{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneration-iron-podcast.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-57-samir-bannout-s4QXXkNW","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 57 - Samir Bannout","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/38f1bce0-005e-47d3-95b0-e7f403180e30/e3da5f0b-d401-46cc-9334-432cdb0de10b/gi-podcast-b.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/ea6c9d95-7afd-4bee-8911-1f1c7898079d\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 57 - Samir Bannout\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Samir Bannout is a pro bodybuilder and a Mr. Olympia champion from a far different era. A perfect example of this is the fact that Banout won the Olympia weight in at only 196 pounds. In today’s bodybuilding – you’d likely find the lightest Men’s Open pro bodybuilder weighing no less than 225 pounds – and that’s even on the lighter side. Many pro bodybuilders today weight closer to 250 pounds or more. This very example is a core reason that Bannout thinks something has shifted in modern bodybuilding. In our interview we discuss this shift as well as the future of bodybuilding as a sport."}