Man Boobs, Gary Vee, And Fitness With Jordan Syatt

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Today I am blessed to have here with me Jordan Syatt Jordan Syatt is a short bald Harry Potter nerd with an affinity for deadlifting and also happened to be Gary Vaynerchuk s personal trainer Jordan began Syatt Fitness his online fitness coaching business from his dorm at the University of Delaware in 2011 and has become one of the industry s leading experts in strength training nutrition and behavioral psychology nbsp One of the only people in the world to deadlift 4x his own body weight Jordan s work has been featured all over the world including a variety of media publications such as CNN The Huffington Post Business Insider Men s Health Magazine Men s Fitness Magazine and Schwarzenegger com In this episode Jordan opens the show explaining how he ended up being the personal trainer for Gary Vaynerchuk With a lot of hard work and a little luck Jordan coached Gary for seven days a week three years straight Overworking and a lack of sleep led Jordan to feel insecure about his body We dive into those insecurities and how Jordan overcame them Plus we discuss Jordan s decision to attend therapy and the importance of mental health especially when overwhelmed by social media Tune in as we talk about which health tools are overrated and which health tools are underrated 04 00 About Jordan Syatt nbsp Jordan started his website in college to make content and write articles For the first six months to almost a year Jordan only got 20 views a day on his website In 2012 Jordan wrote an article about improving posture while sitting at your desk A stranger at the time Mike asked a question on the article and Jordan responded Down the road Mike becomes Gary Vaynerchuk s personal trainer nbsp Gary needed help with his posture so Mike recommended Jordan for the job nbsp You never know who is going to come across your content nbsp 11 00 The Importance of Content CreationIt s super cool that Jordan can say he coaches Gary Vaynerchuk What s not something that he talks about is the countless hours and hours of work he put into his website creating content nbsp When everyone was partying in college Jordan was writing articles for his website Sadly his mom was the only one reading them for a long time nbsp However because of this content creation Jordan found Gary Vaynerchuk 12 35 Jordan s Time With Gary VaynerchukWhen Jordan coached Gary his time was Gary s time for seven days a week three years straight nbsp Jordan didn t have weekends he didn t get breaks and he didn t get vacations Because of this Jordan couldn t keep his fitness and eating routines Instead he was eating at the airport barely sleeping and losing muscle mass nbsp Eventually Jordan became uncomfortable in his own body nbsp Plus Jordan wasn t able to build relationships with other people because he was constantly working 16 00 All About Body ImageEverybody struggles with body image even people who we consider beautiful and handsome We have no idea what other people are going through despite their outer appearance nbsp Every person has a story that happened to them as a kid that they ll always remember These stories will shape our mental amp emotional habits and thoughts around who we are today nbsp For Jordan a girl in sixth grade said that he had manboobs nbsp We all have mini traumas that we kind of brushed under the rug However these traumas have informed our belief systems and our identities nbsp 20 15 The Decision To Attend Therapy nbsp If you re thinking about therapy Jordan says to do it nbsp Therapy has completely changed Jordan s life and he is incredibly grateful for it nbsp Anxiety was the most significant reason that Jordan wanted to go to therapy nbsp Jordan always thought that the more followers you had on social media the happier you must be However he realized that is not how happiness works nbsp A huge anxiety for Jordan is cancel culture he s worried about losing it all nbsp Ultimately Jordan realized that worrying isn t going to help anything nbsp 27 05 Tips On Repurposing Content nbsp nbsp Anytime someone has a question they go to Google and they search it They re not going to find Instagram posts or TikTok videos Instead they ll find articles and YouTube videos nbsp So consider writing articles on the content that you have on Instagram and TikTok nbsp Jordan can take a tweet that he wrote and eventually have enough content for a YouTube video nbsp 32 00 Overrated or Underrated Intermittent FastingIntermittent fasting is overrated nbsp You can eat breakfast and still lose fat intermittent fasting is not going to be the savior for fat loss It can be a useful tool but it s not necessary nbsp 33 45 Overrated or Underrated Ice BathsFor fat loss ice baths are overrated In general ice baths are underrated nbsp Health and fat loss are two different things nbsp You get more of a dopamine hit from an ice bath than you do from smoking cigarettes People hate getting into ice baths However people who are doing something that they don t want to do will get many benefits These people create habits of overcoming obstacles nbsp Overall ice baths are great for well-being and mental strength nbsp 37 05 Jujitsu Is Beneficial For Overall Well-Being nbsp nbsp Jujitsu is the thing that has been the most beneficial for Jordan s mental health physical health emotional health and resilience Every time Jordan goes to jujitsu he knows he s going to be put in uncomfortable positions However it s the most primal event that you could ever imagine – fighting for your life Jujitsu has massive mental benefits nbsp 45 40 Pushing Behavior Change On Loved OnesHow do you speak to your mom fianc boyfriend girlfriend partner about making health changes without overstepping boundaries It s a challenge First make sure they know you love them no matter what Then set the example nbsp It s not fair to do something outrageous there should be a balance nbsp Basically embody what you want to attract nbsp 57 40 What Jordan Wishes He Learned In School nbsp First Jordan wishes he learned about taxes in school Also Jordan wishes there were more discussions about philosophy in school Students can learn lessons from philosophy that they can apply to their everyday lives it s incredible nbsp AND MUCH MORE Resources from this episode nbsp As always if you got value from today s conversation please let us know by subscribing and sharing the show It goes a long way in allowing us to impact more lives Also if you really feel called to impact the Thrive Tribe you can leave a review for the show here Master Your Nutrition hereFollow Jeremy on Instagram hereApply for 1 on 1 Coaching hereGet your Ultimate Shrooms hereGet your CBD here use code COACHJEREMY Get your Purity Coffee here use code COACHJEREMY Check out Jordan s Website https jordansyatt com Follow Jordan SyattInstagram https www instagram com syattfitnessYouTube https www youtube com channel UCZk-b1KyEL9rovh7zdfw lgFacebook https www facebook com syattfitness LinkedIn https www linkedin com in 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