SNR #216: Andy Morgan - Experiences & Philosophies of a World-Class Coach

Sigma Nutrition Radio

Danny Lennon

Sigma, Dietetics, Evidencebased, Nutrition, Training, Health & Fitness, Science, Diet, Fitness, Evidence, Bodybuilding, Health

4.8 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2018

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Andy Morgan is back on the show to discuss a whole host of topics related to coaching, fitness and learning.
Andy is the founder of RippedBody.com and an online coach. He co-authored the Muscle & Strength Pyramids books along with Dr. Eric Helms and Andrea Valdez. He has published a host of excellent nutrition and training resources in the form of ebooks, articles and podcasts, which can be found on the Ripped Body website.

Born in the UK, Andy has been living in Japan for over a decade, currently residing in Tokyo.

In This Episode We Discuss:
Current projects Andy is working on
Characteristics of great coaches
Developing a framework for client success
Learning from experiences regardless of outcome
How excitement and philosophies change with experience in fitness
Interpreting studies more effectively
Lessons learned from Mike Tuchscherer
How past experiences and culture have influenced Andy as a coach and person.

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0:00.0	And I've worked with over a thousand people now, and I don't meet these people.
0:15.4	I communicate with them by email.
0:19.0	And the data that I collect from them and the feedback questions
0:23.4	I ask is crucial to me making the right decisions and if people tracked their progress like I'm
0:34.0	suggesting I think they'll be able to make decisions far more objectively
0:38.3	and they would be able to get out of their head and relax a little bit more
0:45.3	because dieting is tough. Hello and welcome to a another episode of Sigma Nutrition Radio.
1:09.0	We're at episode 216 of the podcast, and as ever, I'm your host, Danny Lennon.
1:16.8	Today, I'm delighted to be joined by my good friend, Andy Morgan, who is one of my absolute
1:21.9	favorite people.
1:22.8	He's not only a phenomenal person, but also an exceptional coach and understand so many things about
1:28.7	the fitness industry, helping people, coaching, and a ton of other stuff, which I'm hopefully
1:33.3	going to be able to pick his brain on in today's episode. Before we get to that, just to mention
1:38.5	a couple of things from the outset. First, for those you based in the US, our show sponsor for
1:44.1	today's episode is Health
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1:53.4	particularly those who are active and maybe even competing in sports. So, for example,
1:58.1	if you are a member of USA weightlifting or the USAPL or you're an
2:02.8	endurance athlete, then that can get you a special quote. So if you are interested and you want to
2:10.6	see if you qualify, you can get a free quote over at health IQ.com slash sigma. So that's health IQ.com slash sigma or just mention the promo code Sigma when you talk to a
2:23.8	health IQ agent and see if that helps you out at all.
2:29.5	On to today's show, like I said, my good buddy, Andy Morgan is here to talk about a whole host of things related to coaching, fitness, learning, and a ton of other good stuff we get into.
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