Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates
Stu Locke is a renowned powerlifting coach and joins me to share his experience with:
Surviving a recent near-death health scare
The dumbest and most effective strategies Stu has tried to intentionally gain weight
Why he believes most people are focused on the wrong stuff in their training
Why he believes in “aggressive and violent intent toward whatever goal you want to accomplish”
The kind of mental stuff that gets in people’s heads and in their own way that interferes with results
Managing neuroticism as a coach and as a client
How to self-soothe in a training session when you’re stressing out
Why it’s better to let people know who you are “in front of the paywall” instead of “behind the paywall”
And much more
Instagram: @stu_kodiakbarbell
CHAPTERS
00:16 Near Death Surgery Story
01:18 Genetic Trigger Explained
02:40 ICU Crisis and Recovery
05:41 Muscle Mass: Double-Edged Sword
06:44 Dumb Bulking Mistakes
08:09 Vertical Diet and PED Bulk
11:49 Smart Lean Gains Plan
16:12 Stop Majoring in Minors
18:19 Real Fatigue vs Hard Training
22:31 Aggressive Goal Mindset
27:03 Subscribe and Reset
27:23 Shut Up and Get Coached
27:47 Anxiety vs Neuroticism
29:57 Rebuilding Self Image
31:27 The Play-It-Out Method
33:19 Coach Buy-In
34:43 Self-Soothe Training
37:50 Crash Outs and Childhood
40:05 Front of Paywall Authenticity
44:26 Curated Image Exposed
46:31 Avoid Being an NPC
48:30 Hobbies and Clients
50:24 Sports and Outsourcing Joy
52:58 Wrap Up and Where To Follow
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