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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

2047: How to Become One of the Highest Paid Trainers in the Fitness Industry With Don Saladino

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Exercise, Health & Fitness, Health, Fitness

4.8 • 11.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 95 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Don Saladino, trainer of Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and many other Hollywood A-Listers.

  • “You are all expendable.” His origin story in the health & fitness space. (2:19)

  • Working with celebrities compared to athletes. (18:14)

  • Dealing with ‘snake oil’ actors in the business. (26:22)

  • How using data points can become weapons. (33:49)

  • The craziest celebrity transformation. (37:33)

  • Why he stays away from performance-enhancing drugs. (41:05)

  • How he managed the 2008 market crash. (46:26)

  • Surviving the pandemic and going digital. (49:04)

  • Why did his original app crash and burn? (52:40)

  • The “vanity metrics” of social media, and why you shouldn’t build your business around it. (54:27)

  • The obsession of wanting to get better at your craft, and the power of relationships. (1:01:12)

  • Breaking down his revenue streams. (1:08:55)

  • The Barn Saladino. (1:13:40)

  • His relationship with fitness. (1:16:13)

  • Fitness is a perfect vessel for growth. (1:21:20)

  • The evolution of his relationship with money. (1:26:17)

  • Leading by example with his children. (1:30:57)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.

0:06.0

Mind, hop, mind, hop with your hosts.

0:09.0

Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:13.0

You just found the most downloaded fitness health and entertainment podcast in the world.

0:18.0

This is Mind Pump.

0:19.0

Alright, today's episode, we got to interview one of the best trainers in the fitness industry.

0:25.0

Don Saladino actually became quite known for training Hugh Jackman, you know, when he got ripped for Wolverine,

0:31.0

but he's actually known also for training lots of other celebrities.

0:34.0

But he's been training people every day people for a long time.

0:37.0

This was a great conversation.

0:39.0

You actually get to learn how a fitness trainer became one of the most successful fitness trainers in the industry.

0:46.0

Very smart guy, great guy too, awesome person, great human being.

0:51.0

We had a lot of fun in this episode.

0:53.0

So if you're a trainer or if you're looking for a trainer, you're going to want to listen to this episode.

0:57.0

By the way, you can find them online on Instagram at Don Saladino, Saladino spelled S-A-L-A-D-I-N-O.

1:05.0

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1:11.0

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1:13.0

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1:14.0

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1:19.0

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1:26.0

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