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In this episode I talk to Gautam Pothineni. Gautam is a runner who left behind a lucrative corporate career as a CA to become a fulltime running coach. His story of losing more than 45kilos going from 120kgs to 70kgs and completing iconic races like Comrades is quite inspiring. It was a pleasure chatting with him about his journey. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
0:00:00 Intro
0:04:00 His early life in sports, basketball and becoming a 120kg youngster
0:11:00 Start of his weight loss journey from 120kgs
0:17:10 Nutrition he followed to lose weight from 100kgs to 80kgs
0:22:30 His journey towards his first Marathon in 2017
0:29:30 Going low carb and MAF and how it worked until it didn't, injuries and slipping up
0:39:00 His Comrades marathon experience
0:43:00 Injury period, coaching journey, Bangalore days and getting back on track
0:47:20 Diagnosing the injury and getting over it through strength training
0:50:00 Dealing with the imposter syndrome; disassociating with your older self and best fitness
0:56:00 Malnad Ultra experience, getting a coach for himself, having a great support system
0:59:00 Getting back on the Marathon racing, fueling better for racing with carbs
1:04:20 Training with carbs, gut training
1:06:10 Going full-time with coaching; the word of mouth
1:12:50 Tips for fellow working athlete, motivation is overrated, consistency over intensity
1:14:00 Closing
About the Podcast
The working athlete podcast is a podcast with and for working athletes from all walks of life and various sports. The goal is to provide inspiration, training tips, mental hacks, time management and life-style advice through conversations with some of the best in sport, from athletes to coaches. If you think you can benefit from this, please consider subscribing so that you don't miss the weekly episodes in future.
Who is a working athlete? Someone working fulltime/part-time, entrepreneur or anyone who has to work to make ends meet and doesn't let being busy to stop him/her from pursuing an active lifestyle is a working athlete. I consider stay at home moms/dads who pursue a sport, as working athletes because homemaking is a full-time job.
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