Becoming Badass

In episode 118 of Becoming Badass podcast I am kicking off 'TBG EVERY DAY'. This is a series where I'll come to you every single day in January with short sharp messages to get you thinking.  There are no tasks, no actionable items, you don't have to do anything. All you have to do is listen and take what you need from the episode and then move on to the next one.  If you are interested in trainin...

In episode 117 of Becoming Badass podcast I am kicking off 'TBG EVERY DAY'. This is a series where I'll come to you every single day in January with short sharp messages to get you thinking.  There are no tasks, no actionable items, you don't have to do anything. All you have to do is listen and take what you need from the episode and then move on to the next one.  If you are interested in trainin...

In episode 116 of Becoming Badass podcast I am kicking off 'TBG EVERY DAY'. This is a series where I'll come to you every single day in January with short sharp messages to get you thinking.  There are no tasks, no actionable items, you don't have to do anything. All you have to do is listen and take what you need from the episode and then move on to the next one.  If you are interested in trainin...

In episode 115 of Becoming Badass podcast I am kicking off 'TBG EVERY DAY'. This is a series where I'll come to you every single day in January with short sharp messages to get you thinking.  There are no tasks, no actionable items, you don't have to do anything. All you have to do is listen and take what you need from the episode and then move on to the next one.  If you are interested in trainin...

In episode 114 of Becoming Badass podcast I am kicking off 'TBG EVERY DAY'. This is a series where I'll come to you every single day in January with short sharp messages to get you thinking.  There are no tasks, no actionable items, you don't have to do anything. All you have to do is listen and take what you need from the episode and then move on to the next one.  If you are interested in trainin...

In episode 113 of Becoming Badass podcast I am kicking off 'TBG EVERY DAY'. This is a series where I'll come to you every single day in January with short sharp messages to get you thinking.  There are no tasks, no actionable items, you don't have to do anything. All you have to do is listen and take what you need from the episode and then move on to the next one.  If you are interested in trainin...

In episode 112 of Becoming Badass podcast I am kicking off 'TBG EVERY DAY'. This is a series where I'll come to you every single day in January with short sharp messages to get you thinking.  There are no tasks, no actionable items, you don't have to do anything. All you have to do is listen and take what you need from the episode and then move on to the next one.  If you are interested in trainin...

Shaun O'Gorman is a former QPS member. He served for 13 years as a Police Officer and has one mantra - 'Don't be normal. Be a savage'. Shaun has fast become one of my favourite people in my adult life. He's so insightful, direct and doesn't sugar coat shit... and this is why I love him!  TW: This podcast discusses suidicide, violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual violence and descript...

In episode 110 of Becoming Badass I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Dave who is a current TBG member. Dave came to us late 2021 unfit, overweight and very unmotivated. Fast forward to today and he is Disciplined AF, fit, healthy and ready for Kapooka in a few weeks! If you're interested in training with The Barracks Gym, click here  

In episode 109 of Becoming Badass podcast I had the absolute honour of speaking with Keith Banks. Keith is a QPS Veteran who is highly decorated, highly respected and who is also just a really nice person! TW- Topics such as suicide, murder, shootings and death are discussed Keith is an Author of two books, 'Drugs, Guns & Lies' and 'Gun to the Head'. I've been listening on Audiobooks and honestly....

In episode 108 of Becoming Badass podcast I answer some of your questions. I haven't ever done an episode like this, but we've been getting some cracker questions lately and I wanted to share them with all listeners so that everyone can learn!  Feedback is always welcome, so if you have something to contribute, have a question about the questions or would like to submit a question for future episo...

In episode 107 of Becoming Badass podcast I was lucky enough to chat with Pres Cowan. Pres is a former PTI in the Army and has had some realyl cool experiences in her 8 year long Army career. Pres loves fitness. Obviously... she was a PTI. She's worked with the APCP program (now known as FITPREP) and has some really positive insights to share about this program. Pres really values fitness, nutriti...

In episode 106 of Becoming Badass podcast I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Sarah Spicer. If I'm being honest, this was one of the most epic episodes I've recorded in a very long time. And it's not because of anything I did. Sarah is AWESOME Sarah has been a Fire Fighter in NSW for 6 years. She's incredibly driven, she works hard and she keeps herself fit and healthy. Why? Because it's...

Adam and I connected over a year ago when he asked me to be on his podcast. It's taken us a year to get here but he finally came to Brisbane to interview me and then I interviewed him.  [TW- In this episode we discuss suicide. If you don't feel comfortable with this, then we understand and I'll see you next week] In this episode he talks about volunteering for CFS and now working as a paid staff m...

Michelle is an online training member with The Barracks Gym.  She is one of the most consistent members we have at TBG. She works hard and smashes her training.  She recently hit a roadblock in her application and is now going through the appeals process. She knows that she HAS to continue to focus on what she can control and that is her FITNESS... so here she is smashing her fitness whilst she wa...

Troy Knight is a former Combat Controller in the RAAF.  He served over 2 decades in the RAAF before moving on from defence and becoming an Author of the book 'Havoc06'. Troy has had a jam packed career in the RAAF. His stories are second to none and my only regret from this episode is that I wish we could have kept recording for hours.  Troy and I talk about his decision to join the RAAF and the p...

Ali trained with us online prior to appointing into the RAAF as an Air Inteligence Officer. She then continued to train with us online whilst she was at OTS.  SHE.SMASHED.IT.  Ali is absolutely thriving in her new career and her story is so good. She has so many nuggets of gold to share with you all. Even if you're not interested in joining the RAAF, you will enjoy this episode!  If you're interes...

Shaun is an incredible human. As you can tell by the length of this episode, we had a LOT to talk about. He's served as an Army SSO Helicopter Pilot, deployed several times and had so many cool experiences and opportunities. He then decided later in life to give the Fireys a crack! We talk about his lead up training, his experiences throughout his careers and the values he holds with high importan...

A bit of an update on the podcast. What's happening. Where is it. What's going on!  www.thebarracksgym.com.au

H wants you to either love him or hate him. No half assed decisions here. So what's it going to be? Have a listen and i'll let you decide for yourself. A lot of you would already know about H. He's a bit of a legend in the Veteran space and is a well sought after bloke when it comes to podcasts. I am beyond honoured that he made time to join me for EPISODE FREAKING 100!!! If you've never heard of...

This episode is completely different to anything else we've ever had on here! Today I chatted with my friend Matt Lydement. He's recently wrapped up at the Tokyo Olympics. I wanted to get him in to talk about what it actually takes to prepare for an Olympics. Physically and Mentally. To be so on the TOP of your sporting game that you can represent your country on a world stage. Funnily enough thou...

On today's episode of Badass I talk to Sally who has just wrapped up her time at Kapooka for Army Reserves. She's a GSO Officer Cadet and absolutely smashed her way through Kapooka. Sally trained with TBG for a year prior to heading off and it was because of this training that she absolutely dominated.  As we would all know, Army has reduced the PFA requirements for non-combat job roles. Sally exp...

On today's episode I chat with Commando Steve. Steve Willis rose to fame during his time as 'The Commando' on The Biggest Loser back in 2007. The evolution of Commando Steve over the years saw him go on to write 3 books, compete in the CrossFit games, acted on Home & Away and become a contestant on Survivor. Steve now owns 'Get Commando Fit' down in Sydney and is a Dad to 4 gorgeous kids I was abs...

In this episode I got chatting with Alex Lloyd. Alex and I have become friends after he invited me onto HIS podcast, Life On The Line .  If you're an applicant, a veteran or someone who is interested in this world... then you would have heard of this podcast. I wanted to know more about the man behind the microphone and learn about the creation of the podcast, how he finds his guests, his day job...

In this episode I was lucky enough to chat with the amazing Casey Nixon . Casey is a former serving Army Soldier who went on to work within the Defence Industry and now sits as an Ambassador for Wounded Heroes  Casey is a lot of things. She's a mother, a fiancee to a veteran, a daughter to a veteran but most of all she's a female badass you should all look up to  In this episode we chat about her...