131: Musclemania World Champion Tony Montalbano

Welcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast! Today we have 2x British Champion, Musclemania World Champion & Lifetime Pro Natural Bodybuilder Tony Montalbano.

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Timestamps:
(00:11) Intro
(00:45) Tony's biggest inspiration (Rocky Balboa)
(02:29) The transition from gym owner to actor (but why?)
(06:15) How old was Tony when he first competed (and why?)
(11:17) How old was Tony when he retired from competition?
(12:00) Lifetime natural status (who else?)
(13:30) Tony's stage weight vs. offseason weight
(15:34) The ideal offseason weight for Tony
(18:06) Tony's ex wife (were the methods too extreme?)
(19:54) Is acting full time for Tony?
(20:47) Will Tony ever compete again?
(26:01) Politics in natural bodybuilding and why Tony stopped training 
(31:28) Exercises Tony is looking to progress towards (and why)
(33:22) Why Tony doesn't train legs anymore (all or nothing)
(34:39) Lessons learned from training?
(35:57) Tony's training leading up to his peak physique
(38:32) Tony's version of MAX-OT
(39:54) The advantages of pre-exhaust (when and for whom?)
(42:01) Training frequency
(44:02) How frequently did Tony change his training?
(44:50) Aches and pains during Tony's competitive years
(45:39) Mike Mentzer's HIT
(45:57) The "Most" productive routine
(47:30) Tony's favourite training program
(48:16) Rep ranges for compound vs. isolation
(52:12) What exercises did Tony have to avoid because of his shoulder(s)
(52:52) Training to failure
(53:38) MAX-OT vs. Mike Mentzer's HIT
(55:02) Brooks Kubik's Dinosaur Training
(55:46) Tony reads out some of his training & nutrition journals!
(01:02:36) When you can learn more + Outro

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