Hattie Boydle is a world champion competitor plus coach and educator. Hattie joins the podcast to share her wisdom on: -Challenging our narratives and stories about why believe and do what we do -Why women can build muscle as effectively as men -How challenging it is to stay “lean” year round -Her competitive history and approach that created her physique -Her discipline and devotion to her training and nutrition -The tradeoffs we make to maintain a physique and the tradeoffs we make when we don’t -Diet culture -The importance of asking questions -Why women would more quickly develop their dream physiques by focusing on building vs dieting. -And much more 01:00 - “I often call myself the grandma of the fitness industry.” 02:00 - Why she thought she’d stop competing at 30 but kept going 04:00 - Competing as a personal venture: “It’s selfish — I do it for me.” 06:00 - On AI in fitness: “AI will never take my job — it will never be human.” 07:00 - Misinformation: “Charisma isn’t science, and a six-pack doesn’t equal expertise.” 10:00 - Myth-busting: Women can build muscle as effectively as men 16:00 - From gymnast to competitor: 20 years of consistent training 18:00 - “Discipline is self-care. Even when unmotivated, I still do it.” 21:00 - Learning flexible dieting with @biolayne to repair food relationship 25:00 - Loving the prep process more than show day 31:00 - On aging: “We earn wisdom and muscle maturity — age isn’t a limitation.” 41:00 - Why fitness models influence: most of the world is out of shape 45:00 - “Every goal has a cost. Fear pushes us, desire pulls us.” 49:00 - Respect the build: “Everybody respects the diet, but not enough respect the build.” 55:00 - Diet culture’s claws: peeling them off one by one I’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 episode Follow Andrew Coates:Instagram:@andrewcoatesfitness Join My Email List:www.andrewcoatesfitness.com Get the RP App at www.rpstrength.com/coates - use the code COATESRP Use 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.
