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#673 - Phil Heath - Elite Performance Secrets Of A 7X World Champion Bodybuilder

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.74.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2023

⏱️ 130 minutes

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Summary

Phil Heath is a professional bodybuilder, 7-time Mr. Olympia winner, entrepreneur and an author. Phil Heath is one of the greatest and most dominant bodybuilders of all time. But what does it take to win Mr Olympia for 7 consecutive years and just what are the inner workings of his mind that led him to success? Expect to learn Phil’s reflections on his rivalry with Kai Greene, what it was like being a part of the Generation Iron documentary, how to improve your relationship with pain, how to conquer small impulses, why Phil used far fewer PEDs than everyone thinks, his 10 best exercises for building muscle, what he thinks of Chris Bumstead, his opinion on the current field of Olympia competitors and much more…⁣ Sponsors: Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 50% off your first Factor Meals box by going to to https://factormeals.com/MW50 (discount automatically applied at checkout) Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10) Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everybody, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Phil Heath. He's a professional

0:05.2

bodybuilder, seven time Mr. Olympia winner, entrepreneur and an author. Phil Heath is one of the greatest

0:12.0

and most dominant bodybuilders of all time. But what does it take to win Mr. Olympia for seven

0:17.4

consecutive years and just what are the inner workings of his mind that led him to that success?

0:23.0

Expect to learn Phil's reflections on his rivalry with Kai Green, what it was like being a part

0:27.6

of the generation Iron documentary, how to improve your relationship with pain, how to conquer

0:32.4

small impulses, why Phil used far fewer PDs than everyone thinks. His ten best exercises for

0:38.4

building muscle, what he thinks of Chris Bumstead, his opinion on the current field of Olympia

0:43.0

competitors and much more. Phil is a very impressive human being. He is much more than just a set of

0:51.6

biceps. He's an incredibly sharp guy and this went for over two hours. I really loved it. This

0:57.8

great location that we found in LA, which was an active woodworking studio with a chainsaw in the

1:03.2

background. It was really fun. And if you want to go and check that out on YouTube, you can do

1:08.9

some other cool updates that you might be interested in. I am back away to the UK for a full two

1:14.0

and a bit weeks next week and I will be recording with three huge guests, many of whom have been

1:20.1

requested for a very, very long time. Also, every Monday for the next month, we will be releasing

1:25.7

another cinema episode from that huge weekend that we did in LA. The guests are fantastic. Also

1:31.6

massively requested, huge platforms. So if you want to support the show and make sure you don't

1:36.8

miss those, when they go up, please hit the subscribe button. It really does make a difference,

1:41.9

and we're working hard at the moment. I'm flying all over the world, trying to track down

1:45.4

interesting people and attach them to a chair for a few hours so that I can ask them questions.

1:50.3

So support the show, please, by hitting the subscribe button wherever you are listening.

1:54.3

I thank you. But now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Phil Heath.

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