4.8 • 827 Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2020
⏱️ 86 minutes
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In another era, bodybuilding was considered as much as an art as it was a pseudo-sport. A decade ago one could argue that its artistic element was at an all-time low, but things have changed in the last few years. In the IFBB specifically, the creation of the classic physique division is arguably resulting in the cultural revival of these artistic elements. Today, Iron Culture hosts a fantastic ambassador of the art of bodybuilding, Terence Ruffin. Not only has he won multiple pro titles and recently finished second at the Arnold Classic, but he was also the youngest IFBB pro card winner when he attainted pro status as a lightweight at the 2014 NPC nationals at the age of 21. His impressive physique stands on its own; however, his ability to displaying it is amongst the best in the game and his posing routines leave lasting impressions on all who view them.
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0:00.0 | We're back with bodybuilding, Eric. |
0:01.6 | Let's face it. |
0:02.8 | The greatest sport, we don't need to talk about, like we, so just so everyone knows, |
0:07.2 | every time you hear us with a power lifter, a weightlifter, |
0:11.3 | or a strong man, strong woman competitor, or any other lifting sport, |
0:15.9 | it's basically filler. |
0:17.2 | We couldn't find a bodybuilder. |
0:19.8 | Yeah, so we started with a different title for the podcast, |
0:24.8 | and basically we realized we could not have a bodybuilder on every single time or talk about |
0:30.7 | bodybuilding that frequently. So then we kind of backpedaled and went, oh, maybe we should unite the |
0:35.1 | tribes. But no, today we have one of the most dominant athletes in terms of not just competitive |
0:43.4 | bodybuilding in the classic bodybuilding, classic physique division, but I would say an ambassador |
0:50.2 | for the artistic side of bodybuilding. |
0:53.2 | And in all seriousness, while we pretend our jokes, we make them, about the preference we |
0:59.8 | have for bodybuilding, even though Terence Ruffin, who is our guest today, is a bodybuilder |
1:05.6 | and embodies some of the aspects of bodybuilding I love the most, he's also a history buff. |
1:10.2 | He's also someone |
1:10.8 | who's involved in evidence-based training as a coach himself. He's well read. He has common |
1:16.3 | sense. And he's exactly the change that I like to see in this modern era of bodybuilding |
1:22.0 | where we've gotten away from magazines. Individual athletes have a platform. And the best of them |
1:27.4 | are using that platform for good, |
1:30.7 | doing ethical promotion of good information, answering questions, making themselves available, |
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