Rebuild Health and Fitness Podcast

Martin Silva is a coach and nutritionist who helps people optimise their bodies. He also hosts the podcast Optimise Your Body, coaches hundreds of individuals and shares enlightening content online.  On this episode we talk to Martin about what optimising your body means in health, training and nutrition and what your motivation for this might be.  We also cover topics including fasting and its ef...

Steve Cook and Morgan Rose Moroney are globally recognised fitness personalities with millions of followers between them.  We are thrilled to have been joined by Morgan and Steve on sofa in their first podcast together.  In this episode we go into depth in their backgrounds, athleticism, values, bodybuilding, fitness and try and settle the nature vs nurture debate.  A jam packed episode from two k...

Dr Mike Banna is an NHS GP and trainer, mental health and behavioural change advocate, writer, communicator, podcaster and fitness ‘enthusiast’ . He does work to bust myths in the health sector via social media, his podcast and public talks. In this episode, Dr Mike talks to us about sustainable change and how that can come about - how you can inspire others on their health journey too as well as...

As a beginner it can be hard to know where to start on your health journey. There's so much information and content floating around - it can be overwhelming.  Often when people come into the gym, we see them make mistakes, from going too hard too fast to not following prescribed programming or not moving correctly. We address these issues and how you can overcome them.  If you're startin...

Emilia Thompson started bodybuilding years ago, which became a fixation for her.   Emilia Has a BSc in Sports Biomedicine,  an MSc in Sport and Exercise Nutrition, a PhD in Exercise Physiology and a PGCAP in higher education. She also has amassed an 87k-strong following on Instagram where she shares her no BS approach to nutrition.  This episode we talk to Emilia about disordered eating and what t...

Setting goals can be tough, you want to start strong. But how do you set actual goals you'll stick to?  This episode is all about focuses you should have for January that are specific and achievable.  Don't forget to have fun, enjoy life and challenge yourself. That's the main message this January.  Follow us @rebuildhealthandfitness on Instagram Check the YouTube channel too. And d...

Imagine if you were a dictator and could choose to implement any law you wanted. That’s what we’re imagining this week as we discuss rules and regulations we’d introduce if we had power over a country.  From implementing a social media watchdog, to outlawing mocking people at the gym and enforcing readily available drinking water everywhere, we talk about the rules that should be implemented in ou...

Former Rebuild Health and Fitness member, Hayley Ross is helping build stronger young women in the UK with the Strong Girl Collective.  Having discovered weightlifting and strength and conditioning training herself over a decade ago, Hayley was a member at Rebuild for nine years. Joining the gym changed Hayley's life, and now she's working with young women to change theirs.  This episode...

How do you stay disciplined? And how do you get more out of your life and body?  These are just some of the questions we discuss with Will Foden.  Will has played professional rugby, has coached high-performing individuals including speed power athletes, owns the Stand Strong Collective and is a bit of a potty mouth.  This episode, Will discusses how he helps people find clarity, confident and cer...

Shift work is disruptive to your health. The studies continue to prove it. But shift work also makes the world go round. So how do shift workers maintain their health, focus on their nutrition while working with disrupted sleep patterns, chopping and changing and a high pressure environment?  We talk with Coach Kait who is a paramedic and coach to talk with the boys on how we can continue to progr...

Morgan Rose Moroney is well known on both social media and in the health and fitness industry, with a whopping 1.2 million followers on Tiktok and 980,000 followers on Instagram. She's acclaimed for her handstand programmes, her wellness retreats and her swimwear line Apollo and Sage, and her authenticity and realism to name a few.  Morgan talks about building brands, personal and commerciall...

It's SILLY SEASON! Which means Christmas parties, holidays, alcohol, rich foods and not a lot of movement for some.  But if you want to minimise the impact of the holidays on your health, then we can help.  This episode talks about whether or not you should try to diet or adhere to your health goals, how to make things a little less worse and how to feel better overall.  Enjoy your silly seas...

Recently nominated again for MMA trainer of the year, The Fight Dietitian aka Jordan Sullivan is BACK for another episode. Jordan is becoming a house hold name in the sports dietetics and nutrition world and he works with some of the world biggest names in the combat work including, Israel Adesanya, Alex Volkanovski, Leon Edwards &  Emily Bridges He also works with high performers in the corpo...

What are your opinions on wearables?  How do you reduce stress? What are your thoughts on CBD oil?  The quarterly ask us anything episode is BACK and as always has some serious health questions and some more kooky ones, as asked by YOU.  Learn the pros and cons of wearable health monitors, how Sean and James suggest you reduce stress and whether they prefer squats or bench press.  If you've g...

Rosie Malone represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and has won eight national titles with Queensland and the Brisbane Blaze. She has been with the Hockeyroos since 2018, and was offered a spot on the Young Matildas.  62 caps for her country and she's just 24 years old. We talk to Rosie about specialising in one sport versus keeping options o...

We're back baby! Season 3 is going to be a cracker. This episode is our first back so we're dusting off the cobwebs and talking about metrics you need to consider for longer-term success.  When you're dieting, part of that is building better habits and getting a better understanding of health and nutrition.  We discuss how to lose body fat and actually keep it off,  how you can impl...

Muscle building and fat loss - it’s our most popular topic and one that confuses people. Can you do both at the same time? Should you? How can you even? After two years of podcasting, it's still a question people want answered, so here it is - the simple science of how to lose fat and build muscle. As discussed, we'll be taking a short break - the Rebuild Health and Fitness podcast has r...

Knowing when to go harder or heavier in a workout versus scaling can be daunting. And sometimes you'll think you should be going harder, but how do you actually know?  In CrossFit methodology, RX means as perscribed, but that doesn't necessarily mean we should be looking to achieve this, day in and day out. We see a similar process taken around the world in many group training facilities...

Health and nutrition fads change but the science remains the same. And over the years, working as nutritionists and health coaches we've learnt many things.  This episode reflects on things we have learned, things we wish we knew earlier and things that we have changed our perspective on.  From paleo diets to cheat days - we discuss the weird and wonderful evolution of nutrition.  Follow us @...

If you have a weekend away or a holiday booked, you might be concerned that you're going to lose your progress or gain body fat.  This episode James discusses his trip away and how he managed his nutrition while travelling as well as whether or not you do in fact 'lose progress' in fitness and body composition if you have a week off.  Follow us @rebuildhealthandfitness on Instagram...

Dr Izzy Smith is an endocrinologist specialising in female athlete health, diabetes, thyroid disorders and hormone health. She is also a runner, host of the Behind The Uniform podcast and a sausage dog owner.  She has also established a robust following online thanks to her accessible and impassioned content online  @DoctorIzzyKSmith In this episode, we speak to Dr Izzy about what periods actually...

Lily Riley is back for another episode. This epic woman has recently broken the Australian record for a back squat at a staggering 240kg, took home the Australian Highland Games championship for weight over bar (and broke the Australian record too) and is starring in a film called The Edge.  She also is two years post kidney cancer.  On this episode we talk training at an elite level and recovery,...

One in 20 people in Australia is believed to have ADHD - and so it's important to know how to manage your nutrition if you struggle with attention.  This episode, we speak to the ADHD Nutritionist AKA Rebecca King who specialises in ADHD and disordered eating, as well as having ADHD herself.  Whether you have ADHD or not, this episode will help you with strategies to maintain attention, if yo...

Jordan Sullivan has worked with the likes of UFC world champions including Alexander Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya as well as Olympians and 85% of Australia and New Zealand's professional fighters. He specialises in performance nutrition, specifically ensuring optimal performance for athletes in combat sports.   This episode we speak to Jordan about weight cutting - the dangers and how to d...

You might be heading to gym every day, monitoring your nutrition and not getting the outcomes you want.  This could be due to a multitude of options, in this episode we discuss reasons you may not be reaching your physique goals, from protein intake, to training programs and more.  And as always, enjoy 10% off LSKD apparel, use the code REBUILD at checkout. Stream the podcast on Spotify, Apple or...