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The world can be a challenging prospect at the best of times and facing the day ahead can seem like a huge mountain to climb and so I want to help you at least start each day with one foot up and give you the best chance for taking action to help see you achieve your goals. In this weeks podcast I head back to my most listened to format and outline a list of actions you can take (or avoid) on a da...

I've known Aaron for close to 10 years and in that time he has created a GREAT Exercise Physiology clinic that runs a very similar philosophy to what my clinic did. He is very keen to promote the use of strength training, in all of it's forms, to help people prevent injuries, recover from injuries and help them live a full and healthy life. In this weeks podcast, Aaron and I discuss how everyone c...

This world we live in has by enlarge, made most of us "soft". What I mean by that is, if you don't want to do something then you don't need to and so for most people when things get a little tough, they opt out and call it quits. On this week's podcast I had the pleasure of speaking to Ryan Crawford who has, among other things, achieved a huge amount in his very short Ultra Distance running career...

This week I'm speaking to Aaron Barnes who I came across when scrolling Tik Tok. He is a 26 year old, from Melbourne, who is intentionally putting himself into 100 different uncomfortable situations and documenting the entire thing. I think it's not only a very entertaining series and I can't wait to see how it pans out over the coming months, but it's also going to be a very educational series. T...

This week I'm bringing back an episode from the vault and I think the points that were spoken about on this podcast are just as timely today as they were nearly 5 years ago when I spoke to Jacob. On that podcast I had the pleasure of speaking to Jacob Andreae who, among other credentials, was a coach at the Northern Territory Institute of Sport. Born and bread in Darwin Jacob completed a completed...

In last weeks podcast, I spoke about Quality Vs Quantity with regards to food and what was most important when it comes to fat loss. While I was recording that podcast, it got me thinking... What about exercise? What's most important for exercise and what factors will determine the results and outcomes that you see over the course of your journey. In this weeks podcast, this is exactly what I disc...

I talk endlessly about the importance of Calories In Vs Calories Out and all to often this message can be taken out of context and abused by people saying... So you're trying to say that 200 calories in a Doughnut is EXACTLY the same as 200 calories in Broccoli. When it comes to CALORIES, they are just a unit of energy and so YES Susie, the 200 calories in a doughnut are exactly the same as the 20...

I've been debating back and forth with what I should do with this podcast, what direction to take it, as well as whether I should change the name to more closely represent what I want to and like to discuss and talk about with both solo and guest appearance episodes. For that reason this weeks podcast is short, to the point and asks one very simple question. What would YOU like to hear me talk abo...

For the most part, businesses run effectively and efficiently and they have a number of people and practices within them that allow this to occur. When it comes to your body and your want to achieve your fat loss, health and life goals though, you leave it up to chance and give little thought to a plan on how to achieve those goals. By becoming the CEO of your body and treating the process like a...

Rob Sharpe has been in and around the fitness industry for years and has competed in many physique competitions all over the world, also winning his pro card after placing first in a competition in Las Vegas. Today, Rob's life is VERY different to his days as a professional physique competitor being a family man with his daughter and wife playing a much larger role in his life. While his life may...

Having worked with 100's of clients whose goal is fat loss over the past 15 years, I've been witness to the ENTIRE spectrum of people when it comes to healthy and unhealthy relationships with food and self. On many occasions I've told existing and new clients they would be better suited to first direct their energy on other areas of their life BEFORE trying to lose weight. Doing this has lost me c...

I can scream CALORIE DEFICIT as much as I like and for the most part you likely understand this concept, however it doesn't really give you a very user friendly set of actions that you can to take to help the process by which this occurs. What I mean by that is... You may understand what a calorie deficit is, however if you have no idea how to track your calories or find it incredibly difficult to...

In this weeks episode I outline how to progress back to training and how to focus your energy and attention with regards to nutrition after having a baby. After a number of my clients fell pregnant in the past year and are now looking to train again, I thought it would be a timely podcast to help them and anyone listening, on the timelines you should look to employ and how to structure your traini...

I've been in this industry for nearly 20 years and in that time I've spent thousands of hours and 10's of thousands of dollars continuing my education and learning to help me become a better practitioner and coach to my clients, all in a bid to help them achieve their goals and live their best life. In that time I've learnt that much of what I was taught and lead to believe in my early years is no...

When you hear the word "cardio", most people think of an activity like running, peleton class or anything that has your heart screaming and you and your body in an incredible amount of pain. Not to say that these types of exercises aren't effective at helping to improve your overall health and fitness, however, by thinking that a high intensity exercise and a super high heart rate are the only way...

Where did the time go? A little over 12 months ago, Amy, Myself and the girls packed up our lives in Melbourne and moved to Perth in search for a new beginning for Amy's career and a new pathway for our little family. What a year it has been and with many up's and down's along the way, we find ourselves striding forwards and taking on each opportunity and challenge, the best way that we can and ke...

Nigel Dalton, a client of mine since 2008 when he underwent open heart surgery (getting a mechanical aortic valve) is a well-known kiwi social scientist. Having worked around the world in digital and technology roles (startups, scale-ups and enterprise), when we first met he was the Head of IT at Lonely Planet, the travel guide company with HQ in Melbourne, Australia. He subsequently moved to mana...

In one of last weeks FREE daily emails that I sent out, I listed the top 10 Fitness and Nutrition Myths that continue to invade our personal space from the likes of Susie from accounting, Barry the boofhead and the plethora or shitty fitness influencers who either have no idea what they are talking about or are lying just to sell you a program or crappy product they have been paid a lot of money t...

My want for the coming year and for this podcast is to interview people from ALL walks of life and the health and well-being sector. Whether it's something that's completely foreign to me, such as this weeks podcast and guest, or something I would consider myself to be well versed in, I want to interview more people to engage with more interesting conversations and then bring those conversations t...

EVERY trainer and their dog is vying for your attention at the moment with the promise that their program is what will help you achieve your goals in 2022. Before you lock yourself into any of them (apart from my 5 IN 10 Program as it's simply the best and you should come join the family :-P), I want you to listen to this weeks podcast. If you have set yourself up each year to achieve your goals o...

For 6 years straight, I have put a phone in my face and started every day by screaming GOOOOOD MOOOOORNING and then proceed to document almost every aspect of my day. This has included the documentation of me running my exercise physiology business, the birth of Amelia and Anna and their growing personalities, my daily eating habits that have also included my baking and food reviews, my weekly wor...

If you were in debt and you went to a financial planner, there advice would be something along the lines of spend less than you earn and let's start paying off that debt. As was discussed in last weeks podcast, there are MANY nuances to what it means to eat for health and how to live a healthy life. However, when it comes to fat loss you need to act in the same way you would when your finances are...

For YEARS I have seen people throw around the word "HEALTH" and justify to themselves and those around them why their diet and food choices are healthier than someone else's and then falsely believe that just because it is healthier that it is also better for fat loss. While food quality and the choices you make around the foods you eat, will absolutely have varying effects on your physical health...

REVERSE DIETING... What is it, what does it mean and should you be doing it? This term gets thrown around a LOT in the fitness industry and mostly by the fitness elite who are coming off the back end of a physique competition where they are have basically starved themselves for 16 weeks and walk onto stage looking like death and are at their absolute weakest point. These professional dieters do no...

Having a family of only women, it is a REAL possibility that one or more of these women will at some stage in their life need to deal with some sort of cancer. With 1 in 8 women diagnosed with breast cancer, it is already a very common occurrence, but it is made EXTREMELY common should a women be diagnosed with the BRCA1 gene mutation. Ellie Rogers and Lisa Bardas are two incredible women who have...