Straight Talk - Mind and Muscle Podcast

Today's episode is one you won't want to miss, as I had the honour of interviewing Nick Goldsmith, wilderness survival consultant, resilience speaker and author of the new book out now- Rewild Your Mind available now in all good bookstores. Nick is a former Royal Marine Commando based in the UK.  After 11 years and 6 operational deployments, he was medically discharged with a diagnosis of Complex-...

One thing you cannot say about Sean is he is short of ENERGY!!  In fact it was a search for energy and the truth about human nutrition that started his amazing journey -from a carbohydrate supplement owner who later identified the link between insulin and cancer post the passing of his late father -  to a carnivore diet eating Full Time Endurance Cyclist. Sean will be 51 years in September and wal...

She Who Dares, Wins
. ALANA STOTT MBE
 
Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Alana Stott, author, philanthropist, producer, entrepreneur, publisher, and member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Oh and did I mention Mrs Aberdeen/Mrs Scotland Winner? 

What stood out the most for me was her humility, pragmatism and ability to provide and show action steps for success.

 During o...

Well, this was a big one!! The power couple of the United States Special Forces. Tom spent 20 years in The US Military and service in SFOD Delta ( known as Delta Force) and has gone from fighting in the Battle Of Mogadishu  ( where the movie Blackhawk Down came from) to helping people fight their inner demons alongside his wife Jen at allsecurefoundation.org . This was an amazing show talking abou...

Once again, I have the honour to interview one of the best humans in the world at what they do and Sean Grogan is most definitely one of them. After a long career as a a former special investigations detective, he began teaching classes including ‘Unmasking Hidden Facial Expressions’ & ‘Body Language for Law Enforcement’ making him a human lie detector and teaching other good people the skills he...

Dallas Alexander - Finding Your Flow State- , former JTF 2 and world record sniper shot holder Dallas Alexander - Finding Your Flow State- , former JTF 2 and world record sniper shot holder, and now singer songwriter music maker. I'm throwing this one out quickly. Team, so that you are listening live right now and get a chance to get to see Dallas Alexander live at his shows.

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Buddha Heart, Devil’s Hand- The difference between Special Forces and Normal Humans  Gregg PUP Johnson http://pakari.nz/ Welcome to the sequel!! After such a popular show the first time around, it was a necessity to have Pup back on to share his knowledge, in order to help others. We spoke about a wide range of subjects, so strap in! Starting with the difference between an SF Operator mindset -whe...

ASHLEIGH GASS  A CANADIAN IN FLORIDA-MERGING GYMNASTICS STRENGTH TRAINING (Calisthenics)  WITH TRADITIONAL STRENGTH TRAINING NUTRITION/MOBILITY/STRETCHING/MOVEMENT/STRENGTH/ www.movegst.com Firstly let me apologise for the very inconsiderate Australian wildlife you will hear in the show- bloody crows and kookaburras!! But I digress- on with the show! Ashleigh Gass- owner of movegst.com, based in F...

CHRIS VANSANT   DELTA FORCE (ret) PRIVATE CONSULTANT- -VanSant, LLC On Dec 13, 2003 Chris was a part of the Delta Force team that captured Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

 20 years later Chris is now a Board Member of the amazing All Secure Foundation run by Jen ad Tom Satterly ( also former Delta) www.allsecurefoundation.org 

 Chris is a work in progress. And that compass's progress is in the right dir...

Texas State Weightlifting Champion, Former Gymnast Rebecca Rouse is a true master in her craft- teaching mental and physical strength through functional fitness. Through the 2020-2022 era Rebecca and her US Marine Corps husband created www.semperstronger.com and now has 16 Signature Programs online and has now created a whole Cadre of excellent coaches for the company. What I love about watching R...

The True story of Dre Baldwin, combining the story of Tom Cruise’s character Jerry Maguire and Mark Wahlberg’s character in the movie INVINCIBLE. It was an absolute honour to speak with Dre, and he is the ONLY PERSON IN 5 years of the show who has ever sent me a PERSONAL VIDEO INVITATION - Mind blowing.

 Dre is  one of the pioneers of an online business, and has literally created a bootstrap busi...

PART 2 Hold on tight, because this one goes DEEP AF! It was an absolute honour to speak with Nick, and to hear him so openly share his story about being in the Chennai 6 - British soldiers falsely imprisoned for 6 years - and his road to recovery after being released. Author of the book- Surviving Hell - he openly states in this show that the 1 person who saved his life was his sister. And it’s be...

Hold on tight, because this one goes DEEP AF! It was an absolute honour to speak with Nick, and to hear him so openly share his story about being in the Chennai 6 - British soldiers falsely imprisoned for 6 years - and his road to recovery after being released. Author of the book- Surviving Hell - he openly states in this show that the 1 person who saved his life was his sister. And it’s because o...

I had a great sit down with Shaun Co-founder of STAIT and we talked about all things Body, Hormones, Beer, Gut Health and his chance meeting with a PhD Scientist whose expertise and research was in the field of the age related testosterone decline we currently see in the world, and what could be done to arrest this decline

. And with that- STAIT ( formerly BE SPUNKI) was born- for no other use th...

Michael Donvito 5th Degree BJJ Black Belt and Expert Trainer for US Special Forces

 www.skallywagtactical.com and www.eliteyou.com 
I sat down with Michael and we had a chat about his amazing 30+ year journey in martial arts, his 10 black belts, continuing his father’s work in training the US Military and US Special Forces and being part of www.skallywagtactical.com and www.eliteyou.com alongside...

I had the pleasure of sitting down with the now world famous Clint Emerson-Retired 20-year Navy SEAL, who served with the elite DEVGRU and national government agencies. 

 Clint is the only SEAL ever inducted into the International Spy Museum. Operating from the shadows, with an instinct for running towards trouble, his unique skill sets made him the perfect author and teacher for us all to learn...

Dan Cooper Masters in Sport Science, PHD Student, Former SASR- Do You Have The Resources Available To Solve The Problem In Front Of You? 

Today I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dan Cooper- a Man of Extremes. So much so, that one of his spare time endeavours saw him single handedly walk 1000 miles across Alaska, on foot, pulling his pulk behind him. He is a 22 yr military veteran, 18 years...

It’s my pleasure to introduce you all to Heston Russell, a man on a mission now to use his expert problem solving skills in the service of others , and bring about balance , perspective and responsibility into Australian society and culture, now and into the future. 
To action this, Heston has entered politics, supporting and improving Australian culture and bring back that National Spirit. 

In t...

It was my pleasure to sit down with Josie Bulman of https://www.josiebulmanfitness.au/ today in her first ever interview!  
She is Authentic, Raw and Real and one of the best positive role models I have seen on social media for positive female Body Image. In her words- “Your body isn’t a trend, it is with you for life." 
She achieves this through sharing her experiences and being super authentic,...

Welcome to a most refreshing conversation with a true Renaissance Warrior- Greg “PUP” Johnson. I became aware of Pup’s current endeavours through a post I quote in the show- “ 7 deployments with the SAS, 3 years as a security contractor in Iraq at the height of the sectarian violence, 2 years in Thailand during a military coup was all so easy compared to now trying to help people thrive. Its so ha...

DEAN STOTT Former Special Boat Service (SBS) Operator DOUBLE WORLD RECORD HOLDER, AUTHOR “You can argue with someone ‘til you’re blue in the face. Or you can just go do it and prove them wrong." “You can argue with someone ‘til you’re blue in the face. Or you can just go do it and prove them wrong. It is my pleasure to introduce to you Dean Stott - Former UK Special Forces (SBS), Adventurer, Doubl...

LT Col Dave Grossman “nobody respects your temper tantrums” Well what can I say about the man, the legend himself that hasn’t been written or said already? The answer is- I cannot. So I will instead, lead with a few quotes from the bestselling author of multiple books, ON KILLING, ON COMBAT, ON SPIRITUAL COMBAT, ASSASSINATION GENERATION, and many others; “Iron sharpens iron.”
 “What does healthy p...

“There Is A Price To Pay For Peak Performance” I had a great chat with Brad Kearns of bradkearns.com, 57, is a New York Times bestselling author, Guinness World Record setting professional Speedgolfer, #1 USA-ranked Masters age 55-59 track&field high jumper in 2020, and former national champion and #3 world-ranked professional triathlete. He has written twenty books on diet, health, peak performan...

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 I didn’t know what to expect talking to Brian- was I going to talk with a Football star, a clinical researcher, an inventor of unique gym equipment or a kid’s Coach? Well, I must tell you it was a perf...

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 Gary is a true “ Man’s Man.”

 Espousing Pat McNamara’s ( @tmacsinc )mantra- “Learn from the Past, Prepare for the Future, Perform in the Now- Gary became well known publicly for pleading guilty to frau...