"Grab a barbell, train hard, eat well and the results will come!" - Bodybuilder Petr Tejkl
Author: On our website it is not only about well-known and famous names, but we are also happy to introduce you to young, unknown but promising racers!
Last time it was our ambassador Ondřej Šesták, and today in an interview we will introduce Petr Tejkl, who this season dominated both the Championship of Moravia and Silesia and the Championship of the Czech Republic!
Hi Peter, I'm glad you took the time to do this interview with us on Kulturistika.com. Could you introduce yourself a little bit at the beginning of our interview?
Hello to you, to the entire editorial team ofKulturistika.com and to all its readers.
My name isTejkl Petr, I am 22 years old, I live in Albrechtice near Lanškroun. I'm still studying, but I'm working part-time. I train in MD fitness Lanškroun.
Petr, you competed this year at the Moravian and Silesian Junior Championships, and then also at the Czech Junior Championships.
You did very well at both competitions, when you won not only the victory in your Junior Bodybuilding over 77 kilograms category in Moravia, but also the overall victory, and you left the Czech Championship as the winner of the Junior Bodybuilding over 77 kilograms category.
Congratulations to you for your results! How would you evaluate these competitions yourself?
I enjoyed both competitions perfectly, mainly thanks to great people. In terms of technical aspect, organization and time schedule I was quite satisfied, except for some small details regarding the facilities for the competitors, etc.
For this year the qualification conditions for the Czech Championship have changed, compared to previous years when only medalists from the MMaS and MC could start, this year anyone who participated in these two competitions could start. How do you personally perceive this step?
I personally do not like this move. In my opinion, the Czech Championship loses its quality and prestige. There are already a lot of competitors there, and now imagine if there were over 15 competitors in each category. That might not even be enough for 2 days...
The junior category is up to 23 years old. Are you planning to participate in these competitions during the upcoming season?
No, I don't.
Do you have any plans for the upcoming season?
Yes, I do. I'm planning on racing in the fall. But when and where, that remains to be seen...
How do you see your future in this sport? Where would you like to see yourself in 5, 10 or 15 years?
That's a hard question to answer! I don't know what will happen in a year. I'm not going anywhere for nothing, I'm leaving everything kind of free and what will be will be.
Until now, we're talking about the present and the future. But what is your past? When and why did you first touch a barbell?
Probably because I was very obese until I was 13-15, then I pulled myself up and it wasn't the same anymore, but it still wasn't the same. Around the age of 15, I started working out at home, doing push-ups, sit-ups, sit-ups and stuff like that.
After a while, I started going to the gym, but it was like, one you go, one you don't, and I didn't know anything about it yet. I used to go drinking with my friends on the weekends. When I did go to the gym, I did some of those disco exercises, and then I did some fore and aft, and that was it.
One day at the gym I bumped into a guy, now my friend Simon Kutnar, who offered me to start working out with him. Of course I said YES, and that's how it all started! I enjoyed it more and more. A couple of months later I stopped drinking and ordered my first meal plan from Supertrainer.
And what made you want to try the competition stage?
Simon Kutnar was behind that too. He tried his first competition, I was intrigued, and I wanted to try it too.
What was your first competition ever, and how do you remember it?
My first competition was in 2016, the Moravian and Silesian Puppy and Junior Championships, where I finished 8th. I remember it fondly. I was a bit disappointed, but I took it as a kind of test to see if I would enjoy it and if I would want to continue competing.
Did you or do you do other sports?
I used to play football, volleyball, table tennis, netball. At the moment I don't play any other sport actively. Sometimes I play netball, and in winter I like to ski.
Please describe your training split.
I'm having a hard time with that. I've stuck to the 3+1 split for a long time, but it's so individual. Since I enjoy working out, I once had a period where I worked out for 30 days straight without taking a day off. Sometimes it was 1 to 2 weeks without a break (this was very common), and sometimes it was three days. It depended on how I was feeling. But there was still the structure of three days...
Now I have a period where I'm doing 4+1. Sometimes more, sometimes less.
When it's 3+1, I go 1. chest, arms, 2. legs, and 3. back, shoulders.
If I go 4+1, I go 1. back, 2. chest, biceps, 3. legs, and 4. shoulders, triceps, and sometimes I add something in there.
Are there any exercises that must not be missed in any workout of that part?
When I do legs, it's definitely squats. I can't miss chest presses, back squats in the front and shoulders definitely push-ups. It's individual.
What's your favourite part?
My favourite is my legs.
Do you have one that you don't like or even hate?
Well, probably the arms.
Do you set up your own workouts or do you have someone you rely on for advice?
I try to do it myself, and mostly in a way that I enjoy. For sure, if I need to change something or focus on a particular part, Martin Dajč always gives me perfect advice.
And how are you doing with your diet? Do you stick to it all year round, or do you have a period when you go a bit more relaxed and then you really go for it?
I have to admit that I was afraid of this question. My biggest problem is that I like food too much, and I go from extreme to extreme... I need to have a competition date, and then I can go for it again. I like to work out, and I work out best when I'm a little fat.
What does your classic bulking diet look like?
As the previous answer implied, I don't really go overboard with my diet outside of training. I try to eat quality foods, but when I get a craving, which is quite often, for some of that crap, I just have it and don't worry about it. Mostly my diet consists of meat, eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt, cereal and rice. Every now and then, some of those snacks sneak in.
The important thing is to feel good!
How will these eating habits change during the pre-competition preparation?
Whenever, every preparation is different for me. But I avoid the "shit"!
What foods do you consider essential?
Definitely meat, eggs and cottage cheese.
Do you have a favourite food during the pre-competition preparation?
Salmon and rice.
How about some of that fattening stuff?
When I'm not in pre-competition prep, I definitely like to have a beer and hard liquor once in a while with my friends. Sometimes more, sometimes less.
What about supplements, what supplements do you use?
I use vitamins, minerals, protein, BCAAs, glutamine, and a kicker. Sometimes I throw in creatine. Overall, I use supplements mostly in preparation, and then outside of preparation as and when I feel like it.
Are there any that you consider essential and some that you consider completely unnecessary and overrated?
In my opinion, if you are not preparing for a competition and you don't have money to spend, you don't need supplements. Otherwise it's vitamins, minerals and protein. You can do without the rest.
If you were to list the supplements you use from the most essential to the ones you can do without, what would the list look like?
It already kind of came out of my list of supplements, so vitamins, minerals, protein, BCAAs, glutamine and a kicker.
Do you take care of your own diet and supplementation, or does someone set up a meal and supplementation plan for you?
Martin Dajč helps me in the preparation and he tries to make me learn it myself, which I am glad for. Outside the preparation, as I said, I don't do it, so there is no need.
How do the people around you perceive you and your hobby?
I think and hope positively...
Is there anything that bodybuilding has taken away from you and what has it given you?
I have lost friends that I used to see more often, but I have met a lot of other great people. Without a doubt it gave me discipline, appreciating some things more, and also taught me to be more independent.
What advice would you give to those who decide to take up the sport?
To find a sensible coach who has experience with athletes. And also that not everything is right away! It takes time!
When you look around you, not only in the gym, but also outside of it, is there anything about the people around you that catches you off guard, freezes you up, makes you angry?
Yes! And that's the fact that nowadays everyone is trying to think of the easiest way, and they're making up more and more crap! It's also that people don't appreciate what others have done for them.
How do you yourself feel about the fact that there are so many different categories in the current scene?
Probably just that the races take longer afterwards, I don't perceive it any other way. I only follow the categories I want to, otherwise I'm not interested in the others, unless someone I know is racing.
Do you have something to say or pass on to our readers?
So they don't make shit up! To follow what has already been thought of, worked, and is still working!
Just don't look for any special exercises or some miracle food! All you have to do is grab a barbell, train hard, and eat! The results will come. Don't look for miracles!
Do you have any advice for them?
To do what they enjoy and not let others influence them.
Is there anyone you'd like to thank in this way?
Definitely my coach Martin Dajc, who has a great attitude, then my family, friends, and thank you for this interview.
We also thank you for the interview, and wish you many, not only sporting successes!
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