Episode 46 - Marcus Filly on the evolution of Functional Bodybuilding

Marcus Filly (@marcusfilly) is a legend within the sport of CrossFit. He was in the last generation of the late adopters to the sport, and in 2016 he finished a personal best 12th at the CrossFit Games. After too many years of relentlessly pursuing intensity and volume to keep up in the sport of CrossFit, the result became injury and burnout.

From these times spawned what we now know as Functional Bodybuilding [FBB]. What originated as an off-season rebuilding workout for Marcus himself turned into the launching of FBB online training programs, which provided a much needed pivot for some CrossFitters into more quality-based training. Since 2017, many years have passed and Marcus and his coaching business have seen much change while remaining true to delivering training to help people Look Good, Feel Good & Move Well.

Tune in for a conversation with one of my all time fitness heroes to hear more about maybe the best training program ever created. Also, welcome to the first ever English-speaking episode of Fitness, Filosofi & Floskler! Timeline for the episode: 00:00 Intro 03:08 Presentation of the guest 04:40 Marcus’ recent trip to Stockholm, Sweden 07:15 The evolution of Functional Bodybuilding: from 2017 and up to now 12:15 How Marcus now sees the competitive CrossFit 16:00 Marcus’ training journey after the competitive career 18:30 Functional Bodybuilding in 2024: foundational movements and fundamental concepts 23:40 Training for aesthetics according to FBB principles in 2024 27:30 Considerations for lifelong training: different types of training programs 32:10 CrossFit physique vs FBB Physique: training, eating & tracking 36:10 Get in touch with Marcus & FBB 36:41 Concluding remarks 38:30 Outro ------------------------------------------------------------------ Connect with Marcus ⁠⁠Instagram @marcusfilly ⁠⁠Instagram @functional.