#387 Michael James Shaw - From The Walking Dead to Twisted Metal: Life, Art, and Fitness

Michael James Shaw is a unique guest on the show. Michael isn’t a fitness professional but an actor and writer with credits including Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, The Walking Dead, Fight Night, and now season 2 of Twisted Metal. Michael is an avid fitness enthusiast and used yoga, Brazilian Jiujitsu, strength training, and more to shape his body and mind for his various roles. Michael shares:-How he prepares physically for movie and tv roles-Why he considers his body as “part of the costume”-His dramatic physical transformation fro his youth-Do actors stay in shirtless scene shape year round-How he got started in his career and who was his greatest influence-How he sets boundaries around working out and eating healthy while spending long days on set and handling the physical demands of some roles-Why cooking and tracking nutrition are critical -How he creates space for clarity and creativity-And much more00:16 Meet Michael James Shaw: Actor and Fitness Enthusiast01:33 Michael's Fitness Journey for Twisted Metal04:52 Balancing Fitness and Acting10:57 Michael's Early Life and Influences19:03 The Role of Yoga and Jiu-Jitsu in Michael's Life23:30 Adapting Fitness Routines24:42 Importance of Listening to Your Body25:40 Creating Personalized Workout Plans27:01 Maintaining Physicality for Acting Roles27:54 Combining Fitness with Acting29:22 The Role of Dance and Movement in Fitness32:05 Balancing Travel and Fitness38:07 Navigating Celebrity Culture39:43 The Emotional Impact of ActingI’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 episodeFollow Andrew Coates:Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewcoatesfitness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join My Email List:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.andrewcoatesfitness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get the RP App at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rpstrength.com/coates⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - use the code COATESRPUse 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.