Bodybuilding can be very lonely as you toil away at the gym, make your meals, and rest a lot all by yourself.

So in the endless pursuit of building muscle, it's important to always be looking for inspiration that reminds you of why you fell in love with it in the first place.

Let's grow big together.

The podcast that invites you to come with me if you want to lift.

I'm Fausto Furnos.

And I'm Mark Filion.

In this series, we're taking a look at the passion for muscle.

Adventures in Bodybuilding, Muscle Gods, Muscle Worship muscle worship, and practical advice to put on the games.

Today we find inspiration and recharge our batteries in the never-ending quest to build muscle. As we look

back at our amazing weekend at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio. Plus, far out at brilliant fitness products we saw at the Arnold.

Who started the butt-grabbing tradition between Chris Bunsted and Ramon Rocha-Kerose?

And why setbacks are an inevitable part of the growing process.

We are back from the Arnold Expo,

now the Arnold Sports Festival and massage parlor.

In Columbus, Ohio,

thousands and thousands of all those people

you follow on Instagram that you forgot their name.

So I'm like, excuse me, young sir, you're so muscular and so good looking.

I know you're famous. What is your name? I do follow you on Instagram.

What is your name? They're like, I'm Arnold Schwarzenegger, you idiot.

I did have that actually happen to me.

I ran into it.

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