Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates
Jack Hallows feels like a rare coach who blends entertaining and evidence-based social media without resorting to being polarizing or combative.
Jack returns to share his insight into:
“Stitching” other fitness professionals’ content
The rise of status-chasing and often narcissistic influencers
The incentives for influencers to chase status and even lie about core parts of their identity
The recent shift from “social media” to the interest-based algorithm and the TikTokification of platforms
Why social media isn’t the enemy and why he still sees a lot of potential for good
Can we curate what we get shown
How someone can “clean up their algorithm”
Red flags for influencers who seem too good to be true
Conditions where targeting another fitness professional may be justified
And much more insight into navigating the new social media landscape of fitness
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CHAPTERS
03:30 Is Social Media Worse
08:15 Interest Based Algorithms
11:56 Echo Chambers And Responsibility
19:36 Cleaning Up Your Feed
25:09 Bean Soup Theory
28:29 Bad Faith Fitness Influencers
31:50 Addicted To Growth
32:24 Viral Spike Story
33:38 Coaching Over Clout
34:19 Marketing Grifters Exposed
35:58 Too Good To Be True
38:50 Jay Shetty Plagiarism
40:17 Finding Your Voice
43:51 Soundbites And Extremes
50:35 Stitching With Intent
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