Live Train Perform

Johnboy is the head boxing coach at the world renowned Tiger Muay Thai & MMA training camp based out of Phuket Thailand. He has worked with a multitude of combat sport athletes from multiple fight organisations across the globe, and has played a significant role in the development of some of the best professional fighters on the planet, most notably, the rise of Petr Yan through the ranks of t...

In this 5 minute fitness tips episode, I give some examples of using the same exercise, but changing how you do it, to elicit different physiological response and training outcomes. The SAID principle stands for specific adaptations to imposed demands. Put simply, it means that you are going to adapt to not only what you do, but how you do it. For example, I can use a push up to build stability an...

Damian is a friend, colleague and client. He served his country, and experienced the highs and lows of war that most front-line soldiers share. From being blown up in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonation, to putting the pieces of his brothers back together in body bags. He suffered from debilitating mental and physical trauma whilst on deployment, however, unfortunately, the war didn&ap...

Damian is a friend, colleague and client. He served his country, and experienced the highs and lows of war that most front-line soldiers share. From being blown up in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonation, to putting the pieces of his brothers back together in body bags. He suffered from debilitating mental and physical trauma whilst on deployment, however, unfortunately, the war didn&ap...

Damian is a friend, colleague and client. He served his country, and experienced the highs and lows of war that most front-line soldiers share. From being blown up in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonation, to putting the pieces of his brothers back together in body bags. He suffered from debilitating mental and physical trauma whilst on deployment, however, unfortunately, the war didn&ap...

Damian is a friend, colleague and client. He served his country, and experienced the highs and lows of war that most front-line soldiers share. From being blown up in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonation, to putting the pieces of his brothers back together in body bags. He suffered from debilitating mental and physical trauma whilst on deployment, however, unfortunately, the war didn&ap...

In this episode, Danny and I discuss the similarities, and the differences between eating for health, and eating for performance. We cover a lot of ground, and relate his nutritional principles to a broad spectrum of people from general population weekend warriors, to elite athletes. Danny shares his approach to preparing professional fighters for fight camp, as well as fight week, acute weight cu...

In my line of work, I often see people taking training and dieting to the extremes. And whilst there is a time and place for that, it shouldn't be the norm. So, how do we bridge the gap between eating and training for health, as opposed to optimal performance? This is a soundbite from an interview I conducted with Danny Lennon of Sigma Nutrition, with the full episode live on Monday. Shaun Ko...

I was introduced to Paul of Head-Up Charity by my mate Simon Moloney, who featured on the podcast recently, and told his story of being shot through the throat whilst out on task as sniper in Afghanistan, and was subsequently awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross by Her Majesty The Queen.  Si is one of the co-founders of the mental health charity operating out of the UK. The original founder how...

Everyone knows exercise is good for us, and increases mental and physical health and longevity...but how much is too much? Well, that depends! Every single person is going to be different, and needs to make adjustments to their own training, nutrition and lifestyle, to get the most out of the time, energy and effort they are putting in. Everyone has hit a heavy legs session that has crippled them...

Andrew "Pap" Papadopoulos is a fitness industry leader, having built, featured in, and developed a number of businesses utilising some of the tools learned during a stint in the Australian Army. His desire to pursue exploring the limits of his capabilities has pushed him in many different directions, including featuring in a TV series called "Search for hurt", which became a pl...

Everyone knows exercise is good for us, and increases mental and physical health and longevity...but how much is too much? Well, that depends! Every single person is going to be different, and needs to make adjustments to their own training, nutrition and lifestyle, to get the most out of the time, energy and effort they are putting in. Everyone has hit a heavy legs session that has crippled them...

Swiss 8 is a proactive mental health model designed to provide the tools required to deliver high-quality content around their 8 pillars of health and wellness, to allow you to be "Better At Life." These principles are delivered straight to your phone, via the Swiss 8 app, where you can build out your daily routine via the in-built calendar. - Sleep - Nutrition - Time management - Discip...

Everyone knows exercise is good for us, and increases mental and physical health and longevity...but how much is too much? Well, that depends! Every single person is going to be different, and needs to make adjustments to their own training, nutrition and lifestyle, to get the most out of the time, energy and effort they are putting in. Everyone has hit a heavy legs session that has crippled them...

 "Real change starts within. If we want something outside of us to change; be it in life, business, income, health, love...we must first look inwards and change there first." - Simon Hall Simon is a self-confessed Life Enthusiast, Entrepreneur, Human Guinea Pig, Speaker, World Adventurer, Writer and Podcaster. I met Simon about two years ago at Tiger Muay Thai in Thailand, whilst he was...

Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts.  When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is increasing; how many young women go to school; how many of us live in poverty - we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess jou...

"I knew exactly who had shot me. That fucker got the drop on me. I could feel the bullet hole, and I was bleeding heavily. Shot through the throat...I know what that means. I've only got a few minutes left. I'm going to take out as many of them as I can, and go out with a bang." - @mo1089 I have some amazing guests lined up for the Live Train Perform podcast, one of those being...

In this five minute fitness tips episode, I discuss the benefits of implementing some form of barefoot training. I also speak about one of my favourite exercises for developing stability in the feet and the hips, which transfers to better joint alignment, improves strength potential, and leads to better muscle activation, recruitment patterns, athleticism, and reduced injuries caused from muscular...

Luke is a heavyweight in the fitness industry, and has definitely played a part in my development as a coach. I attended his Muscle Nerds foundations course a couple of years ago in Singapore, and anyone who has been listening to the podcast for a while knows that I say often "A healthy organism is an adaptable organism." Luke's philosophy around training for health first, and utili...

This was supposed to be one of my 5 minute fitness tips episode...but...I received a testimonial from a friend and client that stopped me in my tracks, and I wanted to share it with my audience. I also want to express gratitude to every single one of you who listen to the podcast, and share it with your friends and family. I've recently surpassed 20,000 downloads, which is a significant miles...

Heston Russell is a retired Special Forces Major and the Founder of Voice Of A Veteran. In this conversation, we discuss the ramifications of the recent release of the Brereton report in Australia, and how that is affecting not only the Special Forces community, but the wider population. Heston opens up about the struggles he has faced since discharging from the Army, including starting a new busi...

Understanding the force/velocity curve is essential for smart and efficient programming for pro athletes, as well as a great tool to be applied at the appropriate times with general population clients. @merciles_66_ competes with @onechampionship and is a National level wrestler from Dagestan. He is already strong AF, so I don't need to spend much time working on his strength, however, if I w...

I've had so many great conversations with friends and colleagues about what we see happening in the fitness industry, and thought to myself, "I wish we would have recorded that." ...So that's exactly what the Coaches Corner is about. Join me for the third installment of a conversation I had with Will Foden, as we answer questions that have come in from listeners and followers....

I've had so many great conversations with friends and colleagues about what we see happening in the fitness industry, and thought to myself, "I wish we would have recorded that." ...So that's exactly what the Coaches Corner is about. Join me for the second installment of a conversation I had with Will Foden, as we discuss some of the tools, tips, and strategies we've used...

I've had so many great conversations with friends and colleagues about what we see happening in the fitness industry, and thought to myself, "I wish we would have recorded that." ...So that's exactly what the Coaches Corner is about. Join me for the first installment of a conversation I had with Will Foden, as we discuss some of the tools, tips, and strategies we've used o...