Why Not?

Holiday season is upon us (how is it June) and this means you will be seeing a lot of companies advertising how to get holiday ready One big thing in the fitness industry is selling bikini programmes or summer cuts, or whatever other way you can package it up so you  part with your money Now there is nothing wrong with wanting to lose some weight before going away, but its not necessary If yo...

Over the years so much emphasis has been put on the scales as the one way to measure fat loss/fat gain I know I have spoken about this before and I am aware of many different content creators who have done so too but it is still something that I hear about regularly  And after years of it being shoved down our throats, I don't blame people  So today I decided to talk about things that yo...

So here we are at ep no. 100! Nearly 2 years since why not? Started, the time has flown! Today I had Cian O' Brien back on the podcast (ep #25,#86,#88) and we talked all about things we have learned over the years as a coach. We talk about how people gravitate to those who "look the part" but what worked for this person may not work for you It's ok to be wrong about your programming and you can ch...

Have you heard the term disordered eating? Today I talk to Emilia Thompson who is a nutrition coach who specializes in this area of nutrition We talk about her own journey in body building and how it affected her relationship with food which was how she came to work in this area We talk about the different ways that disordered eating can present themselves in people How the fitness industry and mo...

You've probably heard other trainers talking about "excuses" and how "everyone has the same 24hrs in the day".    This is not what this episode is about but sometimes we make the task so great we never even start     Time is something that I hear regularly from people as the reason they cannot exercise or eat "well"  So today I wanted to talk about things we can do to...

Scams are everywhere in every industry and the fitness industry is no different you will see everything from fatloss pills to machines that will "give you results with none of the work" But the thing is.. if they actually did what they said why is there still an obesity problem?  Today I talk about some of these scams and how they are just out there to take advantage of you and take your mone...

You've probably heard the term Strength and conditioning, It is a big part of many sports, but is there a difference when it comes to training under 18's to adults? Today I talk to Charlie Norton Sherwood about this very thing Charlie is a S&C coach with the Arsenal under 14's team  We talk about how he got into S&C and how that lead him to his job over in London About the different things you nee...

BMI has been around for a long time For those of you who don't know what it is it stands for "Body Mass Index".  it is taken by measuring your weight against your height and these results detimine whether you are considered at a "healthy" weight for your height. It does however have some problems as humans are not always so black and white Today I talk about these differences I talk about how...

Today I do a short episode all about body dismorphia I want to say that I am not an expeert in this field so the stories I told are completely anecdotal I start by giving the definition of body dismorphia from the Mayo clinic Then I talk about my own experiences with it from being younger and even recently Two stories involving men that really show that it is not just female problem How you speak...

As a coach who normally works with women this is a subject that I rarely touch on but today that is going to change I talk to Cill O'Connor who is a Strength coach who works with clients both in person and online on improving strength and overall fitness While Cill works with a whole range of populations today we decided to focus on fitness from a male perspective We talk about how he got into...

Tiktok has been the most recent social media to take off (if you're not on it you are missing out!) Aided by the lockdowns many people took to the app to disctract themselves  Today I speak to Pól Ó Gallchóir also known as @thelastkingofulster on tiktok We talk about how he started making content on the app early on Being recognised in the pub as "that guy from tiktok"  How the best...

Today I am back on a solo episode talking about the reasons we never get to our body goals As it is nearing the end of march most of the January people have dropped off Maybe you've become bored of your intro programme Or you're sick of going from cardio machine to cardio machine And youve just not seen the results you thought you should have by now So you give up (until summer of course) Well tod...

How often have you had a craving for a doughnut? Maybe it wasn't a doughnut and it was something else that you consider "bad" or "unhealthy"? Did you check in with yourself as to what might be causing it or did you just try to ignore it? Maybe you even just had a donut? Today I talk to William Walshe who owns an online fitness business all about this very thing William owned a gym for 10 years bef...

Have you ever said to yourself "I'm too old for that"? or maybe you have convinced yourself that you've left it too late to start at all? Well today I speak to strength coach, cos coach in the inner circle with Jordan Syatt and Author Susan Niebergall about how that is not the case Like many women Susan yo-yo dieted her whole life and it was only in her 50's that she finally got to where she wante...

Do you enjoy training? Like do you actually ENJOY training or do it because you have to? Today i've got Cian O'Brien back for his Hattrick Appearance on the podcast to talk about just how you can do this We talk about goal setting and how having an intrinsically based goal will keep you going over and extrinsically based goal How you don't have to love every element of it but you need to understan...

Have you heard of Hypothalamic amenorrhea also known as HA?  This is a common condition with women that can be caused by over training and/or under eating  Today I speak to Jennie Haire who is a registered nutrintionist and owner of One Health Nutrition all about this topic Jennie specialses in womens hormone health and regulary helps clients who are suffering with this condition  T...

We are always looking for a silver bullet to make weightloss happen But what if in our searce we are overlooking something that is incredibly simple that could make all of the difference? Something so simple I couldn't be the answer? Today I talk to Cian O'Brien of Keep if F**king Simple Coaching about just this! Cian was previously on episode #24 "The fitness Paradox" and is back today to talk al...

I'm sure that you've all heard the term "engage your core"  But do you really know what that means? Do you know what your core actually is? The core is very important to our training but it is also involved in much more in the body so that why I dedicated a full episode to it today I talk about some of the muscles that make up the core Functions of the core How to properly engage the core (th...

Today I bring you a guest that I am super excited about! I talk to Jordan Syatt who is a strength and nutrition coach, and self proclaimed short bald nerdy guy. Jordan first set up his business in 2011 and has been providing online coaching services since then. Today we talked about what got him into the industry.  Working for 3 years straight with no breaks for Gary Vaynerchuk and using that...

Have you ever wanted to turn something you really enjoy into a career. But you just don't think it will make you enough money. So you put it to the back of your head. Well this is what my guest Fiona Thomas did ,and today we talk about how being diagnosed with depression resulted in her becoming a freelance author and writer. Fiona always enjoyed writing but never thought she could turn it into a...

‘Whatever you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right’ Henry Ford How we think about ourselves and how we talk about ourselves is very important It can be the difference in whether your succeed or not Because our thoughts and beliefes can become our identity And once they become our identity it can be very hard to change But that also doesn't mean it's impossible to change either &nbsp...

Do you ever looks at old photos of yourself and think "i wish i still was that weight" or maybe its a model or influencer that you are comparing yourself to Do you ever think about what was happening at the time of the photo? Was it a good time for you or when you think about it was it really a bad time and weightloss was a result of stress anxiety or something else? Maybe on the flip side it was...

Its the first week in January, the month where everyone decides "to get back to it" We've all heard the term "New year, New me" and they gyms will be filled of people on a mission this month So this is why I recorded this episodes I tried to cover some of the most common mistakes I see people make when they are joining a gym in January I mixed the do's and don'ts together so it's not just a list o...

Short and sweet episode today where I talk about how to get through this weird and wonderful time where we don't know what day it is and chocolate is a perfectly acceptable breakfast I cover a few things you can do to help feel a lil normal during this time  They include  1. Drink water and tips to get more in  2. Move - doesn't have to be a gym workout but even a walk can help you...

As we come to the end on the year its nice to look back on the goals we set at the start of the year Or did you set any? Today I go through a few goals that I set at the start of the year and whether or not I reached them. I also look at how some weren't really measurable so how can I know when I got to them which I think is a trap that we all can fall into.  Are you planning on setting goals...