Thanks for checking out The Trainer’s Scoop Episode 29 with Mason Nowak
In this episode, I’m joined by Mason Nowak, on of my peers in the industry who has a lot of cool fitness related experiences under his belt, including Strongman competitions, interning in S&C at Iowa State, and recently interning at Elite FTS.
It’s always enjoyable to talk to individuals who are just as (if not more) passionate about lifting and the things related around it, so I had a lot of fun with this conversation, and I think there are a ton of takeaways for people to keep in mind from this conversation, especially those wanting to build a career in the Fitness Space.
Here are some of our discussion points:
0:00: Mason’s experiences in the fitness industry thus far (Strongman Training, Intern at Iowa State, Intern at Elite FTS, Trainer)
12:30: How Bane from the Dark Knight Rises inspired us to get huge (turning passions into our professions)
17:00: Overshooting popular programs in our youth
26:00 Shortcomings of Dietetics field (why we switched majors)
33:00 Diet culture for college athletes
37:30 Takeaways from interning in Olympic Sports at Iowa State
47:30: The Psychology of S&C
53:00: Fostering “Buy In” in athletes and clients
56:00: Reflections on the S&C field
1:06: Scientific Method talk
1:10: Mastering the basics vs. over-complication of things for Social Media
1:25: Interning at Elite FTS/Conjugate talk
1:31: Unpaid Internships/Struggles in the S&C field
1:38: Mason’s plans going forward
1:47: Online Coaching/Avoiding Scammers
1:50: Mason’s go-to learning sources
Big thanks to Mason for taking time to talk on the podcast, I’d really appreciate if you all went and followed him @masontheneck on Instagram
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