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Nick Shaw, CEO of RP Strength, on Building RP and Listening to Your Body
Nick Shaw is the CEO and co-founder of RP Strength, a company built around one goal: helping people feel their healthiest and most fit. He also co-hosts the RP Strength Podcast and is the author of Fit For Success. In Episode 133, released in July 2022, he sat down with David Stark to talk about what successful people have in common, how RP got started, and what he'd tell the next generation of athletes.
This is a listening guide to the conversation, built from the episode's show notes, so you know exactly where to jump in. The full 50-minute interview is in the video above and on every podcast app.
Three tenets of successful people (3:00)
The conversation opens with the big picture. Before getting into training or business, Shaw lays out the three key tenets he sees in successful people. It's a useful frame for the rest of the episode, which moves from building a company to his own training.
Founding RP Strength (9:45)
From there, Shaw tells the story of how RP Strength was founded. If you know RP and have wondered where it all started, this is the section to jump to.
His own training and the University of Michigan (17:45 and 27:00)
Shaw isn't only a business leader. He talks through his own physical accomplishments, then goes back to his time at the University of Michigan.
Learning to feel your body (33:00)
One of the most practical sections for athletes is about properly feeling your body: tuning in to how you respond to the training you do.
Supplements, a favourite lift and advice for young athletes (38:00 onward)
Shaw shares the supplements he'd recommend to the average person (38:00), names his favourite exercise (41:45), and closes with his biggest piece of advice for the next generation of athletes (46:00).
Key takeaways
Success leaves patterns. Shaw opens with three tenets he sees in successful people.
Learn the backstory. The founding of RP Strength is told in Shaw's own words from 9:45.
Tune in to your body. Feeling how you respond to training is a skill worth building.
Start with the basics on supplements. Hear what he suggests for the average person at 38:00.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Nick Shaw?
Nick Shaw is the CEO and co-founder of RP Strength, co-host of the RP Strength Podcast and the author of Fit For Success. He studied at the University of Michigan.
What is RP Strength?
RP Strength is a fitness company whose goal is to help people feel their healthiest and most fit. Shaw co-founded it and tells its founding story in Episode 133.
What is Nick Shaw's advice for young athletes?
Shaw shares his biggest piece of advice for the next generation of athletes at the 46:00 mark of the episode. Listen to the full answer in the video above or on your podcast app.
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