Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates

David Otey joins the podcast to share his vision to support and educate other fitness professionals to stay within this career path. David shares his recent success in the backdrop of years of coaching, writing, educating, which has most recently led to publishing a book. We talk extensively about how to grow your own career and approach with the attitude of giving as much as possible instead of asking people what they can do for you. This is a can't miss episode if you want to grow your career.

If you listen to just one episode please choose this one with Angela Gargano. Her positive energy, mindset, and philosophies toward brand and career will help you going into the new year. Angela talks about taking a lot of "messy" action, how she's build different tiers and price points for her services, all about her free media and content creation, and ultimately about helping people. 

Nick Tumminello returns to discuss his frustration with the tribalism, dogma, and attitude within certain corners within the fitness industry, corners more concerned with being right than helping the person who seeks guidance. We talk about our issues with language that creates fear around exercise. We discuss why we dislike leaving people feeling like they're dysfunctional or broken. Nick also shares his philosophy behind assessment and his new Movement Performance Assessment, plus some ideas for coaches who want to step into developing education for others in the industry. Nick highlights why he primarily cares about the experience of the client in front of him. 

Jonathan Goodman returns to talk about his recent major business and media pivot. Jonathan shares why you hold a competitive advantage against the big companies simply by being human in your interactions. We discuss why "productive procrastination" is hurting your progress and why you need to build "career capital". Jonathan shares his new energized approach to social media and he's trying to share his lessons. Listen in for more

Don Saladino joins the podcast today to share a lot of kind words about other people and friends in the fitness industry. Yet Don himself has had what feels like a fairytale career. Maybe there's a connection here. Don also shares how he navigates saying yes to opportunities and requests of his limited time. Don shares how valuable his roots in the evidence based fitness industry have been when leveraged across his mainstream reach. Don tells you about the things that don't matter as much along the way, and key pieces to building a great foundation for career success. 

Shane McLean guests to talk about fitness writing. Shane is a coach and fitness writer for Muscle and Fitness, Barbend, and more. Shane shares some of the wisdom of his experience writing and mentoring other writers. We talk about how writing can benefit your career and what it's done for ours. He talks about how to focus on writing for one person first, and finding something you love to write about. 

Dean Somerset returns to share his insights of blending the road to success before social media, with maximizing the benefits social media offers today. Dean highlights the importance of authenticity and not jumping on trends. Dean shares his insights into personal and professional financial wisdom for fitness professionals. Dean also shares details of his upcoming Scientific Application of Mobility Training seminar in Toronto on November 21st.

Dr. Lisa Lewis returns to talk about her work teaching psychology skills to fitness professionals. Lisa talks about what she has in store with her courses and upcoming in-person presentations, as the world opens back up to in-person education. Lisa shares some helpful books and a process to help decide if books and resources are credible. Lisa shares some of her perspective and value as an aligned professional but as an "outsider" to traditional fitness coaching. We discuss just how much of your education should be directed to better understanding of psychology and coaching, and we dive into the importance of self care for people in our industry. 

Luke Tulloch makes his first appearance to share his enjoyment and process behind his social media content. Luke explains what he means by a subtractive mindset. We discuss why clients and coaches often use too much exercise variety and Luke shares his approach to making his online coaching a meaningful relationship with his clients. 

Luka Hocevar returns to share how attending live fitness events have enriched his career. We've met countless friends and forced valuable industry connections.  Luka is forging ahead with his late September 2021 Vigor Ground Fitness and Business Summit in Renton, WA and gives a run down of what attendees can expect. I fly down next week to be there. Luka provides some insight into the value of social media growth.