On today’s episode of Transformation Talks, we’re joined by Andrew Coates, a trainer, presenter, and writer for T-Nation, Generation Iron, and several other publications.

Here’s what we got into in the interview:

• Andrew’s backstory (02:09)
• How health and fitness goals evolve with age (06:27)
• How exercise can be therapeutic and “spill over” into life (10:18)
• How to audit your information sources (12:39)
• The value of taking action when you don’t feel like it (22:34)
• Challenging the stories you tell yourself and getting comfortable in a gym (24:07)
• How we rationalize action AND inaction (30:27)
• How I challenged my OWN stories and became a “new person” through improv (37:41)
• The impacts of strength training on life as a whole (40:01)
• Andrew’s Fast Five answers (45:07)

Here are the books he recommended:

1. The Advice Trap by Michael Bungay Stanier
2. The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier

Here’s where you can connect more deeply with Andrew:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewcoatesfitness/
Website: https://andrewcoatesfitness.com/

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