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Raw & Uncut w/ Adam Waters Part 2

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In this second part of my raw and uncut conversation with my client Adam Waters, we’re diving deep into the emotional and practical shifts that led Adam to drop 60 pounds, regain his energy, and completely transform his life.

From struggling with burnout as a single dad and juggling multiple responsibilities to becoming more confident, energized, and even starting his first adult relationship—Adam’s story is proof that change is possible, even with a packed schedule.

In this part of the conversation, Adam opens up about:
💡 What shifted in his mindset and routine to finally make progress
💡 How flexibility in workouts and nutrition helped him stay consistent
💡 The power of community and accountability in achieving lasting success

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Welcome to fitness by design. This is the podcast where we engineer optimal health, energy, and confidence for corporate men, just like you, without having to sacrifice any of your career success or family time. I'm your host coach Spencer. This is part two of my raw and uncut episode with my client, Adam waters. So sit back and enjoy the rest of our conversation.

Spencer Gallo:

I was going to, I was going to take it there, but, um, I was going to transition it with a question before I led it to it. Um, which is you're down 60 pounds on average.

Adam Waters:

We've been working together for two years. I can read you a little bit here.

Spencer Gallo:

So, you're down 60 pounds. I'm going to reiterate that a million more times before we're done. What has changed for you on your day to day life that you couldn't or wouldn't do at 290, but you're now doing at 225, 230?

Adam Waters:

Yeah, I think, um, you know, definitely more, more energy. Um, like when I, when I said, and you said this a while back, I was the healthiest fat guy you've ever known. Like, true story, even at 400 pounds, I was playing basketball once or twice a week an hour. I was coaching wrestling, you know, coaching football, which is more standing around, but like literally physically coaching wrestling, doing those kinds of things. But and then I've done some of that throughout as I've lost weight or gained and gone there, but definitely more energy. Um, the ability to go push myself harder workouts. I can feel that for sure. I can feel I have more energy that I feel better, um, other than my knees, which I've done a lot of damage to over the years from being overweight. Um, I think that's, that's some of the biggest there. And then just in, in my personal life, like You know, and, and because I'm an open book and fully transparent, like, I have been a single dad for almost 15 years and, uh, not dated in 12 years or 13 years or whatever it was. and that's changed now too, like since in the last six months, you know, I've met somebody who, um, Who I've now gotten into the first relationship of my adult life with, you know, and, and definitely think that's a piece of confidence I built and the, the mindset have, and there we on with, goal setting and, and who we are better as individuals then together now and, um, that's, that's one that has definitely in the last six months, um, obviously been a huge thing for me and, and my life pretty drastically through that too, and, and I think a lot of that comes from the, that I've had through the work that I've done over the last two years.

Spencer Gallo:

Yep. And that, that was definitely one of mine. I think the other one, and, and this is more, you know, 2023, like kind of earlier working together was actually when you. Started working at D bat was because when we first started working together, you're working what state farm and it, I remember like you, your personality, wasn't this, you weren't who you are right now on this podcast. And I remember, I don't, I couldn't tell you the date or the exact time or the exact weight, but I remember there was a point in time where I sent you a message and I was like, I just want to say, like, I. Love the fact that like through this program like who you truly are as a person has come back out and shown itself to the world.

Adam Waters:

Yeah, yeah, well, and, and to give a little background there too, so I was a teacher and a coach for 12 years, left education, so I, I love working with kids, like that's a huge thing for me.

Spencer Gallo:

This is not that kind of podcast.

Adam Waters:

Can you hear me?

Spencer Gallo:

Yeah, I can still hear you.

Adam Waters:

Oh my gosh, my somebody was trying to call me and my headphones switched over. Um, so I was a teacher

Spencer Gallo:

Did you not hear what I just said?

Adam Waters:

No, I totally didn't hear a word you said.

Spencer Gallo:

You said, I love working with kids. And I said, this is not that kind of

Adam Waters:

Oh, yeah, yeah. Well, no, uh, that like, that's what I love to do. And that's my passion. And, and I got away from that I got out of education for so many different reasons. And that's a whole different podcast also. But, um, I for farm agent who's friend mine, and I love dearly. But I sat at a desk for a couple years. And that's not, Um, I'm an active dude. I'm, love around people like definitely an outgoing extrovert and sitting at a desk with a headset on nothing against Great you. It's me. So then getting the opportunity to go start working with kids again at D Bat, which is a baseball and softball academy, um, got, got my passion. again and like I got back into doing something I love and so we started working together. Was it

Spencer Gallo:

podcast. Yeah. Mhm.

Adam Waters:

like that. Um, and I started working part time with kids at DBAT, like end of April 2023. And then left for full time June of 2023. And when you say that, I do remember you texted me or sent me a message said, like, Hey, what changed? Like something's different. Um, and that was, I think when I had just decided, or was just getting ready to make the decision to like, go take that jump. and you said exactly that you're like, yeah, your, your personality kind of came out and you didn't know me before that. You didn't know. But

Spencer Gallo:

Silence.

Adam Waters:

get back to doing something that I'm passionate about and that I love. in helping kids and, and being around sports all day long,

Spencer Gallo:

Yeah, yeah, and that's exactly what it was like there. There truly was like, we, I didn't know you from a hole in the wall before we started talking and it was just like such a noticeable, like change from being me, corporate and miserable sitting behind a desk with a headset on to like, I'm doing what I want to be doing. yeah, And I, and I feel like realistically, like you, you guys in the program probably see it on days where I'm just like, head down in my corporate job and you start messaging me and I just, I'm like snippy and mean to you guys. And then it's like, Saturday rolls around and I'm doing check ins and I'm like, super happy go lucky because I'm doing coaching. Um, um, so, you know, Obviously we're already over time, which is about right. Um, I don't know. Do you have, how much more time do you have?

Adam Waters:

as much as you need. I don't have any plans. I'm also two hours

Spencer Gallo:

Um,

Adam Waters:

it's only almost five o'clock here, so I'm good.

Spencer Gallo:

very true. Very true. Um, cool. So, I mean, I guess with that, like, what do you feel like coming into the program outside of like, Hey, we're going to make your calories way higher over the last two years, not just like that initial piece, like, what do you feel like has really separated this program from anything else that you've ever done?

Adam Waters:

Yeah, I mean, I think, I think a big part of it and we kind of talked about this was the the fact that this program is meant to fit within your life instead of making your life fit within a program, if that makes sense, like, we're gonna, we're gonna figure out who you are, what you do and go help you help guide you into, you know, Making better choices or just being more, um, aware of those choices and hitting some goals within there. But you never have once said like, hey, don't do that. Hey, you can't do that. Um, and I think that's especially for what I've done many, many times over the many years that I've done stuff. Like, always that restrictive piece or that or that, don't do this, don't do that. As opposed to like, it's like, Yeah, no, go do that, but track it and hit these goals. and so I think that for me is, is one of the biggest of it's not,

Spencer Gallo:

Silence.

Adam Waters:

it's never been a negative mindset, I guess, or a, or a, you know, there's not a lot of don't. Anything like that. It's yeah. Okay, cool. change some things a little bit or let's just be mindful of how we're doing these things You know go out and have beers, but but understand how that fits within your your daily goals Go eat a

Spencer Gallo:

Silence. Silence.

Adam Waters:

other programs that I've tried or other things that I've been on or other things that I've seen and heard throughout the many years.

Spencer Gallo:

Yeah. Yeah. And for anybody that's like sitting here laughing about saying like, you can eat a pint of ice cream and lose weight. Uh, one of my other clients, Ari is going to be on the podcast whenever the podcast airs, uh, we're recording this weekend. Uh, and this is a man that literally lost 15 pounds eating a pint of ice cream every single night. I don't know how the hell he did it, but he did it

Adam Waters:

When I had

Spencer Gallo:

and we'll dive into that when we talk to Ari.

Adam Waters:

had to give a shout out to my

Spencer Gallo:

Uh,

Adam Waters:

Like, we we're

Spencer Gallo:

yeah. And this was the most polite shout out that Adam has given to Ari in two fricking years in the program. Um,

Adam Waters:

Listen, it always ends with I love you. Like it might be digging pretty hard at the first, but it's always, you know, always comes back around to the love side of things.

Spencer Gallo:

yeah. So, I mean, you, you kind of talked about it though, is like, there's, There's that flexibility, right? Like that ability to, to eat the ice cream and still lose the weight to make your workouts fit. Like, do you feel like having that flexibility has actually helped you stay more consistent with making the progress that you've made?

Adam Waters:

100%. I mean, there's, there's no question about that because it's not, you know, I guess on, on past programs or other things I've done, and I've definitely said this to you before too, like you have day or days or week and it's fuck up. Like it's. the point? Um, having the flexibility and the thing of like, yeah, hey, cool. No big deal. Like, it is what is. go get back train and, and the hounding god, I can't believe you did that, or don't ever do again. yeah, like, let's keep going. it's not a big deal, or I ate a ice cream tonight, or hey, I went out and had a cookie. Thing with, so, you know, or had cake or beers or whatever. Like, that's a huge piece of, of the success and the, the mindset for me I gone to that like f at all. screwed it up, so go eat my feelings because not a, it's not all or nothing diet, guess might be the best

Spencer Gallo:

Yeah. And I think that like, you can attest to this too, is a lot of times when you check in and you come to me and you're like, I only got three workouts in this week, my response is never, what the fuck? I think. Probably nine times out of 10 or even 99 times out of a hundred. My response is I cool. How can we get to four next week? Right? Like I, I don't think that like my mindset is never, you didn't, you didn't do the work, like, how can you expect to get results? It's like, okay, cool. Like you did something it's better than doing nothing. How can we, how can we show up 2 percent better next week?

Adam Waters:

Yep. Yeah, and I think that's the piece that, well, maybe this is giving away the secret sauce, right? But other people miss, other trainers miss, or mess up on is that, and sometimes you need it, and you and I have had these conversations too, like, sometimes I need you to be like, hey dude, buckle down, like, let's get this shit going again. Um, but sometimes when that's like right off the bat and that's all it is, is the, the hard ass, and the like, oh yeah, you, you messed it all up, and that, like, that doesn't, necessarily work. Um, there have been a few times over the last couple of years though, where you've called me on my shit. And like, I appreciate that because that's who I am, but we've built that relationship and I think you earn the right sometimes to call people on their shit, right? You just go hard at somebody right away. They may or may not respond well to that. And that's never been your MO or, or from the beginning

Spencer Gallo:

Okay.

Adam Waters:

something now. How do we go get a little more? Um, or Hey, cool. You over eight. How do we go eat a little less or whatever, you know, whatever that is there. So it's never been the all or nothing mentality or the like, yeah, you, you really fucked that one up. So,

Spencer Gallo:

Yeah, it's, it's not the, uh, the, the rookie showing up to training camp thinking that he's the Tom Brady quarterback that just won seven Super Bowls. It's

Adam Waters:

right.

Spencer Gallo:

like, Hey, there is still a little bit of humbling even, you know, on my side too. Um, Cause I, I think, I don't think it's ever happened with you, but I definitely think there's been a couple of times where like, I've, I have gone a little hard in the pain on people and I kind of get the response back and I'm like, okay, sorry, like, I didn't mean to come at you that hard, but like, here's, we got to show up a little bit better here. Um, you know, So with that, I mean, kind of to start to wrap this up, because this will end up being two episodes at this point, because we've been going for so long, you know, just for, for guys that are listening to the show and they're just Maybe in a position where you were, you're just kind of stuck. They may be feeling like they're burning out. Nothing's going to work. They've tried a million different things in the world. Not even like pitching my program. This is not me saying like sell my program for me, but like, what advice would you give to somebody that is just in that position where they're like, I don't know what to do. I've tried everything. Nothing's working. What should I do?

Adam Waters:

Yeah, I mean, I think, I think the best thing, and I've said this to people before and said it on here before, but like, I had to finally admit that I needed help. And I think that was the first step for me. that's with Spencer or not, I mean, I'll, I'll tout Spencer's praise all day long, but that's with Spencer or not, like, you have to If you really do want to change, you have to finally admit that you want that change and that you need help with it. and that was one of the hardest things for me. I'm stubborn and don't like to ask for help. Um, but, that is the piece that ultimately has led me to where I am, was the finally, just me finally I'm, know as know, and I don't know what I don't know, so to out to somebody that, that help me figure out a little more there. So that's, my biggest piece advice is it's not weak to ask for help, like go ask for help, go find somebody that has knowledge in a place you don't, help guide you through that. Um, then maybe that's a good Maybe it's not, long term it's but like, you don't know what So find somebody that does. And for me, that was the nutrition side of things more than anything.

Spencer Gallo:

Yeah. Yeah. And I always, I always look at it cause I'm an engineer and a math nerd. Um, but I always look at it as like, there is that piece, like you were saying is like admitting that you need help and being humble enough to do it. Um, but then I always look at it as two is like, my program is not free. Now I have, I have free to very low cost of entry options for guys out there, which I'll talk about when we finish the podcast, but there is a level of it too where like you have to start to view your health as an investment in the future. It's no different than buying stock in the S& P 500. Like you're, you're investing time, money, effort into being around. You have a 17 year old son. So Can you imagine if you just like, were like, fuck it, I'm just not gonna do anything, and then maybe you don't get to see him, you know, get married, or you don't get to see grandkids, or anything like that, like, there's a level of it that I think is hard for guys to comprehend, of that, like, like, What does life look like in 20 years if I don't do that and being willing to invest the time and the money today to say, Hey, look, I can, I can fix this problem and I can fix it in the next year, or I can wait five years and it's worse, you know?

Adam Waters:

Yeah, and I think a couple things come to mind when you say that to you and obviously not calling anybody out and wouldn't ever use names and I don't even know, but a while back, you said something within one of our group chats, which I'll talk about the camaraderie and the brotherhood that's built there too, but was like, Hey, guys. Like you're paying me for this. Are you paying me for no reason? Like, if you want my help, I'm here to help and I'll guide you through it, but you also Um, and, and that piece like, an investment, but do show up yourself, um, not just. you for nothing, you know, you're you're i'm not here to take your money the thing like you're genuine you you actually care you're not just Not just trying to make a paycheck. You're trying help change lives and so that's thing think that can make a huge difference for people and and For you to go in and if if you're not going to do what we've or what we've talked like paying me every month. There's no reason. Uh, and that's so much different than a lot people run businesses. and so genuine care concern there, huge. And then within that too, like the, brotherhood and the bond that's built and the, the conversations we have the vulnerability that we share within our groups. Um, the friendship that I've, created with you, but also with never Ari person, right, but, uh, but we're pretty good friends and, and have good, good times inside jokes and can go give each other shit, but also go show up and push each and, support each other. you know, the, there's, uh, some other guys in there that have really stepped up and, and really showing more themselves interacting within that community that are really, to see the results of that too and and can reach out when they need help and We celebrate when a it's huge. You're not on your own. You're not alone So take advantage of that like that go help on those days a little tougher when do need a little extra help

Spencer Gallo:

Yeah, and I always, I always have preached like there is a one on one component, obviously, like I'm your coach, you get a one on one coach, you deal directly with me. But I, I think I said it on my onboarding and you came in way before my onboarding was what it was today. But even in that, it's like the guys that have the most success in this program are the guys that stay active. The guys that not just doing your workouts and tracking your frickin nutrition. Like, dude, that's the most boring, basic bullshit in the program. Like, You don't, it's the necessity. It's the necessary evil to the program. Like it, it comes down to nutrition and workouts. There's no way around that, but the bulk of the program, I, I think is realistically, like if you show up in those group chats, you show up and connect with the other guys in this community, you're building lifelong friendships, lifelong relationships with guys that to your point, like you and I have never met in person. Ari and I have never met in person. You and Ari have never met in person. Without a question, if you put the three of us in a room with a bottle of whiskey, the whiskey would be gone by the end of the night and we would have the funniest fucking stories to tell for the rest of our lives because we would all just, we would just sit there and just shoot the shit for, Probably four or five hours. And like, that's the stuff that you don't doing it on your own or doing it in a vacuum, or you don't, I'm not going to knock other coaches because I don't know everybody's program looks like, but it's like, I I'm friends with a lot of coaches and I help mentor other coaches. And one of the biggest things that I tell people when they're like, my clients aren't staying with me, it's like, okay, well, do you have a community? Are people engaging with each other? Like, is there a comrade? Is that camaraderie there? Is there that brotherhood or sisterhood for, you know, women coaches? Like, is that there? Because if, if that's not there and it's just like me and you, I don't, I, maybe I'm wrong, but like, if, if we didn't have that community piece, I don't know that you would continue working with me. Because you would be like, Yeah, I can figure this out on my own or I can find somebody that like will do it cheaper or I can just write down your workouts and like all this stuff like I don't know that you would still be sticking around year after year if that community piece wasn't there.

Adam Waters:

Yeah. Yeah, I won, and you're gonna have to let me know when this comes out and when Ari listens to it so I can go send him a message and tell him, bring him back down to earth after this Ari love fest. But, um, little thing, like, I posted a picture in the, in the chat. The chat the other day with my gallo fitness shirt on and he immediately sent me a message on instagram like dude Holy shit, like you look amazing, you know, and i'll go send him stuff and like that peace that camaraderie that brotherhood um is invaluable. Like I, you know, I don't know how to describe the value of that piece of like developing those friendships, those relationships, that I also know I could call you or I could call Ari Hey, I need help this. And be like, Oh yeah, dude, what do you need? Like, here we go. Let's go. And we've never actually met each other in person. Right. So that piece I think is huge. Um, then for me too, it's cool. Like I've, you know, Lee, who's newer in, but has seen some phenomenal results. And, um, I see him a couple of times a week and we get to go talk about things and we get to go, uh, hang out and, and enjoy each other's company and, and each other's, uh, wins and struggles and go do that in person. Like that piece I love too. And, um, there's just so much in this. This community, you know, and I talked about it earlier. I'm a people person. I love people. And so that, that for me is huge. Definitely. If it was isolated, it'd be a lot tougher for me.

Spencer Gallo:

In the back of my head, don't ask me why this is what's coming up, but I'm just picturing that scene in the, uh, the movie, the town where Ben Affleck runs in and he's like, Hey, I need your help. And we're going to hurt some people. And Jerry Renner just goes, whose car are we taking?

Adam Waters:

Yeah, exactly. Yeah. I'll shoot first, ask questions later. Like it is what it is.

Spencer Gallo:

Yeah, it's like, that's, that's the mindset. It's like, yeah, like, and you're right. Like I, you know, obviously like Ari lives significantly closer to me. Like I could drive to Ari's house in like two and a half hours. If Ari ever called me and was like, I'm in a bind and I need, I like, I physically need you here. Like I would literally look at my wife and be like, is there any reason that I can't go to New York right now? And if she said no, I would be in my car driving to New York city without question. And like, he's not paying me for that. Like, that's just genuinely like, yep. You need help. I'll be there. Like, what do you need? How do I, like, where do I need to get to tell me where I'm going? Um, and same for you. It just. Takes a lot fucking longer to fly to Colorado.

Adam Waters:

flights about the same. It's just all the airport time that

Spencer Gallo:

Yeah. It's get into the airport. Yeah. It's the hour to the airport that kills me. Um,

Adam Waters:

I

Spencer Gallo:

you know, and I, I think that we've kind of touched on it a little bit, but like to, to make it a little bit more of a sales pitch, if you, if somebody was talking to me, To me. Or you or whomever was just listening to this podcast and they were like, yeah, this all sounds fucking great. But like, is it going to work? Or like, is this for me? Or should I DM Spence or should I join his challenge or any of that? Like, what would you say to somebody?

Adam Waters:

mean, I've said this to multiple people, like first thing, there's no, there's no harm that comes from a conversation. Um, and you've said this before, like that person may decide you're not the right fit and you may decide you're not the right fit for them. Like they're, you know, there's a two way street there. So there's no harm in having a conversation. Um, the other piece I think for me is like. I'm not going to bullshit you. It's, it's simple, not easy. what we do, what we've gone through, what I've gone through with you for the last two years, it's simple. Like the, the formula is simple, but it's not easy. It's hard work. Um, both, you know, daily sometimes on the, nutrition side or the gym side. Um, Or the, the sticking or the, the mindset of like, Oh, I probably shouldn't do this, but I'm going skipping a workout knowing I should do it. But I, you know, I mean, it's there, that piece is, is and I stole that saying from, um, work for and that I, I hold high regard it's not easy Um, if you want to make a change, you got to make a change like you go through cliches out there But that's the truth If you really genuinely are not happy with where you are, whether that's at almost 300 pounds ari who was a lot less than me, but lost some Some weight and gained muscle like there's there's within that but the you have to You to go make a change. Like you have to go actually decide for something different. I think that, I don't know but that's my, piece of

Spencer Gallo:

Yeah, just, uh, Yeah, no, no, I love that. I love that. And I, I'm also snickering to myself because you're like Ari, Ari was significantly less than me. It's like, dude, Ari weighed half of you.

Adam Waters:

I know. I was trying to be nice,

Spencer Gallo:

Like, like Ari, Ari weighed 150 when he started like half.

Adam Waters:

Yeah, literally,

Spencer Gallo:

So in my head, laughing at myself. You're like, ah, Ari weighed a little bit less, but like, we did talk about that. And like, I'm, I'm sure I'll have this conversation with Ari as well when he's on, but like, We had this conversation when all three of us talked on the last podcast was the fact that like, you were 290. Ari was 150. And then guys like Doug had come in at 300, 305. Jake, who's in the program, came in at, 3285 to 90, like, but then you have guys like Lee that's, you know, came in 175 or 180. Like, they're all over the place. And we talked about this before. It was like, just how, well, I didn't say it. You guys actually said it was like, how crazy it is that. This program is so custom and tailored that the ability to have you at 290 pounds get to 230, 225 at your lowest, but then also the same programming, the same style, the same coaching got Ari from 150 to 135 and shredded as a motherfucker July 4th.

Adam Waters:

Yep. Well, I think that's the thing. And as you started saying, like, it's not a cookie cutter program. It's not just like a, Hey, here it is, go do it. Like, it literally is tailored to you. And, and we have those conversations. And I mean, obviously I don't see the check ins you have with other people. Um, Lee will share a little bit with me with some of that, you know, but it's like, there's, It's not a, hey, here's the program. It just works for everybody. It's like, no, hey, Adam, here's your program. Here's our, here's our goals. Let's sit down and talk about our goals. Hey, Ari, here's your program. Let's talk about your goals. Hey, Lee. Hey, Doug. Hey, Jake. Hey, it's not a cookie cutter program. Like, going to be tailored to what you need and within that over the last two years like I mean My

Spencer Gallo:

Okay.

Adam Waters:

we're in a weight loss phase. Now. We're in a muscle gain phase. Now. We're in a way like it's not just a Uh, you don't have it all written out like just you're going to do this no matter what it's changing and evolving as things change in life

Spencer Gallo:

Yeah, and I mean, even to that, like when we started, you were working, you lost your first 30 pounds working out in your fucking basement

Adam Waters:

with dumbbells

Spencer Gallo:

with a pair of adjustable dumbbells. I think you had an adjustable kettlebell and then like a bench and bands and that was it. And you lost 30 pounds. Now you work out at your facility and we changed your workout program around. But it still is relatively tailored. Like it's what you're doing in the gym is not what anybody else is doing. The programs are similar. Like the, the style is the same. Your workout is drastically different than anybody else's because you have certain equipment that somebody else might not and vice versa. Like everybody's programs are completely different, which sometimes is a mind fuck for me when. Because you and Ari have programs that have to be rebuilt at the same time every time. And I have to remember that like you have certain equipment and Ari has certain equipment because he works out of this firehouse. So it's like you guys have like relative limitations in what equipment you have, but you're still able to get exceptional results even with that, just because we're able to build it around that.

Adam Waters:

Yeah, yeah, absolutely. When, when I shifted from my basement to working out here, you're like, okay, hey, take a video of what you have and then you went and built it custom to what was available. Um, then within that, you're like, Hey, if there's a workout in there that you can't do, let me know and I'll figure out something else for you. Uh, like the band or the, uh, right? A lot of them are cable stuff. And it's like, okay, I don't have a cable machine. Cool, let's go do this instead or let's go substitute this one instead. Um, and, and so it's again, not just a cookie cutter approach and like, hey, this is gonna work for everybody. It's like, no, hey,

Spencer Gallo:

Okay.

Adam Waters:

And then how do we go shift that? Or how do we go from a low rep, high weight muscle building to a low weight, high rep, more cardio intensive type lifts or, you know, like all that kind of stuff too. So it's definitely not.

Spencer Gallo:

Yeah, awesome. I love it, man. I have one last difficult question for you.

Adam Waters:

you go.

Spencer Gallo:

Um, what would you say is the biggest thing that you have learned about yourself throughout the last two years working together?

Adam Waters:

Man, you could have sent this one to me ahead of time.

Spencer Gallo:

It's just like the bucket list question in the last episode.

Adam Waters:

Will you read it one more time while I think about it?

Spencer Gallo:

Yes. It's just, what's, what's the biggest thing that you have learned about yourself? Throughout the last two years, working together.

Adam Waters:

I mean, I think, I think it's just that like I can do it. I can go do whatever I put my mind to. You know, there's always been doubts and things like that, but it's just the piece of like if I, if I really set a goal, I can go do that. And I think that. Part of that's in the weight loss, part of that's in the muscle gain, but part of that's in my personal life and my professional life and the things that have come around since the time that we started working together, um, and that doors have opened because I made decisions to go better myself and better my life. Um, I don't know if that's a revelation just since we've worked together. You know, I've

Spencer Gallo:

Okay.

Adam Waters:

known that and I've known that I can do hard things and go accomplish things, but the, the belief in doing that and, and what those changes will do for me every aspect of life definitely, um, has been huge for me.

Spencer Gallo:

man. I love that.

Adam Waters:

question.

Spencer Gallo:

Yeah. Don't worry. I'm not going to tee up Ari for any of these either. So, and I, and, and your episode will not come out before his records. So he won't even have like a heads up.

Adam Waters:

I was really hoping you'd at least send him all the nice things I said, so he'll say nice things about me.

Spencer Gallo:

No, I plan. I'm just going to like tee him up so that he drops like a hard, like fuck Adam on here.

Adam Waters:

Wouldn't be the first time.

Spencer Gallo:

Um, yeah, yeah, wouldn't be the first, won't be the last, but as you said, it is always followed up with, but I love him. Um, so, you know, with that last question that I got for you, and this one is like a full on T ball and like, dude, just smash this one out of the park. Is there anything at all that you want to bring up? You want to talk about, you want to pitch, you want to sell, whatever, floor's yours.

Adam Waters:

Yeah, I mean, I think I, I truly love helping people and, and the piece for me with this, within this framework, within everything is just let's, I mean, make a decision, go make a decision for yourself and, and decide to make that decision. that change. Um, not always going to be easy. It's going to test you. It's going to push you. Um, but believe me, like I, I can, I, I'm a living testament to like the difference it makes you physically, personally, professionally, like in everything that you do. So that that's again, whether that's with Spencer or not, like I'll, I'll sing Spencer's praises all day and I'll tell you to

Spencer Gallo:

Okay. Okay.

Adam Waters:

Um, but. make a change. Just make that decision. Um, go do the hard things. it'll definitely be, it'll definitely be something that you're, you're proud of yourself for and that you look back and, and uh, it changed your life in many ways before you even knew it. So I think that's it. That's what I got.

Spencer Gallo:

Wow, I was expecting like a shameless self promotion of like, Oh, if you need a mortgage, like follow me and,

Adam Waters:

it, but that's not where I am right now. That's not it. That's not what this is about Spencer.

Spencer Gallo:

uh,

Adam Waters:

is, no, just kidding.

Spencer Gallo:

yeah, yeah. I will shamelessly self promote you if you need a mortgage. Adam is a phenomenal mortgage lender in Northern Colorado. I don't know if you're licensed in any other states yet, but you're in Colorado and you listen, you're If you were in the lower 48 and you want a mortgage, give my man a call or follow him on Instagram and send him a message. Uh, best mortgage lender you can find. Uh, if and when I ever move my house, I'll be giving him a call as well. So, um, with that said to wrap up today's episode, I just want to thank all you guys for listening. This has been a very long episode and. I quite frankly, don't want to go through the time and effort of editing it because it's been an hour and 15 minutes that we've been going. So you guys are, if you're still here and you're still listening, you have gotten the complete raw, uncut, unedited version of this. The only thing that was edited was the opening intro. And with that, I just want to thank you for listening to this episode. So with that. For everybody that's been listening, who wants to get results, just like Adam, you can literally start today just by going into the show notes. There is a link to join my seven day metabolic jumpstart challenge that will take you directly to the page. You can buy it. It is 14. And because you were a listener of the fitness by design podcast, you will get seven days of extra trainings, completely free. Inside of that challenge. So you get 14 days of trainings, education, workouts, meal plans, all of that stuff for 14 bucks. If you're not sure about it, or you want to talk about doing a little bit more than just a 14 day challenge, DM me the word design on Instagram at Spencer H Gallo, and we can just have a conversation. See what makes sense and see how we can get you wherever you need to go, whether we work together or not. So with that Adam man, thanks so much for being here. It was awesome. I really appreciated you being here. Um, you're fucking inspiration to me and hopefully everybody else has been listening. So I've appreciated you being here. Um, thanks man,

Adam Waters:

Yeah. Thank

Spencer Gallo:

else. We'll see you in the next episode.