From Gold’s Gym to Hollywood | Training Hard at 60 Ft. Mike Ryan

Mark Bell's Power Project

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Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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On this episode of Mark Bell’s Power Project, Mark talks with Mike Ryan, a celebrity trainer and lifelong athlete, former Gold’s Gym manager, and someone who’s been around the best of the best for decades.Mike is about to turn 60… and he’s not slowing down. He’s still lifting heavy, sprinting, working long hours, and pushing to break records, not just maintain.Follow:@mike_ryan_celebritytrainerSpecial perks for our listeners below!🥩 HIGH QUALITY PROTEIN! 🍖 ➢ https://goodlifeproteins.com/ Code POWER to save 20% off site wide, or code POWERPROJECT to save an additional 5% off your Build a Box Subscription!🩸 Get your BLOODWORK/TRT/PEPTIDES! 🩸 ➢ https://marekhealth.com and use code "POWERPROJECT" for 10% off Self-Service Labs and Guided Optimization®.🧠 Methylene Blue: Better Focus, Sleep and Mood 🧠 Use Code POWER10 for 10% off!➢https://troscriptions.com?utm_source=affiliate&ut-m_medium=podcast&ut-m_campaign=MarkBel-I_podcastBest 5 Finger Barefoot Shoes! 👟 ➢ https://Peluva.com/PowerProject Code POWERPROJECT15 to save 15% off Peluva Shoes!Self Explanatory 🍆 ➢ Enlarging Pumps (This really works): https://bit.ly/powerproject1Pumps explained: https://youtu.be/qPG9JXjlhpM?si=JZN09-FakTjoJuaW🚨 The Best Red Light Therapy Devices and Blue Blocking Glasses On The Market! 😎➢https://emr-tek.com/Use code: POWERPROJECT to save 20% off your order!👟 BEST LOOKING AND FUNCTIONING BAREFOOT SHOES 🦶➢https://vivobarefoot.com/powerproject🥶 The Best Cold Plunge Money Can Buy 🥶 ➢ https://thecoldplunge.com/ Code POWERPROJECT to save $150!!➢ https://withinyoubrand.com/ Code POWERPROJECT to save 15% off supplements!➢ https://markbellslingshot.com/ Code POWERPROJECT to save 15% off all gear and apparel!Follow Mark Bell's Power Project Podcast➢ https://www.PowerProject.live➢ https://lnk.to/PowerProjectPodcast➢ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/markbellspowerproject➢ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/markbellspowerprojectFOLLOW Mark Bell➢ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marksmellybell➢https://www.tiktok.com/@marksmellybell➢ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkBellSuperTraining➢ Twitter: https://twitter.com/marksmellybell

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0:00.0	Like I hate when people say, I'm just here to do a maintenance program.
0:02.3	Maintenance for old people who carry keys.
0:04.6	If I don't feel like some pains, I'd be like, I'm slacking.
0:07.0	You know what I mean?
0:07.5	A day without pain is like a day without sunshine. When I see the stuff that you have online on your Instagram and stuff like that, it seems like you're still trying to hold on to a lot of athleticism. I wouldn't say hold on to it. Let's say perfect it, all right?
0:17.9	Make it even better.
0:18.8	Totally, why not?
0:19.7	I train every component from my neck to my caps covered.
0:23.8	Science says you cannot work to diet. That's what everyone always says. Well, guess what? How you all worked it? The more successful you are, the cool you are. Have you found a common thread amongst, like, how these people make it? Yes, it's just their drive. Everything from Bill Phillips, you know, one of the youngest guys to make. So much money starting EAS. Next thing you know, I'm on the set of Fight Club. And there I am, Edward Norton. Brad Pitt. I'm like the side. This is wild. All right, we're here today with Mike Ryan. What's going on, Mike Ryan? What is going on, Mark Bell? You're going to be 60 coming up? 60 in a couple weeks. What in the hell? I know, how'd that happen? What in the hell is going on? I think I met you. I was probably like right around 20. Yeah. And you were working with a bunch of athletes. And you were you were working so i was i wasn't running the
1:11.8	gym then you well no you were running the gym but but uh i'm talking about a particular instance where
1:17.6	you were working with a bunch of athletes and then you invited me to help you train those athletes
1:22.2	you were working with a bunch of quarterbacks um in like palace verdes or something
1:27.1	yeah yeah that was that was a fun little gig um the quarterback in like Palace Verdes or something. Palis Verde's, yeah.
1:27.9	Yeah, that was a fun little gig.
1:31.2	The guy that we work with Mike Power, he extended it up into, he went it to the valley.
1:36.9	He ended up having some, a Kenny O'Brien, actually.
1:40.1	He hooked up with Kenny O'Brien.
1:41.4	And to this day, Kenney O'Brien has a legendary football camp, basically just focus on quarterbacks. Right. Yeah, so, yeah, it's an interesting story. And you were a football player and you've been an athlete your whole life? I like to think so. Are you, it seems to me, when I see your training, when I see the stuff that you have online on your Instagram and stuff like that, It you're still trying to hold on to a lot of athleticism I wouldn't say hold on to it I say perfect it all right let's make it even better totally why not yeah fuck yeah maybe just scoot this way a little bit so you're closer to the microphone there you go yeah yeah no I yeah I try to push myself so I't want to, like I hate when people say they want to maintain their,
2:18.0	I'm just here to do a maintenance program.
2:19.5	Fuck maintenance.
2:20.7	Maintenance for old people who carry keys. Yeah, because you're still lifting, really haven't. I try. You know, at 60 years old, I'm going to try and shatter every record I had, stay healthy, still do sprints, still do some road work, and still work, you know, 60 hours a week.
2:36.5	Your body still feel good?
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