The Self Made Podcast

Are you overwhelmed and confused by the gym?  Worried if you push yourself you may get injured? Confused why your training partner gets results from bench press or a particular machine and you don't? This is just a few of the topics we cover today! In this episode of the Self Made Podcast is a pleasure to welcome Michael Goulden to the show. It is always great talking to Michael as he is one...

This episode of the Self Made Podcast is a pleasure to welcome Dr Emilia Thompson PHD to the show. Many people struggle with what to do post dieting phase.  They feel trapped tracking macros and weighing every single thing they eat to stay in shape leading to a lot of anxiety and guilt as well as missing other amazing parts of life outside the gym. On the other side of the coin we have people who...

This episode of the Self Made Podcast is a pleasure to welcome back Luke Leaman to the show. One of the many reasons I love talking to Luke is that you are never quite sure what is about to come out of his mouth! Maybe it is something to do with the impulse control struggles people with ADHD face (got me in trouble many times) or maybe it is just because he is a funny dude who has a ton of cool st...

This episode of the Self Made Podcast is a pleasure to welcome back Brett Mccarten to the show. It is always a pleasure chatting with Brett as we always have a no filter, no BS open and honest conversation and this one may be the biggest peak behind the curtain we have ever done.  If you want to get an idea of how your PT thinks and some of the struggles they face then this is a fascinating listen...

20 million records sold worldwide, 4 number one albums, platinum artists in the US, performed at some of the best awards ceremonies and toured the world! In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome Ritchie Neville from boyband 5 to the show. I trained Ritchie many years ago for an upcoming photoshoot and it struck me how down to earth and humble he was especially as he wa...

Courage, Discipline, respect for others, loyalty and selfless commitment. These are the moral values taught in the military and they are values this week's guest has carried with him through all walks of life. In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome Ollie Carson to the show. Ollie is a business coach helping fitness business owner scale a business that lives with...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome Travis Jones to the show. Genuinely one of the most inspirational and motivational guests I have had on the show! I have followed the work of Travis since almost the start of my career first meeting him at a London mastermind almost 10 years ago and it was clear then how much drive, ambition and attention to detail this man had...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome James Harknett to the show. James is unique to the guests I have had on this show before. He is not a trainer or a coach but what he does is the fastest way to transform someone's confidence! James is the tanner to the stars.  From models like David Gandy, music stars like madonna and many fitness cover models he is the man...

True transformations are made in the adjustments! To close this series of episodes on how to set your diet up for success in this episode of solo solutions we will break down how to make adjustments to your diet to ensure progress does not stall.  We will cover the following: - What metrics to track to assess if progress has stalled? - why progress stalls during a fat loss phase and why adjustment...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome Dr Hassan Zaid to the show. Hassan is the main reason I have so much faith in Chiropractors. Not only is the man seriously intelligent, lives and breaths strength training but he was also the first person to crack my own neck! I remember how nervous I was walking into his practice as I had seen enough Die Hard movies to know you...

We get a lot of questions about when and how we should look to have high days within our dieting phase.  In this episode of solo solutions, we will cover a complete guide to these strategies including why you would add them, signs you would need them before a deep dive on each of the strategies you could use and when to use them. Understanding this can make or break a diet allowing you to stay con...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome Brett Mccarten to the show. This episode is an old Instagram live we did almost a year ago delving deep into our thoughts on putting muscle on hard gainers! What exercises should you do? What rate of change can you expect?  Mental barriers to gaining muscle? How to approach training and nutrition? This episode covers it all as w...

Imposter syndrome is something we ALL face and something that gets a lot of views and downloads when I speak about it on social media or the podcast. It is something that I have had an up and down complicated relationship with. At times paralysing me with self-doubt and at others, I hold it in high regard as what has allowed me the successes I have had in life. In this episode of Solo Solutions, I...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome James Campion to the show. This episode is a little different as James is the founder and manager at HIT personal training in Hong Kong the gym that I myself take clients from in central Hong Kong. I have lost count of the number of times I have been leaving work thinking I will say hi to James then 2 hours later we are still di...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome back Sean Croxton to the show. Sean is a former health coach and youtube who has now become known in the personal development field for helping people overcome their mental roadblocks around making money and tackling limiting beliefs.  In this episode, we talk about Sean's relationship and journey around money, many of the...

I mean it is the topic of the week and we needed to say something! I was racking my brains when the incident happened who would be the person to discuss this with and then it was clear there is only one person who could do this topic justice. In this bonus episode of the Self Made Podcast, I bring back Robb to talk about the aftermath of the slap heard around the world! what should have just been...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome Chris Bavin to the show. For those brits who listen to this, you will likely recognise Chris from many of your daytime TV cooking and health shows including Eat well for less and Food Truth or Scare and it is the latter where I met Chris where he helped guide me through my 5 minutes of fame on the BBC.  But Chris is much more th...

Summer is coming up and many people are looking to get back in the gym and get in shape in time for their summer holidays!  Now while the gym is an important part of this process you won't get anywhere fast without looking at your nutrition but this can be a minefield online. Should I go low carb or low fat? Is it about calories or hormones? Do I always need to eat "clean"? Vegan or...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome back Robb Mcgeary for a topic that is close to both of our hearts. In the last few years, the topic of men's mental health has become more and more a public talking point with the scary statistic that suicide is now the leading cause of death for men under 40.  But are we seeing more mental health struggles or are we just m...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome Ajay Patel to the show. I have known Ajay for many years. I first met him in London where I noticed him on all the same courses I was doing (this guy has invested heavily into becoming a master at his craft) and now we have both moved to Hong Kong and working with a wide variety of clients.  Ajay has a slightly different entry p...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome Brian Lai to the show. Breathwork has taken the world by storm allowing everyone an easy and free way to take control of their health and mind! Brian runs courses in Hong Kong, Australia and online teaching people to take control of their breath and in turn improve anxiety, immune systems and performance. He has studied under so...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome Geoff Seow to the show. Do you feel life is harder today than it used to be? Well, the research would agree with you! Mental health issues are increasing by the year and suicide is now the leading cause of death for men under 40 years of age and this needs to change! This episode is there to delve into this conversation and unpa...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome back our very first guest Paul Standell to the show. Paul is one of the most interesting and talented storytellers I have had on the show and an exceptional coach but unlike our first episode where we spoke about coaching and exercise mechanics (definitely go give that episode a listen as it was one of our most popular) this tim...

The Podcast! The single biggest thing I did in 2021 other than propose to my amazing fiance. It has allowed me to connect with some amazing people, make great friends, connect with old friends and learn so many important lessons.  But this was not a thing that I just woke up one day and just started but it was years in the making! For various reasons I procrastinated on started. Insecurity of bett...

In this episode of the Self Made Podcast, it is a pleasure to welcome back my coach Blake West to the show.  Another popular guest on the podcast said "we do not have a weight loss problem but a weight management problem" I completely agree with this statement with the massive amount of before and after photos online from tons of fad diets but very few coaches showcasing the after the af...