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EP 55 If you use Vitamins & Minerals you should listen to this. Many of us use vitamins & minerals and related supplements everyday. Not everyone understands how these are regulated, where they come from, and if they are registered Australian products.  And yet many of us we put these into our body, everyday.  This podcast is about understanding who regulates the Australian market, why, re...

EP 54 What is a balanced diet? How many times have you heard the term "balanced diet", or "you can never replace a balanced diet". But what is this so called balanced diet?  Just about every pack of vitamins says "should not replace a balanced diet". The NHS in the UK and the Department of Health & Aging both have a view on what a balanced diet is, including calculators for age and sex, and wh...

Beating Burnout Finding Balance - PART II With the author and coach Melo Colarco. You have listened to Part I, now part II is available with Melo, talking about burnout, stress and how to reach your full potential. Melo combines science, practical knowledge and mindfulness techniques with these life lessons he learned as he cycled and trekked his way around the world.  Melo truly believes that eve...

Beating Burnout Finding Balance With the author and coach Melo Colarco. Donny and I were fortunate enough to have Melo join us for 2 podcasts to talk about burnout, stress and how to reach your full potential, as well as Melo sharing some truly amazing experiences from around the world, from gorillas and handling drunk soldiers, through to living in monasteries with no talking. Great listening, an...

EP 51 Nutrient deficiencies and shortages Would you put junk in your fuel tank? Why would you put it into your body? Most of us do not eat enough vegetables or fruit. What are we short of, and how can or should we change our ways and thinking to eat a balanced diet? Hear more about how professional athletes do it. a must listen for anyone concerned about their diet and well being.  Links Oregon St...

EP 50 Sleep less, have smaller testicles! Sleep should be your superpower. Men who sleep 5 hours per night have smaller testicles than those who sleep 7 hours a night. Also, they have the testosterone of someone 10 years older. You need sleep to hit the save button both before and after learning. Sleep prepares the brain to soak up knowledge. Without sleep, it is harder to absorb new memories. The...

EP 49 Stop worrying about money - Part II That is the title of Jacqui Clarke's new book. This is the second of 2 parts of our podcast "Stop worrying about Money" with Jacqui. Donny and I talk to her not only about her book, but also about money, and share some practical tips and steps to help get you thinking about and managing your money, and how to avoid some of the traps that are trying to get...

Stop worrying about money That is the title of Jacqui Clarke's new book. Donny and I talk to her not only about her book, but also about money, and share some practical tips and steps to help get you thinking about and managing your money, all of which are included in the book. Finances can be a significant source of anxiety, create issues within relationships, and be a cause of stress. Putting mo...

Stress & Cognition Formula After a long journey, we are launching our latest formula in the next couple of weeks called Stress & Cognition Formula. In this podcast we talk about it, what a nootropic is, and why we are excited about it. Hosts Jem Bolt and Donny Singe talk about the "big" issues, in their Short, Sharp, and Fit podcast. Sponsored by Old Bull Health. ( www.oldbullhealth.com )...

EP 46 Intro to Online dating and the difference between new and "older" relationships Found yourself single, fifty + and working out how to date? Facts, learnings, and poor humor as an introduction to the world of online dating, and the weird and wonderful out there, from hook-up sites to doms, to those serious sites for people serious about dating as they age gracefully.  Donny is clearly not ver...

Ep 45. 14 Seal Team Sayings - Simple, clear, use them in the office, or at home... 14 Seal Team sayings you can use in the office or at home to motivate your teenagers and get things done. Just kidding, or are we?  Seal Teams are the US Navy's primary special operations force. SEAL stands for Sea, Air, and Land. There are also a number of TV shows about the Seals.  Watch 1 Seal Team show, and sudd...

Ep 44. Pushups are the best. 5 good reasons why No equipment required Little to no training is required Can do them just about anywhere Just as good as Benchpress Do enough and you will look awesome Talking about the humble and often hated push-up. Fall in love again, but don’t get hurt in this relationship. Watch those shoulders, ease into it. We are also talking about the recent and annual Push...

Episode 43 Young Bull Old Bull   Do you need to change what you do as you get older? Can you avoid it? If you are male, over 45, or 50 this is a must listen. As they say, it's all fun and games in your fifties, on top of your career, earnings capacity, social life, and friends. Food and alcohol, social gatherings, and then bang! Are you thinking about this stuff now to manage and protect your qual...

EP 42 Over 30? How about 50? Top 10 things to think about. Things start to change over 30 years old. What about 50? What should over fifties start to think about when it comes to their mental and physcial health? What does that actually mean? Do you want a longer, healthier life, a better quality of life? You need to start thinking about stuff now. There are a lot of people with a lot to say on ch...

Ep 41. What does it mean to be FIT? We talk about it. We all know the word, but what does it actually mean?  Why should you care? Definition 1 Fitness includes the following essentials: Components Flexibility Cardiorespiratory fitness Muscular endurance Muscular strength, and body composition. Definition 2 “One's ability to execute daily activities with optimal performance, endurance, and strength...

Ep 40. What's in the Old Bull Training Bag? We talk a lot about training, exercise, cardio, resistance training, and how this relates to weight, testosterone, and longevity. We asked Donny, as a personal trainer with 30 odd years experience and as head of performance for a professional NRL team for 20 odd years what he would put in. Simple, easy, useful, and that would move the dial. Some were obv...

Ep 39 Can reducing or restricting your calorie intake help you live longer? A calorie is a unit of measurement, a unit of energy. Best described as how much energy your body could get from eating it. The CALERIE trial was done over 2 years to consider the effect of long-term calorie restriction on aging. Included 220 healthy men and women. Biological aging was determined by blood markers drawn pri...

EP 38 Weight Management We have a number of podcasts on weight loss. "I lost 15kg in 10 weeks" and "Summer Body Construction" and is on weight management. How to manage your weight and keep weight off. Tips and tricks from research. It takes work, it takes sacrifice and even being hungry. Clever strategies to avoid that drift into the fast food outlet on the way home. Managing your weight is an "a...

EP 37 Coach and mentor yourself Coaching and mentoring are powerful tools that can positively impact personal and professional development.  Coaching involves a structured process of supporting individuals in achieving their goals, enhancing their skills, and overcoming challenges. The coach acts as a guide, helping individuals identify their strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. Throu...

EP 36 Help and strategies to help manage stress From research projects, people lack stress management skills and stress is only going one way.  Donny shares his insights on managing high-performing athletes and the stresses they endured at a professional level and who tended to manage stress better. Jem shares his insights on people and how to create environments they can excel in. In this episode...

EP 35 Donny shares his highly secret and sought-after workout secrets We have opened Pandora's box. We got Donny to share his workout secrets.  Donny has been training people to better fitness for 32 years, of which 20 were at a professional level in the NRL. Donny still trains selective clients today and in this podcast talks about structure, motivation and training. No links today. All in Donny'...

EP 34 Porn. You are not too old to Live and Learn The $97bn movie industry nobody is watching? Porn makes more money than Major League Baseball, NFL, and NBA in the US combined. Porn sites get more visitors than Netflix, Amazon, and Twitter combined. In this episode, we cover: Who and how many are watching and why you should care Growing trends in what is being watched The impact How and why this...

EP 33 Stress, Understand it. Manage it. Live longer. All the research and stats on stress as well as a practical lens from first-hand experience around stress. Managing stress may just save your life and will give you a better quality of life for sure. Stress impacts the body in many ways. It is a natural reaction or response in the human body, but prolonged stress and getting stressed over things...

EP 32 We were born to RUN. You can too... This might not be the news you wanted to hear, or you may know it already, but humans were born to run. Or were they? Many live to run and others run to live. Others just don't run. But running is most likely the simplest, cheapest, and best bang for buck from a calorie usage perspective you will find. You already know how to run, and do not need much to d...

Testosterone and Supplements - Part IV of the mini-series This is part III of our Testosterone Mini Series given how successful our initial podcast on Testosterone has been to date. Episode 10 if you missed it. You cannot cover testosterone without talking about supplements but this can be controversial and is tricky to ensure we don't give health advice and also to ensure we don't make statements...