EPISODE 7
BUILDING THE BODY OF A CHAMPION: PEAK PERFORMANCE, MYTHBUSTING & MINDSET
BODYBUILDER & COACH, GARY HILL
Few fitness professionals get to become the model on the side of Maximuscle’s tubs, but with a British Junior Bodybuilding Championship win under his belt Gary Hill was in exceptional shape to become exactly that.
It’s not all been plain sailing though, with steroid use coming with its benefits and banes. Gary is now an exceptional PT and Coach, bringing positive psychology and mindset to the table.
In this scintillating episode of Off Script, we get to the heart of Gary’s bodybuilding success, the one life choice he’d rewind and avoid given the chance, and some of the fitness industry’s biggest myths & issues.
This episode covers:
Gary’s incredible youth bodybuilding record, and the catalyst for getting started so young
The sacrifices required to achieve success in bodybuilding
Prejudice being shown to PT’s that aren’t at peak physical fitness despite their evident expertise
Misconceptions around steroids being an easy shortcut to achieve results
Mythbusting common views on building muscle, losing weight and dieting
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
“People gave me this respect for no other reason other than being more muscular and stronger. It gave me this confidence and, to be honest with you this had a downfall later on in my life, but it gave me this armour that I was building which really hid a lot of my insecurities.”
3:45 - Gary Hill
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“It's that constant comparison on social media, which I think is forcing people to want to change their body shape so that they can then have that same exposure and feel like they can compete against other people. I definitely think that's had a huge influence on bodybuilding.” - 15:30 - Gary Hill
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“I remember the first time I took steroids, walking upstairs to the sauna room with a bag of gear with a PT who was helping me at the time, putting in this test in my butt, and I remember him saying ‘That's it. You can't go back now, you're not natural anymore’. That affected me so badly. Mentally this ruined me.” - 19:05 - Gary Hill
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“There is still this huge misconception that if you take steroids, it's going to magically transform your physique and it definitely won't do. The funny thing is, I was stronger when I was 21 as a natural, compared to any time during my non-natural career.” - 24:35 - Gary Hill
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“It’s one of the biggest problems in the fitness industry; people thinking ‘someone looks good, so they must know what they're talking about’, is a huge problem in the industry now. I think a lot of personal trainers and coaches who don't look good get shamed so badly, and I think it's disgusting.” - 30:20 - Gary Hill
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“I've got to remember that my son is looking up to me. Do I want to be the kind of man that I wouldn't want him to be? I'd be a complete hypocrite.” - 36:45 - Gary Hill
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“This has been overplayed a lot on social media with the fact that ‘it's all about calories in, calories out’. But yes, the fundamental principle is correct, and you can't argue with thermodynamics.” - 46:50 - Gary Hill
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“The danger lies when a coach presents a method because it's worked with them. I would say the key to coaching someone to get great results is finding a method that works with that person, that fits in with their lifestyle, which fits into their mindset, their values and their beliefs.” - 55:55 - Gary Hill