2932: Phil Heath Used Less PEDs Than Everyone Thought ; Here Is the Real Story

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In this episode the guys sit down with seven-time Mr. Olympia Phil Heath for a wide-ranging conversation covering the military, faith, bodybuilding and business. Phil shares stories from years of USO tours — including a trip to Guantanamo Bay with the Most Interesting Man in the World, drinking the ceremonial grog three times at a Medal of Honor ceremony, and training with Marines on base. He breaks down how being a hyper responder shaped his approach to PEDs (less is more), the problem with influencers recommending a gram of testosterone or 400-500mg of Trenbolone to beginners, why he believes GLP-1s are essentially cheating in competition prep, why he thinks no one in the open division is bringing diet face anymore, how barbell rows and training back twice a week transformed his physique, the mental shift from training angry to training joyful after his faith walk, his four and a half years of depression post-retirement, how he turned down Hollywood roles he felt were degrading, and his anticipation of becoming a father for the first time at 46. The guys also get into bodybuilding prize money history — from $100K and a Hummer in the early Arnold years to Arnold and the Olympia now bidding against each other toward $750K and beyond.

 

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0:00 - Intro

1:59 - Phil's USO tours — Guantanamo Bay, Medal of Honor ceremonies and training with Marines

9:32 - How Phil is training now — 3-4 days a week, eating twice a day and prepping to have a kid

17:23 - Being a hyper responder — why Phil used less than most people think

23:05 - PED influencers recommending crazy doses to beginners — why Phil is frustrated

29:54 - The biggest training mistakes Phil sees today — speed, ego and no mind-muscle connection

40:27 - How barbell rows and training back twice a week transformed Phil's physique

42:34 - Why Phil cut arm training to every other week — and why it worked

51:44 - GLP-1s in professional bodybuilding — why Phil thinks over 90% are using them and why it's a problem

55:25 - Why no one has diet face anymore — inflammation, compounds and shortcuts showing up on stage

1:02:46 - Food poisoning at the 2009 Olympia — EMTs in his room until 6am the night before the show

1:13:02 - Phil's four and a half years of depression after retiring from bodybuilding

1:20:48 - Hollywood offers, "bucks breaking" and why Phil turned them down

1:24:26 - Transition from training angry to training joyful — the faith shift that changed everything

1:30:40 - Phil's path to fatherhood at 46 — what he's thinking and what he wants for his kid

1:47:22 - Bodybuilding prize money history — from $100K and a Hummer to Arnold vs. Olympia at $750K