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Chad Landers still remembers what he told people who asked what he wanted to be when he grew up: "I want to be a muscle man." The ROVA Class of 1986 grad joined Galesburg's Morning News on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, ahead of a Saturday book signing at Wordsmith Bookshoppe, to talk about his new book, "Building Strength and Muscle After 50," and the path that took him from a basement weight bench in Oneida to a 33-year career training clients in Los Angeles. Chad Landers joined Galesburg's Morning News on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. Listen to the full interview above. They talked about: Training as a teenager at Brad's Gym, and touring ROVA's weight room this week as an alum How he stumbled into kinesiology and ended up managing a gym before he'd even graduated Three things he'd tell anyone over 50 who's thinking about starting Why creatine is the one supplement he recommends to everybody The client he says taught him the real meaning of his job   Related story: From Brad's Gym to Hollywood: ROVA grad's book makes the case for lifting weights after 50 🎧 Subscribe to Galesburg's Morning News: Apple podcasts.apple.com | Spotify open.spotify.com [caption id="attachment_707662" align="aligncenter" width="1056"] Chad Landers visited the WGIL studio Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, ahead of Saturday's book signing at Wordsmith Bookshoppe. (JAY REDFERN/WGIL)[/caption]