Jerzy Gregorek (<a href="https://x.com/TheHappyBody" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheHappyBody</a>) is a 4x World Weightlifting Champion, co-founder of UCLA’s weightlifting team, and co-creator, with his wife Aniela, of the <a href="https://thehappybody.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Happy Body</a> program.&nbsp;You can watch the documentary Prisoner No More, directed by Jeff Wolfe and produced by <a href="http://WolfePrideProductions.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WolfePrideProductions.com</a>, for free here: <a href="http://tim.blog/hardchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/hardchoices</a>. To fill out the form on Cerebral Palsy Research Project, visit <a href="http://tim.blog/cp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/cp</a>.This episode is brought to you by:<ul><li><a href="https://maticrobots.com/Tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matic</a>&nbsp;the intelligent robot vacuum and mop that navigates obstacles and needs no babysitting:&nbsp;<a href="https://maticrobots.com/Tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MaticRobots.com/Tim</a></li><li><a href="https://fromourplace.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Our Place’s Titanium Always Pan® Pro</a>&nbsp;using nonstick technology that’s coating-free and made without PFAS, otherwise known as “forever chemicals”:&nbsp;<a href="https://fromourplace.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FromOurPlace.com/Tim</a></li></ul>Timestamps<ul><li>[00:00:00] Start.</li><li>[00:01:29] The transformation I’ve been chasing for a decade.</li><li>[00:02:39] When an unstoppable coach meets an immovable cerebral palsy diagnosis.</li><li>[00:04:35] Three pounds to 170: the bench press that woke a brain up.</li><li>[00:07:17] Navigating autism and building the basics of communication that sustain higher education.</li><li>[00:10:41] Treadmills exhaust, athletes progress: why physical therapy stalled where coaching took off.</li><li>[00:19:00] Lethargy, sleeping in the car, and the quiet power of resting energy.</li><li>[00:20:22] The 16-inch box that opened the bathroom door — and everything after.</li><li>[00:24:26] Micro-progressions, certificates, ceremonies, and writing history onto a blank brain.</li><li>[00:29:16] Parental dedication and appreciation.</li><li>[00:31:54] The adulthood gambit: quit piano, quit training — if you can stick an 18-inch jump.</li><li>[00:35:14] License plates as the gateway drug from counting to math five hours a day.</li><li>[00:40:04] Jerzy’s coaching style doesn’t court approval.</li><li>[00:42:42] Genghis Khan vs.&nbsp;Admiral Yi Sun-Sin vs. Jerzy vs. Tae Jin.</li><li>[00:46:35] In search of the science behind such transformations: 25 patients, five years, and a method built to be replicated&nbsp;(interested researchers, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/cp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/cp</a>).</li><li>[01:05:39] Hard choices, easy life — and the call to find your starting point.</li></ul>*For show notes and past guests on&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Tim Ferriss Show</a>, please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/podcast/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast-description" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/podcast</a>.For deals from sponsors of&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Tim Ferriss Show</a>,&nbsp;please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/podcast-sponsors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/podcast-sponsors</a>Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at&nbsp;<a href="https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-1/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/friday</a>.For transcripts of episodes, go to&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/transcripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/transcripts</a>.Discover Tim’s books:&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/books" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tim.blog/books</a>.Follow Tim:Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/tferriss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/tferriss</a>&nbsp;Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://instagram.com/timferriss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">instagram.com/timferriss</a>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/timferriss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube.com/timferriss</a>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/timferriss</a>&nbsp;LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="http://linkedin.com/in/timferriss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/timferriss</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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#865: The Most Incredible Transformation I’ve Ever Seen — Jerzy Gregorek on Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Coaching, and the Power of Micro-Progressions

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