Chats and Gym People

52 podcasts this year... Well that didn't happen! But 46 episodes did happen and through that experience I've learned a lot, so in this episode I share some of my big learnings from the year. Mainly though I just want to say a BIG thanks to all of you! The listeners, for tuning in each week(ish) and joining me on this journey. I've loved getting messages, meeting you and hearing you share your exp...

This week it's a Year no Beer review! As I approach a year since my last drink I talk about my experiences of going a whole year off the sauce. It is pretty wild to think I've been living the Capri Sun life for the past 12 months, but here we are.... In this episode I give my honest opinions on a year no beer and give the good and the bad on it. I break it down into the following sections: My why...

This week we are joined by none other than the Lou Kelly aka The Exercise Engineer! Lou risked it all leaving behind her reliable site engineer job in London to move to Australia and go all in on her fitness business. Since taking this leap of faith she has gone from strength to strength, helping hundreds of people with their health and fitness goals through home workouts, becoming the gym manager...

This week we are talking at the man who took centre stage on Netflix's first ever live sporting event, Jake Paul. He's an incredibly controversial and alot of times hated persona but there's no denying he has done some incredible things in his life, including live on Netflix with over 65 million people tuning in having only started boxing 4 years ago! So in this episode I study him a bit and discu...

This week I'm joined by Ryan Guilfoyle, the man who started Sydney's favourite run club - Tribal Run Club. Tribal run club has only been running (pardon the pun) for less than a year and in that time has seen some incredible growth. It now regularly attracts over 300 runners of all different capabilities each week for it's weekly Wednesday evening run. Moving to Sydney can be difficult and quiet a...

This week I'm talking about 2 topics I've been learning/experiencing a lot of recently thoughts and uncertainty. These topics may come across a bit woo woo but I think once you look past that there is some really good value in them. Thoughts: Speaking about how you are not your thoughts and there is separation between yourself and what you think. Also about the concept of how repetitive thoughts a...

This one is a bit rawer and more emotional and one I’m actually incredibly nervous about putting out there! But these days I’m trying to lean into fear and doing things I don’t want to do. So here we are. I really just wanted to voice that we all most likely went through some not so nice things as kids and that they may have had a negative knock-on impact to how you acted and what we believed grow...

This week I’m joined by someone who’s overcome a lot on their journey and is now in a position to help others achieve what they never knew they could. Lorcan King is an online coach and personal trainer. He is a man who has really dived head first into chasing his dreams and working on himself since coming to Australia and is now seeing the results of that work and in a very healthy place. In this...

This week I'm joined by a man who set the goal of completing a physical challenge every month for a year. It has now become much more than that and within the last 10 months Mark has completed some incredible physical feats from 7 Ironmen in 7 days, ran 100 miles up South Coogee steps, 100k in a weight vest, 125 mile ultra, 30 marathons in 30 days, attempted the world record for burpees in an hour...

This week I'd the pleasure to sit down and chat with ex pro rugby player Steven McMahon and it's a very very interesting conversation. Steven is incredibly open & honest in this one and tell all about his professional career and his experience in it! Steven was the golden boy of Dungarvan Rugby and became the golden boy for Rockwell when he moved there. He went on to play for Munster, get cut...

This it's a first, we have the pleasure of not just one, but two guests on the podcast!! And no better pair than the brother and sister duo of JP and Kelly Treacy to do it with :) Expect plenty of laughs in this one! JP is the man who started all things PFS (Patric Fitness Studio) related, which now includes a number of gyms spread between Kilkenny, Carlow and now Waterford. Kelly is the ex guard...

This week I'm joined by none other than former Irish rugby international Niamh Briggs. In this episode, we hear about Niamh's journey from not playing rugby to representing Ireland at the top level. She shares the highs and lows from these years, from accomplishing things which no Irish team had previously done to dealing with injuries and the cutthroat side of top-level sport. We learn lots about...

Another bitesize episode this week and it's all about discipline. In this one I give my views on discipline: why it's so important, my struggles with it recently, motivators and things I draw inspiration from on this topic and some of the actions I took. A good episode if you've been struggling recently and need to get back on track!! Embrace doing things that are hard and out of your...

This week it's another bitesize episode and I'm sharing the format I mainly use for planning gym sessions and one that you could replicate to create your own workouts. This episode will be useful for anyone who just feel they go into the gym and move aimless around for an hour with no real structure and not really knowing what they should be doing at all. If you use this layout you session...

This week instead of just talking about topics I've got a question for you to ask yourself. I was a bit obsessed with the Olympics, so you better believe it's the inspiration for this episode. The question is if you had to apply yourself to a goal like an Olympic athlete for four years, what would you love to do? In this episode I go over this question and some of the things to consider wh...

This week, I'm joined by my SISTER, who also happens to be a psychologist! In this episode, I finally do something I should have done long ago: pick her brain on all the useful strategies I (and others) could be using to improve mindset and mental performance. Niamh shares plenty of tips on improving mindset, making life changes, dealing with stressful situations, and much more. She also provi...

In this week I’m riding solo!! So with that I use it as a time to reflect on the last 10 weeks and what’s been going on in my life and to share some of the realizations and mindset shifts I’ve experienced during the time at home. I cover topics such as things not working out as you expect them to, being adaptable, how what you think impacts on how you act, my latest year no beer experiences and to...

This week I took a trip to Waterford to chat with Mimi Rasenberger who is a physiotherapist and part of the David Grey Rehab team. Mimi is originally from Germany and has recently moved to Waterford to start working in the DGR setup. In this episode we talk about Mimi's journey and experience so far in the physiotherapy world, talk about working with DGR, some of the big learnings and also tou...

This week I get to chat with Irish boxer Christina Desmond. She's boxed for Ireland for over 10 years. Representing them at all around the world in events from Youth Olympics to Senior World Championships and many many more. In her most Irish event she took home silver at the European championships! In this podcast we talk about her journey in the boxing world and what it's been like boxin...

This week we have Kenny Murphy on the show (and occasionally some barbells dropping in the background!). Kenny is a physio by trade and over three years ago he and his partner set up the biggest gym in Dungarvan, Move. In this episode we discuss Move and physiotherapy. We get the backstory to Move and how it came about, some of the key thoughts that went into it (layout and the environment wanted...

So we are now halfway through the year and this episode, number 26 marks the halfway point of hitting the target of doing a podcast a week for the year!! I.e. Halfway to 52! In this show I do a quick recap of all the episodes I've record so far in the year, sharing the learnings I've had from them, some of the behind the scenes stories and giving a little overview of each. I also touch on...

This we are joined by Waterford full back and fellow club man Conor Prunty. Conor has been playing intercounty hurling for 8 years now and in this time as an intercounty hurler Conor has so far captained Waterford to a National Hurling League title in 22, been named an all star full back in 21 and captained Waterford to an All Ireland final in 20. As a youngster he played in the Waterford u21 team...

This week I'm joined by the very intelligent Dean Roche, someone I definitely look up to (both physically and figuratively) in relation to his knowledge & concepts when it comes to training, movement and rehab. Dean is the the owner & founder of Precision Health Performance in Waterford City. He's a physical therapist, personal trainer and someone who is continually looking to lear...

This week we are keeping it in the family and I'm joined by my cousin Oonagh Crilly. After obtaining a physiotherapy degree Oonagh continued her journey in the academic world obtaining her masters, phd and postdoctoral , now she is a career researcher in the health & fitness world, involved in many exciting research projects in this field which aim to change the landscape of the rehabilita...

This week I sit down with Irish racewalker Kate Veale. Kate is currently chasing Olympic qualification in the marathon race walk mixed relay and has a last shot at getting the the qualification time set by athletics Ireland to go to the European championships later this year (although she already met the European standards and will be invited to race) After winning the World Youth Championships in...