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When Jim Bathurst first began his fitness blog in college, he never imagined it would lead to a successful career as a personal trainer and coach. He shares his journey from athlete to coach, and how he approaches helping people. Jim discusses setting and achieving goals, recharging his energy, and music. He reflects on changes with Beast Skills and Nerd Fitness, and recent challenges he's faced.\n\n\n\nJim Bathurst is an acrobat, weightlifter, personal trainer, head of Fitness at Nerd Fitness, and the creator of Beast Skills. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the NSCA and has been coaching people for 15 years now. During that time, he received the award of Best Personal Trainer in Washington DC, as well as the award for Best CrossFit Gym while he was Director of CrossFit Foggy Bottom. Jim brings his experience in gymnastics and calisthenics to his work outs and tutorials, breaking down difficult bodyweight exercises into manageable progressions.\n\n\n\nHighlight [0:00]\n\n\n\n"People just get caught in the same habits loops over and over again\u2026"\n\n\n\nIntro [0:41]\n\n\n\n\nJim Bathurst, head of fitness at Nerd Fitness, creator of Beast Skills\n\n\n\nMore information at moversmindset.com/podcast\n\n\n\n\nPrioritization [2:09]\n\n\n\n\nPrioritizing training, rearranging, getting creative\n\n\n\nAffects of friends and family on training\n\n\n\nSocietal and social pressure around "healthy" behaviors\n\n\n\nBuilding awareness of automatic behavior\n\n\n\n\nBeginning to Coach [13:09]\n\n\n\n\nJim's journey from athlete to coach; starting Beast Skills\n\n\n\nFinding clients motivations, building rapport\n\n\n\nGaining energy from people\n\n\n\n\nRecharging [18:54]\n\n\n\n\nIntrovert; recharging by himself\n\n\n\nMusic, walking, working out\n\n\n\nPink Floyd's the Wall anecdotes, Gunslinger series\n\n\n\n\nConnecting with clients [24:04]\n\n\n\n\nCelebrating the small moments in between larger victories\n\n\n\nNoticing the changes, progress; importance to sustainability\n\n\n\nEnergy of juggling many clients, balancing out connections\n\n\n\nLearning each clients baseline, noticing changes and challenges\n\n\n\nImportance of communication\n\n\n\n\nStorytime [35:38]\n\n\n\n\nStory of personal growth or trying new things\n\n\n\nTrying out an electric surfboard; saying yes to new things, giving it a try without fear\n\n\n\nPushing his comfort zone\n\n\n\n\nVideo [39:45]\n\n\n\n\nCurrent project with Nerd Fitness; video creation\n\n\n\nBeing on camera, putting yourself out there\n\n\n\nEditing vs live streaming\n\n\n\n\nPodcasting [43:48]\n\n\n\n\nConversation, riffing back and forth\n\n\n\nJust starting the process, in podcasting or anything\n\n\n\nEveryone is focused on their own journey\n\n\n\n\nMusic [49:00]\n\n\n\n\nIndie Rock, the Smiths, Snail Mail, Wolf Alice, Phoebe Bridgers\n\n\n\nSneaker Pimps new album\n\n\n\n\nNerd Fitness updates [51:15]\n\n\n\n\nNerd Fitness Camps, returning in 2022\n\n\n\nGroup experience, addressing all facets of fitness\n\n\n\nVideo work with Nerd Fitness\n\n\n\nAdapting to the pandemic, growth mindset\n\n\n\n\nBeast Skills [59:36]\n\n\n\n\nCurrently working on website revamp\n\n\n\nRefocusing his messaging\n\n\n\nHow his vision for it has changed over the years\n\n\n\nReflective journey, putting in the hard work\n\n\n\nCoaching coaches, how that fits in\n\n\n\n\nSuperpowers [1:05:12]\n\n\n\n\nWife would say remembering where things are around the house\n\n\n\nShort vs long term memory roles, Momento movie)\n\n\n\n\nPlanning ahead [1:06:43]\n\n\n\n\nPromptness and lateness, Mike Birbiglia skit\n\n\n\nPlanning things out, asking for help\n\n\n\nVideo production, delegating\n\n\n\nPlanning in relation to training; Happy Body program by Jerzy Gregorek\n\n\n\nPlanning for things to go wrong, preparing back up plans\n\n\n\nFollowing a program, being coached; outside viewpoint\n\n\n\n\nBeginning coaching [1:20:21]\n\n\n\n\nMaking connections, putting yourself out there, asking questions\n\n\n\nLateral thinking in terms of opportunity - Lululemon ambassador, working with schools\n\n\n\nConstant eye out for different, interesting opportunities\n\n\n\n\n3 words [1:24:35]\n\n\n\n\nFun, adaptability, sustainability\n\n\n\n\n\n\n--- Hello, I'm Craig Constantine. \U0001f44b\n\n\n\nIn the Movers Mind