Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates

Paul Revelia discusses the importance of industry connections and mentors in career development. He shares his journey from solo coach to team building, emphasizing the value of collaboration and inspiration within the fitness community. Revelia highlights the significance of attending industry events, building community, creating authentic content, and navigating the business landscape with genuine impact for growth and success.

Today I’m joined by Shaina Garcia, an IFBB Pro competitor and coach based in Perth Australia  Today you’re going to get: -The value of an IFBB pro card and if it’s enough to set you up as a coach -Why dedication and care for your clients works -Importance of relatability as a coach -Dealing with the pressure to maintain a certain look while balancing physical and mental health -How to encourage a winning mindset with clients  -and more

Today I’m joined by my friend and fellow T-Nation writer Tom Morrison. Tom is a strength and mobility coach from Belfast Northern Ireland who’s seen his YouTube channel grow to half a million. You’ll hear: Whether YouTube subscribers or instagram followers are more valuable How to leverage Youtube following How media growth has changed Tom’s career and life A breakdown of some important mobility concepts including the difference between active and passive mobility  How to intelligently program variety The value of getting published on a notable publication vs building your own library of resources. And more 

My friend and prolific public speaker Nicke Lambe returns to talk all things public speaking. We've seen a rise in interest among coaches to speak at events, share their experience and knowledge, and educate within the industry. Nick has worked on ways to teach thee skills to more coaches and presents a lot of insight you can act on right now and further resources to follow up with. We also tease why you should join us at his event Raise the Bar in Dallas in late February.

Steve Kamb, founder of Nerd Fitness and author of Level Up Your Life, joins as a guest. He talks about how his brand niche found him and his focus on fostering intrinsic vs extrinsic goals. They discuss augmented reality and gamification in fitness.

Eric Wong Kai Pun, the Director of Personal Training at Goodlife - one of the biggest gym companies in the entire world, joins to chat about whether trainers should still work within a commercial gym setting. We talk about the pros and cons, the valuable skills you can learn, and the difference in starting a career now in fitness vs 10-20 years ago before social media played a role. We discuss the tradeoffs between support and stability and the work needed to work on your own and build a brand. We also talk about some red flags to watch for within any work space that should have you consider moving where you work.

Dr Sam Spinelli returns as part of a series featuring the presenters at my Oct 13-14 event in Edmonton, The Evolve Strength - Business and Coaching Conference. Sam shares what attendees can expect and his approach to both rehab and performance as different places on a spectrum of training stimulus, load, and intensity. We also talk in depth about the value of Sam's brand and media, and what he looks for in credible resources in the strength and rehab space.

Logan Dubé returns in a candid discussion about challenging tour belief structures as a fitness professional. Logan shares the value of spending time in a traditional commercial gym model, but the importance of being able to break out of rigid thinking from this system. Logan also explains the early career focus on boundaries and how these can inadvertently become career roadblocks. We challenge the rush to get off the gym floor and the value of a strong in person coaching business during tough economic times. Logan will also be one of the speakers at my Oct 13-14 event in Edmonton, Alberta, The Evolve Strength - Business and Coaching Conference and we discuss why you should join us. Message me for more info.

My friend Paulie Campbell shares wisdom and experience from his lengthy career on how his business has shifted with different seasons of his career. Paulie shares why he sees connection with others in the industry as valuable to his own career development.

Funk Roberts brings his big energy from years of success on YouTube to this episode so share his experience building a strong audience and a massively successful business. Funk shares mistakes along the way but getting right with his brand by doubling down on the brotherhood and community of his clientele .