Adam Fisher on Philosophy and Lifting, How I Met Your Mother, & Conquering Fear
- Author
- Side Quest
- Published
- Mon 01 Dec 2014
- Episode Link
- https://sidequestpodcast.libsyn.com/interview-with-adam-fisher
In this episode I interview Adam Fisher of The Philosopher Warrior. Adam was named one of the top 5 Fitness Coaches Taking the World by Storm by Fitocracy earlier in 2014. Adam is more than a trainer and barbell guru. He is a philosophy lover, video gamer, geek, and deadlift maniac.
In this episode we discuss:
- his aspirations to become a novelist
- his weakness of having "too many irons in the fire"
- Ayn Rand
- #Accelerate
- Extentialism and Stoics
- Obstacle is the Way
- Book of Tao Te Ching
- How Eastern Philosophy influences his lifting mindset
- Mindfulness
- Tetris and how you apply it to life/fitness
- How I Met Your Mother
- Elder Scrolls
- Whether we should stretch or not stretch
- Pain and new science behind it
- Lamar Gant
- How he conquered his own fear(s)
- Most inspiring thing anyone said to him
- His current goals
- Games that moved him emotionally
- The Uplift Method
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