#37 | Adam Elnekaveh | Rebuilding Adam

Fitness trainer Adam Elnekaveh on surviving a horrific crash in Thailand, being declared dead, a ten-day coma, and rebuilding his life. Just five years ago Adam was thriving in his career as a fitness trainer and body builder and building out a revolutionary fitness app, only to have his world shattered by a horrific traffic accident while on holiday in Thailand. After breaking his head open, being declared dead and surviving a ten-day coma; he is putting his life back together and is now "Rebuilding Adam". Tune in. To learn more about Adam: https://strivetodefy.com/ Chapters 0:00 Welcome Adam Elnekaveh 2:32 Where Adam grew up 5:08 Cultures on the East Coast 7:44 A big family 10:22 Winters back east 12:54 Ryan's university basketball 15:31 From basketball to bodybuilding 18:04 No one to rely on but yourself 20:38 Training at home, then the gym 23:11 Not wanting to compete on stage 25:45 Hustling for clients on Craigslist 28:20 Planning the day around the workout 30:50 Business at Woodbury University 33:23 Friends from before success 35:57 Factories in southern China 38:30 Reporting on factory conditions 41:07 Amazon, delivery and Covid 43:41 Ryan's 100 Instagram Lives in 100 days 46:18 What kind of foreigner Ryan was in China 48:53 Why Ryan went to China 51:29 Respect in Asian cultures 54:02 China's unwritten deal 56:33 Technology and future wars 59:03 Dropping out to build a fitness app 1:01:39 Charging what he was worth 1:04:13 Steroids and saying no 1:06:47 Helmets in Thailand 1:09:19 Flown home on a chartered plane 1:11:50 Four months with no memory 1:14:25 Proving he could live alone 1:16:58 Notes on how to talk to people 1:19:31 Getting his brain back 1:22:03 Doubts and his dad's shoe company 1:24:34 How you doin'? 1:27:09 Journals that became books 1:29:39 Rebuilding yourself from anything 1:32:09 No longer jealous in the gym 1:34:40 His father's cheese pizza 1:37:14 Something to aim for 1:39:46 When writing started to help 1:42:22 Writing as a mental workout 1:44:54 Telling every detail 1:47:30 Waking up after ten days 1:50:03 Appreciating life 1:52:36 How the book has been received 1:55:13 Dates, stem cells and work again 1:57:49 Early reviews 2:00:21 Life after fitness 2:02:59 Nothing to lose 2:05:36 Defying what he was told The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com