74. The Road to Becoming Mr. Olympia: Interview with Brandon Curry

The Kris Gethin Podcast

Kris Gethin

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.9 • 598 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2019

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Joining us today is the new Mr. Olympia Brandon Curry! In this episode of Knowledge and Mileage, Brandon fills us in on his long and winding road to the Olympia title. From an 8 contest season to placing last in the Olympia and moving to Kuwait to the Olympia title, Mr. Olympia has a wealth on knowledge to share with all of us.

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Brandon talks about the sacrifices, challenges and family dynamics of training to be Mr. Olympia [4:30]
Why Brandon moved from fitness modeling to full fledged bodybuilding [12:00]
The moment Brandon realized he belonged on the Olympia stage [17:45]
How the Arnold win prepped Brandon to win Mr. Olympia [24:00]
Why Brandon competed 8 times in 2015 just to get on stage at the Olympia. And how he ended up training in Kuwait [26:00]
How training in Kuwait changed the game for Brandon [32:00]
How the judges threw Brandon's plans for a loop this year [40:00]
Would Brandon go back and change his approach in his early days in the sport? [45:00]
What would Mr. Olympia tell those who are still trying to reach their goals? [48:00]
Can Brandon see himself following in Dexter Jackson's footsteps and compete forever? [56:00]

Featured Guest: Brandon Curry

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. Chris Gathin here and welcome to another episode of the Knowledge and Mileage podcast.
0:07.4	Only a couple of days ago, Brandon Curry went on to become the 15th Mr. Olympia.
0:15.7	What is amazing about this story is that I've known Brandon since about 2005, 2006, maybe, since he was just,
0:25.3	just getting into the ranks of pro bodybuilding. And just to watch the guy persist over the years
0:34.4	and continue knocking on that door when he wasn't a backrunner.
0:39.2	I mean, sorry, he wasn't a front runner.
0:41.0	He was definitely a backrunner.
0:42.9	And that sacrifice paid off.
0:45.6	He made the ultimate sacrifice just a few years ago.
0:48.0	He went to Kuwait to train over in oxygen gym with the camel crew.
0:54.0	And that sacrifice was definitely worth it because
0:56.4	now he has the success to share with himself, his family, his wife Brandy and that is the
1:03.8	Mr. Olympia title. So let's get straight into the show with Brandon Curry.
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1:54.2	so you can grow bigger, stronger muscle fibers.
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