Bill Maeda is not your average 53-year-old personal trainer; he's got a raging six-pack and a whopping 1.4 million followers on TikTok and 300k+ on Instagram. It all started when he uploaded Youtube videos of his workouts to motivate his clients during the pandemic. What began as daily inspiration for the people he trained suddenly went viral. Now he shares his fitness techniques and 20-minute workouts online showing us all that age is just a number.
Do you doubt your fitness potential because of your age? Or do you want to take your training to the next level? Today I welcome personal trainer Bill Maeda to the podcast. In this episode, Bill discusses reducing tension, losing weight, nutrition, being bullied, martial arts, and more. Learn about Bill's fascinating life from massage therapy to personal training to acting to fitness influencer. Listen now to learn how to train your body to its prime and get inspired to take the next steps in your fitness journey.
In This Episode, You'll Learn:
- Why You Have Body Tension
- How to Improve Your Physical Fitness
- Fitness Inspiration and Starting on Social Media
Find More of Bill Maeda Here:
- @billmaeda on Instagram and tiktok
- FitPro Hawaii on Youtube
- https://www.fitprohawaii.com/
Full Episode Timestamps:
- 0:02:26 Bill Maeda's Background in Personal Fitness
- 0:07:47 Where Physical Tension Comes From
- 0:10:46 Does Bill Maeda Have a Secret to His Fitness? Has He Ever Done Steroids?
- 0:12:51 Can the Average Person Achieve the Level of Fitness Bill Maeda Has?
- 0:17:33 Bill Maeda's Experience with Martial Arts
- 0:24:52 Bill Maeda's Fitness Philosophy and Movements
- 0:27:31 Losing Weight Through Training
- 0:32:14 Client Psychology
- 0:37:36 Bill Maeda Acting and Stuntwork in Hollywood
- 0:38:50 Where did Bill's Childhood Anger Come From?
- 0:42:21 Bill Maeda's Start on Social Media
- 0:47:52 How Wanting to Be a Soldier Influenced Bill's Nutrition
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