52 - The Reality of Personal Training // Physio & Commonwealth Games

Gary returns 4 years later to give his insight on what it's like as a PT long term. The financial struggles, addiction, lifestyle inflation with partying, to going completely clean. We are also joined by Gary's good friend, Phillip, who is also a PT. Phil has the added qualification of being a physio alongside his coaching and has competed in the Commonwealth games in weightlifting. Raw advice, a $4,000 scam that helped craft Phil's sales course and more await in the longest episode yet.

Guests: Gary Le & Phillip Liao

Items mentioned:

- Jackie Chan video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyuoESJ7G1E

- Thai insurance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaWA2GbcnJU

Links:

- Gary: https://www.instagram.com/garyprimept/

- Phil: https://www.instagram.com/phillip.liao/

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Music: aKu - Love Shine | aKu - The Final Blow

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Chapters

0:00 Intro

3:51 What's changed for Gary in 4 years?

6:37 Who is Phillip Liao?

8:31 What is Prime Performance?

10:53 It's not just theory you need to know

12:32 Going into PT blind = failure

13:04 The BTS for PTs

15:26 Gary sells nightmares

16:26 Gary's first year of income as a PT

17:16 Being your own boss isn't always a good thing

19:09 How has Gary's coaching methods changed?

20:55 Exclusive, luxury gyms

23:46 How Phil started his Commonwealth games journey

29:59 Phil's gruelling weight loss story

32:41 The suffering in training for the Commonwealth games

35:59 How much should you invest in skills as a PT?

38:16 What happened after the commonwealth games?

40:21 Advice to get into weightlifting

42:27 Why did Phil decide to live overseas for a few months?

43:51 10 months of travel with only 6.5kg of luggage?!

46:56 Meeting a distraught Canadian in Day 1 Kuala Lumpur

49:48 Breaking down the options

51:33 Day 1 continued Kuala Lumpur

52:28 Having a panic attack, forcing a cry with Jackie Chan vids

55:09 What makes us cry?

57:43 How does Phil pick where to go next on holiday?

1:04:23 People put themselves in a box to stop them from doing things

1:07:12 Is what you believe because you've been told that your whole life?

1:10:28 The investment property argument

1:11:54 Passive income does not exist

1:15:22 Why Tung travels more

1:16:12 The advice old clients have given

1:18:24 You can't travel with the same pair of eyes now vs later

1:20:38 Our parents don't have much time with us

1:22:44 Phil and his Dad not agreeing on business

1:23:35 Not all advice from our parents can be good

1:24:30 Gary's partying regime and lifestyle inflation

1:28:58 The nightlife and Gary's wake up call

1:31:44 Gary's bet with his partner to go sober

1:34:55 Spiralling out of control with substances

1:35:56 How much harder is online coaching vs in person?

1:37:21 Online physio?

1:39:09 Best type of coaching style?

1:43:48 How to break out of a 'box'? The harsh truth

1:58:04 Everyone's the main character in their own world

1:59:16 What's the best diet?

2:00:42 Is it harder to gain or lose weight?

2:01:47 Do you like cold showers?

2:03:16 Cryotherapy?

2:04:36 The real hard sh*t

2:06:12 Sometimes there's no magic massage from physios

2:09:51 Phil's overseas trip continued - Georgia

2:11:48 The Turkey $4,000 scam

2:21:29 The lesson from the scam