Rock Steady

Carl speaks highly of Porter, noting that he embodies what is good about bodybuilding and has kept the flame of physical culture alive due to his rock-steady conviction on how to achieve the best possible physique, conditioning, and health.

Carl and Porter discuss Porter's career as a bodybuilder and coach in Louisville, Kentucky. Porter has been working out since he was 12 and has seen many success stories from his clients. He loves helping people reach their goals and see results.

Porter has been working out for close to 40 years and loves it more than ever. He decided to retire from bodybuilding and instead focus on teaching people how to be healthy. He stresses the importance of exercise and a balanced diet to achieve longevity. Porter talks about his friend Dwight Whitten and how he helped him to develop a healthier relationship with food, leading to Dwight's impressive 80lb weight loss. He emphasizes that it is not necessary to be a bodybuilder to be healthy and make good choices.

Porter reiterates the importance of developing a better relationship with food and working out. He goes on to tell a story about when they were preparing for a professional bodybuilding competition and had cut their fat levels very low. This caused them to suffer mentally and physically, as it had an impact on their hormones, mood, libido, and overall feeling of well-being. When they were about to do a leg workout, they could not bring themselves to do it and ended up crying and having to go home…..

TIMESTAMPS

00:04:31   A Conversation with Porter about his love for Bodybuilding and Training and teaching people to be healthy in Louisville, Kentucky

00:06:00   Porter explains how he helped Dwight Witten, and the bad relationships people have with food, Carl joins in. A remarkable story, told by Porter, follows.

00:11:20  Porter expounds on macro ratios and who his role models were. Carl pages through a few pictures of Porter and discusses Porter’s physique.

00:18:00   They discuss how bodybuilding escalated into a freak show.

00:20:00   Porter shares what motivated him as a young boy to start bodybuilding. The conversation then turns to how he got to learn the tricks of the trade.

00:25:00   Firefighting and Ronnie Coleman.

00:30:00   After the break Porter answers a question from a listener on the reason for his retirement from bodybuilding. He continues to share his view of what a perfect physique is and the concept of being a so-called legend.

00:35:50   HRT is the next topic of discussion, and the conversation turns to Ronnie Coleman.

00:39:00   Follow the dialogue on the benefits of:

• vitamin C
• enhancing the immune system
• inversion tables
• egg protein

00:44:00   Porter shares his view on the impact of social media on bodybuilding.

00:49:40   Remarkable opinions follow on:

• sleep
• melatonin
• alcohol

00:54:30   Carl asks Porter if he plays any other sports.

00:55:11   The interview concludes with Porter addressing topics that might have been missed, including the passing of Peggy Fishman.

LINKS

Porter Cottrell

www.portercottrell.com

www.bodyachieve.com