The Self Made Podcast

Me and Robb now are old fogies in the fitness industry!  This means a couple things. 1) We have learned a thing or two about how to get results and give a professional service (we hope) and  2) We have mad LOADS of mistakes along the way!!! Like any industry to get good at it you need to fail along the way and in this episode of The Self Made Podcast we delve into some of the dumb shit we see PT&a...

To conclude our training methods series me and Ste return to talk all things fat loss! We open the show discussing what is more important training or nutrition when it comes to fat loss and why and how you can make an argument for both sides. We then talk training during a fat loss phase. What should we do with volume? How do we approach conditioning and much more! A true one stop shop for fat los...

This time last week Robb got on stage in front of 150+ people and delivered his talk on how to improve men's sex lives and this episode allows him to delve a little deeper on this topic. It is a topic that is hugely important for all men but one that is still a little taboo to talk about. This episode aims to end that!! We discuss a range of topics including what is the stats around mens test...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome Gurinder Sandhu to the show.  Lower back pain is one of the most common issues people seek help for whether it is with coaches, physio's or other health practitioners but do you really know why you have pain or do you just get adjusted or released only for the pain to come back shortly after. Gurinder is a physio working ou...

Both me and Robb have been held to high standards through our careers. Whether that is the influence of mentors, employers or our own personal expectations we set the bar high of what we expect from our work.  We also love and work in the fitness industry an industry where the standard ranges from exceptional to down right atrocious. Also now with fancy marketing, canva graphics and highlight reel...

In this very special episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome all 3 members of a team who rowed the Atlantic Ocean. Clocking an incredible 3000 miles in 37 days, 17 hours and 44 minutes is impressive by any measure but taking on the second biggest ocean in the world just with 2 mates, some ores and a little boat is a task many may not even think was possible! It certainly was...

Confidence is a fascinating topic especially when we delve deeper than the surface layer. It is complex and situation dependent. I could be the incredibly confident and extroverted at one event and at a similar event a week later be be a wall clinger. In this episode me and Robb dissect this topic.  Is it nature or nurture? Are the terms introvert and extrovert really accurate? How do you build co...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome Andy Pilidis to the show.  Andy is the owner of the company more than muscle helping people look leaner, move easier, feel better and get stronger! But as his business has developed over the years his role changed.  He went from owning a job to owning a business! Hiring and being a leader to multiple members of staff and guiding...

It's Friday and you know what that means another training show with Steven Collins! After having a deep dive into hypertrophy methods last week we are now discussing the topif of how to lift some heavy ass weight! In this strength training deep dive we first look at what it actually means to get stronger. What allows this to occur, what mistakes do we make and what intensity do we really need...

So there are tons of dating podcasts out there all spouting the latest advise from Neil Strauss or talking the best chat up lines But not everyone wants or suits being a casanova! Not everyone wants a serious relationship Not everyone has the gift of the gab So I had an idea of a dating episode with a little different. What if we took a man in a very happy long term relationship that has no chat (...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome Daniel Yores to the show.  Do you feel you are mentally strong enough to come back from a huge setback?  Well Daniel certainly is! A high level footballer who's repeated knee injuries took the game he loved to play away from him. For many this is where they would give up but not Daniel.  He studies, he sought answers and se...

Yesterday was a very sad day! A day that I knew would come but never really prepared myself for it actually happening.  For the first time in mine and my parents lifetime we have a new King as today was the day Queen Elizabeth the second passed away peacefully in Balmoral after a phenomenal reign of 70 years taking the thrown at only the age of 26. In this bonus episode of the podcast me and Robb...

It's Friday and you know what that means another training show with Steven Collins! Now you all know how to set up your program and how to progress we are now starting a 3 week series about how to optimise your training for your specific goals. In this weeks episode we talk all things hypertrophy. What do you really need to do to build muscle? What are the biggest mistakes we see people make?...

So I am now 32 and I have felt life shift a little since turning 30! Some of the values I held close to me are changing I feel like I am no longer a kid but also not quite an adult yet and my priorities are shifting.  So I started to research listening to podcasts, audiobooks, reading articles and watching ted talk in the pursuit of wisdom & answers of where my next steps were and how to appro...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome Dr Sahra Vohra to the show.  Sahra is a consultant psychiatrist for the NHS in the UK  with over 10 years experience working with clients and is on a mission to minimise the misinformation and stigma around mental health sharing daily preventative strategies on instagram.  In a world full of clickbait articles, 24 hour news and...

Another friday and another training deep dive with Steven Collins! A little while ago we did an episode called how to build your training program which was incredibly popular but now so many of you are set up and in the gym training I think it is time we talk how to progress in the gym! When we talk about progression we often hear the buzzword progressive overload but do you know what that actuall...

I have had a lot of posts on instagram over the last few years and a lot of big life milestones have happened. I have gotten engaged. I have moved to Hong Kong I have changed careers and even started a podcast! But this was all trumped in engagement by a story of Rob manifesting a ghost. So In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, me and Robb delve deep into the unknown. We discuss ghosts are the...

Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0HjJUDNX5w The world seems to be more divided by the day but is this controversy needed? and is it really more prevalent or does the media and in particular social media in part to blame for us seeing the most extreme view in society. Listen to all episodes online. Search "The Self Made Podcast" on any Podcast App or click her...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome back Alex Searle to the show.  Alex in a relatively short time scale has gone from gym floor PT to very successful online coach with a massive catalog of world class transformations under his belt as well as coaches he trains and employed on his team.  I have over 11 years in the industry working with thousands of clients and ru...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome back Steven Collins to the show.  The fitness industry is changing!  The pandemic has made us more health conscious than ever and having our gyms taken away has from us has pushed moore people to look for other options. The two big ways the industry has changed is home gyms and fitness tech and in this episode we break down both...

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/RyBxEBZT9Uo Ever feel lost in your business? Feel like you could work a little harder! Well  @Travis Jones   is the master of hard work and the most resourceful businessman I have ever met and in this clip from the Self Made Podcast he talks about how quick thinking and a infrared sauna saved his gym business. Listen to all episodes online. Search &quo...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome back Robb Mcgeary for the first of a weekly guest spot where we will discuss everything from mindset and mental health to aliens and conspiracy theories. In this episode we go on so many tangents ranging from ghosts to social media but at the hart of this conversation we discuss the topic of controversy.  Is it necessary to buil...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast it is another solo show breaking down one of the most common things people want to achieve from their training and that is building muscle.  Looking at current research we now know building muscle is more than just looking good at the beach and has a HUGE impact on metabolic health, bone health, longevity and more.  But let's not ignore the vanity side...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast it is a pleasure to welcome well..... ME to the show! to celebrate the podcast recently turning 1 year old and with many new listeners to the show I realised many of you may not know much about me and who I am. So in this episode I let you take a peek behind the curtain and learn a little bit about who I am. I asked my audience for questions and I got a wid...

This episode of the Self Made Podcast is a pleasure to welcome Jack Halley to the show. Jack is a client of Made Coaching where we recently helped him prepare for his first photoshoot. A trainer himself he wanted to lead by example and show his clients that he could do everything he asked them to do.  He realised he needed an extra layer of accountability and guidance from someone who had done a s...