Based Fitness - Christian Bass Interview

How you doing, man?

I'm good, man.

How are you?

I'm doing good, but apologies for like the, you know, the schedules.

Literally, bro.

Because it'd be like that.

I thought I had a.

I thought it was called that day was gonna be good in the next.

My bad, man.

So apologies.

So they like put you on, what you said it was yesterday.

They just put you on to something last minute.

Field day, what's it called?

So in Jersey they have a lot of, they have a lot of.

What's it called?

Outdoor events in a sense where the community like, you know, barbecue and all that.

I haven't posted, so they did just call me up, because, you know, I kind of.

In Jersey, I have a little bit of a following, I guess.

So, you know, it's like, I guess it's good for the community.

So I've been out to a lot of run clubs now.

I go there, you know, I just, I just show myself and just, you know, say what's up to people and all that.

So it's like, it's a little, It's a little community thing.

You, you can put it like that.

So a little emotion.

It's okay.

I mean, you know, just like, I'm just, I'm just there to, you know, say hello, you know, people.

People.

Yeah, my content, you know, it's just some community doing some things for the community.

a little bit of feeding, a little bit of, you know, serving food.

So you know, this chill stuff.

So I don't I don't mind doing it because it's like my mom, you know, she.

She would do stuff like that too.

So I don't mind doing it.

I just go there and help out.

That's that's really what I was doing over there, bro.

And so I was making fun of the homies too because they were, they were eating like glizzies and all that.

So I'll just, you know, I just founding them for that, bro.

But now, but not bad.

But how you been, though?

But how have you been, man?

You know, saying we haven't spoken to me.

How have you been, man?

How's your training been?

How's your mental been?

You know, how's, you know, how have you been in the sense, bro?

Man, everything good, man.

Like, like I told you, what I've been texting you isn't a lot like everything is going well.

I just continue to feel progress and what I've been doing, ages, bro.

Impressive.

Literally, you Told me he was gonna lock on the diet, too, so.

Really good.

Really, really good.

Literally.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Like, I've been really focusing on the protein of it, you know, obviously make sure that, you know, carbs and my vegetables, as well, but the protein.

And also, if I'm not eating protein, I try to stay away from, the rice.

I used to be.

I used to really love, like, just eating rice with every meal.

And I try to focus on getting more greens and, you know, fruit and all that too.

Now it says.

It says summer season, so, you know, you can eat all the watermelon and, you know, different other fruits.

You can.

So I stick with, like, blueberries, watermelon, berries.

So that's really my whole diet now.

And I know this month coming up, I said I'm just gonna eat, really press on, just eating once, like, after my day, and then I work out after five, after I get off of work.

So right after that, just eat my meal, one meal, and then just lock in so I can see the best results coming out of this.

So, just trying to stay locked in.

Get, get.

Not trying to be so repetitious.

Everything.

Try to find some newness, you know, so just trying to push myself and push myself in different ways to keep me kind of motivated, engaged with the workout.

So other than what I told you about, me running on the track and that, that was just like a little tweak.

I don't know really what that was.

I think I kind of, like, it was hot, so I don't know if it was like a cramp slash, you know what I'm saying?

Just an over extension.

Okay.

It wasn't nothing major because I.

I'm back to running again.

Like, it didn't take me, but it didn't take me a week to feel, you know, better.

So did you.

Did you do the band work?

What's, called when you ask him, do you do the band work?

I sent.

Did you have.

Yeah, yeah, I did.

I spammed that, that next week.

And honestly, the first day of me doing it, I did it for the rest of that week.

But the first day of me doing it that Monday, I felt better.

I didn't feel that tightness in my hamstrings.

So it stretches it out literally.

You feel me?

Yeah, yeah, literally.

That's, like, perfect.

It was perfect.

At home type of workout.

You can do that, really.

Anyway, if you have a heart, like a strong, hard surface, you put it across the band.

I do it too, because I said a lot so, you know, I.

I got to do it too, as well.

Yes, does help.

It stretches out pretty much.

Think of it as lengthening your hamstrings out because you're.

When you're running, it shortens and the lentens.

You feel me?

So it definitely helps with, obviously, that.

That repetitive, movement and all that.

So I'm glad.

Literally, I'm glad.

Yeah, it was perfect.

Okay.

But, yeah, other than that, man, it was.

Everything's.

Everything's good, man, for sure.

And I'm glad to hear, bro.

I'mma.

I'mma ask some few questions, you know, say, if you don't mind, just, like, think you're in, like, phase five right now.

I'm correct, right?

Phase five.

Yeah.

Solid, solid.

So one more phase.

I got you.

I got you.

And also just letting you know, just because, you know, you're done with a phase, you know what I'm saying?

You can always ask me questions, but literally, you got my number.

Don't hesitate on that.

Like, quite literally, you know, I'm here still.

You feel me, but don't, trust.

So, yeah, man.

So pretty much, I'm just.

Ask a couple questions, buddy.

You feel me?

I just want, you know, want your honest opinions and all that, you know, obviously thoughts, you know, I'm saying, in.

Throughout the.

Throughout the couple phases of the program, you know, just how I mean.

And I'm gonna ask with, you know, before.

Before reaching, out to my content.

Right.

In the sense, obviously, like, which was like, five.

Five months ago, I'm correct, right?

What were it.

What were the, you know, the things that, you know, you know, you might have been.

You might have tried to work on, but, you know, you obviously couldn't, you know, pretty much get it down or you struggled with in a sense, bro.

What.

What.

What would you say the things were in that sense?

Well, for me, I wasn't somebody that was so, like, really solidified in the weight room, so I didn't know what I was doing in there.

So I was kind of just doing what.

Yeah, so I was kind of just doing what everybody else was doing.

Okay.

And I realized, like, that this year, like, I'm not like everybody, Like, I'm, I'm come from an athletic background.

I was, track athlete, and we didn't do a lot of the things that I see done in the weight room, like, the overload and the PR and all the time, like, there's something that your body really shouldn't be going through constantly.

So I felt that difference in my Workouts and didn't really like where I was going.

So when I saw your content in the beginning, the next world, like towards you know, the holiday season and then going into this year, I was like, I really like what he's doing and you see a lot of people's content.

But for me to DM you or.

Yeah, yeah, it takes a lot for people to do that.

The stuff that we see you do and promote, just shows that we could see that.

Okay.

That's something that I want to put into my everyday, you know, workouts and, and life and just lifestyle.

So really trying to just train like an athlete.

And when I reached out to you and had conversations with your recruiters and all that, like that's what the, the mindset and then just the journey that I was going to be on, I was like, I definitely want to be a part of that and re.

Acclimate myself to just being an athlete and not just somebody that's in the weight room just looking.

No, definitely like getting that back, you know, getting that that athleticism back.

I mean, you know, like what's, you know I always say is it's always fun.

Yeah, lifting weight's cool and all but, you know, better.

You know what I'm saying?

Like it's just, you know, you add that in your routine, it's just better.

You know, I'm saying you feel good, you know, you're actually looking forward to go, you know, getting a good sprint.

It's gonna spike hormone and it's just gonna make you feel good because you can't half ass a sprint.

yeah, and I'm glad you said that bro.

Literally, because like when you just lift and only it just becomes a lot repetitive.

just to get mundane, you feel me?

And also just training one plane of motion.

We're trying to be overall functional, AKA capable.

You know what I'm saying?

You want to know, wake up at any given moment, go, just go sprint, jump, do a lot of these things, 90 of people, when they get past a good 25, 26, they, they, they can't even sprint no more.

You know what I'm saying?

Yeah, and this is fried, you know, it hasn't been trained or you know, just touched enough in a sense.

But I'm, you know, get back to it.

So you know, like, and I was really like grateful for that because like you said to yourself, just to DM some somebody, a random person, you don't know, obviously it takes, you know, it takes A lot.

You feel me.

It definitely.

So I do not.

You know, I really.

I really appreciate you for that, literally, bro.

You know, I always will.

Real talk, bro.

Yeah, yeah, I appreciate it.

Yeah, for sure.

And, like, you know, doing, you know, pretty much doing what you were doing.

Right.

What would you say was, like, the biggest frustration, you know?

And I would say more on your body health or, you know, just, you know, your fitness journey in a sense, you know, before we started working, basically not really knowing what to do, like, with weights, like, as a person that came from a track background, like, that's not something that's big either.

Like, like you said, we're.

Our workouts come from being on the track, running, doing a lot of cardio, plyometric work, type of things like that, being on the field.

So trying to have the balance of getting good weight lifting in, but not, like, being a weightlifter, because that's not what I wanted to be.

So that was my frustration is like, I'm not trying to just lift, do five sets of 20 and end up, hurt the next day, sore, and then, you know, know, barely going to the track because all I'm doing is what I see on Tik Tok and stuff like that.

Just trying to find workouts, you know what I mean?

So when.

Even from the first, phase, obviously we weren't outside yet, but I was like, I feel the difference just in the weight room that I'm doing something that's working on my legs, my full body workouts, always being my core in.

Know what I mean?

So that was mostly the frustration is just trying to make sure I had the right blend of, my, keeping my movements the same as when I ran, but also getting stronger at the same time.

Love it.

Love to hear about that.

That's.

That's good progression right there, bro.

And also, like, when we first spoke, right.

Would you say you had.

Would you say you were a little bit skeptical about, you know, just, you know, moving forward into the training in a sense?

Would you say so?

yeah, for sure, for sure.

Because, I mean, you see it, but you like, damn, I don't know it's gonna work.

But yeah, it didn't take me long to be like, I just gotta trust in what somebody's saying.

I mean, I come from that, where you just have to believe in whatever, you know, a coach at the time is saying.

If you believe in what he's giving you to do, then you'll be able to get the best out of the program.

He's doing.

So, yeah, first you.

You're going.

I think everybody would be skeptical.

Skeptical.

I was definitely.

But, after that first week or just getting into that day one, I was like, if I'm gonna do it, I'm just do it.

I can't half ass it or anything like that.

I just got to go ahead and get it done.

And like I said, as the phase of going on, y' all seen the progress, and, like, it's just exactly what I was looking for it to be.

So, yeah, lovely, bro.

And would you say, was there any moment in the sense right through, you know, being skeptical that you almost didn't, you know, move forward with that?

You know what I'm saying?

Like, was it like that, a strong doubt almost stopping you?

What would you say about that?

I don't think so.

Because I really wanted to get, like, I was really determined to making sure that I, Just mentally, for me, it wasn't even about the program.

It was just mentally for me.

I was like, I need something to do to get me kind of back.

Right?

So, okay.

In my mind, it was just like, I was going to do something, and once I found the right program that I wanted to do, I was like that.

After I DM'd you, I was like, once I get the replies, like, this is over.

Like, I'm.

I'm in it for the long run, as long as I can do it.

So, okay, so walk me.

Walk me through, right?

The first weeks, right, Were there.

You know, I'm saying, like.

Like, what does it look like for you, in a sense, like, you know, what.

What were your thoughts on, you know, the exercises you were doing and just, you know, just going about it, in a sense.

Bro.

The structure.

Yeah.

Yeah.

so, it wasn't too hard for me to acclimate to it because a lot of workouts, you know, done before just in my training as an athlete, but it was more of, man, I haven't done these in a while.

Like, and, you know, you get the soreness or you get kind of the, you know, you shaking a little bit, doing, you know, the lunges with the bar in between.

Me too.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So, like, having to get used to it, getting.

Working those.

Like, it's not like the.

The main muscle group that you're used to using.

You're using muscle groups you barely use in some of those workouts.

So strengthening those over time.

strengthening my joints to be able to do the workouts, working on my mobility to Be able to get a good stretch for those workouts, I think was the challenge to have to get over.

But so that's kind of what I was thinking is going in every day.

Like, even though I might feel a certain way in my body, knowing that that's just good work being done, you know.

So, yeah, was there.

Was.

Was there a couple exercises that were hard or just things that were harder than you expected or, you know, you pretty much, you know, adapted, to quickly, you know, because of your athletic background, would you say?

I think I was able to adapt to them pretty quickly.

I thought, like, some of the leg workouts would be kind of tough, but as, like, obviously that first day is going to be like, okay, I'm trying to figure out how my body gonna react to it.

But after that, and going into that next week of doing the same thing, it wasn't nothing.

My body wasn't kind of used to.

It just had.

It was more of me trying to get acclimated to every single different workout that was given to me.

Lovely.

Lovely.

And really walk me through this, right?

What was like, the first moment, in a sense, that you first started noticing, like, changes in your, like, like your body, your mood and.

The same.

Yeah.

had to be that pha phase too.

Like, first phase is kind of like, you know, you get into.

I probably was seeing changes then, but I really saw my strength and like, I hate to just be transparent.

I hated lunges when I first, started out doing them.

Like, I was not.

I was kind of like, I don't know how these lunges gonna go every time.

I don't know.

That's one.

I don't know if I'll be able to do that.

But every time.

Yeah, but every time I would do the drill, just challenging myself and you making us challenge ourselves, helped me to get stronger in that.

So I would actually say, like, in the first phase, just me progressing the weight constantly with lunges and whatever else I was doing, whether it be incline press or anything like that, progressing away allowed me to, see that.

Okay.

If I actually, have, trained correctly, then I can see good, low progression every single week.

If I, know what I'm doing in the gym, definitely.

That's lovely.

But in the first week, and the first phase is really four weeks, so that's, you know, that's really good.

Like, really good time right there too.

And quick time.

I like that.

I like that, man.

You know, that tells me you were definitely challenging yourself, obviously, up in the way progressive overload, which is, you know, it's never easy, you feel me?

So I can tell that they really, you know, stick with that.

So I respect that.

I respect that.

And, and like, be honest with me, right?

Like, what were the, what, what was the moment that, you know, I'm saying that, you know, I, I don't, I want to say, I want to say it was, no, actually, no, not even that.

Actually, not, not, not even that.

But like, was there anything that has changed?

Right?

You know, not only in your ph, like, you know, your mood, just, you know, your confidence, your sleep, you know, just anything like your energy, you know, did that also, that also help it as well?

What would you say about that?

Like, you know, you getting like proper workouts in a sense?

yeah, for sure.

Like, I seen mult changes in all aspects, with just a move going into the gym, my energy, during the day, just for me, my nutrition, cognitively I feel like I'm sharper, You know what I mean?

That's brains during the day.

Yeah.

And yeah, with my mobility too.

I'm not like moaning, groaning and all that type of stuff too.

Like some reason once you get, you know, out of that whole athletic.

A lot of people leave, their athletic background, a lot of times they just began, they just get real stiff and all that type of stuff.

And I was experiencing that a little bit, before I started the program.

So, just feeling my, you know, just like pepping your stuff, you know what I mean?

That you, are, you know, doing the right things with your, you know, joint health, your mobility.

you can see the difference just in everyday, life, lifestyle.

So definitely all aspects, I've seen a lot of progress.

That's lovely to hear, bro.

Literally, you feel me because not only the physical change, but the mental aspect too, as well.

That's, that's.

Can't beat that, literally.

You know what I'm saying?

Absolutely.

What would you say was like the biggest win for you so far?

Like, you know, just like as we, as, you know, as you're five, five months into the program, what would you say is like the biggest win for you so far, bro?

Man, the biggest win.

honestly, get back on the track and being able to feel like I've I haven't lost a step, low key, like my speed and all that.

It feels like it's still there even with that little tweak.

I felt those runs before that, I did like maybe half of the runs before that and then, and they felt Smooth.

I'm like, I, I didn't really believe that I was able to get to, like, the spots that I supposed to get to that fast.

So I'm like, that's lovely.

I can still go out there and do something for real if I wanted to, if I really train, for real.

So what's called some running clips of you?

For sure, man.

Got it.

I got to, I got to, got to.

I got a person I'm gonna record.

I'm gonna record next time for sure, bro.

Appreciate it.

That's so telly.

Yeah, man.

Real talk.

Knowing that you went on dating, like, it's like you feel like you ain't lost a step, you know what I'm saying?

Yeah.

You can even compete too, as well.

That's amazing, brother.

Literally, you know, that shows, you know, that you've been definitely putting that work.

You know what I'm saying?

Yeah, yeah.

So I, I, I like that.

I like that.

Yeah, I got, I gotta get some of them clips.

No, Cap.

Okay, I got you.

I got you.

And in, in your, in your, in your opinion, what would you say to someone that, you know, that's, you know, that was in your position before that, you know, they're sitting on the fence.

I mean, obviously, you know, you took a step forward, obviously.

But they're sitting on the fans.

You already know, like, they're like, worried about, you know, like, do they really need, a coach?

Do they need a structure in your, you know, like in, in, like in your workouts or fitness lifestyle, in a sense?

What would you, what would you say to someone in that, in that, in that situation?

But I would say, like, even with somebody outside of an athletic background, you always need guidance in how you should be preparing your body for not just now, but your future, how you're going to feel in the future, how you're going to move in the future.

if you are on the fence about, you know, doing programs or just men to this program, I would say just go forward and see where it takes you.

There's no, there's nothing wrong with trying to see if it doesn't work for you, it doesn't work for you.

It's not gonna work for everybody.

But I think the majority of people will find good benefits from doing this type of program with this, their overall health and to be able to kind of understand your body a little bit more.

Because when you're doing those type of mobility drills, you can see, with, you know, pogo, jump rope, lunges, you see kind of where you're at, as it pertains to just, just, just your mobility and your overall just flexibility and also just your, your leg health in, in general.

So I would say that anybody should just want to try to understand how to really lift.

and everybody doesn't live the same, but I think overall, generally people should be lifting this way and just trying to have overall full body function and getting benefits from this type of, you know, work raining and all.

Respect, Respect.

But.

And if a family member of yours or a friend, right, and they were thinking of getting coach in the sense, like, what would you tell them?

Like, honestly, what would you, what would you, what would be your advice to them?

But, on if they wanted to get coaching?

Yeah, like, if you like they just wanted like, you know, a coach in your life in a sense, like what would be your advice to them?

I'm saying like your honest opinion to them.

Yeah, like I, I, respect coaching because I, I don't know everything.

I know I don't know everything when, especially when it comes to, you know, athletic wise.

I've always had and looked, looked to a coach to give me some type of guidance.

I think everybody needs somebody, some type of life coach in a sense to give them some type of guidance in some kind of type of way.

Whether it be, you know, physical health, mental health, spiritual health.

I mean we all have to look at, look to somebody that's already kind of where we're trying to get to, to be able to get some kind of progression in that.

So we're, we move and do kind of the right things to lead us to the goals that we're trying to get to.

So I'm all for coaching.

I would definitely tell somebody that, a loved one or somebody I knew to definitely take ocean and not take it for granted because if you want to get the best out of it, you got to really dive into what that person is trying to tell you to do.

Respect.

But I like the fact that you say, you know, like, obviously you don't know everything.

Same.

Yeah man, I don't know everything, bro.

If I wanted to become a surgeon, I would go to, you know, someone who's, you know, proficient in that field, obviously learn from them.

So that is, that is, that is a fact of life.

Literally.

You know, you claim it, you fry yourself.

But you know, you admitting you don't know everything is one of like the biggest steps of humility right there.

So.

That's, that's, that's so true, bro.

Literally I'm with you on that.

Believe that.

I'm, with you on that.

I'm learning every day to myself, brother.

And what would you say?

All right, you know, I'm saying, like, well, in a sense.

Well, you know, where, where do you think you would be, you know, as of the moment, right now, right, if you didn't know pretty much, you know, if you hadn't made that decision in the sense, you know, take that leap of faith or, you know, just that decision you made, what would you say?

Like, how would it look like, like right now?

I don't think it would have a lot of structure.

I think it would be like me just trying out things.

But whatever I see, I'm just trying.

That's what I was doing before.

Just whatever I see, trying out.

And you kind of need something consistent, a consistent workout, a consistent, you know, week to week, per, drill and that you're going to progress with because if you continue to try different things, like, I'm gonna try out this back exercise today, and you know, you're never gonna do it again, or you do it here and there, you're not really working out those muscles the correct way.

So, I think I would just be.

My body look crazy, I ain't gonna lie.

I look, it'll just, I wouldn't have any kind of structure to my drill to see real progress.

I think so.

I think I'll probably be stronger, but I wouldn't look it.

You know what I mean?

I know what you mean.

Capable, like functional and all that.

Yeah, yeah, exactly.

I, I, I respect that, bro.

I respect that.

And really, you know, really just the last question, man, like, you know, do you, you know, anything else like, you know, you want to add that, you know, we haven't touched on in the sense that you would like to, you know, just talk about.

Really?

Nah, nothing for real.

Just the, again, just the, work that you, put into.

Not just my plan, but I know individually people have their own things that they, are looking for out of the program.

And for you to be able to, I don't even know how many people you kind of govern over, but for you to be able to do that, I bet for you to have to do that for multiple people on a day to day, you know, is commendable and just shows your dedication to just wanting to see people, thrive in their overall health.

So I just commend you for that and, just want to tell you, doing a great job with it.

Appreciate it, man.

Thanks a lot, bro.

Appreciate it, buddy.

I'm trying.

I'm trying to be disciplined, so I appreciate it, man.

You know what I'm saying?

Yeah.

Hey, you put in work, man.

I saw it.

Like I said, I've seen the results.

I' ma definitely post that, for sure.

Give you your flowers.

like, I gave Devin his flowers.

So, you know, I really do appreciate it.

I'm gonna let me go check too, because, like, my imessage has a problem with literally deleting pictures and all that.

Like, if I don't save them, it literally deletes that.

gotcha.

Let me know.

I'll send them back.

yeah, no, no, I got you.

But for sure, for sure.

But I really do, you know, I appreciate your kind words, but I really just appreciate you for, you know, really sticking with the program, staying disciplined and literally committed and all that, because, you know, yeah, you can write.

You can write a program for somebody.

You can write the best program in the world, but it's like, at the end of the day, they don't want it themselves, you know what I'm saying?

Which, you know, wanted, you know, they don't want themselves.

It's not gonna work, you know what I'm saying?

So, really, like I said, I.

I really do appreciate you for doing that, honestly.

You know, it's, you know, this is discipline right there.

I know discipline when I see one, so I appreciate that, man.

We'll talk.

You.

You stay disciplined.

Real talk, bro.

Sure, no doubt, of course.

But.

And yeah, man, you know, I know it's probably late over there.

I'm not gonna hold you up too much, bro.

You know, you're in the.

You're in phase five of the program, obviously, you know, just keep me updated.

Let me know as you.

Which I do appreciate you telling me about, you know, little things you've been doing, so.

Yeah, that's great right there.

You feel me, bro?

And you got my number and all that.

Just like I said.

Always feel free to text, call, Just let me know, bro.

You know what I'm saying?

I'm right here.

You know what I'm saying?

You bet, man.

I appreciate the time.

I will.

I'll definitely keep you more informed with what's going on on the day to day.

I appreciate you, Maya.

I really do appreciate your time in the meeting too, as well, bro.

Thank you so much, bro.

Literally.

You're welcome, man.

Have, a great night.

You too.

But stay safe, man.

Stay.

Stay disciplined.

Peace.

Peace.

Christian's a great dude, man.

Really appreciate that time with him.

Great, dude.