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Join us as we get to know Louis Moylan from UK. Louis trains out of Kings Gym, Croydon. He is the British National Champion of Classic Bodybuilding and his training partner is IFBB Pro James Hollingshead.

1) Describe your impression the first time you stepped into Kings Gym.

The first time I stepped into Kings Gym Croydon I was overwhelmed from the atmosphere! The gym was super busy and the music was blaring it was a sunny day and it just seemed like the perfect environment to have a great workout. The equipment looked good and the staff were really friendly along with all the gym members. Everyone was very welcoming.

2) When did you decide to relentlessly pursue competitive bodybuilding?

I first decided to compete when I met James Hollingshead in 2014. I was instantly inspired and shortly after I met him I went to watch him compete. He won the British National Finals in the Super Heavyweight Division. His face said it all! He was so happy, and I wanted to feel that same feeling. It was this day I decided I wanted to compete in Bodybuilding.

3) Competitive bodybuilding is a very unique and trying endeavor. What does this pursuit mean to you?

Bodybuilding means everything to me. It’s a huge part of my life and I can’t imagine living life without training. It gives me purpose in life and purpose when I enter the gym. The dedication and passion has always been there for me. I like the routine, I love seeing the progress in the gym and in my physique. I will be Bodybuilding for the rest of my life for sure.

4) Describe what your training approach takes physically and mentally.

Training for me now is much different since training with James under the watchful eye of Jordan Peters. I used to train very high volume with short rest periods but since I switched to lower volume and progressive overload training my physique has come on heaps and bounds, so I really thank James and Jordan for helping me transition into this type of training. Mentally you have to be willing to push yourself through the tough days when you're tired and you don’t feel like training. Pushing yourself through plateaus and just working harder and harder everyday and keep pushing towards the end goal. You have to be very strong minded to get very far in this sport especially if your not blessed with the best genetics.

"Mentally you have to be willing to push yourself through the tough days when you're tired and you don’t feel like training."

5) What components are involved in making it to a world class level in Classic Bodybuilding?

Classic Bodybuilding is a beautiful side of Bodybuilding. The physique must be very aesthetically pleasing to the eye as well as having great muscularity with shape and good lines. I think competitive classic Bodybuilding is quite dependent on a mans genetics due to the fact that you want that wide shoulder to small waist ratio. You must have great symmetry and all muscle groups must compliment themselves and must be well balanced. You must also have great presentation, you need to present your physique in a beautiful art form so the judges can look at your physique and admire the hard work you have put into it.

6) Describe the energy given and received between legit training partners such as James Hollingshead and yourself.

You have to have a great connection with your training partner. You have to be able to read them and know what they’re thinking so they don’t have to tell you. You must know when they’re reaching failure on an exercise and be able to judge how much help they require to still get maximal contractions out of forced reps. You have to uplift them on days when they’re not. Feeling great and most important of all you must motivate them to train as hard as they can and push themselves beyond their own abilities.

7) What is coming up for you in terms of competitions?

I am already a British National Champion in the classic division just losing out on overall for the pro Card by 1 point! The goal for me this year is to turn pro in the IFBB Pro league. I have an upcoming show this weekend in Spain which is the Big Man Weekend Show in April 28th! I will also be competing at the Toronto Pro Qualifier Show On May 31st. I may compete in other competitions but these are the two that are confirmed for now!

8) What does it take to be a professional in this sport?

I truly believe that in order to be a professional in this sport you need to start acting like a professional beforehand. How willing are you to keep strict and consistent on the nutrition and training during the off season and not get out of shape? Branch Warren always said that people tend to miss meals and not take their nutrition seriously during the off season and they’re losing out on a lot of muscular growth due to this and that’s one thing that both me and James take great pride in. We are willing to eat clean in the off season, do cardio everyday in the off season and stay on track with everything and the proof is sitting there when you look at the progress in our physiques.

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Any chance you can talk about this “switch?”

This switch to turn on, and stay on unwavering is super interesting and a common theme for GASP. What is it? How does this eliminate everything other than the goal? What does it do to you, your mind etc?

"It’s only when there is a valuable goal I can really turn it on to be honest, it’s a massive state of obsessive selfishness where simply nothing else matters but what I can bring to the stage and anything that can be of a distraction is eliminated from my daily scenario, this can be close people too which is unfortunate but once I’m in that mindset I’m tunnel vision. It’s almost like a do or die scenario, and I say it to that extreme because during the process of prep I’m sooo hard on myself I exhaust myself of the goal, no stone left un-turned and nobody else responsible for anything that goes on so I can’t blame when things don’t go my way. I’m in charge of my destiny, so to do anything out of line I’m kinda like my own mental coach saying well if you gonna slack there don’t bother competing, winners don’t step foot out of line, winners don’t prioritize anything other than the goal, winners don’t have balance, winners care about winning and whatever winning consists of... I must do. I already know I’m not the most genetically blessed, so that just means the work rate has to go up. And I will continue to press forward with this mindset til' I prove to nobody but myself that hard work will always pay."

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CORE FITNESS GYM in Beijing is a new non-commercial hardcore gymnasium that is now scarce in China. It was founded by 7 bodybuilders, graduate students and workout enthusiasts. Core Fitness Gym's idea is to provide a pure training place for the people who really love fitness and want to change their physique. The founders of Core Fitness are really dedicated to helping everyone who wants to improve themselves and change themselves. It is located in a university area and many students train there. Especially young guns who love the hardcore training atmosphere and are relentless in their pursuit.

People there all love bodybuilding and power-lifting, and when creating this place the original intention was to make it for these people.

Core Fitness Gym's #NoCompromise values and focus on determination and dedication fits in well with GASP's concept.

"Less flashy, more enthusiastic. This is why we love GASP. Let every lover embrace his dream. At the same time, the correct and scientific fitness concept and methods will be disseminated to more friends. "

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"Intensity! That is what my training style is all about. Doing the hard shit. That is what its all about. Doing the things I need to do to get to where I need to go."

Powerlifter and competitive bodybuilder Hasani Gomez is coming full force into 2019 and 2020 with an intense "will to win."

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To both existing and potential new ambassadors of GASP…

We have ambassadors on all levels and ambitions in our team. They all have one thing in common and that is the 

We would like to offer our GASP community a chance to be like a fly on the wall and see what happens when we meet other great people for workouts, when we travel, and especially when we get together sharing a meal. It's all about the life in the trenches of the Iron Sport. This journey happens 365 days a year, 24/7 and all over the world. We have constant requests from our community to share the journey with everyone, and now we want know;

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We meet Russian Pro Bodybuilder Sergey Kulaev and ask him some questions to get to know him.

I was born in Gudermes, but the war started there and my parents moved to another place. Now I live in St. Petersburg, where I have established a family.

My height is 180 cm, weight in the off-season reaches 140 kg (309 lbs), competitive 120-121 kg (266 lbs).

Have you always been interested in training?

Yes, I always played sports to this I was taught by my father, he always said that I should be a strong and kind man, which is what happened. Well, bodybuilding is the one sport that I stuck with

In 2014, I first went to Arnold classic in the us and took 3rd place. In 2015, I already took 2nd place. Well, in 2016 I became the undisputed champion of Arnold classic among Amateurs, which allowed me to become a professional.

How is the local bodybuilding scene where you live?

Bodybuilding in Russia is developing very slowly, and the professional division grows very slowly, if we talk about the Amateurs there are a lot of good athletes, but not professionals .

Do you plan all training and diet by yourself?

My trainer lives in Kuwait, and he writes me a diet consisting mainly of fish, beef, chicken, rice, eggs and sweet potatoes, in Russia I eat more chicken, oatmeal, rice, and buckwheat.

When you're not training, what are you up to?

I have two jobs, the main one is as a coach at the fitness center where I train. I'm not fussy and can adjust to any conditions.

Do you have any upcoming competition plans?

My main focus now is to qualify for Mr. Olympia. I've got Chicago-Pro, and Tampa-Pro coming up and I am confident I'll qualify.

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Adam Beveridge is a 24 years old bodybuilder from Canada. Join us as we get to know him a little better.

I started off playing competitive soccer at a real young age until I was 16 and moved onto football. I was extremely lean but I wanted to be a linebacker, so adding muscle to my lanky frame became priority. Not long after I started lifting at 16, I discovered bodybuilding.

**What sparked your interest for bodybuilding?

**I was on the internet looking for new workout routines to follow and came across a video of Jay Cutler from the early 2000’s training with that white headband on. It was the first time I ever saw an Olympian bodybuilder, other than Arnold from a few movies. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing and I had no idea that the human body could actually achieve that amount of muscularity and be so low in body fat. I began to research all about bodybuilding and nutrition every night I got home from school for hours, finding different articles and interviews from the top IFBB pros. It was mainly Jay and Dorian Yates’ old school training videos that sparked a lot of motivation within me.

**What aspects of training do you enjoy the most?

**Progressive overload and the pump. Since day one, I’ve always enjoyed going into the gym and beating my log book. Whether it’s increasing the load, time under tension or getting a few more reps. Becoming just a little bit better each week is something that has always motivated me and wanting more. Plus, nothing feels better than throwing so much blood into the muscle that it swells!

**What has been your most challenging workout ever?

**One that consisted of many giant sets. I remember working with a few trainers that followed a lot of methods from Charles Poliquin. At the time, I believe Ben Pakulski was working with him as well. It was a leg workout of course, that had 4 exercises back to back. No rest period other than a few deep breathes in between. Every exercise within the giant sets had extremely long tempo’s which made every rep hurt and feel as if it were 30 seconds long. The entire workout was 4 rounds of a giant set that included; Stiff Legged Dead’s, Leg Press, Barbell Back Squats, and Glute Ham Raises. The second giant set was another 4 rounds of Leg Extensions, Weighted Walking Lunges, and Hamstring Curls. I puked at the end and not mid workout thankfully.

**What are the most challenging things you face with training and competition prep?

**With training, I find the most challenging thing is dealing with minor injuries that come and staying on top of mobility, stretching and other habits that’ll aid in injury prevention and improve longevity. I always want to bring 110% intensity into the gym, but sometimes you have to know when to back off and avoid certain exercises when you have a severely tight muscle or tweaked something. So finding that perfect balance between being intense, and being smart. As for competition prep, I lose fat very easily, and can do so on high calories until the last 2-3 weeks out. Those last 2-3 weeks are still tiresome though. I’ve always found my off seasons to be more difficult than competition prep because I’ve never had a crazy appetite, and eating 5,000+ calories per day of good nutritious food is always a tough task for me.

**What are you working towards? Do you have a daily mental strategy to make sure you “win the day”?

**Currently I am working towards my IFBB Pro card for the Classic Physique division. I want to be a competitive pro in that category within the near future. My daily mental strategy is just pure gratitude. I feel very blessed to be so healthy and doing what I love on a daily basis. Those two things are so important.

**Is drive and self belief something you relate to?

**Since I was a kid, I’ve always set both long and short term goals for myself. I believe with doing that from a young age, it has instilled a lot of drive within me. I’ve always been working towards something.

**What advice would you give to younger people?

**My advice to anyone would be to try new things. Many of my hobbies have changed over the years as I’ve gotten older, but regardless of that my days have always consisted of them. Every day I am doing things that I enjoy and I surround myself with people who love and support me. If your day doesn’t consist of your hobbies and doing things you enjoy, change that. If your circle of friends don’t understand you or support you and your goals, change that.

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We ask a few quick questions to Chinas Strongest Man Yue Yang AKA the Beast From the East to get to know him better.

What was the catalyst that turned you into strength training?

When I was 23 I saw the first strongman competition hosted in Hainan I was attracted to it and immediately wanted to compete!

Tell us about your training facility. Does it specialize in all facets of iron culture (powerlifting, strongman, bodybuilding)?

In the beginning we had to learn about strength and strongman on our own. We would download foreign competition videos and learn to lift from videos and do everything we saw in them.

To build our facility we had to visit an iron waste facility to find and pick out garbage. I was making about $740 a month and spent $590 making this equipment and ended up having thousands of dollars worth of equipment and making our training base.

What does the Beast have to eat on a daily basis?

In off season it is about 3 meals. If there is a competition then it is 4 meals and between 7,000 all the way up to sometimes 10,000 calories.

I want to host competitions and teach the younger generation and also pave the way for future strongmen.

If someone wants to be strong, what advice do you have for them?

Don't compare yourself to other people. Everyone has a different physique Everyone has a different metabolism.You always continuously improve and keep doing that!

Yue Yang – Chinas Strongest Man

Join us as we meet Riko Andrej Cetin, a competitive bodybuilder from Slovenia, and a true ambassador of #NOCOMPROMISES

**I don't have any specific athletic background but I liked to play sports like soccer and basketball, and I liked to run around like every kid does.

**What sparked your interest in training and bodybuilding?

**I was a chubby child. My love for sports couldn't match my poor eating habits so I always struggled with my weight. It wasn't until I started high school that I said to myself: "ENOUGH! I have to change my lifestyle or I will never be happy." So the first step was my diet and then came fitness.

The start of it (diet and fitness) were far from ideal but I perfected both with time. And when the first results came, I was hooked for life! Then I soon started to research the bodybuilding scene and it wasn't long before I discovered GASP and what it represents. When it comes to idols, I know it is a cliche, but I looked up to Arnold Schwarzenegger from watching the movies.

**Training itself is my stress relief and the gym is my temple. I enjoy to try different styles like HIIT, mountain dog, MI40, classic pyramid, double up, supersets, Milos Sarcev (giant sets), muscle roulette etc.

**What has been your most challenging workout?

**John Meadows aka Mountain Dog's LEG day and block system, where you train a muscle 3 times a week! Just imagine training legs 3 times a week and being on a contest prep diet! This is not for everyone that's for sure, but the results are out of this world and well worth it!

**I'm always looking for improvement, not just myself and my body but in other aspects of my life as well. Anything from family to my job and everything in between. This is what bodybuilding gives you: determination, dedication and endurance to get things DONE! Who could imagine that from following a diet and a daily training regimen for years could provide such great capabilities. This is also what GASP and the NO COMPROMISES attitude is all about. Be a BEAST inside the gym and outside as well!

**What is your best advice for goal setting?

**We all have bad days and situations that are difficult, when self believe is low and drive is down, but that is also the times when you have to push harder than ever - remember, the results are worth it! Strive to improve daily, adopt the lifestyle, be happy, make others around yourself better/happy, and create the life you deserve!

**How is the bodybuilding and fitness community in Slovenia?

**The bodybuilding scene is nowhere near the way it is in the US but is improving daily. I'm doing my part and spreading the iron and no compromise lifestyle for others to try and improve their lives as best as I can. Together we are stronger!