#396 Hattie Boydle - What’s The Story You’re Telling Yourself?

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 more01:00 - “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 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.