The Kilted Athlete

Midweek chat for Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 My email address to contact me is kiltmanfitness@gmail.com Or find me on facebook or instagram as The Kilted Athlete Podcast

When it comes to supplements, there’s a lot of information and misinformation out there. There’s a lot of marketing, influencers, and hype out there and it’s often difficult to differentiate the facts from the BS. But do you really need supplements, or are you just creating expensive urine? The supplement industry is huge and so is the marketing. In this episode I talk about how to cut through the...

Are you looking to increase the distance of your runs? Maybe you’ve just registered for your first half marathon, or maybe you want to run a 5km parkrun non stop. Or maybe you haven’t run long distance for a while and you want to get back in to it. Here are my tried and trusted methods for increasing your distance.

I’ve mentioned compound and isolation exercises in several of my podcast episodes. In this episode I take a deep dive into the differences between the two, as well as the pros and coms of each.

Ever had a workout planned, only to find that, for some unexpected reason you have less time available. It happens to me all the time. But don’t let this become an excuse to skip your workout. Whether you’ve been stuck in traffic, or held back late at work, don’t ditch your workout because you have less time than you planned. Just rethink your workout. Here are some of my tips to make a short work...

The midweek chat is back. These are short informal episodes where I cat about what’s going on. This week I talk about what I listen to when I’m working out, and a few other things.

Hollywood has a lot to answer for when it comes to how we perceive fitness, and the 6-pack is the perfect example of this. The reality is, having a strong core and having a 6-pack are two entirely separate things, and having one doesn’t automatically mean the other. Having a strong core is essential in day to day life as well as athletic performance. It helps support your posture, your lower back,...

Some people set out to do something, and they get it done, others find excuses along the way. There’s one big difference between the doers and the “don’ters” - the doers hold themselves accountable.

In this random sport episode I investigate the Kirkwall Ba’, one of many “village football” games that are played across the UK. In a game where the whole town is the playing field, there are no field limits, no referees, no uniforms and very little rules, the Ba’ could easily be mistaken for a riot rather than a friendly game of football. Join me as I talk about the Kirkwall Ba’ game.

A common goal amongst runners is to be able to run faster over a set distance. Here’s some tips of what to do and what not to do to run faster.

One of the most common species found in the gym is the Leg Day Sook. The Leg Day Sook will average 3 arm workouts per week but might to a token leg workout once a month … maybe. In this episode I get brutal. I call out the some of the bs excuses for skipping leg day, and I talk about what a real, no nonsense leg workout should look like.

I get it - we all get busy. Someone we don’t have a lot of time to spend in the gym (or sometimes the music playing in the gym is really bad and you just want to get out of there). Here’s 10 tips on how to get in, do your workout, and get out quickly.

I have a special guest on this episode. Kevin Chilvers is the Race Director of Runfest - a series of 4 running events that take place in some beautiful locations on the NSW North Coast. As well as organising running events, Kevin is an avid runner himself. This weekend Kevin and his wife Amanda will be running their 3rd marathon for the year - the Sydney Marathon. In this episode Kevin and I chat...

Our bodies and minds are hard wired to find the path of least resistance. But the whole point of strength training is to find the path of most resistance. Are you subconsciously finding the easy way out? In this episode I discuss ways to ensure you’re creating resistance in your workouts so that you can get the most benefit from your strength training.

Welcome back to my series on random sports. This episode is about Chess Boxing - a hybrid sport that combines the two completely opposite disciplines of chess and boxing.

The dreaded beep test! The 20 metre shuttle run that gets tougher the further you get. The beep test is not only a test of physical fitness, but of mental determination. It’s often used as a pre entry fitness test for Police and Military, as well as sporting teams As someone who has done the beep test countless times, and coached many people to do the beep test, I’ve come up with a few tips to hel...

Welcome to the first episode of my Random Sports series. Probably the most well known of the traditional Scottish Highland Games events is the Caber Toss. This sport combines brute strength with technique, balance and accuracy. Join me as I talk about the Caber Toss (and even share my experience when I attempted this unique sport). ps; yes, that is me in the photo tossing the caber 😂

In strength training, how we split our training between workouts is referred to as “splits”. In this episode I talk about some of the different training splits, as well as some of the considerations when choosing the right split for you.

I’ve spoken in other episodes about the importance of staying active and strong as we get older. Here’s some tips on how to keep active.

Intervals and Negative Splits are two training methods I regularly incorporate in to my run training schedule. In this episode I talk about both methods and how they work.

Ego Lifting is sacrificing good lifting techniques in order to lift more weight. It usually leads to the exercise being less effective and can also cause injury. In this episode I talk about how to avoid ego lifting and the difference between ego lifting and challenging yourself.

Making the right choices when it comes to food can be difficult. Reading food labels accurately can be tricky—especially when you're trying to determine what's genuinely nutritious versus what's just marketing. Here’s a few tips on how to successfully navigate food labels.

Do you read your work emails while you’re on holidays? Do you put yourself “on call” unnecessarily? This episode is about disconnecting from work. I talk about the importance of switching off from work and share some tips from my own experience on how to disconnect and enjoy life after work.

Squats are a fundamental human movement that correlates to things we do in every day life. Whether you’re a bodybuilder, a runner, or just someone trying to be more mobile, squats can benefit everyone. In this episode I talk about squat techniques, some different types of squats and how squats can improve your life.

In this episode I talk about the importance of strength training for runners, as well as strength exercises and routines and how to incorporate strength in to your training schedule.