My guest is Emanuel Parris aka Coach Pow. He’s a fitness expert with an impressive athletic background. Firstly, he was a 2008 Canadian Olympian sprinter. Not to mention a 2006 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist.
That’s not all—he’s also a former pro drug-free bodybuilder, which means he knows what it takes to build a strong & healthy body without long-term repercussions.
Today, he works as a high-performance coach in the fitness industry—sharing his knowledge & experience to help others achieve their fitness goals.
I learned more about how to get and stay healthy from this episode than any other we’ve recorded (Coach Pow is guest number 91).
We discuss dating, sex, relationships, living in Miami & Mexico. And why it’s hard to find the right girl if you’re an “ass man” and previously dated sprinters.
In the episode, we also discuss:
- Dealing with scorching heat in Playa Del Carmen
- Coach Pow’s upbringing & education
- Joining the Olympics (and why Coach Pow didn’t get a chance to compete)
- How Coach Pow ended up in Toronto
- “My mama said, ‘Be careful out there. I’m worried about you.’ And I said, ‘Mama, worry about them'” – @therealcoachpow‘s Instagram post
- Pleasing people is not going to get you anywhere
- How Coach Pow got the nickname “hamstring poppy”
- Benfits of sprinting
- The effects of coaching athletes to sprint
- The Nature of Things: The Perfect Runner by Dr. David Suzuki
- Most popular exercise among women today–hip thrusts
- Secondary byproduct of sprinting
- Start getting into sprinting by running up a hill
- Backwards jogging
- Being “too soon old and too late smart”
- One-on-one personal coaching
- Gving away too much for free
- How Coach Pow got into fitness
- Benefits of working out
- Fitness compatibility in the dating world
- Coach Pow’s craziest story when he was in Miami
- How Coach Pow got from a place like big-city Miami to a small beach town in Mexico
- Traveling to Bali, Indonesia and Thailand
- Why Coach Pow’s 6-year relationship ended
- Why Coach Pow has no desire to start a family for now (his “selfish phase”)
- How OnlyFans works
- How many of his neighbors in Miami were on OnlyFans
- Overcoming the urge for sex & giving up pornography
- The influence of social media on the fitness industry
- “Mentors in movement:” Alex Effer, Conor Harris, David Grey, Pat Davidson, Kyle Dobbs, Perry Nickelston
- Using social media as a business tool
- Coach Pow integrating funny & fitness together for Instagram
- Starting the day right by laughing, in addition to being grateful
- Multidisciplinary approach to fitness vs fitness specialization
- Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
- Collecting & reading physical newspapers
- Naudi Aguilar’s Functional Patterns
- Why deadlifts have become increasingly popular
- Preventing hamstring injuries
- Grappling sans gi
- Reality-based self-defense training with KPC Self-Defense Founder Randy King
- Street names/numbers in Playa Del Carmen and where to go
- Renting scooters when traveling
- Coach Pow’s early ambitions before fitness coaching
- Motivation vs discipline
- Meditation & journaling
- Importance of maintaining relationships
- Cost of living in Playa Del Carmen
- Tipping culture in Mexico
- Traveling to Paris, France
- New style hip-hop dancing
- Preparing for the Caribana event in Toronto
- Brad’s terrifying white water rafting accident in the Zambezi River (Zimbabwe, Africa)
- Why getting Virtual Assistants from the Philippines is no-brainer
- Spending money on apps
- Traveling to Australia, New Zealand, and Africa
- Enjoying long flights
- The Kybalion by Hermes Trismegistus
- “Do it like you mean it” is Coach Pow’s motto
Questions asked:
- How do you deal with hot weather in Playa Del Carmen?
- What do you weigh right now?
- Where are you from?
- What kind of schooling did you get in Toronto?
- Tell me about [when] you got into the Olympics.
- Was your dad ambitious? How did you end up in Toronto from Trinidad and Tobago?
- Do you have siblings?
- What is “hamstring poppy?”
- Do you know Andrew Huberman?
- How do you start getting into sprinting?
- Is walking backwards down the hill worth doing?
- How did you get into fitness [in the beginning]?
- What’s the craziest story you have from living in Miami?
- How many OnlyFans models lived in your building in Miami?
- How do you get from a place like Miami, where the cost of living is probably one of the highest in the world, to a place like Playa Del Carmen, a small beach town in Mexico?
- How old are you?
- Do you desire for a family someday?
- Talk to me about the influence of social media in the fitness industry.
- How many Instagram followers do you have?
- Could you explain multidisciplinary approach to fitness vs fitness specialization?
- Why are deadlifts becoming increasingly popular these last few years?
- Do you have any thoughts on the fact that so many people can fight nowadays because cage fighting is so popular?
- Do you have a rooftop pool where you live?
- Did you ever think you’d be living this life when you were 25?
- Do you have a meditation practice?
- What does it cost you to live in Playa Del Carmen?
- Do you own a car here?
- Have you been to Paris a lot?
- Have you been to New Zealand?
- Have you been to Africa?
- Are you a crypto guy?
Fun questions:
- Are you a godly person?
- If you die, go to heaven, and get a chance to ask God one question, what are you asking?
- What’s the most you’ve ever spent to advertise a particular post?
- Have you ever spent money on an app?
- What’s the most beautiful place you’ve ever been?
- If you could meet one person alive today, who would it be?
- If I gave you $100,000 and you had to invest it in Spotify, Tesla, or Bitcoin, where are you putting the money?
- Do you have a favorite book?
- Who’s funnier–Eddie Murphy or Richard Pryor?
- Eddie Murphy or Dave Chappelle?
- What’s the most you’ve ever gambled and won?
- Why do you think men have much less testosterone than they did 15 years ago?
- Do you a bucket list?
- If you could get a message out to people on a billboard, what would it be?
Listen here:
Books mentioned:
- Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
- How To Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- The Kybalion by Hermes Trismegistus
Connect with Coach Pow:
- Instagram: @therealcoachpow