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Welcome to The Bodybuilding Down Under Podcast! Each episode you will be joined by your hosts Jack Radford-Smith, Daniel Chapelle, Lawrence Grieve and Daniel Yates, all passionate bodybuilders who are engrossed within the bodybuilding community here in Australia. Tune into the podcast for insight into the bodybuilding lifestyle, including everyone’s journeys on and off the stage, regular Q&A’s, guest interviews and of course some banter along the way. We all hope you enjoy!Instagram Handles:Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jack.radfordsmith/Daniel C: https://www.instagram.com/daniel.chapelle/Lawrence: https://www.instagram.com/general.muscle/Daniel Y: https://www.instagram.com/dy.fit/
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- 2 days ago38 min
219: CROWNING THE WORST FITNESS TREND OF ALL TIME
Welcome to Episode 219 of the Bodybuilding Down Under Podcast! The World Cup of Terrible Fitness Trends continues as we work through the quarter-finals, semi-finals and a fiercely contested final. We debate whether any exercise is inherently good or bad, the risks of going enhanced at a young age, the influence of unqualified health gurus and the widespread damage caused by labelling foods as either good or bad. The final comes down to going enhanced too young versus the good-versus-bad food mindset. With the panel unable to reach a verdict, the decision now falls to the listeners. Enjoy! Bodybuilding Down Under: https://www.instagram.com/bodybuildingdownunder/ Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jack.radfordsmith/ Daniel C: https://www.instagram.com/daniel.chapelle/ Lawrence: https://www.instagram.com/general.muscle/ Daniel Y: https://www.instagram.com/dy.fit/
- 1 weeks ago38 min
218: THE WORLD CUP OF TERRIBLE FITNESS TRENDS (PART 1)
Welcome to Episode 218 of the Bodybuilding Down Under Podcast! This week, the boys enter the worst trends in bodybuilding and fitness into a knockout tournament to determine which deserves to be crowned the most diabolical of them all. Recovery gadgets face off against “shocking the muscle,” peptides take on staying shredded year-round, and going enhanced at a young age competes against spot reduction. We also put detox diets, waist trainers, overcomplicated exercises, unqualified health wizards and the good-versus-bad food mindset on trial. Some matchups are straightforward. Others expose a surprising amount of nuance. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and grand final coming next week. Enjoy! Instagram Handles: Bodybuilding Down Under: https://www.instagram.com/bodybuildingdownunder/ Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jack.radfordsmith/ Daniel C: https://www.instagram.com/daniel.chapelle/ Lawrence: https://www.instagram.com/general.muscle/ Daniel Y: https://www.instagram.com/dy.fit/
- 2 weeks ago48 min
217: THE BIGGEST CHANGES COMING TO ICN FT. JAY ACHARYA
This week, we’re joined by ICN Queensland and ICN India President Jay Acharya for an honest look at where natural bodybuilding within ICN is heading. We unpack the major changes already being implemented across ICN Queensland, including improved judging feedback, streamlined show formats, clearer category standards and a stronger focus on year-round drug testing. Jay also takes us behind the scenes of India’s rapidly growing natural bodybuilding scene, where individual shows are attracting hundreds of athletes, before sharing what is planned for Dubai Worlds and the future of ICN internationally. From building genuine professional pathways to creating a better experience for athletes, coaches and spectators, this conversation offers plenty of insight into the future of the federation and the sport as a whole. Enjoy! Instagram Handles: Email: icnqueensland@icompetenatural.com Jay Acharya: https://www.instagram.com/jayacharyaofficial/?hl=en ICN QLD: https://www.instagram.com/icnqld/ Bodybuilding Down Under: https://www.instagram.com/bodybuildingdownunder/?hl=en Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jack.radfordsmith/ Daniel C: https://www.instagram.com/daniel.chapelle/ Lawrence: https://www.instagram.com/general.muscle/ Daniel Y: https://www.instagram.com/dy.fit/
- 3 weeks ago46 min
216: THE ULTIMATE CONTEST PREP FOOD TIER LIST
Welcome to Episode 216 of the Bodybuilding Down Under Podcast. This week, the boys put some of the most common contest prep foods on trial. Some are timeless bodybuilding staples. Others are aggressively marketed “diet foods” that may not deserve the reputation they have earned. From chicken and rice, oats and egg whites to FroPro pizza, Ninja Creamis, Pepsi Max and sugar-free lollies, everything is being ranked from S tier to D tier. Along the way, the boys debate whether chicken and rice is genuinely elite or simply protected by bodybuilding tradition, whether a Ninja Creami can save a prep or worsen food focus, and why certain low-calorie options may create more digestive problems than they solve. Enjoy! Instagram Handles: Bodybuilding Down Under: https://www.instagram.com/bodybuildingdownunder/?hl=en Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jack.radfordsmith/ Daniel C: https://www.instagram.com/daniel.chapelle/ Lawrence: https://www.instagram.com/general.muscle/ Daniel Y: https://www.instagram.com/dy.fit/
- Jun 30, 202650 min
215: THE PROBLEM WITH 'NATURAL' BODYBUILDING
Welcome to Episode 215 of the Bodybuilding Down Under Podcast! We open with an athlete watch, turning the spotlight on a couple of natural competitors who are making some serious noise heading into their upcoming shows. We discuss what's changed in their packages, what's got us excited, and why the standards being set are worth paying close attention to. From there we get into a conversation around natural federation integrity, specifically the three-year drug free period and why we think it falls well short of the gold standard. We discuss what polygraph testing actually adds to the process and what it would realistically take for a federation like NPC Natural to challenge WNBF's standing. To close things out we talk about the current gym equipment arms race happening across Queensland, covering everything from Prime, Megamass, MedX and Citadel, through to some Technogym slander. Enjoy! Instagram Handles: Bodybuilding Down Under: https://www.instagram.com/bodybuildingdownunder/?hl=en Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jack.radfordsmith/ Daniel C: https://www.instagram.com/daniel.chapelle/ Lawrence: https://www.instagram.com/general.muscle/ Daniel Y: https://www.instagram.com/dy.fit/
- Jun 23, 202645 min
214: CONTROVERSIAL TAKES & THE 1%'S THAT ACTUALLY MATTER
Welcome to Episode 214 of the Bodybuilding Down Under Podcast! This week we get into some of the smaller details that actually move the needle. We kick things off with a question around exercise sequencing in prep and whether loading up on isolation work before your compound lifts is a smart strategy or a performance trap, covering where it helps, where it costs you, and how to find the sweet spot depending on your stage of prep. From there, we each share our training, nutrition, and recovery 1 percenters. We cover gut health, food diversity, and the overlooked role of inflammation management and why sleep quality is probably the most valuable recovery target before looking at anything else. To wrap up, we each share something we believe that most people don't, from the long-term impact of heavy deadlifting on waist aesthetics, to whether pain tolerance is actually a real thing, to where protein and carbohydrate emphasis truly sit in the hierarchy for bodybuilders. Enjoy! Instagram Handles: Bodybuilding Down Under: https://www.instagram.com/bodybuildingdownunder/ Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jack.radfordsmith/ Daniel C: https://www.instagram.com/daniel.chapelle/ Lawrence: https://www.instagram.com/general.muscle/ Daniel Y: https://www.instagram.com/dy.fit/
- Jun 16, 202643 min
213: MASTERING THE ART OF POSING FT. PETE HARTWIG
Welcome to Episode 213 of the Bodybuilding Down Under Podcast! This week we are joined by one of Australia's most respected natural bodybuilders and posing artists, Pete Hartwig. A two-time Natural Olympia champion who earned his classic physique IFBB pro card at the Australian Arnold Classic, Pete sits down for a wide ranging chat on a career spanning almost two decades and more than 40 shows. We trace his journey from an unlikely four week first prep to the top of the natural ranks, the burnout that nearly ended it, and the mindset shift that brought him back. From there we get into his real obsession, posing as an art form, and the philosophy, influences and signature moments that made him one of the most captivating performers the sport has seen. Enjoy! Instagram Handles: Bodybuilding Down Under: https://www.instagram.com/bodybuildingdownunder/ Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jack.radfordsmith/ Daniel C: https://www.instagram.com/daniel.chapelle/ Lawrence: https://www.instagram.com/general.muscle/ Daniel Y: https://www.instagram.com/dy.fit/ Pete Hartwig: https://www.instagram.com/pete.hartwig/
- Jun 9, 202642 min
212: THE ULTIMATE GYM ATTACHMENT TIER LIST
Welcome to Episode 212 of the Bodybuilding Down Under Podcast! Before we get stuck into the main event, we take a few minutes to recap the most recent WNBF show in Melbourne, highlighting some standout physiques. This week we are ranking the most common cable attachments you will find on any gym floor into a full tier list. Off the back of a great listener suggestion, we make our way through the lot, from the humble straight bar and the trusty D handle to ropes, mag grips, the cuff, the Vulcan strap and of course the most controversial attachment in BDU history finally getting the ranking it deserves. It is a light one this week with some real practical value thrown in to help you get more out of your next session. The full tier list will be going up on our Instagram so you can see exactly where everything landed. Enjoy! Instagram Handles: Bodybuilding Down Under: https://www.instagram.com/bodybuildingdownunder/?hl=en Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jack.radfordsmith/ Daniel C: https://www.instagram.com/daniel.chapelle/ Lawrence: https://www.instagram.com/general.muscle/ Daniel Y: https://www.instagram.com/dy.fit/
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Welcome to The Bodybuilding Down Under Podcast! Each episode you will be joined by your hosts Jack Radford-Smith, Daniel Chapelle, Lawrence Grieve and Daniel Yates, all passionate bodybuilders who are engrossed within the bodybuilding community here in Australia. Tune into the podcast for insight into the bodybuilding lifestyle, including everyone’s journeys on and off the stage, regular Q&A’s, guest interviews and of course some banter along the way. We all hope you enjoy!Instagram Handles:Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jack.radfordsmith/Daniel C: https://www.instagram.com/daniel.chapelle/Lawrence: https://www.instagram.com/general.muscle/Daniel Y: https://www.instagram.com/dy.fit/
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