Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates

Marc Megna is the cofounder of Anatomy a series of successful gyms in Miami, he’s also a former NFL player and author. Marc joins me and shares humility and wisdom from his career and life, including: -Why Marc shows relentless commitment to his physical fitness even with the competing demands of being a father and husband, and operating a business -How Marc’s commitment to fitness makes him a bet...

Dr Joey Munoz is one of my favourite authorities and communicators about exercise science and nutrition. Joey joins me for a masterclass on fat loss, muscle, and health outcomes. Joey shares his expertise on: -Does losing body fat improve health outcomes independent of any other changes or behaviours? -What behaviours in addition to fat loss improve long term health outcomes -Can someone be truly...

Christian Thibaudeau is a legend in strength and conditioning and joins me for a quick masterclass on how to train strength, plus his expertise on: -How quickly do we lose strength if we don’t train it -How much of our strength is our muscle -How much of our strength is our nervous system’s ability to recruit our muscles better -Why frequency matters most for strength development  -Why can’t we vo...

Sam Miller is a respected educator and authority on metabolism and founder of Metabolism School.  Sam guests on my podcast to share his expertise on: -The implications of the dramatic rise in GLP-1 Agonist medication use  -The situations where GLP-1 Agonist medication use makes sense and where it’s inappropriate  -Potential benefits outside appetite suppression and weight loss -Nuance about the po...

Dr John Rusin is back with details about his new book, Pain Free Performance.  John joins me to share his expertise on: -How to approach your training and stay pain free -How to improve your odds of living pain free with other areas of your lifestyle  -Why he doesn’t believe in aiming for “perfect form” -What he means by “zone of neutrality”  -What are his 6 characteristics of lifelong health -Why...

JP Tremblay is a Canadian entertainment icon famous for his role as Julien of the Trailer Park Boys in addition to being a founding creator and writer of the show.  JP joins me in a rare out of character interview to share his stories about: -The challenges and tradeoffs between writing, filming, and touring and his dedication to his fitness and health.  -Navigating health scares. -How he set boun...

Dr Susan Kleiner is a PhD of Nutrition and Human Performance and a Registered Dietician who’s worked with the highest level athletes in sports.  Susan guests in this masterclass on performance nutrition to share her expertise on: -Fuelling for athletic performance  -Do female athletes face more pressure than men to appear lean -Tactics for short term leanness while not losing training effectivenes...

Sharelle Grant is a nurse turned online coach and founder of the Women’s Health Movement. Sharelle joins me to share her philosophy on success in fitness, health, and life including: -Setting and maintaining boundaries  -Why weekends are your cheat code to get ahead -Not taking personally or reacting to everything you see online -Not being emotionally reactive and the power of pause -The risks of...

Jaclyn Phillips is the Head Coach of Team Strong Girls and a vocal mental health advocate.  Jaclyn joins me to share her wisdom and thoughts on: -How someone can on the surface seem like they live a charmed life but deal with unseen mental health challenges -Feeling pressure to portray a happy and successful exterior  -How people feel isolated and alone in their struggles as everyone else appears...

Abby Langer is one of the best resources for combatting the lunacy we see online and backs it up as a dietician with years of experience.  Abby joins me to share her thoughts on: -the negative reaction to Serena Williams using and endorsing GLP-1 agonist medication -the negative media and comments about the appearance of famous women like Nelly Furtado, Jessica Simpson, and Jennifer Love-Hewett -H...

Holly Baxter is a prominent evidence based coach and research communicator with a Masters in Dietetics, all while being a competitive IFBB Pro. Holly joins me to deep dive into research and practical application of: -Do we need to train to failure to optimize muscle growth -Volume and muscle growth -How many weekly sets do you need to grow muscle and to optimize for muscle growth -Is one set per w...

Dan Go is a fitness coach for entrepreneurs who’s build a massive media presence with actionable advice while ignoring the combativeness of the fitness industry.  Dan guests to share his wisdom on: -What you need to focus on to feel better in your 40’s and beyond than you did in your 20’s -Beliefs to let go of to be healthier  -A nuanced approach to reducing alcohol intake  -Getting away from vict...

Aidan Muir is a dietitian(Australian spelling) who’s masterful at presenting evidence based nutrition through his media.  Aidan joins me to talk about: -The basics of creatine, who should consider taking it,  -Is the evidence for creatine’s physical and cognitive benefits as strong as some believe -Does PCOS require a special approach to nutrition -Is it really harder to lose fat with PCOS -Do GLP...

Adrian Vanvleck is The High Wizard of a magical realm where nerd culture and fitness merge. Adrian’s power is creating access for anyone to experience fitness without elitism or gatekeeping.  Adrian guests to share his thoughts on: -Are more nerds participating in fitness -What created a portal for nerd culture enthusiasts to be more visible in the mainstream -How can we create room for both our n...

Hattie Boydle is a world champion competitor plus coach and educator. Hattie joins the podcast to share her wisdom on: -Challenging our narratives and stories about why believe and do what we do -Why women can build muscle as effectively as men -How challenging it is to stay “lean” year round -Her competitive history and approach that created her physique  -Her discipline and devotion to her train...

Josh Taylor is coach who’s media combines evidence based information with his love of gaming.  Josh opens up about his personal experience and shares: -His experience with gym anxiety and how he worked through it -How the fitness helps with mental health struggles -The challenges dealing with a large and engaged social media presence -The evidence based benefits of gaming -How set boundaries and e...

Kenny Santucci is the founder of Strong New York, NYC’s biggest health, fitness, and wellness expo and the owner of The Strength Club in Manhattan.  Kenny joins the podcast to share his thoughts on: -Are we failing as an industry and a society with health and fitness? -His mission with his Strong New York Event -Hyrox and its popularity  -People seeking more community, especially in consuming fitn...

Michael Boyle is the founder of Mike Boyle’s Strength and Conditioning, author, and a pioneer and icon of strength and conditioning. Mike generously guests to share his wisdom and experience about: -Should kids specialize early in a single sport -Who really benefits when kids specialize early -Is there a relationship between early specialization and injury -What does it take to become a division 1...

Katie Dabrowski is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Strength Coach who merges her education in behavioural psychology and neuroscience with strength training to help people get out of pain, recover from injury, and get strong,  Katie guests to share her wisdom on: -How to overcome fear of pain and previous injury when returning to lifting, life, and sport -How she likes to reframe an injury into a...

Jordan Shallow is a renaissance man of training philosophy and the co-founder of Pre-Script and the leading industry mind and educator on biomechanics and training anatomy. Jordan also travels the world to still train people hands on, from pro athletes to everyday people. Jordan joins to share his wisdom and philosophy on: -Is fatigue a boogeyman to be avoided -How do you manage fatigue in trainin...

Dr. Stu Phillips is a professor at McMaster University and one of the most prominent and respected researchers in resistance training and nutrition especially relating to muscle and aging. Stu joins me to share: -What is and what causes sarcopenia -Can we prevent sarcopenia  -How much protein do we really need - to live healthy and for optimal muscle building -Do our protein needs change as we get...

Dave Tate is an icon of the strength, powerlifting, and coaching world. The founder of EliteFTS and prolific writer and author, Dave is an institution in the industry. Dave guests to talk about: -What he’s training for now -The ways he sets personal training and performance goals, how they evolve with age -The tradeoffs he made early in his career to pursue elite performance -Would he do things di...

Charlie Weingroff is a legendary Physical Therapist and Strength Coach who joins me to share his thoughts on: -Issues with high volume physical therapy business models -Helping people who have been told by a doctor not to lift weights due to pain and injury -How to talk to people about their pain -How pain is tied to emotion -How pain works in the nervous system -What ““We know that MRI’s don’t li...

Michael James Shaw is a unique guest on the show. Michael isn’t a fitness professional but an actor and writer with credits including Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, The Walking Dead, Fight Night, and now season 2 of Twisted Metal. Michael is an avid fitness enthusiast and used yoga, Brazilian Jiujitsu, strength training, and more to shape his body and mind for his various r...

Dr Matthew Nagra is a Naturopathic Doctor and Plant Based Nutrition Educator. Matthew guests to share his experience on: -Dealing with fraudulent AI based marketing, including his own experience having his voice and image stolen and used to promote dubious products.  -Are extreme tribal diets as common in the general population as they seem from social media. -Dealing with the false claims about v...