{"id":12870,"date":"2023-06-08T01:11:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T01:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=12870"},"modified":"2023-06-08T01:57:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T01:57:43","slug":"chris-bumstead-is-building-his-own-private-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/chris-bumstead-is-building-his-own-private-gym\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Bumstead is Building His Own Private Gym"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before the year 2023 ends, <a data-lasso-id=\"263822\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/chris-bumstead-wins-2022-classic-physique-olympia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">four-time reigning Classic Physique Olympia champion<\/a> (2019-2022) <a data-lasso-id=\"263823\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/chris-bumstead-derek-lunsford-back-workout-hany-rambod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Bumstead<\/a> has a different ambitious goal he plans to tackle at the same time as his championship defense. The bodybuilding titan has a private gym in the making \u2014 one that will likely match the intensive demands of his workouts and training as one of the sport&#8217;s biggest stars. <\/p>\n<p>On June 6, 2023, Bumstead posted a video to his YouTube channel <strong>where the athlete revealed he would be building a personal gym for himself<\/strong>. The reveal came as part of an overall Q&amp;A where Bumstead also alluded to changes in his <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-eat-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"263825\">diet<\/a> and his continued public openness about his anxiety. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/chris-bumstead-private-gym-2023-mr-olympia\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lyteCache-12.php\" alt=\"YouTube Video\" \/><\/a><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-adjustable-dumbbells\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"263840\">9 Best Adjustable Dumbbells for Home Gyms of 2023<\/a><\/em><\/strong><a data-lasso-id=\"263832\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/author\/amandadvorak\/\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/beginner-bodybuilding-routine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"263826\">Try This Beginner Bodybuilding Routine If You\u2019re Looking To Build Mass<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>One of the main tidbits of Bumstead&#8217;s Q&amp;A featured the bodybuilder walking through a space he aims to have completed 18 to 20 weeks out from <a data-lasso-id=\"263828\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-mr-olympia-date-confirmed-orlando-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 2023 Mr. Olympia<\/a>, a timeline which he admits is fast approaching. The space is approximately 3,000 square feet \u2014 not as large as some commercial gyms, Bumstead acknowledges, but suitable for his own customized needs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;This is the future home of the 2023, 2024, and beyond Olympia Prep series,&#8221; Bumstead explained. &#8220;The &#8216;Bum Lifting Club,&#8217; if you will. My private little gym. Something everybody dreams of when you start working out, having your own gym. But even more so, having a private gym.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Beyond a reasonable ambition of wanting to have his own gym as one of bodybuilding&#8217;s faces, Bumstead offered up a simple rationale for the construction plans. Sometimes, he just wants more space to himself when it&#8217;s time to do things like pump his <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-biceps-exercises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"263833\">biceps<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t appear it&#8217;ll only be exclusive to him, either.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201c&#8230; During the day, it&#8217;ll be just me here if I want to train. Later at night, other people can come,&#8221; Bumstead clarified. &#8220;Being at Revive [Bumstead&#8217;s regular gym in Florida], a lot of people come to visit, a lot of people come from my work, and all this [expletive], and sometimes it\u2019s hard to be there and be in the right mindset. It&#8217;s not my music playing, it&#8217;s this, that, whatever. It\u2019s just being able to control the environment in here. So every day I just come in and I can set my own tone for the workouts. I think it\u2019s something that&#8217;s really going to help me excel this year, into this prep.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When it comes to diet, Bumstead said he&#8217;s started to scale back. While he usually eats six meals a day, at this point in his nutritional schedule, the athlete is dialing himself back. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve touched briefly on it [nutrition] in my last video, but I used to always consistently push myself to eat six meals a day or at least five meals and a shake,&#8221; Bumstead started. &#8220;And now it\u2019s reduced down to four meals and a shake. So I have breakfast, two meals at work, and then a shake, and then one meal before bed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This diet change seems to be more of a permanent shift than anything related to a progressive step in Bumstead&#8217;s 2023 Olympia planning, too. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Because I\u2019m still trying to get the same amount of protein content, like 260 grams of protein, I\u2019ve just increased the amount of chicken, fish, or whatever I put in my meals.&#8221; Bumstead said. &#8220;Honestly, my digestion has been so much better. And not only that. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cr1WHM-A1FN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Chris Bumstead (@cbum)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/bodybuilding-workout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"263829\">The Best Bodybuilding Workout for Each Body Part<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-home-gym-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"263841\">The Best Home Gym Machines<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Beyond his goals on stage and in the gym, Bumstead has maintained a significant and honest temperament about his <a data-lasso-id=\"263831\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/bodybuilder-chris-bumstead-chest-shoulders-workout-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">struggles with anxiety<\/a>. 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