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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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00:49:04

#365 Brad Schoenfeld PhD - How To Build Muscle:...

Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates ·

2025/05/20

Brad Schoenfeld, PhD is among the worlds leading researchers in the field of muscle hypertrophy, a tenured professor, and author. Brad is measured and nuanced in his breakdown of popular muscle building beliefs and myths. Brad joins me to share a researched backed breakdown of:-Why we can build muscle with rep ranges outside the classic 8-12 reps. -The benefits of training at different rep ranges. -Are higher reps more fatiguing than low reps.-Is fatigue really a serious issue in training.-What the

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00:45:50

#364 Joel Jamieson - The Optimal Balance of Strength...

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2025/05/15

Joel Jamieson is a world leader on performance conditioning, heart rate variability, and energy systems.Joel joins the podcast to educate you on:-The optimal balance of strength and cardio.-Is VO2 max trainable and how important is it for longevity.-Can you do too much strength training to where it negative affects longevity.-Where do we see diminishing returns on strength training.-How does cardio reduce risk of major lifestyle disease like cardiovascular disease.-Why Joel has shifted his focus

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00:54:41

#363 Aram Grigorian - How Fashion Magazines and...

Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates ·

2025/05/13

Aram Grigorian is a dear friend and one of the most generous and selfless professionals in the industry. Aram joins me to share his thoughts on:-Why he thinks people would benefit from tracking their nutrition (there’s a lot of nuance here).-Why people are often resistant to tracking.-Self limiting beliefs.-How fashion magazines, social media, and even your mom’s language and actions messed up your body image and relationship with food.-Why creating time to cook is a major obstacle for many

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00:56:35

#362 Jason Brown - How To Program Strength Training...

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2025/05/08

Jason Brown is one of the industry’s leading authorities on programming for strength, cardiovascular health, and making it all fit optimally into a busy life. Jason breaks down a masterclass in making strength and cardio work within your busy life so you don’t need to live in a gym 6 days a week and shares thoughts on:-How much strength training and cardio you need. -Why you probably don’t need more than 3 days in the gym. -How zone 2 cardio helps with muscle growth.-How people usually aren’t doing

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01:01:16

#361 Andy Morgan - Spotting Fitness...

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2025/05/06

Andy Morgan is an experienced coach and the co-author of the Muscle and Strength Pyramids Books. Andy showed up researched and prepared to give you a lot of value. Andy joins the podcast to share his wisdom on:-How to spot fitness and nutrition charlatans.-Where do such charlatans originate from.-What’s going on when someone isn’t losing weight but claims they’re in a calorie deficit.-Why do people underestimate their calorie intake.-Why you shouldn’t add back the calories you burn during

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00:52:44

#360 Sean Hyson - How Fitness Media Has Changed and...

Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates ·

2025/05/01

Sean Hyson is a legendary fitness industry media insider having worked as editor in chief at Onnit and training director for Men’s Fitness and Muscle and Fitness magazines.Sean has had a birds eye view of the changing fitness media landscape and has seen all the popular trends and fad diets come and go only to return in a repackaged version. Sean also shares:-Thoughts on low carb and carnivore dieting.-Why some industry authorities struggle to change their beliefs with evidence.-Why some authorities

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00:59:08

#359 Dr. Pak Androulakis-Korakakis - Muscle Building:...

Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates ·

2025/04/29

Dr Pak Androulakis-Korakakis guests to talk about several popular muscle hypertrophy concepts and help sort the social media hype from the body of evidence, while dropping a lot of real world application and nuance into the discussion. This is a master class in navigating what matters for getting jacked. Dr Pak shares:-Why “strict” technique may not matter as much for muscle building.-Nuance on the “high vs low volume” camps and narratives online.-The nuance and problem with citing popular

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00:49:02

#358 Andy McCloy - All In With No Plan B

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2025/04/24

Andy McCloy is the owner of the successful gym - BCI Performance and Fitness in Huntsville Alabama, having trained athletes that have made the NFL and NBA. But Andy shares the story of humble and difficult origins and the choices along the way to change his life and that of his family. Andy shares:-The road from being a self proclaimed misfit to successful gym owner and having the time to devote to his family,-What he means by having “No plan B”.-Why “pain equals wisdom”.-How insecurity led to

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01:09:42

#357 Tony Gentilcore - Getting Started In Fitness,...

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2025/04/22

Tony Gentilcore is a skilled and experienced coach, and with that skill and experience comes a lot of wisdom about:-How to get people started and how to meet them where they’re at.-How to start with a general program and adjust to your injury history, goals, and preferences.-Why giving people choice in their program helps keep them engaged and consistent. -How to choose starting rep ranges and progress your lifts.-What Tony means by “developing a trainable menu”-Ways to help people stay flexible and

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00:53:01

#356 Lee Boyce - How Getting Your Fitness Information...

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2025/04/17

01:08 Evolution of Fitness Information02:42 Social Media's Impact on Fitness05:58 AI in Fitness Content Creation08:57 Positives of Social Media in Fitness12:21 Negatives of Social Media in Fitness22:14 Trends and Frustrations in Fitness Content30:17 Fitness Routine Fundamentals31:15 Effective Workout Strategies33:27 Nutrition Basics34:28 Indulgences and Treats35:26 Sleep and Recovery40:22 Mental and Physical Recovery Techniques46:45 The Importance of Creativity and FictionI’ve been putting a lot

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00:58:54

#355 Dr. Susie Spirlock - Managing Hyper-mobility,...

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2025/04/15

Dr Susie Spirlock aka Dr Susie Squats guests to share detail and nuance about:-Why stretching doesn’t often alleviate “tight” muscles. -Why dynamic mobility drills and load work better for creating lasting improvements to mobility. -How to manage hyper mobility.-Why the old injury management protocol of Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation is outdated and what to do instead. -What is tendonopathy, what’s changed about our understanding, and how to manage and treat it. -Why surgery often isn’t the

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00:51:56

#354 Tom Sheppard - Fitness Addiction, Mental Health,...

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2025/04/10

Tom Sheppard is a strength coach and fitness writer who, beneath the rugged exterior is a thoughtful and generous soul who joins to open up about his complex mental health journey and how fitness has saved him. Tom shares:-How strength training can be a major positive for your mental health-Where fitness can creep over into addiction and serious problems-How to create guardrails against becoming too addicted-How the gym helps great self efficacy and defeat victim mindset-And much more. 03:38 The

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00:56:14

#353 Nick Shaw - Planning for Success in Fitness,...

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2025/04/08

Nick Shaw is a close friend and the CEO and co-founder of Renaissance Periodization. RP are also my first ever podcast sponsor. I’ve known Nick, his co-founder Dr Mike Israetel, and many other members of the RP team for many years, spent time with them at countless events including the Olympia weekend, and had them as guests on my podcast numerous times. I’ve attended several RP seminars, beta tested and later completed the RP Nutrition Certification, and read several of their books. So I love RP’s

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00:42:48

#352 James Cappola - A Case For Empathy

Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates ·

2025/04/03

00:16 Guest Introduction: James Cappola01:10 The Problem with Shaming in Fitness01:57 The Fear of Ozempic in the Fitness Industry03:20 Addressing Vulnerability and Limiting Beliefs05:23 Breaking the Cycle of Failure10:55 Personal Journey and Overcoming Challenges13:30 The Role of Empathy in Coaching16:20 Social Media and Misconceptions in Fitness21:26 The Dangers of Fitness Fads21:57 The Outrage Culture and Social Media Clout22:32 Dealing with Online Criticism and Call-Outs23:22 The Seed Oil

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00:56:02

#351 Ben Mudge - Cystic Fibrosis, Fitness and Warhammer

Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates ·

2025/04/01

Ben Mudge is a friend and a treasure. Ben shares his story of growing up with cystic fibrosis, his fears around the potential progression of the disease, and how devoting his life to his fitness and health has helped improve his quality of life. Ben shares:-How cystic fibrosis works-The catalysts for his changed outlook and effort-Why he feels “Imperfect actions beats perfect words every time”-Why he focuses on love of the process-Why peace and space are important-Details about his love of Warhammer

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00:47:11

#350 Nathalia Melo - How to Overcome Self Limiting...

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2025/03/27

Former Olympia champion Nathalia Melo tells her story of leaving Brazil with little money to her name, working and living in tough conditions, while working toward her dreams. Nathalia is pure ferocity with minimal filter and a lot of wisdom to challenge the narratives that are keeping you stuck in place. Nathalia is today’s guest and shares her thoughts on:-Overcoming self limiting beliefs and victim mindset-Why the best time to start is when your life is already busy-Why people struggle to change

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00:52:59

#349 Alex Sterner - Why You Should Bend and Rotate...

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2025/03/25

Alex Sterner is a certified strength and conditioning coach who specializes in Brazilian Jiujitsu. Follow Alex on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/alex.sterner?igsh=MWQ0bHB3emFkZjFkcA==Alex shares:-Why your spine was meant to move not stay rigid. -Why you not only can, but should train and load by bending, flexing, and rotating at your spine. -Examples of how our spine moves under load and against force in sports and everyday life. -How to approach training for a strong and mobile

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00:54:47

#348 Robert Linkul - Training Older Adults and...

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2025/03/20

Robert Linkul is the industry leading authority on training older adults.In this episode Robert shares:-What sarcopenia is and why everyone should be proactive about it-How we can reduce the risk of falling-How we can reduce the risk of a serious fracture injury if we do fall-How to improve muscle, motor skills, and bone density as we age through training-Why power and explosive training matters for older adults(and everyone) and how to approach it in a safe and effective way-The importance of

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00:48:29

#347 Josh Hillis - Eating Skills, Managing Stress and...

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2025/03/18

Josh Hillis is the zen master of eating skills and returns to the podcast to share thoughts and wisdom on:-Why it’s risky to blindly trust our hunger signals-Why pausing for 10 minutes before acting on hunger is the most powerful tool you have-Learning to distinguish between physical and psychological hunger-Understanding emotional eating-Why Josh teaches “values based eating”-Getting a handle on stress eating-How food can mask discomfort-And much moreFollow Josh Hillis on instagram at:

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00:53:47

#346 Dr. Sam Spinelli - Training and Rehab With Injuries

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2025/03/13

Dr Sam Spinelli joins me for a discussion about rehab, pain, injuries, and how training puts you in a better position to mitigate injury risk and recover faster from injury. Sam shares:-Strategies to manage injury risk.-Strategies to better recover from injury.-Why he doesn’t think most people need MRI’s or other imaging for many injuries.-What is load management and why it's the most important thing to focus on with injury risk and recovery. -Why posture isn’t a major causal issue for

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