![]() So I completely changed career and I started working in finance. I enjoyed that, but I didn’t like the restriction of having to be in one gym the whole time, and I also wanted to use my head a bit more. SP: I had been training for ten years, and been a PT for a few years. MF: When did you realise you might be able to make a career as a bodybuilder? It’s been 20 years now since I started training, and the reason is still the same: I just enjoy lifting weights. I wasn’t following a training plan or anything I literally just did it for the enjoyment, and even today I train because I love it. The feeling of a pump was something that I became addicted to, and I knew after that first session I wanted to experience that same feeling again and again. When I tried weightlifting, I fell in love with it. SP: I started around the age of 14 or 15, and at the age you’re always willing to try anything: you try different sports and different activities, just to see what fits. You don’t need much equipment: two dumbbells, or even just bodyweight, and you can have a proper full-body workout. One thing I wanted to make sure was that my followers had that same knowledge, so I was posting workouts and training advice to help people follow along at home. I also know that you can build and make progress from home, so I wasn’t too worried about that. I trained at home for five or six years to begin with, and while it’s been a long time since then it’s still something I’m used to. When I got the news that everything was shutting, I went out and got myself some equipment so I was ready to go back to the way I trained when I first started out. SP: Initially, I was affected by it when gyms closed. MF: The last year has forced everyone to adapt and improvise new ways to keep fit – has your regular routine been affected by the pandemic? SP: Yes I do! Which is another good thing about boohooMAN: they have the Big and Tall sizes, so people like me can find something that fits them. MF: Do you struggle to find stuff that fits you? I love things like this because the fit is amazing and it’s great to train in. SP: Right now I’m loving the seamless tee, which I’m wearing right now. MF: What are your stand-out pieces from the collection? It’s a huge brand that’s growing every day, too, so it was an easy decision for me. ![]() boohooMAN’s clothing ticks every box for me. SP: When I’m training, I want to be comfortable, but I want to look good as well. MF: Why did you decide to team up with boohooMAN? Panda regularly judges physique and bodybuilding competitions around the world, and he recently teamed up with boohooMAN to launch a new activewear collection.Īlthough he grew up in London, the 34-year-old has lived in Los Angeles for the last few years – and that’s where, in the midst of the UK’s lockdown 3.0, Panda jumped on a Zoom call bright and early to talk to MF about his new partnership, his journey into fitness, and some of the best training and nutrition tips that have served him so well over the years. ![]() With a social media following in excess of 13 million, he was voted as one of the top ten fitness influencers in the world by Forbes.īuilding a body like Panda’s requires a fair amount of heavy lifting, clearly, but since the coronavirus pandemic he’s also been proving that weights aren’t the only way to get in shape – by way of hundreds of minimal-kit and bodyweight workouts on his YouTube channel. Simeon Panda is one of the most recognisable faces – and physiques – in the bodybuilding world. The bodybuilder and fitness influencer shares some of his best training advice.
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