#504 Harley Pasternak - Diets and GLP-1 Use in Popular Culture

What happens when evidence-based nutrition collides with celebrity culture, fad diets, GLP-1 medications, and increasingly extreme body-image trends? Harley Pasternak is an internationally renowned trainer, author, educator, and professor who has coached some of the most famous people in the world. He joins me to discuss what fitness and nutrition actually look like behind the scenes—and how very different that can be from the stories presented online. In this episode, we discuss: • How Harley navigates popular fad diets while staying evidence based • Why extreme diets can become normalized through social media • “A lot of today’s most popular diets look suspiciously like disordered eating” • Harley’s experience coaching high-profile celebrities • What celebrity fitness actually looks like behind the scenes • Whether GLP-1 medications are as common in Hollywood as people think • GLP-1s, weight loss, and changing body-image expectations • Why cherry-picked photos of extremely thin celebrities can distort reality • Media narratives around celebrity weight loss • Harley’s thoughts on the 10,000-steps guideline • Why daily walking and movement still matter • What makes a great home gym • What makes a great hotel gym • Gym layout, equipment selection, and user experience • Coaching people with extremely busy schedules • Why sustainable habits still beat most fitness trends • And much more Follow Harley Pasternak on Instagram: @harleypasternak SUPPORT THE SHOW If this episode helped you think differently about celebrity fitness, fad diets, GLP-1s, or daily movement: • Subscribe and check out more episodes • Share the episode on social media and tag @andrewcoatesfitness • Send it to someone trying to make sense of the latest diet or weight-loss trend FOLLOW ANDREW COATES Instagram: @andrewcoatesfitness https://www.andrewcoatesfitness.com PARTNERS AND RESOURCES ANDREW COATES’ 13-WEEK ONLINE GROUP STRENGTH PROGRAMS Join my Men’s or Women’s 13-Week Online Group Strength Programs today. Choose between: • A Gym Upper/Lower Program • A Home Upper/Lower Program • A Full-Body Program Get full access to me with prompt responses throughout the program. Use code SEPTEMBER10 to save 10%. Join here: www.foreverstrength.ca/join-now/ Have questions? Message me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewcoatesfitness/?hl=en I would love to coach you. RP STRENGTH APP Use code COATESRP: https://www.rpstrength.com/coates JUST BITE ME MEALS Use code ANDREWCOATESFITNESS for 10% off: https://justbitememeals.com MACROSFIRST — FREE PREMIUM TRIAL • Download MacrosFirst • Begin setting up your account • When asked, “How did you hear about us?” enter: ANDREW KNKG BAGS — 15% OFF https://www.knkg.com/Andrew59676 VERSA GRIPPS https://www.versagripps.com/andrewcoates TRAINHEROIC — FREE 90-DAY TRIAL • Visit: https://www.trainheroic.com/liftfree • Reply to the email you receive or email [email protected] • Let them know Andrew sent you L1 BIOMECHANICS AND ASSESSMENT COURSE Use code COATES: https://pro.activelifeprofessional.com/assessmentworkshopevents