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Male Body Dysmorphia, Fat Loss & Insane Challenges - Will Tennyson - #848
About this episode
Will Tennyson is a YouTuber and an athlete.
Taking a journey from fat to fit is a massive achievement in itself. Will then went on to become one of the best creators of positive fitness and mindset content on the internet and today we get to discover some of his best lessons from a decade of self-improvement.
Expect to learn why Will decided to become morbidly obese for a day and what he learned, which diet allowed him to lose the most weight, his thoughts on the state of male body dysmorphia, what Will thinks of Nikocado Avocado’s insane transformation, what Will's mental health journey looks like and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Becoming Fat For a Day
(04:02) Will’s Relationship With Food
(08:42) Strategies for Simplifying Weight Loss
(10:58) Male Body Image in Modern Society
(14:30) What Will Wished He Knew When He Was Younger
(19:05) The Lonely Chapter
(25:09) Becoming Aware of Your Ageing
(29:04) The Importance of Being More Playful
(31:41) Nikocado Avocado’s Transformation
(36:17) The Hardest Challenge Will Has Done
(39:34) What Will’s Life is Like as a YouTuber
(52:47) Will’s Thoughts on Bryan Johnson
(59:00) The New World of Hybrid Training
(01:02:35) Being Overwhelmed By Fitness Information
(01:06:48) If Will Could Only Keep 10 Exercises
(01:12:30) How Will’s Mental Health is Today
(01:24:26) What’s Next for Will
(01:24:50) Where to Find Will
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