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"I am always going to have fun and smile but now its going to get serious."

At this point of prep there is literally nothin to it but the do it.

Brett and Matt are just executing on what they already have mapped out.

"I truly believe the trajectory of Brett's career is going to change this weekend."

Ivana is here in full support and the both of them are soaking up the moment and "just having fun."

Ben Chow joins in on Wednesday for their back session and posing check ins with Matt.

Overall it is an awesome TEAM vibe here in Columbus getting ready to do thing!

Best of luck to Brett on these final day and hours before prejudging.

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Brett Wilkin Arnold Classic | 48 hours Out

The whole purpose of these trips: it doesn't matter where you go or what country you call home, that love for bodybuilding and training is the common ground. Everyone has a seat at this table literally and figuratively. The bodybuilding and fitness community is united for the love of this sport and lifestyle and that is why we do these things. If you are willing to put the work in, you are welcome here.

No one owes you a damn thing but you can have anything if you're willing to put the work in.

This is part 2 of our Iron World Tour during the Arnold Classic weekend. The team drove and flew in to support our athletes Brett, Divine and Darwin as they competed in the event. We trained at Olympus Athletic Club, American Barbell and Metro Fitness and all got together to eat and have watch parties of the Arnold Classic events.

Stay tuned on where we are going next and why...

Iron World Tour: COLUMBUS Part 2

The Iron World Tour never stops. This time we set out from Dallas, Texas to Las Vegas, Nevada. This first leg of the trip we made it to Albuquerque, New Mexico. We stopped at the Big Texan to fuel up and check out the world famous home of the "FREE" 72oz steak.

After that we take on some really wacky changing weather, from 40-50 mile per hour gusts to sand storms and finally make it to New Mexico. We check in the hotel, eat and head to train at Iron Soul.

The purpose of this particular trip is to break away from the business as normal routine, have some legit fun and scout this route for gyms and sites that we want to bring the team to when the Olympia returns to Las Vegas this December.

As this is being posted we have made it into Las Vegas and will be checking out Flex Lewis's Dragon's Lair, Hide and Iris's Powerhouse Gym, flying into the grand canyon via helicopter and sharing our work hard play hard philosphy.

Iron World Tour : Texas to New Mexico

Why focus on differences? "100lbs is !00lbs where ever you are in the world."

The Iron World Tour is 24/7 for all of us.

Here we finally get to Las Vegas and chow. Over the weekend we hit up Flex Lewis and trained at The Dragon's Lair. NO EXCUSES

We scheduled some epic things to experience as part of our work hard play hard philosophy including taking a helicopter trip over the Grand Canyon, visiting the Petrified Forrest and checking out Pioneer Saloon and Red Rock Canyon.

We also, catch Higetada Yamagishi over at the awesome Powerhouse Gym Las Vegas the second time we trained there this trip. It was a great reminder of the network and community you build.

We will have our Olympia week house here in Las Vegas as typical for the last 2 years. Hop to catch you in and around the party.

Iron World Tour | LAS VEGAS

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Ariel Khadr has been an athlete since childhood and only competes when she is prepared to win.

This past March Ariel won the Ms. Fitness International in Columbus, Ohio (fun fact: she is the only one to win the Ms. Jr. Fitness International at 11 years old and the Ms. Fitness International).

A week ago we linked up with Ariel in her adopted town of Fort Lauderdale, Florida to get some insight into how she thinks, prioritizes work and training and how she got interested in physique competition and more specifically fitness.

"Fitness is really the only category today where you can choreograph and become an individual person. You combine athleticism, power, grace, art and your own individuality."

Ariel has a cool, calm and collected approach to planning and preparing for world class goals and will do what ever it takes to keep winning in the fitness category.

See you all at the Olympia as Ariel takes the stage again in Las Vegas.

Ms. Fitness International Ariel Khadr

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You either make opportunities and chase them or you remain idle and stagnant.

Divine here is 10 days out from the Arnold Classic where he will get the opportunity to stand next to some of the competitors he has been wanting to get compared to and is anxiously awaiting this moment.

At the same time that the energy and excitement is high, Divine is calm and collected while executing the necessary to bring his best in terms of physique, presentation and confidence showing that, "he belongs there."

With this being the biggest competition outside of the Olympia, it is a great opportunity to disrupt and fight for comparisons with the best in the world.

Best of luck to Divine as he travels to Columbus today where we will link up with him, Brett and Darwin along with the rest of the crew on Thursday.

Arnold Classic - 10 Days Out | Divine Master

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Focus, cut the noise, stay diligent and shoot your shot with those huge goals.

The Arnold Classic has always garnered a world class, stellar roster of top tier pros. This is the best of the best with bodybuilding and classic physique Olympia champions throwing their hats into this years competition.

It is no easy feat to prepare for, compete and win at this level. We have followed Brett, Divine and Darwin for the last few weeks of prep and now its time to show up.

Catch you all here in Columbus this whole week!

Arnold Classic - Brett Wilkin, Divine Master and Darwin Uribe

"Sometimes what you are going through sucks, but you are going through it with your lifting partners and just embrace it!"

The inner TEAM here at Destination linked up for a leg training session. They discuss how they cultivate the drive to put out 100% effort during LEG DAY.

"I like lifting with stronger dudes because it gives me something to chase."

"At the end of the day, when the lights fade out, you have to look in the mirror and be happy with what you're putting out." - Josh Smith

James Mottu is often the first face you see as you visit destination and has a background in powerlifting and bodybuilding. He and Josh Smith, a powerlifter and trainer at destination, have been training to prepare James to compete at the Phil Heath coming up in 5 weeks. Here, they link up with videographer Nick Del Toro because he wanted to learn the proper mechanics and cues for a quad focused leg day with the pendulum squat and hip press along with building some mental fortitude with a f.ck ton of reps on the leg extension.

Moral of the story with showing this session is to, "find what you like (in the gym) stick with it and dig in with like minded gym buds."

Embrace The Suck - Leg Training Camaraderie

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Destination Dallas's Nick Bagley leads Ben Pruitt through a classic low volume high intensity push day! This style is pretty new for Ben, who's used to high volume, but Nick doesn't let down-The sets and reps keep coming!

High Intensity Push with Nick and Ben

"My goal is to put out useful training information for those who are looking to get comfortable in the gym, build a base and go from there."

Ben Pruitt is a Destination member and as evidenced by his physique, a very avid lifter. He had a massively successful 2021 competitive season in the men's physique category and is in full offseason mode progressing where he left off last year.

Ben is an advocate for logging workouts and tracking lifts to be able to have predictable progress.

"If you have sporadic training and focus you will have sporadic progress."

Here Ben is doing a back and biceps training session with special focus on his upper back while doing reverse pyramid, starting with heavy weight and following with a lighter load and more reps.

Ben has a bit of a unique way of playing mind games with himself to "stay tight," and keep the competitive aspect to his workouts AND at the same time, he makes tutorials on the fundamentals of weight training and how to make progress so that as many people could start feeling more comfortable in the gym and can start taking advantage of what the lifestyle offers.

Make An Impact - Ben Pruitt

Olivia Gravengaard and Thomas Allen visit from North Carolina to train push.

"We both need shoulders so here we will prioritize the session starting with laterals."

Olivia and Thomas both state they need more shoulder development and they lead off with delts when their energy is the highest.

They are obviously very different in stature and strength so they adjust on different machines, explain the setup, and how to execute the movement for what they need to get out of the session.

PUSH IT | Olivia Gravengaard and Thomas Allen

"I know I need to do more work and I am good with that. I welcome that. That is who I am!"

The Arnold Classic was an awesome experience for Brett, Ivana and the entire GASP and Better Bodies family. The energy, the people and the community as a whole felt like a revived rendition of itself with genuinely ecstatic energy to get back together.

Brett took away all positives form this experience and explains everything in this post Arnold Classic interview.