Let's Just Talk

There is a strong emotional connection that most of us have with food. Whether that comes from a positive or negative place, I am sure you can likely remember a NUMBER of times in your life where food played a major role in that memory. In this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Caroline Lukehurst who, along with her company are global experts in the Psychology of Consumer Experiences. Ca...

Is it possible to lose fat and build muscle at the same time? If YES... What is the most effective way to do so? If NO... What can you do to create a lean and strong body shape? After listening to this podcast it is my hope that you walk away with a MUCH better understanding on how to finally achieve your goals of attaining a lean and strong body, while knowing the fundamental principles that allo...

I can say with a fair level of certainty that I have written in excess of 20,000 exercise programs in the nearly 20 years I have been studying at Uni and practicing as an Accredited Exercise Physiologist. No matter how shitty of a practitioner you may be (I don't think I am and actually think I am very good at what I do), doing something 20,000 times will most definitely see you improve to a level...

Having been a keen runner my entire life, it is always great when I get the opportunity to talk more about running. This week I had Mitch Lorkin from The Running Group in Albert park, jump onto the podcast with me and we had the chance to talk all things running and running shoes as well as go into detail about feet and running biomechanics. Mitch is an adventurist who spends most of his time on h...

Having worked in the fitness industry over the past 20 years and been involved in sport and keeping fit and active my entire life, I think I have heard almost EVERY fitness myth there is. Not only have I heard the all, MANY of them I fell for myself and it has seen me give some shitty advice over the years! This weeks podcast will detail the most common fitness and exercise related myths and it is...

I had the ABSOLUTE pleasure of speaking with Ben who is the guy crazy enough to dream big and then go and execute on that dream to make it become a reality. After a stroke left him debilitated and living a life filled with bullying and people telling him that he would never achieve anything, Ben found running was his way back. What started out as a trip to a weeknight running club turned into a lo...

If you feel like you aren't making the progress you had hoped to with your training, be that strength training, running, swimming or any exercise that aims to improve your cardiovascular fitness and musculoskeletal strength and capacity, then today's podcast is the podcast you want to listen to. Having operated my business in a commercial gym for nearly 15 years and worked with 1000's of clients t...

On this weeks podcast I talk about the common mistakes that MOST people make when it comes to trying to lose fat and keep it off for life. Whether you are looking to lose 5kg or 50kg, the process should be exactly the same, but with everyone in a rush to get to the "finish line", MOST people will look to "hack" their way to success rather than taking things slowly, being patient and just putting i...

It comes as a surprise to many that while I may have written a best selling book, I have NEVER read a book in my life. I actually really dislike reading and it stems from the fact that I talk SOOO much in my line of work that when I read, I hear my voice narrating the story and I can't stand hearing my voice after listening to it all day. When Audible came out, I JUMPED at it and have now listened...

Michelle has reached the heights of professional sport having played golf for Australia and in doing so, was able to travel the world playing the sport she loved, all while doing it with a great circle of friends and other professional players. While Michelle may have retired from the professional level of golf, the bug she got for travel never went away and in 2019, Michelle and her partner packe...

This week is a good ol' fashion Instagram Q&A podcast where I answer all of the questions that came through to a question box I put up on my account a little over a week ago. These questions ranged from the COVID vaccine and losing weight during menopause to what my favourite food is and what does Amy do for work. I recorded this podcast completely blind and had no idea what the questions were unt...

Former AFL and premiership winning player Mitch Morton joins me on the podcast to share his 20+ year journey with Anxiety and how it ruined all aspects of his life from school, social and sport. From not knowing what was wrong with him, taking a concoction of medications that didn't work and having hundreds of psychology sessions that made him worse, Mitch decided to take matters into his own hand...

What an absolute pleasure it as to speak with Pam Sherman on the podcast this week. Pam has been involved in fitness/wellness as a group exercise instructor, personal trainer, and running coach for 20+ years and as well as being an international speaker, coach and author, she is also the founder of "The Perfect Balance" and perfect balance website. Pam comes with a wealth of knowledge and 1000's o...

This weeks podcast was near and dear to my heart as it allowed me to pull my Exercise Physiology hat back on and talk in detail with something that I directly worked with for over a decade. This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Alex from AOK Keep Moving, who is a Physiotherapist and qualified Pilates instructor who has made it her mission to empower others in their journey of understanding...

I had the pleasure of speaking with Louise from Brain Gains who is a wealth of knowledge on how to help improve your mood through the food you eat as well as how you manage your sleep, exercise and other aspects of your life. After moving to London from her small town of Somerset and dealing with her own mental health issues such as anxiety and depression and being handed a concoction of medicatio...

You have no doubt heard me talk about the book by Robin Sharma called the 5AM Club. It is a great read and if you haven't listened to it or read it yet, I highly recommend it is the next read you have. I've been a morning person for well over 15 years, as running my business has forced me to get up to see my first client by 6am. My morning routine must be on point as I need to be at my best both m...

Chris McHugh has been in the sport of Beach Volleyball for over 15 years and has achieved almost everything you can including a historic Gold Medal win at the first ever Commonwealth Games Volleyball event on the Gold Coast in 2018. Beach Volleyball players rely heavily on prize money to forge a career in the sport and so when COVID hit in 2020 and all events were canceled, overnight Chris was wit...

Many people tell me they have no idea how to lose fat or where to start, however when I ask them if they have ever lost weight before the answer is ALWAYS yes. SO... The main problem for most people is not how to LOSE fat, but how to KEEP IT OFF. In this podcast I want to go into more detail on how I structure a clients LONG TERM fat loss plan in order to help you not only start your plan but also...

I have been all over the place for the past couple of weeks and I PROMISE that next week this podcast will return to its usual content of talking about Fat Loss, Fasting, Fitness and Food. With that said, this week Amy and I finally secured a home to rent in Perth which was the final big hurdle to make Perth our home for the foreseeable future. This home is a place that we could see ourselves livi...

With my move to Perth taking a left turn with a need to now isolate for the next 14 days and having to deal with the ramifications that brings with it, I thought I would go into the vault to bring out an episode from July of 2017. In this episode I spoke to Olivia Wells, who at the time was a 4th year medical student at Monash University, Former Miss Universe Australia (2013) and current mentor fo...

There is no doubt that the 2020 year has been one of the toughest years for many of us in recent history and many of the plans we all had, be that work, health, family or financial, have been thrown into chaos. With that said, there have been many things I have seen through clients I have worked with and my own day to day life that have helped these clients start the process to living their best l...

I was lucky enough to sit down with Susan Niebergall who is a retired teacher, who now runs her own online fitness business and along with Jordan Syatt is part of the duo that is The Inner Circle. In this episode we talk about the MULTIPLE benefits of strength training and discuss why those benefits go well beyond just the obvious physical benefits you are likely to experience. Strength training i...

A VERY common question I am asked every week is this... "When do I change up my calories to help continue the fat loss process?" Most people believe they are in a plateau and in need for a change to their numbers when in fact they are just being impatient and need to stay consistent to the process that got them to where they are now. However, there are times when an adjustment needs to be made and...

The title of the podcast likely gives you a very good idea on what it is about, but it is fair to say that I won't be talking about fat loss, calories, protein or anything to do with fasting this week. Amy just found out that she has gotten a new job and it means we are packing up our lives and leaving Melbourne. While it's been a REALLY tough year and this TERRIBLE COVID virus has ruined lives, b...

A common thing to hear around gyms or running circles many years ago and still to this day (albeit far less common these days), is this idea around a magical "Fat Burning Zone". The body has a number of energy systems that it draws on to help fuel your body during everyday movement, as well as intentional exercise. At lower intensities, the body has more time to process its fuel and shuttle it to...