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Hey people, as the title says I'm taking a step back from podcasting for now. I didn't want this to come across as a moan so it's short and as to the point as I could be. It absolutely has been worth it, all the people and coaches I speak to on a regular basis were all met through the podcast! And I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has listened - wether it was just...

James Mcginty is back on the show to talk all things ADHD. This was a selfish podcast, I know I had some flawed thinking when it came to ADHD and knew I didn't know enough about it to make any judgements.  So I thought I'd use my ignorance as a platform to help myself and many others understand what people with ADHD actually go through.  Hope you learned something or at least had a wee lau...

Today we're talking about the biggest mistakes gym beginners make, I've been working with primarily beginners since 2020 so I've seen the same things crop up over and over again! If you're new to the gym and find yourself overthinking things then this episode is for you. To have your situation be spoke about on the pod email chatsgcadvice@gmail.com Free beginner gym plan https://de...

100 episodes! I'm not much for celebrating random numbers but I thought I'd dive into a Q&A for todays episode. Covering running setbacks, what to do as a new pt, challenges in running your own business, has the podcast been worth it as well as how to get back into the gym after a long time off. To have your situation be spoke about on the pod email chatsgcadvice@gmail.com Free beginne...

You may have noticed over the past few weeks there wasn't quite the same energy in my podcasts or I wasn't as engaged with the topics as usual, particularly in any solo episodes I've done. To be honest I was once again suffering from doing too much, I wanted to discuss how this happened and what I'm doing to change it in the hope that it might help anyone else out there. I know a l...

Every year around Easter coaches with either disordered eating or insecurities around money (or both) will bombard social media with their summer body challenges or programmes without thinking about the impact they have beyond themselves. Having fell for many a diet in the past to try 'look good' for my holidays this is the exact trap I wish my previous self could have figured out much soo...

Gary Macdonald is a personal trainer from Glasgow who after taking a break from in person coaching for almost 6 years decided to have a crack at online coaching. After buying into social media growth hacks and business mentors he has a powerful message and story that I think most coaches will really really resonate with! Online coaching is becoming a very trendy profession that many people dream o...

Steven Raynor is a Scottish crossfitter who in the last appearance on the podcast slagged off hyrox which annoyed a number of people. He decided to put his money where his mouth is and compete and train for the mixed doubles in Glasgow. We speak about how his training went and how he would programme for beginners, how he went from not being able to run without crying to being able to run easy 10km...

Joe Rogan is one of many big names who believes fat shaming actually works which couldn’t be further from the truth.  He is not the only one with the likes of Piers Morgan and Katie Hopkins also believing that calling people fat and making them feel terrible about their weight actually helps people lose weight.  This is one of the dumbest concepts society has came up with so far and there is some...

Kerry smith is a personal trainer from Scotland who trains 70-100 year olds as well as her clients in the gym. I seen Kerry post quotes of fitness advice from her clients some of which were as old as 97 and I had to get her on to speak about how she actually trains people of that age and why? We get into lots of topics regarding how the sessions work and how she structures them, the mistakes she h...

Paul Shields is a therapist who specialises in cognitive behavioural therapy whom I started working with last year to try get over my childhood trauma and anxiety/attachment issues by far my most requested guest since I've spoke about him so much. We get in to some pretty tricky topics including - Do ssri's/anti depressants work and Pauls overview of them - Why are mental health issue'...

I've been personal training or coaching both online and in person on the gym floor since 2020 and let me tell you - I have many a mistake that has harmed both my clients and my business (I don't think it's possible not to). A lot of the mistakes I made I learned from other coaches and from the industry itself, which shouldn't come as a surprise since most of what the fitness indust...

Sometimes I have amazing conversations that I come away from feeling lighter and today's conversation with therapist Jen was one of those. I reached out to Jen as I seen she does some of her therapy sessions outdoors and I thought it would be interesting to ask her well why? From my own experience with anxiety, low self worth, low self esteem and how that showed up (badly) in my relationships via...

In today's episode I am joined by fellow personal trainers and online coaches James and Dale for the second instalment of how to be an amazing personal trainer where we hopefully give you the tools to become more confident and ultimately get more clients to help grow your business. We cover why you should offer free sessions and how to structure to these to give as much value as possible, how...

Today we have Caelan Tierney the number 1 bulls*t expert to debunk and fact check some of the guests on the Diary of a Ceo podcast. For the past year or so Steven Bartlett's 'nutrition expert' guests or so called 'doctors' have been coming out with some wild claims or as Caelan and I like to call them conspiracy theories. From Jason Fung, Tim Spector and Gary Brecka we had a lo...

One of the most common things people who struggle with body image or their weight do is negative self talk. We all do it to some extent but the more you do it the worse you're going to feel and the bigger the impact is going to be on your self esteem and likelihood of losing fat. This isn't about the body positivity movement and it's not about never trying to lose weight if that really...

In todays episode we break down a 4 week plan for you to implement that’ll get you on the right path to fixing your nutrition habits. This is the most simplified breakdown I can possibly give and what I actually use when working with clients. Everyone wants to know how many calories they should be eating and even though that might matter for short term weight loss - if you want to keep it off you...

After many people over the festive period have over indulged and ate their bodyweight in sweets, chocolate, Christmas dinner and whatever else has been lying around their house. We thought it was the right time to give advice on what to do in these situations and how to learn from them and handle them better in the future. To have your situation be spoke about on the pod email chatsgcadvice@gmail....

Today's podcast was meant to be all about our meaningless goals for 2024 that somehow ended up with 40 minutes of dating chat. Including first date suggestions, the right set up for your profile and what to say to someone on dating apps. We talk financial goals, business goals, fitness goals and a whole host of absolute nonsense. To have your situation be spoke about on the pod email chatsgcad...

Today we sit down to talk about my 10 take aways from 2023. From going to therapy, online coaching less, seeing gaps in the market as a coach, client breakthroughs and building a business through complete and utter honesty. To have your situation be spoke about on the pod email chatsgcadvice@gmail.com Free beginner gym plan https://dedicated-designer-1731.ck.page/f75132c0fb Social Media Links http...

Dale is on the show today to discuss how to navigate through Christmas with as little guilt and as little friction with family as possible. Whilst this is a time a lot of people treasure for some like ourselves it might not have always been the best time of year. We speak about food, alcohol and family and how we're going to be doing our best to have a good Christmas with some honest and relat...

After a number of episodes about business mentors the dm's I have been getting continued. Many people are stuck in pyramid schemes and don't even know it so we have started a podcast series to help pt's at all levels with the main aim to give you some ways to get good at your job, get clients and have a business. Not by getting good at selling by not having to be good at selling becaus...

Hollie has been a personal trainer for the last 4 years working in person and online and has recently been travelling whilst online coaching (much would believe this is the dream). We talk about her experience with mentorships, the toxicity created within the groups, the types of people who operate mentorships and what travelling and coaching actually looks like and the struggles that come with on...

A few months ago some Crossfit coach started giving me grief on the old socials and made a video about me. That makes it sound like he's going to be an absolute melter but it couldn't be further from the truth. This chat was to show that short form content really is not good for anyone's head, both making it and consuming it. Since we agree on a lot of topics we used this long form pod...

In this weeks episode Dale, James and myself discuss a highly sensitive topic that is rife with the industry. With their being some good mentors out there we talk about how to know if one is legit and also why you don't need them. Trust me there is a lot of shady stuff going on with these business mentorships and if you're not careful you can lose a lot of money as well find yourself in a...