135: Pro Natural Bodybuilder & Natty News Daily Founder - Leroy Rollins

Welcome to episode 135 of the Longevity Muscle podcast! Today we have WNBF/OCB/NMA Pro Natural Bodybuilder, Podcaster and Founder of Natty News Daily, Leroy Rollins joining us!

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(00:11) Intro
(01:40) Update from Leroy
(02:15) Show day, 4:00am wake up calls
(03:00) What’s Leroys full time job
(07:06) CORE Supplement sponsorship
(07:40) How Natty News Daily came to life
(12:10) Tagging Natty News Daily on IG
(14:41) Leroy’s incredible pro card season
(15:31) What’s next for Leroy?
(18:17) When will Leroy start contest prep?
(21:09) How long has Leroy been training?
(22:25) Leroy’s height and offseason weight
(26:30) Standing for long hours
(27:45) What’s the ultimate goal? Why does Leroy compete?
(30:20) Does Leroy believe he can become a WNBF World Champion?
(34:27) The social media era
(35:00) Being coached by Cliff Wilson
(37:03) 30 rep sets (why?)
(43:20) High rep benefits (execution)
(44:35) How long has it been? (Training by Cliff Wilson
(47:12) Practical applications to rep ranges
(49:18) What rep range is practically “best”?
(50:10) Getting better results (how?)
(52:45) Shout out to Alberto Nunez and Marshall Johnson
(53:52) Leroy’s training frequency (how has it changes?)
(55:51) Getting help from others in the industry
(56:48) Time flys
(58:01) Why 5 days per week training
(59:00) What time does Leroy start his day?
(59:39) Outskirts of Ontario (the beauty)
(59:47) What time does Leroy train?
(01:00:51) Why Leroy hates training later in the day
(01:02:09) What time does Leroy go to sleep?
(01:03:25) Leroy’s daily routine (a sample)
(01:05:51) Sipping on Gatorade during the workout (why?)
(01:06:00) Should you train fasted?
(01:07:49) A good sign you may respond well to fasted training
(01:08:29) Sipping on EAA’s during the workout (fasted training)
(01:08:45) Leroy’s current training split
(01:10:54) Where you can learn more + outro

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