Don Lengthy Speaks on His Profession and Success of His Meal Prep Enterprise
1995 NPC Nationals total champion Don Lengthy was thought-about a future star within the making when he turned skilled, however his profession was reduce brief attributable to kidney points that pressured him to go on dialysis. He certified for the Mr. Olympia in 1996, however he didn’t compete in that contest. Sadly, he by no means obtained the prospect once more. On a current episode of The Menace Podcast, he advised Dennis James, Chris Cormier, and Milos Sarcev that he felt he may’ve sometime held the Sandow Trophy.
Lengthy advised the group, “My imaginative and prescient was actually, I imply I actually felt like, I may have, you recognize, received the Olympia or positively been within the high two or three constantly.”
Lengthy by no means obtained to meet that objective, however he’s nonetheless remembered for his posing, presentation, and unimaginable physique that stood out in an period of mass monsters akin to then Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates, Nasser El Sonbaty, and others. Lengthy has stayed concerned within the trade in quite a lot of roles, together with as a coach, coach and mentor to different rivals. He additionally has transitioned into the meal prep enterprise, which has been very profitable for him.
“We’re doing it in an enormous manner,” mentioned Lengthy. “We ship nationwide, and now we have 40 to 45 totally different drop off places with gyms and occasional retailers and issues like that.” Lengthy feels that his service stands out due to the eye to element that he and his workforce pay to what their prospects want.
“We be certain all the pieces is measured to the ‘t’,” he defined. “We now have integrity and being athletes, we all know that the athlete wants 4 ounces or six ounces, and we be certain the meals tastes good.”
Apart from his new enterprise and looking out again on Lengthy’s profession, the 4 gents additionally discuss present issues in bodybuilding and extra. Subscribe to the Muscle & Health YouTube channel to catch this episode in its entirety, and watch new episodes of TMP each Sunday at 3 PM Japanese time.
