From 480 Pounds to Bodybuilding: Alex Porro’s Incredible Journey

American Glutton

Health & Fitness

4.9 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of American Glutton, Ethan Suplee sits down with Alex Porro to discuss his extraordinary 240-pound weight loss journey and the decade of discipline it took to keep it off. Alex opens up about the mental and physical battles of obesity, his experience with bodybuilding, skin removal surgery, and the emotional conversations he’s had with family about health and longevity.

From fad diets to sustainable change, Alex shares raw, practical insights on transformation, maintenance, and living a healthier life without extremes.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

00:20 – Alex’s transformation and weight loss journey

01:33 – Hitting rock bottom and first steps toward change

04:25 – Building confidence and entering the gym

10:13 – CrossFit, bodybuilding, and maintenance

14:47 – The dangers of bodybuilding culture

18:09 – Life after competitions and finding balance

23:52 – Supporting friends and family on their journeys

28:23 – Diet experiments and GLP-1 medications

30:12 – Emotional talk with his parents about health

31:10 – Skin removal surgery and recovery struggles

38:42 – Documentary on Amazon Prime

46:59 – Behind the scenes of “Skin Deep”

51:53 – Looking ahead: the future of weight loss

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0:00.0	They did it again. Flower, instead of flowers, on my birthday. And 95 minutes late, but it's hard to leave when you've shared so much. Your postcode, your gluten intolerance. Then I saw it. 25% off your first Akado shop, plus free delivery. And I just knew I'd found the online supermarket of my dreams. Akado, life delivered.
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0:44.7	Go to Ethan suplea.substack.com and join in on the conversation. We want your voice heard there
0:51.7	too. That's one. The second thing is the prep deck.
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1:30.2	Hi, I'm Ethan Soply.
1:32.5	Welcome to American Glutton.
1:34.3	Outside of acting, my two favorite things to do are diet and eat.
1:38.2	I have a very complicated relationship with food, and on this podcast, we're going to talk about all of it.
1:43.5	Food as entertainment. Food is it. Food as entertainment.
1:45.5	Food as sport.
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