2571: How to Be a Great Leader & More (Listener Live Coaching)

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Apr 9, 2025

Discover the seven essential traits that make a great leader, emphasizing integrity and resilience. Dive into the duality of leadership, exploring confidence alongside humility. Learn why ginseng is hailed as the master adaptogen and how it can boost your wellness. The podcast critiques the current state of fitness coaching, advocating for genuine care over profit. Finally, gain insights on overcoming workout plateaus and refocusing your fitness routine amidst life changes, ensuring sustainable progress.

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ADVICE

Importance of Leadership

Develop strong leadership skills to positively influence others in various aspects of life.
Leading effectively as a coach or trainer is crucial for client success.

INSIGHT

Leadership: Learned vs. Innate

Leadership is a learned skill, not solely an innate trait, though some may have natural gifts.
Leading from the front, demonstrating competence, earns respect and followers more effectively than relying on titles.

ANECDOTE

Leading by Example

Sal DiStefano recounts a manager who led by example, cleaning the gym alongside trainers, earning their respect.
Good leaders demonstrate their principles, especially when inconvenient or disadvantageous, building trust and inspiring followers.

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In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach three Pump Heads via Zoom.

Mind Pump Fit Tip: 7 attributes of a great leader. (2:09)
Ginseng, the master adaptogen. (43:27)
The guy’s frustration with the current state of the trainer space. (45:57)
The differences between farmed vs wild-caught salmon. (52:25)
#ListenerLive question #1 – Why does NASM recommend static stretching before resistance training if it turns on your parasympathetic nervous system? You guys say not to do any static stretching before your workout. (56:19)
#ListenerLive question #2 – I’ve recently hit a plateau despite staying consistent with workouts and diet. I understand from your podcasts that sometimes increasing calories for 2-3 weeks can help break through a plateau. The problem is that I am on a GLP-1, my appetite is still low, and I can’t comfortably increase my intake much. Do you have any other suggestions or strategies to help break this plateau, considering my situation? (1:08:46)
#ListenerLive question #3 – Do you have any advice on how to push past a mental and physical plateau? I want to be a good role model and show my boys that age is just a number, and that a man takes care of his body to care for his family and others. (1:22:31)