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Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates

The Lift Free and Diet Hard Podcast dives deep into the science and practice of living a strong, healthy, and intentional life. Hosted by Andrew Coates, the show brings together inspiring guests to share insights, stories, and practical advice that empower listeners to build confidence, make informed choices, and stay resilient in their fitness and wellness journeys. Every episode encourages thoughtful exploration of what it means to lift free, diet hard, and live fully.

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EP 105 Dr. Michael Mash: Barbell Rehab

Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates ·

2022/11/29

Dr. Michael Mash guests to talk about his work with Barbell Rehab, offering educational resources to fitness professionals. We discuss educating coaches about how to deal with their clients experience with pain. Michael shares how to navigate language around pain, and offers nuance to the extreme trend to demonize barbells as tools in our world, all to get more people moving and strong. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefitnessdevil/support

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EP 104 Ben Mudge: Career Long Game

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2022/11/15

My friend Ben Mudge is back to talk about how and why he's build his new business Be More HQ with his friend Josh Taylor. We talk about how Ben's Cystic Fibrosis affects his long game career decisions. We talk about his brand ambassadorship with Ghost and how to ethically navigate brand partnerships. Plus a lot of discussion about our shared belief in supporting others and Ben's long game career philosophy. We also talk about our shared love of "geek culture" and leaning into it as a fitness

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00:54:35

EP 103 Dr. Nick Nwabueze: Exercise Prescription

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2022/11/08

Dr. Nick Nwabueze joins to share his approach to getting his patients healthier and more active. Nick shares his philosophy of proactive health care in prescribing exercise before rushing to medications. Nick believes in practicing what he preaches as a devoted CrossFit practitioner but explains why he doesn't always point his patients to his preferred workout methodology. We also dive into navigating the extremes of tribal narratives around obesity and how to find effective messaging to help

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00:48:42

EP 102 Joel Jamieson: How to Build a Career

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2022/11/02

Joel Jamieson returns and shares his humble beginnings. Joel shares how he was broke but put everything he had into education and developing relationships with mentors. We discuss all of the keys to a successful career before worrying about social media likes and followers, but we also discuss how we've each approached social media engagement, and the tactics and deliberate effort in building it. Joel shares details about a new nutrition and supplement project he's about to launch called Precision

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00:55:59

EP 101 Don Saladino: How to Monetize an Online...

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2022/10/26

Don Saladino joins to reboot The Lift Free and Diet Hard Podcast after a brief hiatus. Originally intended as retiring this podcast to focus time and energy elsewhere, I realized just how valuable this platform is and I couldn't leave it and everyone behind. Don shares stories of his career, his former gym Drive 495, and the not so glamorous challenges he's overcome to get to where his career is today. This includes the self limiting beliefs he's discarded along the way. We talk about Don's new

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00:53:37

EP 100 Dean Guedo: All Good Things...

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2022/10/04

All good things must come to an end. Or at least go on hiatus. Thank you for being a regular listener to The Lift Free and Diet Hard Podcast for 100 episodes, and thank you for being here for the previous 150 with my co-host Dean Guedo as The Fitness Devil. After 5 years and 250 episodes it's time to take a break and focus on other projects. Dean returns as my final guest to talk about the legacy of our podcast and what its done for his career. Plus why you might benefit fro starting your own

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00:44:21

EP 99 Cody McBroom: Tailored Coaching

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2022/09/27

Cody McBroom joins the podcast to talk about how he built his successful coaching business with a few key practices. 1) Relentless focus on serving the client/potential client. 2) Building a library of resources to serve his audience and gain relevance with a broader community. 3) A deep understanding of SEO. We share key inspirations and influences along our similar career paths and timelines. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefitnessdevil/support

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00:50:31

EP 98 Sam Miller: Metabolism Made Simple

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2022/09/06

Sam Miller of Sam Miller Science joins to talk about his career progression, his work mentoring and educating people on the science of metabolism. Sam dives into the gap in our knowledge and the nuanced middle ground between polarized extremes on metabolism, with the goal of helping people who feel lost or unequipped to have these conversations with clients. We talk about how Sam stays grounded and humble. Plus some details about his upcoming book Metabolism Made Simple. --- Support this podcast:

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00:43:57

EP 97 Eric Bugera: Big Education

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2022/08/30

Eric Bugera joins me to talk about his work with the Pre-Script team and why they've been successful. We explore the rise in combativeness and tribalism within various fitness industry communities and in our online space, and how to navigate. We also share our philosophies on how to approach social media on our terms to help people. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefitnessdevil/support

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00:38:41

EP 96 Derek Mendoza: Coached

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2022/08/23

Derek Mendoza returns to share early details of his February 2023 conference Raise The Bar. Along with cofounder Nick Lambe, Derek executed on one of the best fitness conferences and lineups I've personally attended, in their 2022 inaugural event. Derek shares how they plan to improve upon last time. Derek also shares some of his efforts in building a new coarse for driven entrepreneurs. We dive into developing an identity around career success and the importance of building community with his

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00:44:33

EP 95 Enrico Incarnati: Media Strategy

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2022/08/16

Enrico Incarnati is a media strategist and videographer, formerly working with Jordan Syatt. Enrico provides tons of advice on developing you media, social media, and video skills, plus he shares his experience working with Jordan Syatt as he grew his own career. Enrico also shares the important choices and skills he feels matter most for creators and fitness professionals now and in the future. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefitnessdevil/support

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00:46:32

EP 94 Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro: The Science and the...

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2022/08/09

Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro makes her long overdue appearance on the podcast to deep dive into the challenge of navigating a sea of overblown, sensational, combative, and polarizing fitness industry media, while maintaining your values, integrity, and sharing the nuanced truth. Gabrielle shares some practical insight into the evidence based nuance of the gut health discussion and some practical takeaways for coaches to share with clients. We provide some insight into the growing combativeness within the

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00:33:31

EP 93 Lee Boyce: Who You Know

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2022/08/02

Lee Boyce shares his best advice for new and young fitness professionals on the path to growing your career and media. Lee shares his process for deciding what to allocate his time to and advice for setting boundaries. We deep dive into the value of developing organic and authentic relationships across the industry, and warn against being transactional in your approach to relationships. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefitnessdevil/support

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00:48:38

EP 92 Dr. Caleb Burgess: Nuance and the Fitness Industry

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2022/07/26

Dr. Caleb Burgess brings his expertise as a doctor of physical therapy and as a strength and conditioning coach to explain some of the tribal and polarizing behavior displayed in the fitness industry and where it intersects with physical therapy. We tease out the nuance of what can often appear to be extreme and polarized positions and ideas, and explain why these battles happen and what you the fitness professional can do to avoid being caught in the middle. Caleb talks about his positive and

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00:40:36

EP 91 Matthew Ibrahim: Pay It Forward

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2022/07/19

Matthew Ibrahim returns to talk about his recent speaking appearance at the national NSCA convention and the career path to get there. We discuss how educating other coaches through writing, speaking, and other forms is not about the money but paying it forward to other coaches, and growing authority in the industry. Matthew also shares why he never wants to fully stop coaching clients in person. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefitnessdevil/support

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00:42:00

EP 90 Marc Megna: Anatomy and Humility

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2022/07/12

Marc Megna is one of the ownership team of the popular Miami based gym chain, Anatomy. He's a skilled storyteller and shares lessons from his experience as a pro football player, trainer, gym owner, and other highlights and low lights of his life. Marc is student of leadership and great example of humility. Marc shares what to know before venturing into opening a gym and the best parts of the experience. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefitnessdevil/support

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00:50:40

EP 89 Steve Hall: Humble Beginnings

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2022/07/05

Steve Hall of Revive Stronger makes his first appearance and shares the humble origins of his career leading up to his rise as a popular evidence based coach. Steve elaborates on his experience building his online business, on how to choose a great business partner, how he built systems, and how he didn't have all the answers he just learned and figured it out as he went. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefitnessdevil/support

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00:59:48

EP 88 Jeb Johnston: Success Leaves Clues

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2022/06/28

Writer, speaker, and online nutrition and behavior change coach Jeb Stuart Johnston returns to talk about how coaches can improve their communication and messaging to for greater career success and to make a greater difference in the lives of the people we work with. We dive into a big discussion about the discussions coaches fall into that don't help themselves or their clients. We talk in depth about the value of writing for career growth, and the value of attending events where like minded

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00:44:52

EP 87 Brianna Battles: Not Fragile, Not Invincible

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2022/06/21

Brianna Battles makes her first and long overdue appearance to talk about her experience as a coach and educator for pregnancy and postpartum. Brianna shares practical considerations for coaches navigating this huge demographic, as women form the majority of fitness consumers, and many of those women will at some point in their lifetime go through pregnancy, and will then always be postpartum. Brianna explains her thoughts on "athletic maturity" and being adaptable to "stay in the game, even if the

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EP #86 Dr. Jade Teta: Communication and Connection

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2022/06/14

Dr. Jade Teta returns to talk about the importance of communication and connection to making a difference in our client outcomes. We expand into why these skills are so essential to long term career success and growth, and how Jade fostered his own skills. Jade shares why it's important to be purpose focused. He explains how compassion and empathy are the roots of good communication. He also explains why it's important to be aware of your own bias and dogma, and to be anti dogmatic. --- Support

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