Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates
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Two Edmonton based personal trainers and coaches set out to create a vehicle to share better fitness and nutrition information. Most fitness industry podcasts are geared towards other trainers. We set out to make something for the everyday person who is trying to improve their quality of life while sifting through the dark parts that the fitness industry pumps out. Join us on this journey as..
Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates
3M ago
Sean Madden joins on a special episode, lifetime #300. Going forward I will officially count all 300, including the original 150 with my good friend Dean Guedo as cohost. Sean talks about:
- the growing popularity of MMA within fitness and in general
-important training considerations for MMA
-coaching a celebrity(someone I personally am a big fan of) listen in to find out who
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Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates
4M ago
Paul Revelia joins to talk about the impact of having like minded peers, role models, and kindred spirits close to him throughout his career. We talk about how Paul went from a 1 man show into hiring a team and what it's allowed him to do with his career.
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Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates
4M ago
Today I’m joined by Shaina Garcia, an IFBB Pro competitor and coach based in Perth Australia
Today you’re going to get:
-The value of an IFBB pro card and if it’s enough to set you up as a coach
-Why dedication and care for your clients works
-Importance of relatability as a coach
-Dealing with the pressure to maintain a certain look while balancing physical and mental health
-How to encourage a winning mindset with clients
-and more
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Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates
5M ago
Today I’m joined by my friend and fellow T-Nation writer Tom Morrison. Tom is a strength and mobility coach from Belfast Northern Ireland who’s seen his YouTube channel grow to half a million. You’ll hear:
Whether YouTube subscribers or instagram followers are more valuable
How to leverage Youtube following
How media growth has changed Tom’s career and life
A breakdown of some important mobility concepts including the difference between active and passive mobility
How to intelligently program variety
The value of getting published on a notable publication vs building your own library o ..read more
Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates
5M ago
My friend and prolific public speaker Nicke Lambe returns to talk all things public speaking. We've seen a rise in interest among coaches to speak at events, share their experience and knowledge, and educate within the industry. Nick has worked on ways to teach thee skills to more coaches and presents a lot of insight you can act on right now and further resources to follow up with.
We also tease why you should join us at his event Raise the Bar in Dallas in late February.
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Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates
6M ago
Back from a short and unplanned hiatus, today Steve Kamb founder of the successful brand Nerd Fitness and author of Level Up Your Life joins to talk about how his brand niche found him. Steve shares a lot of ways his coaching philosophies evolved with a humble and engaging attitude. Steve shares how he's deeply focused on fostering intrinsic vs extrinsic goals. He also shares his nuanced throughs on augmented reality(think Pokemon Go) and gamification in fitness.
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Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates
8M ago
Eric Wong Kai Pun, the Director of Personal Training at Goodlife - one of the biggest gym companies in the entire world, joins to chat about whether trainers should still work within a commercial gym setting. We talk about the pros and cons, the valuable skills you can learn, and the difference in starting a career now in fitness vs 10-20 years ago before social media played a role. We discuss the tradeoffs between support and stability and the work needed to work on your own and build a brand. We also talk about some red flags to watch for within any work space that should have you consider m ..read more
Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates
8M ago
Logan Dubé returns in a candid discussion about challenging tour belief structures as a fitness professional. Logan shares the value of spending time in a traditional commercial gym model, but the importance of being able to break out of rigid thinking from this system. Logan also explains the early career focus on boundaries and how these can inadvertently become career roadblocks. We challenge the rush to get off the gym floor and the value of a strong in person coaching business during tough economic times. Logan will also be one of the speakers at my Oct 13-14 event in Edmonton, Alberta, T ..read more
Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates
9M ago
My friend Paulie Campbell shares wisdom and experience from his lengthy career on how his business has shifted with different seasons of his career. Paulie shares why he sees connection with others in the industry as valuable to his own career development.
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Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates
9M ago
Funk Roberts brings his big energy from years of success on YouTube to this episode so share his experience building a strong audience and a massively successful business. Funk shares mistakes along the way but getting right with his brand by doubling down on the brotherhood and community of his clientele .
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