict to a 2 on 1 off schedule
(33:28) The “sweet spot” (How many exercises and hard sets?)
(38:12) Rest periods between sets
(38:58) Why top sets
(41:14) Rep ranges
(43:00) Going off feel vs. sticking to the program
(43:27) Does Benjamin prefer a specific rep range
(46:28) Training to failure
(47:50) How many sets to failure per exercise?
(49:10) Progression
(50:42) Does Benjamin train by himself?
(51:31) Has Benjamin ever been to Holland?
(53:27) Does Benjamin have any injuries, aches and pains?
(01:05:31) Where you can learn more from Benjamin + Outro

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