103: From 300 Pounds to 215: How Anthony Started his Fitness Journey (Anthony O.)

Oct 17, 2024

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During covid, Anthony, today’s Better Man Podcast guest, was furloughed from his job and spent his days doing nothing other than playing video games.

But then, his Husky was more excited than most days, and this kickstarted a chain reaction in Anthony’s mind: His dog was going crazy because he lacked exercise. And so was Anthony.

Despite never having a formal fitness regimen, Anthony started walking. Then he found Man Flow Yoga. To date, he’s lost 75 pounds and actually looks forward to his next workout.

How did he do it? And how can you go on a similar fitness journey?

Anthony reveals some of his best strategies for kickstarting your fitness journey (even if you’ve never worked out before) in today’s show.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

Why small steps lead to a infinitely better (and healthier) future you
The trick for harnessing negative self-talk in a productive way
How your fitness journey impacts and inspires your loved ones

And more, including…

Anthony lost 75 pounds of fat thanks to Man Flow Yoga—here’s how… (0:29)
Haven't worked out in years or decades? Anthony reveals why it’s not as hard as it seems to start working out (4:53)
The “Baby Steps” method for getting back into fitness without overwhelming yourself and burning out (6:22)
How to get to a point where you actually look forward to your next workout (9:44)
How to transform negative self-talk into pure motivation (13:16)
The “Healthy Substitution” secret for fixing your nutrition without counting every calorie or starving yourself (18:42)
This is the single most underrated “hack” for becoming slimmer, stronger, and healthier (27:43)
Anthony’s wife proves how much your loved ones will appreciate you starting your fitness journey (35:04)

Listen now!

Quotes from this episode’s guest:

(3:24) I don’t have a conscious memory as an adult being under 200 lbs.
(2:53) I started with yoga, it was something that I really enjoyed and I dove right into it. Then it was kind of just a snowball from there because I figured out that I actually like exercising, which who knew?
(14:48) You can sit there and tell yourself negative things all the time, but that's not necessarily productive.
(28:53) I think [community is] a very, very underrated tool. And so, so important. Especially for me, again, where I had no formal fitness background, I didn't do any sports in high school. My siblings didn't do sports in high school. My parents didn't have any exercise regimen. I didn't have the people around me to kind of show me how that worked. And then joining, for example, your Facebook group, The Man Flow Yoga community, it really helped to see, “Oh, I'm not the only person that's struggling with this." Or, "Oh, I'm not the only person that has this problem."
(41:45) If you wouldn’t say it to someone else, why would you say it to yourself?

Man Flow Yoga Helps Anthony Go From Wearing An XXL To A Medium (Member Highlight: Anthony O.)