October 8, 2024 • 22 mins
What happens when a professional bodybuilder takes a two-year break only to return stronger than ever? Join us as we highlight the inspiring Bruno Santos, who recently clinched his first ProWin and secured a formidable second-place finish in Reno. Bruno shares the secrets behind his transformative conditioning strategy that led him to outshine some of the industry's top athletes. He opens up about the relentless preparation, from a strict diet of just tilapia to navigating the challenges of competing across different countries and time zones. This episode is a powerful testament to Bruno's indomitable spirit and his unwavering focus on making it to the Olympia 2024 stage.
In an engaging conversation, Bruno reflects on the surreal journey from his pro debut in Romania to his triumphant achievements, all while maintaining a playful approach to his fitness regime. Discover how the joy of fulfilling his lifelong dream is intensified by the motivation he draws from his son, Benicio. We also touch on the camaraderie and support he found in the bodybuilding community, particularly from legends like Flex, and how overcoming language barriers has enriched his journey. As Bruno gears up for the historic 60th Mr. Olympia in Las Vegas, we celebrate his extraordinary accomplishments and the exciting milestones yet to come.
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Speaker 1 (00:14):
straight out the lair olympia week rock and of course
, you know, I get to see a lotof people that I have not seen
for a long time and nobody comesbigger than this guy sitting in
front of me.
You are fresh off his firstProWin and second place last
week in Reno, my friend BrunoSanos.
Welcome to the show, my friend.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Thank you, flex.
Thank you.
It's a big moment for me.
You, great person, greatathlete.
Admiration for your work.
Thank you for the reception inDragons in Las Vegas.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Thank you, my friend of course, and as we were
speaking, we were going back andforth about him coming to Las
Vegas.
He was messaging me weeks agohey, flex, I'll be here on this
day.
I cannot wait.
And he said don't forget now,flex, I don't speak very good
English.
What?
Speaker 2 (01:08):
the heck.
It's pretty good, it'sincredible.
Yes, more or less.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
It's pretty good.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
No, he comes into the office.
He's telling us all thesestories.
I said Bruno, sit in the chair.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
We're doing a podcast .
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we're goinglive with this in Renault.
Second place full athletes,better athletes, level one Brett
(01:38):
first place great athlete,great condition, special, great
show.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
Yeah, and that comparison with you and Brett
you beat them on some poses,brett beat you on some poses.
It was a great battle.
It was a great battle and a lotof people didn't have you in
the mix to be in contention forthe win that you had, let alone
the second place in Reno.
You've shocked a lot of people,bruno.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Yeah, I was off the competition for two years.
My return in Italy for forwicking 30 place After I
competed in UK Europa Pro, Ifirst played my passport was for
(02:23):
the Olympia 2024.
A big conquest for me, afterRenault second place.
I'm happy I'm so happy.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Well, taking that time off, you've made fucking
incredible improvements.
To step back on stage and thentake a top three against.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Hunter Labrada.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Andreas Presti, who was obviously that was his
hometown in Italy.
And for you to come into themix, there was Hunter is a great
person.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Happy, happy, happy, happy every day, physical
hunting um the physical fullcondition.
Uh, hell, hell, uh.
First place yeah.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
What, what was your mindset and your plan going into
these shows?
Because you knew that.
You know Hunter, for example.
Uh, he's obviously got been onthe Mr Olympia stage a few times
.
Were your focus?
Uh, conditioning.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
In Italy my condition set 75%.
In UK judges more details.
More conditions.
In the UK, my condition, myfull so-so.
(03:53):
But in Renault more details, myfirst condition in Renault.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
That's the best.
You say yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
But in Olympia more detail, more detail, every day.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Yeah, well, you stood against Lewis Breed, right, he
was here.
He's actually in town right nowand obviously Andrea Presti,
when you won in that show it wasa great lineup.
Again, andrea Presti's been tothe Mr Olympia.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
Yes, In it, Andrea, in previous, Andrea, first In
finals.
I'm first Seria entre previasou entre o Antonio, Entre
(04:47):
Prejudice in the finals, I meanmore detail, no, it more detail,
finalization in first place.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
What did you do between prejudice and the night
show?
What did?
Speaker 3 (05:07):
you do between pre-judging and the night show.
Pre-judice In finals 200 gramsof Tilapia, first fish Now.
(05:32):
First that's it.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
No carbs, just protein, no water and just fish.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Just fish, I like fish, you like fish?
Speaker 3 (05:44):
now, because fish, bro, I like fish.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
Yeah, you like fish now because you're hungry, but
off-season fuck fish Fuck.
Speaker 3 (05:50):
No, no, no, no, no, no, yeah.
Off-season now, off-season, bro, Off-season now.
Beef every day, yeah, every day, no fish.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Bro, I ate so much tilapia when I was competing
that it was just a meal.
It came in front of me.
I was like suck it up.
But then when off-season starts, well, day after Olympia, just
the thought of eating tilapia,oh my gosh.
But hey, you've done it, my man.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
You've done it.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Have you had the chance, with everything that's
going on because you went fromone show to the next show to sit
down and think, bruno, you madeit, yeah, you made it to the
Olympia, yeah, have you had thattime?
Speaker 3 (06:34):
Yes, my mind no.
Process Olympia 2024.
How would your dream be?
My dream Dreams, dreams, dreams, living your dream Dreams,
dreams, dreams dreams dreamsBruno, I sit in apartment,
(06:55):
really, really, but minimal timein Italy.
And now my mindset no process,it's just go, go, go.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
I was thinking to myself that all that traveling
has to actually make it harder,right, because when you fly you
kind of get bloated right, youcan hold water.
So bouncing and moving aroundso much must be hard, you know.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
I would think well he , he went from brazil right to
italy, to uk to america, so yesthree different countries yes,
leaving brazil as well differenttimelines and and obviously
he's been able to master allthat Well.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
I felt his back, so I know he's.
Speaker 1 (07:46):
He's got one hell of a back on him, that's for sure.
But when we met, when did wemeet, Bruno?
How many years ago did we meet?
Was it at the Arnold?
When did we meet first?
Was it at the Arnold Classic acouple of years ago in Brazil?
Speaker 3 (08:03):
Brazil.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Maybe it was just a quick handshake and bye, but
this guy was always on the radarand I always used to say Arnold
in Brazil.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
Maybe Arnold in Brazil he off-season yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
Yeah, yeah.
Couple of years ago, I think itwas.
Speaker 3 (08:17):
In Arnold 139 kilos.
Speaker 1 (08:22):
What's that in pounds ?
In pounds, he's been a big boy.
What's?
Speaker 2 (08:25):
that in pounds.
In pounds he's been a big boy,he's not a small boy now.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
Now 127 now 127.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
What's that in kilos?
What's that in pounds?
Tyus, we were going to find outthe pounds, because in America,
everything is pounds 279 pounds.
That's a lot of muscle.
Speaker 3 (08:46):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
That's a lot of muscle, so why did you take two
years off, bruno?
Speaker 3 (08:55):
Nothing, three 300.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
No, no, no.
You said you took two years.
No, compete right Off season.
Two, two years.
Why did you take two years offTo put size on?
Is it for you to focus on theoff season?
Speaker 3 (09:15):
Off season.
Okay, you took two years off myfocus, but in Brazil, my day is
big business, every day, videosfor my YouTube channel.
In two years of the competition, my focus in my media uh, my
(09:48):
injuries, yeah, yeah, yeah, butuh, training every day.
My focus in chest and legs.
Legs is my first job for myphysique, legs is superior to my
(10:08):
chest.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
We were talking earlier about Brazil and you had
a question about the industryin Brazil.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
Yeah, well, you know, we had Ramon Dino on and he was
talking a lot about theexplosion of bodybuilding in
Brazil.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I just wantedto ask about that.
I've never been to Brazil, butwe've had a few guys around the
gym, you know, big guys, and itseems as though and girls, and
girls, but it seems as thoughBrazil is becoming a
(10:35):
bodybuilding mecca.
Is that how you experience it?
Like bodybuilding is justexploded in Brazil?
Speaker 3 (10:44):
people's in Brazil.
Love in bodybuilding people's.
What example?
Integral Medica KilometricoPersons Foros Videos.
(11:07):
Long, long, yeah, long long,long In mundial In Brazil is a
first Loving bodybuilding.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
Must feel good.
Energy, peoples Crazy, you getrecognized a lot.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
Bruno loving bodybuilding.
Speaker 1 (11:21):
Must feel good, must feel good for that Energy
peoples.
It's crazy you get recognized alot, bruno, out of on the
street to people say, hey, bruno, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
Every day, every day In supermarketing, full timings.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
It's amazing.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
People, bruno, bruno, rafael, ramon, flex, yeah, flex
, yeah Crazy yeah, yeah, yeah,yeah.
Speaker 1 (11:45):
I love going to Brazil, bro.
It's truly like he says, it'sthese fans and they don't.
Some of them don't train.
Yes, you know, you got oldpeople, big people kids.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Yes, a lot of nice butts out there too.
Yes, a lot of this guy he wantsto go to.
Speaker 1 (12:04):
Brazil for the other reasons.
He wants to go see the girls.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
I'm going to Brazil.
He won't come back.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
Bruno.
But, bro, he shoots a lot offunny Instagram videos with some
of these girls, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 3 (12:15):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, you do a lot of funny videos, bro
of funny videos, bro, you prep,you relax.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
Yeah, calm down off season, off season, yes, yes,
testosterone up all the girls.
Yes, he's funny on instagram.
I think with with what youfocused on in your off season.
You know, with funny videos andstuff, it just goes to show the
other side of br.
(12:39):
You know, when you're in thegym, very intense, you train
hard strong.
Speaker 3 (12:43):
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
But then you also show otherside.
I like training, dancing bigkilos every day, but in prep
relax.
My kilo in training is 7% Morerelaxed.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
Still heavy.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, still heavy.
That's why we Usually my mind.
Speaker 3 (13:08):
Yeah, usually More my mind.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
You're training smarter now that you're.
Yes, yes, you know again.
I think that's the big changefor a lot of athletes because,
coming from my style of training, I trained a certain style the
entire time and come close tothe show it's.
You know, it can be dangerousbecause your training is so
heavy.
You just have to make theadaption right.
Yes, you know, based on whereyou are in prep too.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
In dragons, for example, big machines,
adaptation Good.
Speaker 1 (13:38):
We're welcoming you here, my friend.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
And maybe this is you know, this is me, from my
outsider opinion.
But as you're getting close tothese shows, is it more reps
just to pump blood into themuscle or are we still going
really heavy all the way up intothe show?
Is he going heavy right nowthis week?
Speaker 1 (13:54):
So many different styles.
I'd like to know your trainingstyle.
He's asking how you train up toa show.
Up to a show.
How do you train Heavy Lighter?
Speaker 3 (14:05):
No, heavy, heavy, Heavy.
Speaker 1 (14:06):
yeah, I thought so I like, yeah, I like it.
You've always trained heavy too, right?
Yeah, heavy off-season, heavypre contest, yes, yeah, nothing
changes.
Speaker 2 (14:15):
Yes, yeah, but you don to be like sore right on the
bodybuilding stage, right likeyou want that soreness to be
gone, so you wouldn't want tooheavy.
Speaker 1 (14:24):
I mean again, I don't know you're fucking so every
day, bro, cardio, but is it?
Speaker 3 (14:29):
harder to kick, like the whole flex that long after
competition, fuck cardio, but uh, cardio with girls, cardio with
girls.
I.
Speaker 2 (14:40):
Cardio with girls.
I like this kind of cardio hey.
Speaker 1 (14:45):
Bruno, what you mean cardio with girls.
What does that mean?
Now, what does cardio withgirls mean?
I know what it means.
Ah, two hours.
Speaker 3 (14:51):
Oh, look at this fucking stuff, age 32.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
Yeah, today we're going to do a beach workout.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
Yeah, he's got his plan down.
Limpirova cardio, another typeof cardio To make up for lost
time, right?
But listen, bruno, we're goingto just get you in because I
know you're busy and obviouslyyou've got the Olympia stuff
that you're planning out.
But welcome to the gym, myfriend.
Thank you, man.
I just wanted to get you on fora quick interview, but before
(15:20):
you leave, tell us what thisOlympia experience means for you
, being, as it's, your firstFlex, but in first time, my
energy every day for the prep inItaly, uk, you ran Olympia.
Speaker 3 (15:38):
My energy every day is my son, benicio.
He's my energy every day.
My experience in Olympia isgreat, great, great.
It's as if I'm not believing ityet, but I don't have no.
(16:15):
Olympia is really, is reallyeveryday.
It's like a dream for you, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (16:22):
Yeah, it's so great for me to see him achieve his
goal of winning a pro show.
Speaker 3 (16:29):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
And now being, you know, here at the Olympic Games.
Speaker 3 (16:32):
In Italy.
This is for my first show inRomania After my pro debut.
Show in Romania after my prodebut one year after pro debut
in Romania in 2021.
Italy is my first show pro.
(16:53):
Oh, my first show.
Wow, that's good, yeah, phew.
So it's all but off thecompetition two years.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Yeah, but your second show you won.
Yes, same for me.
Speaker 3 (17:11):
My second pro show I won.
Speaker 1 (17:12):
It's good, yeah, it's good.
And then my first Olympia, Itook third.
So for me I was there as thefan, also competing, so I was
like, oh wow, you know it was alot to take in, and I can see it
through you and your eyes.
You come into the gym andtraining here and listen, I know
(17:34):
we're a week out nearly.
You know, by the time this airsit'll be a week out from the Mr
Olympia.
And this guy look at his energyyes, it seems like you're
running on energy Flex, yeah.
Well, your energy is my energy.
Speaker 2 (17:50):
Yes, yes, flexes yeah , well, your energy is my energy
.
So, yes, yes, yes.
And when you're chasing yourdream, you know it's gotta be.
I mean, again, it's like he'sliving his dream right now.
So you know, I mean, I thinkyou've already won, you know,
and you're just, you just gottaget to that final stage, right,
yeah?
Speaker 1 (18:04):
he's already achieved what he's achieved, and this
Olympia is the experience of allthat hard earned work.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, that young kid who was dreaming,
I see athletes in TV, inYouTube, but now you stand next
to them.
Yeah, bruno with Sanson, withFlex, with Raji, with the new
Olympia.
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Yeah, yes, with Raji, with New Olympia.
That little kid that wanted tobe a bodybuilder is truly
achieving his dream, my friend.
So from me to you,congratulations on your success.
Congratulations on the firstpro win.
And now you're here for thehistoric 60th year, mr Olympia,
(18:49):
and your name will be on thelist, my friend.
Speaker 3 (18:51):
Thank you For a moment.
Speaker 1 (18:54):
My man.
Well, we appreciate it.
Is there anything you want tosay?
Speaker 3 (18:56):
Go ahead, but in two months, three months, my English
okay.
Speaker 1 (19:03):
His fucking English is great.
It's pretty good, it's prettygood.
Speaker 2 (19:06):
It's pretty good, more or, less, more or less.
Speaker 1 (19:09):
You said you were learning English and then, when
you started preparing for theOlympia that you were like, oh,
I can't do it After the Olympia.
Speaker 3 (19:14):
I study English every day.
Speaker 1 (19:16):
You know, I was Ramon's English teacher, right?
Speaker 3 (19:19):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, I was but.
Speaker 1 (19:21):
Rafael Brando.
Speaker 3 (19:22):
I was.
Speaker 1 (19:23):
Rafael English oh it's incredible, oh it's
incredible so proud of him.
Speaker 2 (19:27):
Well, your English is better than Flex's Portuguese.
Speaker 1 (19:31):
Let's be very clear, that is true.
Better than my Portuguese, Istarted learning Portuguese.
It's so hard to learnPortuguese so hard.
But, bruno, is there anythingyou want to say in Portuguese to
your fans and then in Englishalso?
Speaker 3 (19:44):
I want to thank each one of you.
Flex for opening this space forme.
He welcomed me very well Beforecoming here.
We exchanged messages Actually,he has always welcomed me very
well since the Olympia 2022.
So before coming here, I senthim a message.
He sent me a messagecongratulating me for the
achievements I had in these lastthree shows.
(20:04):
He said he wanted to welcome mehere at Flex and, thank God,
everything is fine.
He's an incredible guy.
I don't need to talk much abouthim because you know what this
guy did and does for the sport.
So I'm always thanking him,dragons and the whole team
that's here, because we knowthat the construction he did
within bodybuilding withinbodybuilding is something that
(20:25):
few people in the world havedone, and I just have to thank
this guy for the affection hehas.
I agree, I agree, I agree, Iagree, I agree, I concur.
Speaker 1 (20:57):
My man, is there anything you want to say in
English before we part ways?
Anything to the English fans,the English-speaking fans.
Speaker 3 (21:04):
Hey guys, thank you, my name is Bruno.
I'm from Brazil.
Thank you for momentary flex.
Thank you, my name is Bruno,I'm from Brazil.
Thank you for momentary flex.
Thank you In Olympia 2024, anew physique, more detail in my
physique, more fullness.
(21:27):
That's it.
Speaker 2 (21:32):
You thank you, peoples wait till you see this
guy's back people alright, butone more.
Speaker 3 (21:39):
My English in two one months is okay it's okay now
bro.
Speaker 2 (21:45):
I'm shocked.
I respect the fact that he's onit.
He's getting better me.
Speaker 1 (21:49):
I respect the fact that we asked him To do a
podcast literally 10 minutesbefore when he came in.
He was like okay, okay, and Iwas like let's go, come on,
bruno, come on.
No, he came in and I was likeBruno, your English is
incredible.
Yes let's go.
We're doing a podcast, but it'salways a pleasure, mate.
(22:12):
And again, welcome to Las Vegas, welcome to my home, which is
now your home for the next ninedays for the Mr Olympia.
I don't know if you're stayingany time after, but it's great
for me to see your journey andnow get to hear a little bit
more.
And I'll get to hear a littlebit more, but more so cheer you
on from afar to now get you herein Las Vegas to see you fulfill
(22:33):
your journey of making that MrOlympia stage.
So what a fucking story, andone that's going to continue to
keep on evolving.
So, from Ian Bruno, welcome tothe show.
Thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (22:47):
Thanks so much, Flex.
This is.
Speaker 1 (22:49):
Flex it's Rock, we are out.
straight out the lair olympia week rock and of course
, you know, I get to see a lotof people that I have not seen
for a long time and nobody comesbigger than this guy sitting in
front of me.
You are fresh off his firstProWin and second place last
week in Reno, my friend BrunoSanos.
Welcome to the show, my friend.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Thank you, flex.
Thank you.
It's a big moment for me.
You, great person, greatathlete.
Admiration for your work.
Thank you for the reception inDragons in Las Vegas.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Thank you, my friend of course, and as we were
speaking, we were going back andforth about him coming to Las
Vegas.
He was messaging me weeks agohey, flex, I'll be here on this
day.
I cannot wait.
And he said don't forget now,flex, I don't speak very good
English.
What?
Speaker 2 (01:08):
the heck.
It's pretty good, it'sincredible.
Yes, more or less.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
It's pretty good.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
No, he comes into the office.
He's telling us all thesestories.
I said Bruno, sit in the chair.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
We're doing a podcast .
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we're goinglive with this in Renault.
Second place full athletes,better athletes, level one Brett
(01:38):
first place great athlete,great condition, special, great
show.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
Yeah, and that comparison with you and Brett
you beat them on some poses,brett beat you on some poses.
It was a great battle.
It was a great battle and a lotof people didn't have you in
the mix to be in contention forthe win that you had, let alone
the second place in Reno.
You've shocked a lot of people,bruno.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Yeah, I was off the competition for two years.
My return in Italy for forwicking 30 place After I
competed in UK Europa Pro, Ifirst played my passport was for
(02:23):
the Olympia 2024.
A big conquest for me, afterRenault second place.
I'm happy I'm so happy.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Well, taking that time off, you've made fucking
incredible improvements.
To step back on stage and thentake a top three against.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Hunter Labrada.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Andreas Presti, who was obviously that was his
hometown in Italy.
And for you to come into themix, there was Hunter is a great
person.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Happy, happy, happy, happy every day, physical
hunting um the physical fullcondition.
Uh, hell, hell, uh.
First place yeah.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
What, what was your mindset and your plan going into
these shows?
Because you knew that.
You know Hunter, for example.
Uh, he's obviously got been onthe Mr Olympia stage a few times
.
Were your focus?
Uh, conditioning.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
In Italy my condition set 75%.
In UK judges more details.
More conditions.
In the UK, my condition, myfull so-so.
(03:53):
But in Renault more details, myfirst condition in Renault.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
That's the best.
You say yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
But in Olympia more detail, more detail, every day.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Yeah, well, you stood against Lewis Breed, right, he
was here.
He's actually in town right nowand obviously Andrea Presti,
when you won in that show it wasa great lineup.
Again, andrea Presti's been tothe Mr Olympia.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
Yes, In it, Andrea, in previous, Andrea, first In
finals.
I'm first Seria entre previasou entre o Antonio, Entre
(04:47):
Prejudice in the finals, I meanmore detail, no, it more detail,
finalization in first place.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
What did you do between prejudice and the night
show?
What did?
Speaker 3 (05:07):
you do between pre-judging and the night show.
Pre-judice In finals 200 gramsof Tilapia, first fish Now.
(05:32):
First that's it.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
No carbs, just protein, no water and just fish.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Just fish, I like fish, you like fish?
Speaker 3 (05:44):
now, because fish, bro, I like fish.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
Yeah, you like fish now because you're hungry, but
off-season fuck fish Fuck.
Speaker 3 (05:50):
No, no, no, no, no, no, yeah.
Off-season now, off-season, bro, Off-season now.
Beef every day, yeah, every day, no fish.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Bro, I ate so much tilapia when I was competing
that it was just a meal.
It came in front of me.
I was like suck it up.
But then when off-season starts, well, day after Olympia, just
the thought of eating tilapia,oh my gosh.
But hey, you've done it, my man.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
You've done it.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Have you had the chance, with everything that's
going on because you went fromone show to the next show to sit
down and think, bruno, you madeit, yeah, you made it to the
Olympia, yeah, have you had thattime?
Speaker 3 (06:34):
Yes, my mind no.
Process Olympia 2024.
How would your dream be?
My dream Dreams, dreams, dreams, living your dream Dreams,
dreams, dreams dreams dreamsBruno, I sit in apartment,
(06:55):
really, really, but minimal timein Italy.
And now my mindset no process,it's just go, go, go.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
I was thinking to myself that all that traveling
has to actually make it harder,right, because when you fly you
kind of get bloated right, youcan hold water.
So bouncing and moving aroundso much must be hard, you know.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
I would think well he , he went from brazil right to
italy, to uk to america, so yesthree different countries yes,
leaving brazil as well differenttimelines and and obviously
he's been able to master allthat Well.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
I felt his back, so I know he's.
Speaker 1 (07:46):
He's got one hell of a back on him, that's for sure.
But when we met, when did wemeet, Bruno?
How many years ago did we meet?
Was it at the Arnold?
When did we meet first?
Was it at the Arnold Classic acouple of years ago in Brazil?
Speaker 3 (08:03):
Brazil.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Maybe it was just a quick handshake and bye, but
this guy was always on the radarand I always used to say Arnold
in Brazil.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
Maybe Arnold in Brazil he off-season yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
Yeah, yeah.
Couple of years ago, I think itwas.
Speaker 3 (08:17):
In Arnold 139 kilos.
Speaker 1 (08:22):
What's that in pounds ?
In pounds, he's been a big boy.
What's?
Speaker 2 (08:25):
that in pounds.
In pounds he's been a big boy,he's not a small boy now.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
Now 127 now 127.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
What's that in kilos?
What's that in pounds?
Tyus, we were going to find outthe pounds, because in America,
everything is pounds 279 pounds.
That's a lot of muscle.
Speaker 3 (08:46):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
That's a lot of muscle, so why did you take two
years off, bruno?
Speaker 3 (08:55):
Nothing, three 300.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
No, no, no.
You said you took two years.
No, compete right Off season.
Two, two years.
Why did you take two years offTo put size on?
Is it for you to focus on theoff season?
Speaker 3 (09:15):
Off season.
Okay, you took two years off myfocus, but in Brazil, my day is
big business, every day, videosfor my YouTube channel.
In two years of the competition, my focus in my media uh, my
(09:48):
injuries, yeah, yeah, yeah, butuh, training every day.
My focus in chest and legs.
Legs is my first job for myphysique, legs is superior to my
(10:08):
chest.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
We were talking earlier about Brazil and you had
a question about the industryin Brazil.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
Yeah, well, you know, we had Ramon Dino on and he was
talking a lot about theexplosion of bodybuilding in
Brazil.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I just wantedto ask about that.
I've never been to Brazil, butwe've had a few guys around the
gym, you know, big guys, and itseems as though and girls, and
girls, but it seems as thoughBrazil is becoming a
(10:35):
bodybuilding mecca.
Is that how you experience it?
Like bodybuilding is justexploded in Brazil?
Speaker 3 (10:44):
people's in Brazil.
Love in bodybuilding people's.
What example?
Integral Medica KilometricoPersons Foros Videos.
(11:07):
Long, long, yeah, long long,long In mundial In Brazil is a
first Loving bodybuilding.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
Must feel good.
Energy, peoples Crazy, you getrecognized a lot.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
Bruno loving bodybuilding.
Speaker 1 (11:21):
Must feel good, must feel good for that Energy
peoples.
It's crazy you get recognized alot, bruno, out of on the
street to people say, hey, bruno, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
Every day, every day In supermarketing, full timings.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
It's amazing.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
People, bruno, bruno, rafael, ramon, flex, yeah, flex
, yeah Crazy yeah, yeah, yeah,yeah.
Speaker 1 (11:45):
I love going to Brazil, bro.
It's truly like he says, it'sthese fans and they don't.
Some of them don't train.
Yes, you know, you got oldpeople, big people kids.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Yes, a lot of nice butts out there too.
Yes, a lot of this guy he wantsto go to.
Speaker 1 (12:04):
Brazil for the other reasons.
He wants to go see the girls.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
I'm going to Brazil.
He won't come back.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
Bruno.
But, bro, he shoots a lot offunny Instagram videos with some
of these girls, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 3 (12:15):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, you do a lot of funny videos, bro
of funny videos, bro, you prep,you relax.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
Yeah, calm down off season, off season, yes, yes,
testosterone up all the girls.
Yes, he's funny on instagram.
I think with with what youfocused on in your off season.
You know, with funny videos andstuff, it just goes to show the
other side of br.
(12:39):
You know, when you're in thegym, very intense, you train
hard strong.
Speaker 3 (12:43):
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
But then you also show otherside.
I like training, dancing bigkilos every day, but in prep
relax.
My kilo in training is 7% Morerelaxed.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
Still heavy.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, still heavy.
That's why we Usually my mind.
Speaker 3 (13:08):
Yeah, usually More my mind.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
You're training smarter now that you're.
Yes, yes, you know again.
I think that's the big changefor a lot of athletes because,
coming from my style of training, I trained a certain style the
entire time and come close tothe show it's.
You know, it can be dangerousbecause your training is so
heavy.
You just have to make theadaption right.
Yes, you know, based on whereyou are in prep too.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
In dragons, for example, big machines,
adaptation Good.
Speaker 1 (13:38):
We're welcoming you here, my friend.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
And maybe this is you know, this is me, from my
outsider opinion.
But as you're getting close tothese shows, is it more reps
just to pump blood into themuscle or are we still going
really heavy all the way up intothe show?
Is he going heavy right nowthis week?
Speaker 1 (13:54):
So many different styles.
I'd like to know your trainingstyle.
He's asking how you train up toa show.
Up to a show.
How do you train Heavy Lighter?
Speaker 3 (14:05):
No, heavy, heavy, Heavy.
Speaker 1 (14:06):
yeah, I thought so I like, yeah, I like it.
You've always trained heavy too, right?
Yeah, heavy off-season, heavypre contest, yes, yeah, nothing
changes.
Speaker 2 (14:15):
Yes, yeah, but you don to be like sore right on the
bodybuilding stage, right likeyou want that soreness to be
gone, so you wouldn't want tooheavy.
Speaker 1 (14:24):
I mean again, I don't know you're fucking so every
day, bro, cardio, but is it?
Speaker 3 (14:29):
harder to kick, like the whole flex that long after
competition, fuck cardio, but uh, cardio with girls, cardio with
girls.
I.
Speaker 2 (14:40):
Cardio with girls.
I like this kind of cardio hey.
Speaker 1 (14:45):
Bruno, what you mean cardio with girls.
What does that mean?
Now, what does cardio withgirls mean?
I know what it means.
Ah, two hours.
Speaker 3 (14:51):
Oh, look at this fucking stuff, age 32.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
Yeah, today we're going to do a beach workout.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
Yeah, he's got his plan down.
Limpirova cardio, another typeof cardio To make up for lost
time, right?
But listen, bruno, we're goingto just get you in because I
know you're busy and obviouslyyou've got the Olympia stuff
that you're planning out.
But welcome to the gym, myfriend.
Thank you, man.
I just wanted to get you on fora quick interview, but before
(15:20):
you leave, tell us what thisOlympia experience means for you
, being, as it's, your firstFlex, but in first time, my
energy every day for the prep inItaly, uk, you ran Olympia.
Speaker 3 (15:38):
My energy every day is my son, benicio.
He's my energy every day.
My experience in Olympia isgreat, great, great.
It's as if I'm not believing ityet, but I don't have no.
(16:15):
Olympia is really, is reallyeveryday.
It's like a dream for you, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (16:22):
Yeah, it's so great for me to see him achieve his
goal of winning a pro show.
Speaker 3 (16:29):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
And now being, you know, here at the Olympic Games.
Speaker 3 (16:32):
In Italy.
This is for my first show inRomania After my pro debut.
Show in Romania after my prodebut one year after pro debut
in Romania in 2021.
Italy is my first show pro.
(16:53):
Oh, my first show.
Wow, that's good, yeah, phew.
So it's all but off thecompetition two years.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Yeah, but your second show you won.
Yes, same for me.
Speaker 3 (17:11):
My second pro show I won.
Speaker 1 (17:12):
It's good, yeah, it's good.
And then my first Olympia, Itook third.
So for me I was there as thefan, also competing, so I was
like, oh wow, you know it was alot to take in, and I can see it
through you and your eyes.
You come into the gym andtraining here and listen, I know
(17:34):
we're a week out nearly.
You know, by the time this airsit'll be a week out from the Mr
Olympia.
And this guy look at his energyyes, it seems like you're
running on energy Flex, yeah.
Well, your energy is my energy.
Speaker 2 (17:50):
Yes, yes, flexes yeah , well, your energy is my energy
.
So, yes, yes, yes.
And when you're chasing yourdream, you know it's gotta be.
I mean, again, it's like he'sliving his dream right now.
So you know, I mean, I thinkyou've already won, you know,
and you're just, you just gottaget to that final stage, right,
yeah?
Speaker 1 (18:04):
he's already achieved what he's achieved, and this
Olympia is the experience of allthat hard earned work.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, that young kid who was dreaming,
I see athletes in TV, inYouTube, but now you stand next
to them.
Yeah, bruno with Sanson, withFlex, with Raji, with the new
Olympia.
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Yeah, yes, with Raji, with New Olympia.
That little kid that wanted tobe a bodybuilder is truly
achieving his dream, my friend.
So from me to you,congratulations on your success.
Congratulations on the firstpro win.
And now you're here for thehistoric 60th year, mr Olympia,
(18:49):
and your name will be on thelist, my friend.
Speaker 3 (18:51):
Thank you For a moment.
Speaker 1 (18:54):
My man.
Well, we appreciate it.
Is there anything you want tosay?
Speaker 3 (18:56):
Go ahead, but in two months, three months, my English
okay.
Speaker 1 (19:03):
His fucking English is great.
It's pretty good, it's prettygood.
Speaker 2 (19:06):
It's pretty good, more or, less, more or less.
Speaker 1 (19:09):
You said you were learning English and then, when
you started preparing for theOlympia that you were like, oh,
I can't do it After the Olympia.
Speaker 3 (19:14):
I study English every day.
Speaker 1 (19:16):
You know, I was Ramon's English teacher, right?
Speaker 3 (19:19):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, I was but.
Speaker 1 (19:21):
Rafael Brando.
Speaker 3 (19:22):
I was.
Speaker 1 (19:23):
Rafael English oh it's incredible, oh it's
incredible so proud of him.
Speaker 2 (19:27):
Well, your English is better than Flex's Portuguese.
Speaker 1 (19:31):
Let's be very clear, that is true.
Better than my Portuguese, Istarted learning Portuguese.
It's so hard to learnPortuguese so hard.
But, bruno, is there anythingyou want to say in Portuguese to
your fans and then in Englishalso?
Speaker 3 (19:44):
I want to thank each one of you.
Flex for opening this space forme.
He welcomed me very well Beforecoming here.
We exchanged messages Actually,he has always welcomed me very
well since the Olympia 2022.
So before coming here, I senthim a message.
He sent me a messagecongratulating me for the
achievements I had in these lastthree shows.
(20:04):
He said he wanted to welcome mehere at Flex and, thank God,
everything is fine.
He's an incredible guy.
I don't need to talk much abouthim because you know what this
guy did and does for the sport.
So I'm always thanking him,dragons and the whole team
that's here, because we knowthat the construction he did
within bodybuilding withinbodybuilding is something that
(20:25):
few people in the world havedone, and I just have to thank
this guy for the affection hehas.
I agree, I agree, I agree, Iagree, I agree, I concur.
Speaker 1 (20:57):
My man, is there anything you want to say in
English before we part ways?
Anything to the English fans,the English-speaking fans.
Speaker 3 (21:04):
Hey guys, thank you, my name is Bruno.
I'm from Brazil.
Thank you for momentary flex.
Thank you, my name is Bruno,I'm from Brazil.
Thank you for momentary flex.
Thank you In Olympia 2024, anew physique, more detail in my
physique, more fullness.
(21:27):
That's it.
Speaker 2 (21:32):
You thank you, peoples wait till you see this
guy's back people alright, butone more.
Speaker 3 (21:39):
My English in two one months is okay it's okay now
bro.
Speaker 2 (21:45):
I'm shocked.
I respect the fact that he's onit.
He's getting better me.
Speaker 1 (21:49):
I respect the fact that we asked him To do a
podcast literally 10 minutesbefore when he came in.
He was like okay, okay, and Iwas like let's go, come on,
bruno, come on.
No, he came in and I was likeBruno, your English is
incredible.
Yes let's go.
We're doing a podcast, but it'salways a pleasure, mate.
(22:12):
And again, welcome to Las Vegas, welcome to my home, which is
now your home for the next ninedays for the Mr Olympia.
I don't know if you're stayingany time after, but it's great
for me to see your journey andnow get to hear a little bit
more.
And I'll get to hear a littlebit more, but more so cheer you
on from afar to now get you herein Las Vegas to see you fulfill
(22:33):
your journey of making that MrOlympia stage.
So what a fucking story, andone that's going to continue to
keep on evolving.
So, from Ian Bruno, welcome tothe show.
Thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (22:47):
Thanks so much, Flex.
This is.
Speaker 1 (22:49):
Flex it's Rock, we are out.
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