A loose Arnold preview that gets sharpest around condition, shape, posing, and judging.
Off the Script spends most of its time on Arnold Classic predictions, then opens out into Arnold UK logistics, venue setup, and a few British pro-show memories.
OFF THE SCRIPT BODYBUILDING PODCAST
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We go in depth with the highest level of professional and amateur athletes.
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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Technical contest analysis, candid prep talk and gym-floor perspective make bodybuilding's competitive demands unusually legible.
OFF THE SCRIPT BODYBUILDING PODCAST brings a technical eye and an unfiltered looseness to bodybuilding. Multi-person roundtables move between contest previews, training and contest prep, while guest conversations reach into gym ownership and the culture surrounding the sport.
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Posing critiques meet microwave beef debates, if that's your kind of gym conversation.
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- a gym owner's frank take on a competitor's prep and posing
- to weigh contest physiques with people who argue over conditioning and placings
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A loose Cali Pro preview that leans on the New York Pro and a few crossover names.
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Episodes
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#52 - MATT TOFTON | OFF SEASON PLANS | CYCLES | STAYING HEALTHY | MODAFINIL & QnA
·1h 8m - 2
#50 - Ellis Quarterman | Autoimmune Disease & Gaining Muscle | Multiple Shows | The Muscle Architect
Nov 26, 2021·1h 3m - 3
#49 - WILL DYSON | THE ANABOLIC SCIENTIST | LIFE LESSONS & BODYBUILDING
Nov 11, 2021·1h 17m - 4
#48 - EVOLUTION TRAINING TOM HAMES | PCA FINALS | CONTEST PREP | CHEATING URINE TESTS
Oct 23, 2021·54m - 5
#47 - ARNOLD CLASSIC PREVIEW | NICK WALKER WIN? | AKIM & SERGIO DARK HORSES | OFF THE SCRIPT
Hidden gemOffscript shifts into Arnold Classic predictions and the Arnold UK buzz around it.
Sep 24, 2021·1h 2m·4 clips - 6
#45 - PHIL SOUMAKIS | TRAINING INTENSITY | SITE ENHANCEMENT | OFF THE SCRIPT BODYBUILDING PODCAST
Sep 22, 2021·47m - 7
#46 - GINGERTRAINING JOSH GOOLD | BODYBUILDING DIET | CONTEST PREP | OFF THE SCRIPT
Sep 22, 2021·1h 9m - 8
#44 - CAITLIN HILL & SAVANNAH WESTERBY | 2BROS PEAK WEEK PLANS | FAT LOADING THOUGHTS + Q&A
Sep 3, 2021·1h 6m - 9
#43 - SIMON BROOKER | 3 DAYS OUT OF 2BROS | ROAD TO ARNOLD CLASSIC UK
Sep 1, 2021·42m - 10
#42 - TEENAGE NATURAL CHAMPION | JAMES HUME | BNBF MIDLANDS
Aug 29, 2021·1h 29m - 11
#41 - HYMSUEN LIU | GYMWITHHYM | Everything Natural Bodybuilding & Powerlifting
Aug 24, 2021·1h 46m - 12
#40 - PHIL SOUMAKIS | POST- SHOW | OFF SEASON STRATEGIES
Aug 11, 2021·1h 13m - 13
#39 - GEORGE OSBORNE & CHRISTIAN CHAPMAN | WELCOME BACK
Jul 16, 2021·1h 6m - 14
#38 - ALEX KENT | 2 WEEKS OUT | CLASSIC PHYSIQUE | FIRST CYCLE | KINGS GYM
Jun 20, 2021·52m - 15
#37 - MATT TOFTON | ARNOLD CLASSIC PREP | COST OF BODYBUILDING PREP
Jun 10, 2021·1h 40m - 16
JOSEPH SOLO #4 | ANALYSING | PROGRESS | BODYBUILDING
May 30, 2021·11m - 17
JOSEPH SOLO #3 - COLITIS | COLON HEALTH + BODYBUILDING
May 19, 2021·14m - 18
JOSEPH SOLO #2 - WHEN TO PULL BACK + DIGESTION TALK
May 12, 2021·15m - 19
JOSEPH SOLO #1 - Week 1 Intro
May 5, 2021·10m - 20
#35 - SAVANNAH WESTERBY | FEMALE COMPETITION PREP & SUPPLEMENTATION
Apr 26, 2021·1h 7m - 21
#34 - JACK RICHARDSON | WHAT BODYBUILDING MEANS TO US
Apr 1, 2021·1h 18m - 22
#33 - DAVID LADITI | UK BODYBUILDING COMMUNITY | FAITH IN BODYBUILDING + Q&A
Mar 3, 2021·1h 32m - 23
#32 - CHRISTIAN CHAPMAN & SOPHIE AJ | COUPLES PREP | S*X ON PREP + RELATIONSHIP RANTS.
Feb 23, 2021·1h 9m - 24
#31 - IFBB PRO KEVIN STUTZ | CLASSIC PHYSIQUE PREP | SUPERHEROES + Q&A
Feb 19, 2021·53m - 25
#30 - JACK THORBURN | WHO IS THE GREATEST MR OLYMPIA EVER
Feb 12, 2021·1h 8m - 26
#29 - TOM HAMES (EVOLUTION TRAINING) | BUDGET BODYBUILDING | 1ST-CYCLE THOUGHTS | HEALTH & BLOODWORK
Jan 31, 2021·1h 5m - 27
#28 - JOSH KINSEY-CLOUGH | RETIREMENT | TIME TRAVEL | PARACHUTING W/ BEARS
Jan 17, 2021·1h 26m - 28
Off The Script Bodybuilding Podcast XMAS SPECIAL
Dec 23, 2020·1h 6m - 29
MR OLYMPIA SHOW PREVIEW | BRANDON VS PHIL? | STACKED LINE UP
Dec 15, 2020·2h - 30
EP.27 : LEWIS WIDGERY | FIRST 2BROS | MAKING THE SWITCH
Dec 3, 2020·1h 4m - 31
EP.26 : FINN KELLY | FIRST COMPETITION SEASON | IMPROVING BETWEEN SHOWS.
Oct 31, 2020·1h 10m - 32
EP.25 : CHRISTIAN CHAPMAN | SAVANNAH WESTERBY & JACK T | Q+A
Oct 23, 2020·1h 3m - 33
EP:24 - MATT TOFTON | RAW TRUTH OF PREP | IFBB PRO CARD 2021? | LISTENER Q&A
Oct 18, 2020·56m - 34
IFBB ALICANTE PRO SHOW | TEAM BRITAIN ABROAD | WHERE IS RAMY?
Oct 9, 2020·1h 7m - 35
EP.23 : IFBB PRO ROBERT WATERHOUSE | TURNING PRO NATURAL | OLYMPIA GOALS | Q&A
Oct 8, 2020·1h 9m - 36
EP.22 - MATT TOFTON | PEAK WEEK
Oct 5, 2020·1h 13m - 37
IFBB CALI PRO PREVIEW SHOW | PATRICK MOORE REPEAT? | NEW CHAMP? | MR OLYMPIA
Hidden gemThe crew opens by giving the fans what they asked for: a Cali Pro preview.
Sep 11, 2020·1h 7m·4 clips - 38
"STAGE TALK" - GREG TAYLOR: 2 DAYS OUT FROM 2BROS BRITISH FINALS | GOING FOR VICTORY
Sep 10, 2020·50m - 39
NEW YORK PRO REVIEW | IAIN VALLIERE WINS | JUDGING | BIG SHOCKS
Sep 6, 2020·51m - 40
EP:21 - WE ARE BACK! DAN BASTICK, GINGERJOSH & LIAM TURNBULL | MUSCLE BUILDING | 320KG SQUAT + Q&A
Sep 3, 2020·1h 40m - 41
EP.20 : JOE BINLEY | BLOOD GLUCOSE | DIGESTION | MANAGING INFLAMMATION | LISTENER Q&A
Aug 16, 2020·58m - 42
EP.19 - CAITLIN HILL & SAVANNAH WESTERBY | BIKINI PREP | MADNESS Q&A
Aug 12, 2020·1h 24m - 43
EP:18 - ANDY SCOTT (AMS MUSCLE) | MR UNIVERSE | SST & PATRICK TUOR | ONLINE COACHING | LISTENER Q&A
Aug 6, 2020·1h 17m - 44
EP.17 JACK THORBURN IS BACK! | GYM TALK | LISTENER Q&A
Jul 31, 2020·57m - 45
EP.16: KHIFIE WEST & LIAM TURNBULL | NATURAL PREP | BREAKING WORLD RECORDS
Jul 25, 2020·1h 22m - 46
EP.15- GEORGE OSBORNE, JACK THORBURN, GINGERJOSH & CHRISTIAN CHAPMAN
Jul 18, 2020·1h 45m - 47
EP.14 - DAN BASTICK & JACK THORBURN | ROAD TO 300LBS | LISTENER Q&A | WOULD YOU RATHER
Jul 14, 2020·1h 44m - 48
EP.13- IFBB PRO KEVIN STÜTZ | PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD | DIGESTION | ACTING IN MOVIES
Jul 10, 2020·1h 15m - 49
EP.12 - JACK THORBURN, KHIFIE WEST & JACK RICHARDSON
Jul 5, 2020·1h 56m - 50
EP.11 - JOSHUA KINSEY CLOUGH | THE ART OF BODYBUILDING | MENTAL STRENGTH
Jun 25, 2020·1h 30m - 51
EP.10 - GEORGE OSBORNE
Jun 17, 2020·1h 39m - 52
EP.9 - AJ MORRIS, JACK THORBURN & CHRISTIAN CHAPMAN
Jun 11, 2020·1h 36m - 53
EP.6 - CAITLIN HILL
Jun 10, 2020·1h 46m - 54
EP.3- MATT TOFTON
Jun 10, 2020·2h 11m - 55
EP.5 - IFBB PRO JAMIE JOHAL
Jun 10, 2020·1h 48m - 56
EP.4- LEWIS WIDGERY
Jun 10, 2020·3h - 57
EP.2 SAM "BARBARIAN" BENNETT
Jun 10, 2020·1h 12m - 58
EP.1- IFBB PRO KUBA CIELEN
Jun 10, 2020·1h 4m - 59
EP.7- LOUIS MOYLAN
Jun 10, 2020·1h - 60
EP.8- SIMON BROOKER
Jun 10, 2020·52m