Today, Maddy Forberg sits down with friend, fellow bodybuilder & entrepreneur, Stan Efferding.

Stan is an IFBB Professional bodybuilder and World Record Holding Powerlifter.  Stan holds the title of World's Strongest Bodybuilder and is one of only ten men in the world to ever total over 2300 pounds raw in competition.  Stan has a degree in Exercise Science from the University of Oregon and has been a trainer of all ages/levels of athletes for 25 years.  Stan now speaks at seminars across the country - leading discussions on various sports, nutrition, and training techniques.  He has appeared in and writes for many publications, including Muscular Development, Flex Magazine, and Power Magazine.  Stan has built three businesses from the ground up and turned them into multi-million dollar companies.  He is the Founder of the Vertical Diet.  Stan, like Maddy, works with Marek Health.
 
In this podcast, we talk about Stan's experience in the competitive bodybuilding world, his current training, successful business endeavors, and the focus of his book, "The Vertical Diet"!

We hope you love this episode and learn something new!  Thank you to Marek Health for helping make this one come to life by way of sponsorship.

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