Longevity Muscle

137: Mr. Natural Canada - Tom Kiatipis (Part 3)

Kenny Ratatsidis Season 1 Episode 137

Joining us on the Longevity Muscle podcast for a part 3, is Mr. Natural Canada, OCB/IFPA/WNBF Pro Natural Bodybuilder, Tom Kiatipis. Tom has been training since the 90's and earned his pro card with the IFPA. 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
(01:30) How's it going (Tom and Kenny re-unite)
(02:28) An update from Tom Kiatipis 
(06:08) The longevity mindset you NEED
(06:58) How to thrive into your 50's, Natural Bodybuilding, Competing
(08:04) Contest shape vs off-season shape (The TRUTH)
(10:20) Competing for the Yorton Cup
(10:48) One of the best natural bodybuilders ever
(11:54) Shevon Cunningham vs. Brian Whitacre (Yorton Cup 2015)
(15:21) What's the point of competing in natural bodybuilding?
(18:21) Why Tom Kiatipis stopped competing only to return again...
(20:16) High volume training vs. high intensity training (Tom's process)
(21:41) Tom Kiatipis reveals his current training routine
(23:20) Recovery is the key to muscle growth (more is not better!)
(27:39) Tom's nutritional philosophy (bulking not advised)
(31:28) Energy expenditure, Matt Kiatipis, high performance growth
(33:55) Why 2x per week full body workouts?
(42:16) The wisdom of Tom Kiatipis 
(44;29) Longevity Muscle Podcast (The Guest's)
(45:36) YouTube comments (The Trolls)
(46:45) The future of the Longevity Muscle Podcast
(49:20) How would Tom stack up against today's natural bodybuilders
(50:21) Longevity = THIS!
(50:48) Building muscle over the age of 50
(54:29) The truth about recovery for muscle growth
(01:00:01) Moving to Greece
(01:02:39) Keep the promise you make to yourself (daily wins)
(01:04:56) Where you can learn more from Tom
(01:07:30) Outro

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