Today I had the pleasure of having my friend Andrew Coates on the podcast! He is a personal trainer and online coach who promotes strength for everyone.

Andrew writes for popular fitness publications including Men's Health, Muscle and Fitness, T-Nation, BarBend, Generation Iron, and Kabuki Strength. He is a speaker at events all over North America and is the cofounder of his own event The Evolve Strength - Business and Coaching Conference.

He has great authority in the health and fitness space and we touched on a variety of topics, including:

I'm really excited for you all to listen, so let's get into the episode!

WATCH this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZPQgm-T34pY

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) — Introduction

(01:00) — About Andrew Coates

(01:55) — Introducing today's topic: breaking down the barriers keeping people out of the gym

(07:30) — Andrew's entrance into the gym

(12:22) — Playing small vs taking up space

(14:48) — Taking time to take care of yourself

(20:30) — Finding your own identity & purpose

(25:02) — The gym as a social outlet

(28:05) — Combatting the need to be productive all the time/"earning" your rest

(33:16) — Understanding nuance in messaging

(39:13) — Emotional reactivity

(43:10) — Advice for someone who wants to start going to the gym, but is nervous

(49:47) — Where you can find more from Andrew

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