#397 Adrian Vanvleck - Boundaries Are For You To Enforce, Don’t Expect Others To Respect Them

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 nerdy pursuits and health and fitness-What elitism and gatekeeping looks like in fitness-Why you can’t just say you have boundaries, you have to enforce them-Why we can’t expect to experience life on easy mode all the time-How to find a system for getting the right calorie intake for your goals without forcing a triggering approach-His experience in a GLP-1 agonist medication scientific trial where he was locked in a metabolic ward for 30 days-And much more00:56 The Rise of Nerd Culture in Fitness06:03 The Impact of Pop Culture on Fitness12:02 Breaking Down Fitness Barriers for Nerds19:02 Setting Boundaries and Overcoming Self-Sabotage26:45 The Stoplight System: Managing Expectations in Fitness31:58 Setting Realistic Fitness Goals32:15 The Importance of Commitment32:26 Managing Expectations in Fitness33:44 Permission and Control in Fitness35:29 Gatekeeping and Elitism in Fitness44:37 The Role of Genetics and Environment in Obesity53:41 Calories and Weight Management59:49 Building a Supportive Fitness CommunityI’ve been putting a lot of time and effort into making these new episodes valuable for you. You can help me get these great guests and their knowledge in front of more people by:-Subscribing and checking out more episodes-Sharing on your social media (please tag me - I promise I’ll respond)-Sharing with the friend you think of who needs this episodeFollow Andrew Coates:Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewcoatesfitness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join My Email List:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.andrewcoatesfitness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get the RP App at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rpstrength.com/coates⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - use the code COATESRPUse Code ANDREWCOATESFITNESS to save 10% off at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justbitememeals.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use MacrosFirst for tracking nutrition ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.macrosfirst.com/⁠⁠Go to www.knkg.com/Andrew59676 for 15% off your KNKG bag.