Beyond The Muscle Podcast dives deep into the world of natural bodybuilding offering valuable insights from those involved in the sport.
Featuring expert guests, engaging discussions as well as actionable tips to help level up your own bodybuilding journey.
#57 The importance of managing physique expectations
The latest episode of Beyond The Muscle is now up on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts.
Josh and Dean are back for another deep dive and in this chat we explore the topic of physique expectations and specifically, how to manage physique expectations.
This is an important topic and a fun one for us to explore.
We discuss comparing ourselves to other bodybuilders, our own physique expectations when we first competed, how expectations evolve over time and much more.
This is the last episode before my first show of the season and a mini summer break! Enjoy!
14 Jul 2026
#56 Ryan Sapstead: It was never about the gym
The latest episode of Beyond The Muscle is now live on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts.
In this episode I had the pleasure of chatting with natural bodybuilder and coach Ryan Sapstead.
With Ryan I wanted to explore the topic of the benefits of dedicating a life to lifting weights and some of the lessons that brings.
Ryan and I chatted about how and why we started lifting weights, the control aspect the gym can bring, why box ticking doesn’t apply to lifting weights and much more.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable conversation and one I’m sure you’ll get some real value from.
If you’re enjoying these chats, give Beyond The muscle a 5 star review on Spotify and subscribe too.
8 Jul 2026
#55 Charlie Ziegler: Why bodybuilders make great artists
The latest episode of Beyond the Muscle is now live on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts.
In this chat I had the pleasure of chatting with pro natural bodybuilder and hyperrealism artist Charlie Ziegler.
It was great to chat to Charlie who shares my passion for both bodybuilding and creating hyperrealism artwork.
This was a very different kind of episode as we took some time to explore the similarities between a contest prep and the skills required to create photorealistic artwork.
We also discussed the role of obsession in these pursuits as well as how Charlie has become a successful vegan bodybuilder too.
A truly enjoyable episode to film and one with a ton of value, make sure you check it out.
Follow Charlie for his training and art updates and if you’re enjoying Beyond The Muscle, give me a follow on YouTube/Spotify.
Thanks!
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