What makes natural bodybuilding so special? 🏋️♂️ How can you still achieve peak athletic performance even at 50+?
In this episode, I speak with Olaf Mann, natural bodybuilding coach and personal trainer, about:
- Natural Bodybuilding: Training without doping – here's how!
Nutrition, sleep & regeneration: The basics for success
- Testosterone deficiency: Effects & solutions for men
- Prevention and health care: Why men need to take action
If you want to know how to stay fit and healthy as you age, and what role hormones play in this, then be sure to tune in! 🎧
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#22 - "Natural Bodybuilding at 50+" | Olaf Mann on Men's Health with Dr. Jonathan Apasu
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