The Shawn Ray and BuildWithPros Podcast

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Bodybuilding, muscle building and fat loss advice from Shawn Ray, thirteen time Mr. Olympia finalist and one of the most consistent bodybuilders in the history of the sport. One question per episode, one straight answer. How to build muscle, how to get lean, how to train around injuries, and how to stay strong after forty. Every episode is based on a BuildWithPros audiobook, built on Shawn's forty years of training and nutrition experience. Full audiobooks for men and women at https://buildwithpros.com Episodes are narrated by an AI voice. Educational content, not medical advice.

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    New to the Gym? Why Most Beginners Quit in 3 Months

    Sixty three percent of new gym members quit within three months. After a year, fewer than four percent are still going. They don't quit because they're lazy or weak. They quit for five predictable reasons, and every one of them can be planned for. In this episode: - The five reasons beginners quit, and how to see them coming - Why your first results show up in your strength before they show up in the mirror - What the research says about how long it really takes to build a habit (hint: it's not 21 days) - The map of your first twelve weeks: the honeymoon, the valley and the climb - Three simple rules that get you through: never miss twice, lower the bar on bad days, and decide once This episode is based on the audiobook Start Strong: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Weight Training, Nutrition & Recovery by Shawn Ray. 5 hours 13 minutes, 19 chapters, with Shawn's three-day training plan, nutrition without counting every calorie, and how to get through your first twelve weeks. Find Start Strong and the full catalog of Shawn Ray audiobooks for men and women at https://buildwithpros.com Education, not medical advice. Check with your doctor before starting a new training program.

    New to the Gym? Why Most Beginners Quit in 3 Months

  2. Sep 27

    Are You Really Stuck? Why Your Progress Stopped, and What a Real Plateau Looks Like

    Get the full audiobook, The Plateau Breaker Blueprint, at https://buildwithpros.com - Training hard, eating right, and the weight on the bar has not moved in months. Before you change everything, listen to this. In this episode: why most plateaus are not plateaus at all, how to measure progress without fooling yourself, the five things to rule out before you blame your program, and why your body stops responding to a program that used to work. Based on Shawn Ray's audiobook The Plateau Breaker Blueprint. BuildWithPros has a full library of audiobooks for men and women on training, nutrition, fat loss and staying strong after forty. Educational content, not medical advice.

    Are You Really Stuck? Why Your Progress Stopped, and What a Real Plateau Looks Like

  3. Sep 27

    Is It Really Low T? What Happens to Testosterone After 40, and What You Can Actually Change

    Get the full audiobook, The Natural Testosterone Blueprint, at https://buildwithpros.com - Tired, softer around the middle, and less drive than you used to have. Before you book the testosterone clinic, listen to this. In this episode: what really happens to testosterone after forty, the second decline your father never had to fight, why two men with the same bloodwork can live completely different lives, and the short list of things that actually move your hormones. Based on Shawn Ray's audiobook The Natural Testosterone Blueprint, thirteen chapters, two hours and eleven minutes. BuildWithPros has a full library of audiobooks for men and women on training, nutrition, fat loss and staying strong after forty. Educational content, not medical advice.

    Is It Really Low T? What Happens to Testosterone After 40, and What You Can Actually Change

  4. Sep 27

    Forty Years, One Injury: How Shawn Ray Trained at the Top Without Breaking Down

    Get the full audiobook, The Injury-Free Training Blueprint, at https://buildwithpros.com - Thirteen Mr. Olympia appearances, forty years under the heaviest weights in the sport, and one serious injury. In this episode: why the lifter who gets hurt is not training, how small technical mistakes turn into big injuries, the exact position where most pec tears happen on the bench press, and how to tell good pain from bad pain. Based on Shawn Ray's audiobook The Injury-Free Training Blueprint, ten chapters, about two hours. BuildWithPros has a full library of audiobooks for men and women on training, nutrition, fat loss and staying strong after forty, from five dollars. Educational content, not medical advice.

    Forty Years, One Injury: How Shawn Ray Trained at the Top Without Breaking Down

  5. Sep 27

    Lifting Heavy Won't Make You Bulky: What Serious Training Really Does to a Woman's Body

    Get the full audiobook, The Bodybuilding Training Blueprint for Women, at https://buildwithpros.com - Lift light, do more cardio, and never go heavy or you will get bulky. That advice has cost women years of results in the gym. In this episode: why toning does not exist, what the biology says about women and muscle, why heavy training builds shape and not bulk, why age does not switch it off, and why any program needs twelve weeks before you judge it. Based on Shawn Ray's audiobook The Bodybuilding Training Blueprint for Women, thirteen chapters, four hours and fifteen minutes. BuildWithPros has a full library of audiobooks for men and women on training, nutrition, fat loss and staying strong after forty, from five dollars. Educational content, not medical advice.

    Lifting Heavy Won't Make You Bulky: What Serious Training Really Does to a Woman's Body

  6. Sep 27

    Why Your Belly Fat Won't Move After 35, and the Ten Minute Habit That Changes It

    Get the full audiobook, The Insulin Sensitivity Blueprint, at https://buildwithpros.com You eat better than you did ten years ago, and the waist keeps growing anyway. In this episode: what insulin sensitivity actually means, the five changes that stack up after 35, why belly fat is the last thing to leave, and three signals you can change right away, including the ten minute walk after meals that most people skip. Based on the audiobook The Insulin Sensitivity Blueprint. BuildWithPros has a full library of audiobooks for men and women on training, nutrition, fat loss and staying strong after forty, from five dollars. Educational content, not medical advice.

    Why Your Belly Fat Won't Move After 35, and the Ten Minute Habit That Changes It

  7. Sep 27

    Why Your Old Program Will Break You After 40, and the Five Rules That Replace It

    Get the full audiobook, Fitness After 40: The Comeback Blueprint, at https://buildwithpros.com At 41, five years retired and 32 pounds heavier, Shawn Ray was told on camera that he was finished. Fourteen weeks later he had rebuilt his body, and he did not do it with the workouts that made him a 13-time Mr. Olympia competitor. In this episode: what actually happens to testosterone, growth hormone and muscle after 40, why the old program gets men injured within six weeks, and the five training rules Shawn used for his comeback. Based on Shawn Ray's audiobook Fitness After 40: The Comeback Blueprint. BuildWithPros has a full library of audiobooks for men and women on training, nutrition, fat loss and staying strong after forty, from five dollars. This episode is narrated by an AI voice. Educational content, not medical advice. The description follows the same four-paragraph structure as episode 3. The only change is "from five dollars" in the library line, so the price also shows up here and not only in the audio. Remember to make the link clickable with the link button, the way it is in the other episodes.

    Why Your Old Program Will Break You After 40, and the Five Rules That Replace It

  8. Sep 22

    Why Cutting Carbs Backfires (For Women Who Train)

    You have been training hard and eating clean, and the scale still will not move. So you do what almost every woman in the gym does at some point: you cut the carbs. And for a week or two it feels like it is working. Then the energy drops, the workouts get flat, and the fat loss stalls anyway. This episode explains why panic cutting your carbs is one of the most common mistakes women make in the gym, what actually happens in your body when you do it, and how much you really need to keep training seriously and still get lean. It is built on chapter six of The Bodybuilding Nutrition Blueprint for Women, Shawn Ray's proven nutrition system adapted for women who train seriously. The full audiobook runs almost three hours and covers protein and carb targets for women, perimenopause and menopause, four meal plan templates and how to adjust when progress stops. The audiobook is available at buildwithpros.com, along with the full range of Shawn Ray audiobooks for both men and women. Written by Shawn Ray, 13x Mr. Olympia competitor. Narrated by AI. Published by BuildWithPros.

    Why Cutting Carbs Backfires (For Women Who Train)

  9. Sep 21

    Why You're Not Building Muscle: The Three Reasons, and How to Fix Them

    Get the full audiobook, The Maximum Growth Blueprint, at https://buildwithpros.com You train hard, you eat, and the scale and the mirror still refuse to move. In this episode: the three reasons most people stop building muscle, why more work is usually the wrong answer, and the fixes Shawn Ray applied to each one to keep growing year after year. Based on Shawn Ray's audiobook The Maximum Growth Blueprint. BuildWithPros has a full library of audiobooks for men and women on training, nutrition, fat loss and staying strong after forty. This episode is narrated by an AI voice. Educational content, not medical advice.

    Why You're Not Building Muscle: The Three Reasons, and How to Fix Them

  10. Sep 21

    Mind-Muscle Connection: How to Actually Feel the Muscle Working

    Get the full audiobook, The Mind-Muscle Connection, at https://buildwithpros.com Why does someone using half your weight have twice your development? In this episode: what the mind-muscle connection really is, the study where it nearly doubled biceps growth, and three things Shawn Ray did on every rep to feel the muscle working. Based on Shawn Ray's audiobook The Mind-Muscle Connection. BuildWithPros has a full library of audiobooks for men and women on training, nutrition, fat loss and staying strong after forty. This episode is narrated by an AI voice. Educational content, not medical advice.

    Mind-Muscle Connection: How to Actually Feel the Muscle Working

  11. Sep 21

    Why Your Fat Loss Stalled, and How to Get It Moving Again

    Get the full audiobook, The Cut Protocol, at https://buildwithpros.com Your fat loss was on track, then around week six the mirror stopped moving. In this episode: why the stall shows up in every real cut, the panic move that ruins most of them, and the four levers Shawn Ray pulled, in order, to get things moving again. Based on Shawn Ray's audiobook The Cut Protocol. BuildWithPros has a full library of audiobooks for men and women on training, nutrition, fat loss and staying strong after forty. This episode is narrated by an AI voice. Educational content, not medical advice.

    Why Your Fat Loss Stalled, and How to Get It Moving Again
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Bodybuilding, muscle building and fat loss advice from Shawn Ray, thirteen time Mr. Olympia finalist and one of the most consistent bodybuilders in the history of the sport. One question per episode, one straight answer. How to build muscle, how to get lean, how to train around injuries, and how to stay strong after forty. Every episode is based on a BuildWithPros audiobook, built on Shawn's forty years of training and nutrition experience. Full audiobooks for men and women at https://buildwithpros.com Episodes are narrated by an AI voice. Educational content, not medical advice.

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