Who Am I and Why Am I Here?

Welcome to the Dr. Layne Norton Podcast! In this premier episode, Layne shares his personal story, from growing up in Indiana and his struggles with bullying and being a skinny kid, to falling in love with lifting weights and becoming a nutrition scientist. In this episode Layne goes deep into his background, what motivates him, how he developed the mindset he has, and key moments that shaped him. It's all here: the highs, the lows, and everything that led Layne to where he is today.SPONSORS• Carbon Diet Coach – Achieve your goals with Carbon’s adaptive macro coaching app: https://joincarbon.com/layne• Workout Builder – Customized training programs for all experience levels: https://biolayne.com/workout-builderLAYNE'S COMPANIESCarbon Diet Coach: https://joincarbon.com/layneOutwork Nutrition: https://outworknutrition.comREPS Research Review: https://biolayne.com/repsWorkout Builder: https://biolayne.com/workout-builderTeam Biolayne: https://biolayne.com/online-coachingPhysique Coaching Academy: https://physiquecoachingacademy.comFOLLOW LAYNEhttp://www.facebook.com/laynenortonhttp://www.twitter.com/biolaynehttp://www.instagram.com/biolayneTIMESTAMPS0:00:00 - Intro0:02:26 - My Goals with this Podcast0:04:20 - My Approach to Sponsors0:05:24 - Who Am I? My Personal Background0:06:28 - Struggles with Bullying and Low Self Esteem0:11:12 - How I Learned About The Importance of Hard Work0:13:28 - Applying Myself in Sports0:20:57 - My Interest in Science and Marine Biology0:21:30 - Carbon Diet Coach0:22:30 - When I Started Lifting Weights0:25:29 - Starting College0:27:41 - My First Bodybuilding Show0:31:08 - Bodybuilding.com Message Boards and Writing Articles0:32:51 - Grinding Through Organic Chemistry0:36:00 - Deciding to go to Grad School0:38:50 - Meeting Dr Layman and Becoming a Scientist0:43:53 - Workout Builder0:45:26 - The Start of my Coaching Career0:48:26 - The Origins of Biolayne0:50:11 - How I Almost Screwed up my PhD0:54:06 - Transition from Bodybuilding to Powerlifting0:58:12 - Powerlifting Experiences1:08:18 - Entrepreneurial Journey1:11:34 - Finding My Purpose1:15:43 - My Goal for this Podcast