Austin Current: Unraveling Narratives, Finding What You Love to Do, and Becoming an Effective Communicator (Ep. 218)

Please welcome Austin Current to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Austin is a world-class online fitness coach and the author of Science of Strength Training, an international best-selling book translated into 10+ languages. Since 2013, he has earned his IFBB Pro status as a drug-free athlete, the second-youngest in history at the time, graduated with a degree in Exercise Science focusing on Sports Nutrition, and has earned and upheld his NSCA-CSCS and ISSN-CISSN certifications. Austin has helped transform the lives of thousands of gym-goers, professional athletes, and personal trainers around the globe. He has contributed articles for major publications such as Men’s Health, Muscle & Fitness, Muscle & Fitness HERS, Barbend, T-Nation, and Penguin Random House Higher Education, among others. (0:44) Intro (8:22) Getting started with strength training (14:43) Experts trying to be right over being helpful  (19:20) To be a coach is to be a communicator  (28:00) You don't know what you don't know  (36:00) Unraveling the narratives about health, nutrition, and fitness (45:50) Finding what you love to do (52:23) Life is about change  (56:10) The devil we know  (1:03:44) You'll never hate yourself into a body you love (1:06:56) Life after bodybuilding  (1:16:32) Austin's book, The Science of Strength Training  Follow Austin: Website: https://scienceofstrengthtraining.com/ IG: @austincurrent_