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E: Marcel, can you tell us years since I started training. I
about your journey to the even got certified as a personal
bodybuilding stage? What “ trainer at 19 to deepen my
originally inspired you to knowledge, though I haven’t done
pursue competitive much coaching yet.
bodybuilding, and how did It all started Student jobs have been a
you go from student jobs to practical way to support my
becoming a champion? in a pretty bodybuilding journey since I was
MARCEL: It all started in a 16. I’ve worked in everything
pretty typical way. I was a skinny, typical way. from sales to the food industry.
weak teenager, and I got hooked I was a These jobs have helped fund my
on an app for doing more push- training, even if they’re unrelated
ups. After a few months, a friend skinny, weak to my field of chemistry.
and I tried doing pull-ups. We
weren’t great, but we kept at it teenager, and E: Your recent wins at the
and eventually felt comfortable Arnold Classic Europe are
enough to start working out I got hooked incredible! Looking back,
at a street park. When winter on an app for what were the key challenges
came, it got too cold for outdoor or turning points that got
workouts, so we decided to hit doing more you to this level, physically
the gym instead. We started with and mentally?
street park right before I turned push-ups. MARCEL: Honestly, there’s no
17, and now, it’s been about 7-8 secret besides consistent work.
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