Are you choosing the hero's path? Or simply existing near the bottom of the credits? I am always mentioning the term "The Hero's Journey" and today's episode explores this in depth. Our modern mythology in media often follows the storytelling rules of the hero's journey, and it will always be here to teach lessons to the average person about rising up from normality and seizing a worthwhile life.

I'm not a fan of fad diets. In today's episode, I explain why there's a good reason you shouldn't be either. And for the keto nuts out there, I'll be covering that soon too. And I may surprise you...

Me - Wait... you actually followed the plan right? Take pictures, send me pictures of your meals. Thinks to self - are they sending me everything or just cherry picking?

Them - oh no, I've messed up the meal plan. Rather than telling my PT I smashed a whole box of Celebrations, I'll just lie for a quiet life.

Me - Man I've put hours and hours into this document, I hope they make it count.

Them - Yay, it's Friday. Time to consume thousands of liquid calories down the pub. Wait, what about that meal plan? Bah it'll be fine, liquid calories don't count right?....

Me - I have failed my client

Them - I have failed after spending hundreds... Back to square one.

>>How to sow distrust between client and PT 101 right here<<

Are you applying a beer strategy to a champagne vision? In today's episode, I explore the curious idea of what the people who "made it" have that you maybe do not.

As the podcast slowly continues to grow, I take into consideration the darker side of being a public speaker online.

Wouldn't it be nice to breath our last with as few regrets as possible? Ikigai is how we do it. 

Whether it's bodybuilding, powerlifting or just chasing the butt gains for the 'gram, eventually, somewhere, muscle groups get left by the wayside. Whether or not we have great knowledge of training methods, we are creatures of habit. From my experience on gym floors, I decided to share a few muscle groups that people don't train and in some cases, don't even know exist. Get these dialled in and you'll never be that old person wailing "ooooo me bloody hip"...

So we know that HIIT training and spin classes are not very effective at helping you to lose fat. We know that sweat is just water and salt.

So when hiring a PT... what should we expect them to say when considering a fat loss plan? Some know the answer but play into the HIIT narrative anyway in order to make an easy sale. But it seems a rare few will keep it 100% with you and say the stuff that nobody wants to hear; the stuff the science agrees with but the average person doesn't want to believe. This is the stuff I will cover in today's episode.

Motivation is fantastic when we have it. How to forge ahead when we don't? Today's episode is all about revealing motivation for the deceptive demon that it really is, and how to replace it with a considerably healthier mindset - discipline.

Many will look for a PT and shop by face. Who looks the friendliest? Or perhaps there's a preference between a male and female trainer? 

And that's about the long and short of the selection process. Nobody's fault. But it is worth remembering that any PT can have the gift of the gab and sell you a dream that they may not be able to deliver on. 

In today's episode I'll discuss how to be a mega clever shopper if considering a PT, making sure you're hiring one that walks the walk and talks the talk.