In this episode of The Fantom Podcast, I sat down with Ryan Terry – two-time Mr Olympia Men’s Physique champ – straight after he’d just smashed a leg session with us. We got into the real stuff: what it’s actually like owning a gym (Ryan’s RT Fit is now at capacity), how it goes from “legacy project” to a full-time graft overnight, and why it’s so hard to switch off when every bit of kit is hand-picked and you care about the vibe. We talked opening hours, staff, overheads, and that mad reality of being Mr Olympia one minute and cleaning toilets the next. Ryan also opened up about prep, pressure, and the mental side of bodybuilding. He explained why he went to New York to prep and get eyes on his posing, how one simple back-pose adjustment changed everything, and why last year’s Olympia felt different with the added pressure of being the front runner. We got into making weight (202 on the dot), the midsection issue that still winds him up, and even the deeper side—retirement, identity, and him looking into therapy to deal with the comedown when competing ends. Proper down-to-earth chat, and it shows success hasn’t changed him at all.