BANNED FROM AMERICA, NATTY OR NOT, RISE ON YOUTUBE, COOKBOOK, TRAINING & MORE W-@GREGDOUCETTE

**Myron** (0:01)
And we are live with the legend, Greg Doucet, man. We got a great podcast coming for y'all. Let's get into it, baby.
All right, we are back, what's up guys? Walter Fresh&Fit Podcast, man. We're here with Greg Doucet, man.
So I'm really hyped up for this interview. Quick announcement, guys, rumble.com/freshfit. Go ahead, check us out over there. So, you know, if we get canceled off YouTube, you guys will know exactly where to find us, freshfit.locals.com, and get the merch at Fresh&Fit Podcast store and go subscribe to our other YouTube channel, Fresh&Fit Clips. But without further ado, man, we got a legend in the house. Hey, Greg, so I'm happy to have you on the podcast, man. I know who you are. I'm sure a lot of people in our audience know who you are, but for those that may not know, can you introduce yourself to the people, please?

**Greg Doucette** (1:27)
Well, I'm basically a 47-year-old manlet, a five foot six, 180 pounds, professional bodybuilder, powerlifter. I'm on YouTube, and I've recently turned into a cyclist. So I have a mixed bag of information. I also have a master's degree in kinesiology. I've been at this since I was 10 years old, done 59 competitions, and so I'm ready to talk.

**Myron** (1:47)
Bam, awesome, man. So can you tell us a little bit about your training and your background?

**Greg Doucette** (1:53)
Well, I started training at 10 I used to do triathlons. I was a physical education teacher, taught a bunch of different subjects. I did that for about 11 years. And so I started training at 10

**Myron** (2:02)
Hey, well, okay, sorry, go ahead.

**Greg Doucette** (2:04)
And then I had my master's in kinesiology. So I've been studying about the human body my whole life. And I did a lot of powerlifting bodybuilding contests.
So I have a lot of experience practicing these things. I've coached thousands of athletes. I've been doing it my whole life. And so now I've transitioned more into doing cardio, but I still lift weights. I still add it three days a week. It's still staying in good shape.
And so, you know, that's it. That's all I've done.

**Myron** (2:27)
And you got a bachelor's and a master's degree in kinesiology. Can you talk about that a little bit and how it helps you as far as coaching people?

**Greg Doucette** (2:34)
Well, if you don't have an education, then how do you know what you're talking about? So when I'm making videos, talking about things, I think back, okay, I have the education, I learned certain things, but then I was able to apply it on myself and on others, like in the real world, because a lot of times you read something, but then you apply it and you're like, that doesn't make sense. And so having that experience, personal experience, as long as well as the education and in coaching others, that's what gives me that well-rounded bit of information to help everyone.

**Myron** (3:01)
Bam, nice, fantastic.
So you got a happy B Pro card back in 2012, man. Can you take us through that, what the prep was like, how long it took you in? I mean, getting a happy B Pro card is extremely difficult, man.

**Greg Doucette** (3:16)
I think I had the longest journey, anyone. I literally got my Pro card on my 50th competition. So I'd started competing in grade 12, 50th competition. Mind you, I did 42 shows natural. And so I was on PDs. I wasn't natural when I turned pro. When I was natural, wasn't big enough. I was in the 170s, got my Pro card, was about 195 pounds.
And the diet, I mean, it was always dieting, like literally. It felt like, I feel like I've been on a diet my whole life.

**SPEAKER_3** (3:44)
Greg, I'm curious, man. So I have people that I know are going to competitions, right? And I'm just curious to know, how many people in those competitions are actually natural or natty, you think?

**Greg Doucette** (3:53)
At the Nationals, like the show I did, probably no one, maybe one. I mean, almost nobody. And the ones that are winning, nobody. Like there's no way.
I competed at Nationals in the lighter divisions, like when I was a lightweight and so on. I could win at that level, but I mean, the weight classes are like 150 pounds.
But at the top level, the guys winning pro cards, like when you're five foot six, 195 pounds with 5% body fat, you're not natural. So almost nobody.

**Myron** (4:22)
Fair enough.
So how long did you prep for that? And you said you had done 50 shows prior. Take us through that, man. And how long have you been training at that point?