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RP Strength Podcast · July 13 · 1 hr 2 min

Opera Singer to Viral Viking: Big Brev's Story

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. Big Brev's Links: StudioBrev: studiobrev.com Bass Singer Academy: basssingeracademy.com YouTube: Danny Brevik Instagram: @bigbrev TikTok: @bigbrevik Link hub: hoo.be/bigbrev Timestamps 00:00 Intro and who Big Brev is 00:21 Opera singer, voice teacher, RP athlete, and influencer background 01:10 Starting on TikTok and discovering social media reach 02:03 The viral "Yo Ho" sea-shanty moment and 14 billion streams 03:07 Record-label attention, internet virality, and not overthinking cringe 05:17 Authenticity, Viking covers, and handling comments online 07:33 Childhood singing, being labeled the fat kid, and finding confidence 10:22 Confidence, bullying, and the chip-on-the-shoulder mindset 13:14 Choir, musical theater, opera training, and meeting his wife 18:33 Opera career highlights and turning performance into a profession 31:00 Big Brev's fitness background, RP connection, and content transformation 44:03 Shoulder specialization, Viking visuals, and stretch-focused lateral raises 45:33 Ego checks, deep-stretch pressing, and training smarter for hypertrophy 48:25 Occlusion-style pump work, filming, and social-media lifting 52:16 Current training split, shoulder emphasis, and bringing up quads 56:16 Diet, protein targets, and vocal-health considerations 59:20 StudioBrev, Bass Singer Academy, music, and where to find Big Brev

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Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition.

Big Brev's Links:

Timestamps

00:00 Intro and who Big Brev is

00:21 Opera singer, voice teacher, RP athlete, and influencer background

01:10 Starting on TikTok and discovering social media reach

02:03 The viral "Yo Ho" sea-shanty moment and 14 billion streams

03:07 Record-label attention, internet virality, and not overthinking cringe

05:17 Authenticity, Viking covers, and handling comments online

07:33 Childhood singing, being labeled the fat kid, and finding confidence

10:22 Confidence, bullying, and the chip-on-the-shoulder mindset

13:14 Choir, musical theater, opera training, and meeting his wife

18:33 Opera career highlights and turning performance into a profession

31:00 Big Brev's fitness background, RP connection, and content transformation

44:03 Shoulder specialization, Viking visuals, and stretch-focused lateral raises

45:33 Ego checks, deep-stretch pressing, and training smarter for hypertrophy

48:25 Occlusion-style pump work, filming, and social-media lifting

52:16 Current training split, shoulder emphasis, and bringing up quads

56:16 Diet, protein targets, and vocal-health considerations

59:20 StudioBrev, Bass Singer Academy, music, and where to find Big Brev

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