The Abi Khan Show

Hello Audio Friends! Welcome to the show! Today’s guest is Ella Molony Cook. An NLP practitioner, Women Empowerment Coach and owner of ActivateU. We speak all about her journey being a high school drop out to turning her life around into one of empowerment, success and self love. Follow Ella’s journey here: https://www.instagram.com/ellamolonycook If you enjoyed this podcast I would love you to sh...

Welcome to the Show! Today’s guest has been highly prolific in the fitness game here in Australia for a long time and has made the successful transition into mindset and mental performance coaching. My guest Blake Worrall - Thompson speaks to us about self doubt, self, worth and self sabotage. How we are breaking down ourselves mentally and what practical tips we can use to overcome that. Check ou...

Welcome my little Minions! On today’s episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Gary McGowan https://www.instagram.com/skinnygaz . Gary has a multitude of qualifications and made me really question my own intelligence from having: - BSc in Physiotherapy - Currently a medical student - RTS2 (Resistance Training Specialist) - Personal Trainer - Sports/exercise nutrition (PN1) - Conditioning coach...

Welcome Audio Friends! On today’s episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Belinda Agnew. Belinda is the founder of Foccus. A global digital recruitment company who’s innovative methods has helped hundreds of candidates land executive roles. Belinda’s story is inspiring. She speaks about coming from a poor single parented family to creating a life of wealth, internal happiness and the importan...

Welcome to the Show! Today’s episode is Dr. Greg Gebler who is a Physical Therapist, Hunter, Fisherman and Strength and Conditioning coach. Greg educates us on how to prevent injury which I feel is something we can all agree on that we need more of. He walks us through tips on pain free movement, walking, benefits of yoga and much more. Follow Greg’s Journey here: https://www.instagram.com/greg_ge...

Welcome Audio Friends! On today’s episode I get the opportunity to speak with Dr. Mike Masi who credentials and offical journey will be stated below. We chat about athletic performance and what you need to be thinking about to fill your own void in training, movement patterns everyone should incorporate into their own training and so much more … PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, CSCS, CISSN, CMTPT, USAW-1 Michae...

Olo .... I mean Hello Ladies & Gents! (If you get that quote let me know on Instagram) On the latest episode of 'The Abi Khan Show' I speak with Ricky Mendez. Ricky is an implementation speaker. By the name you can figure out what he does. He's in the practical tools to get you to where you want to be space. We speak about a lot of different topics including: - The "Thrive Zone" - Chasing Impa...

Welcome to the Show!!! Today I have the pleasure of chatting with a fellow northerner (North of England) Professor Graeme Close. Graeme shared my love for Rugby League being a professional himself in his time which allowed us to reminisce a little off camera (don’t worry we won’t bore you during the show). The show in fact will entertain you and educate you from what it takes to handle the nutriti...

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen I hope you are as excited to listen as I am to present today's guest. Hugh Gilmore is a sports psychologist who has worked with the highest level athletes in the world. His accolades are endless but here are but a mere few: - All Ireland winners, World Champions, Olympians. - Experience in delivering Sport & Performance Psychology to British Weightlifting and Paralym...

Hello audio friends and welcome to the show. Today I get to catch up and speak with Dr. Jordan Shallow https://www.instagram.com/the_muscle_doc . I met Jordan a few years ago and he was as charismatic then as he is now. Jordan is a chiropractor, founder of Pre-Script and is an absolute monster when it comes to powerlifting. Jordan delves deep into the warm up pre exercise. What we need to be think...

Dr. Trevor Pfaendtner is a Doctor of Osteopathic medicine, powerlifter and a coach at Renaissance Periodisation https://renaissanceperiodization.com/ . We discuss the effects on certain hormones during dieting and how you can potentially mitigate some of the side effects of dieting. Trevor goes in to some of the metrics and blood work he keeps an eye on to ensure people are staying healthy during...

Welcome to today’s exciting show boys and girls. I have the pleasure of speaking with Laurin Conlin who was introduced to me by Dr. Eric Helms who is one of the smartest and kindest people I have ever met. We talk about her journey to becoming an IFBB pro. The struggles, the obstacles and also the more gratifying things along the way. Laurin was part of the first ever IIFYM / Flexible dieting vs C...

Today I have the pleasure of speaking with another Revive stronger coach, Harry Smith. We discuss how he thinks about structuring a lean bulking protocol to optimise muscle growth and mitigate fat gain as much as possible. This also follows the behaviours and habits that are necessary to creating a sustainable plan. You can reach out to Harry here: https://www.instagram.com/trainerharry_s https://...

Today I have a very exciting episode for you as I get to delve deep into the Microbiome. You might of heard of the being used as many people consider themselves to be an “expert” in this field which through social media has even them an avenue to attempt to sell you something. I’m excited as I actually get to speak with someone who is literally an expert on this topic. Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro https:...

Welcome to the show!!! I am delighted to share my conversation with Victoria Felkar https://www.instagram.com/victoriafelkar . As an interdisciplinary researcher and instructor, Victoria works across the fields of kinesiology, medicine, critical studies and the humanities. She study health, hormones, and the body, and is currently pursuing a doctorate. Her research explores women's health and fema...

Welcome to the show my little minions! I had the pleasure of chatting with Ryan Solomon from Revive Stronger. We delve deep into training volume and how you can figure out for ourself the minimum effective dose that you need to stimulate growth and the maximum you need to recover from (MRV). I also asked Ryan to share how fast and slow rates of fat loss effect use physiologically and psychological...

Welcome to the show ladies and gentlemen. Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Derek Wilcox https://www.instagram.com/wilcoxstrengthinc Derek has a phD in sports physiology and performance, a masters in kinesiology and sports studies as has spent over a decade in competitive powerlifting which made him the perfect guest to speak to about all things powerlifting. Derek shares with me the...

Welcome to the latest episode! I'm happy to introduce my latest guest and fellow Brit, Sonny Webster. Sonny has built multiple successful businesses off the back of his professional weightlifting career. I wanted to delve into the challenges Sonny faced on his journey to specifically the Rio 2016 Olympics but more so how he was able to go from being on top of the mountain to having it all pulled a...

Welcome to today’s show. I have the pleasure of chatting with yet another Revive Stronger coach (Can’t get enough of these guys) and rightfully so. The evidence based protocols the team at Revive are using to change clients lives is truly worth checking out. Jessica Terrier https://www.instagram.com/jessdalglish is a natural bikini competitor. We delve into the psychological implications of bikini...

Welcome to the show ladies and germs! On today’s episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Ciaran O’Regan https://www.instagram.com/ctquarrelsome from Sigma Nutrition https://sigmanutrition.com/ I had a whole list of topics to discuss but that was thrown out of the window and we went deep into Athlete Psychology and the ‘Self'. We chat about the differences between Stress appraisal and Threat o...

Welcome to today’s show. Pascal Flor https://www.instagram.com/pascal_flor is the Co-owner of Revive Stronger https://revivestronger.com/ . We discuss what to actually takes to step on to a competitive bodybuilding stage. The behaviours and habits you have to adopt into your daily lifestyle, the discipline, the mistakes people make. Pascal is also refreshing in that he’s open and honest about peop...

Welcome to the show! On today’s episode I have the pleasure of speaking with David Nolan. We delve in to athletic performance specifically in contact sports such as MMA / Rugby. David goes in depth about how he thinks about structuring phases from the ‘Off season’, ‘Pre-season’, and ‘In-season’ training. We also discuss the different nutritional protocols that need to be addressed. I asked David a...

Welcome to the show!!! Today I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Dr. Mike Israetel. Cofounder of Renaissance Periodization, Dr. Mike Israetel holds a PhD in Sport Physiology from East Tennessee State University. Formerly a professor of Exercise and Sport Science in the School of Public Health at Temple University in Philadelphia, Mike has taught several courses, including Nutrition for Pu...

Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to the show! Today’s episode is going to be a treat for all you sports fans out there and coaches who are interested to hear what it takes to coach someone at the highest level. Michael Italiano is the performance coach to Daniel Ricciardo who is one of the best Formula 1 drivers in the world right now. We speak about Michael’s unexpected introduction to the fitness in...

Welcome boys and girls of all ages to the first episode of Casual Talk! This is the first of many where I chat with a guest about .... well absolutely nothing in particular. It's chilled, laid back, entertaining and educational. Myself and Josh chat through topics today that go deep on: - Critical thinking ... What is it and how it applies to life - Conspiracy theories ... I learned they aren't wh...