Chris Bumstead on Discipline, Purpose & Knowing When to Leave

Six Mr. Olympia wins, and Chris Bumstead says the trophies were never the point. This is the conversation about everything that came after the stage. Who he is without the titles, and how he found his way back. We sat down with Chris at his home gym in Nashville to have a lengthy conversation. He gets honest about imposter syndrome at the top, grieving "CBUM the champion," using ambition like an addiction to hide from how he really felt, and why he walked away when he could have kept winning. His daughter, the sleepless nights he prayed for, and the one-inch range of motion that got him back to loving training it's all in here. New videos dropping regularly Subscribe so you don't miss the next one!!! Chapters 0:00 I could have won another Olympia but why 0:38 The 10000 like deal 1:45 Imposter syndrome and body dysmorphia 3:25 Ian the brother in law who saw it first 4:56 How to find a mentor 6:31 Training hard vs training smart 7:46 How the gym found him 8:30 A quiet kid chasing strength 11:48 Pressure is a privilege 12:51 The shirt and the cease and desist 13:12 When I need to replaced I want to 15:00 Why he walked away at the top 15:33 Retiring and missing his daughters nights 17:21 What maximum effort looks like now 18:41 Grieving CBum the champion 19:43 Ambition as an addiction 20:17 Who am I without all that 21:20 Two crashes and losing momentum 22:20 Rebuilding after an injury 24:56 Finding his way back to the floor 26:16 Would he ever compete again 28:31 Watching his follower count drop 31:44 The legacy he actually wants 33:16 What made him stand out 34:53 Keeping a tight inner circle 37:52 Courtney and being able to break down 40:11 Him and Courtney as a team 41:42 How he funded prep with nothing 43:35 Dropping out and going all in at 21 46:11 Where the drive really came from 49:17 Dealing with hate and outside noise 51:58 Is weight loss just calories in calories out 54:38 The diagnosis that nearly ended it 56:49 Training with a chronic illness 59:53 Competing with a torn bicep 1:03:38 How hard to push through pain 1:07:59 What two Olympia losses taught him 1:10:25 The small win that changed everything 1:11:42 Accepting doubt instead of killing it 1:13:24 What the gym taught him about business 1:15:36 The 300k a month deal he turned down 1:17:41 Comparison and doing it his own way 1:19:30 A natural standard to look up to Follow Chris Bumstead Instagram: @cbum YouTube: @ChrisBumstead Follow No Limits Instagram: @No.Limits https://nolimitdesigners.com/