Serious and Silliness Bodybuilding · John Livia

Muscle Talk! My experience at Diamond Gym. Lee Priest speaks out for Hadi Choopan.

February 5, 2026·50 min·5 clips
John Livia thought he was doing a bodybuilding workout at Diamond Gym, but it turned into a brutal military-style circuit.
John Livia shares his intense experience at Diamond Gym, revealing it's not a typical bodybuilding workout but a military-style circuit and mentoring program for at-risk youth. The conversation also touches on political controversies affecting bodybuilders like Hadi and critiques social media commentary in the fitness world.

As heard by us

A loose bodybuilding conversation that turns politics and stage pressure into the main tension.

This episode starts in live-chat apologies and easy banter, then settles into bodybuilding politics and the strain of stepping onstage while an audience may judge a competitor for what he stands for.

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Why you'd press play

Press play if you want bodybuilding talk that treats the controversy like part of the contest, not a side note.

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