#397 Adrian Vanvleck - Boundaries Are For You To Enforce, Don’t Expect Others To Respect Them

Adrian Vanvleck is The High Wizard of a magical realm where nerd culture and fitness merge. Adrian’s power is creating access for anyone to experience fitness without elitism or gatekeeping. 

Adrian guests to share his thoughts on:

-Are more nerds participating in fitness

-What created a portal for nerd culture enthusiasts to be more visible in the mainstream

-How can we create room for both our nerdy pursuits and health and fitness

-What elitism and gatekeeping looks like in fitness

-Why you can’t just say you have boundaries, you have to enforce them

-Why we can’t expect to experience life on easy mode all the time

-How to find a system for getting the right calorie intake for your goals without forcing a triggering approach

-His experience in a GLP-1 agonist medication scientific trial where he was locked in a metabolic ward for 30 days

-And much more

00:56 The Rise of Nerd Culture in Fitness

06:03 The Impact of Pop Culture on Fitness

12:02 Breaking Down Fitness Barriers for Nerds

19:02 Setting Boundaries and Overcoming Self-Sabotage

26:45 The Stoplight System: Managing Expectations in Fitness

31:58 Setting Realistic Fitness Goals

32:15 The Importance of Commitment

32:26 Managing Expectations in Fitness

33:44 Permission and Control in Fitness

35:29 Gatekeeping and Elitism in Fitness

44:37 The Role of Genetics and Environment in Obesity

53:41 Calories and Weight Management

59:49 Building a Supportive Fitness Community

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