Today’s conversation is with Chris Mota, Coach at Unit 4 CrossFit in Glasgow.

We delve into an Athlete’s hierarchy of needs and how we can review these different needs to make a functional diagnosis on how we can improve training performance as well as prevent injuries or other challenges.

Chris discusses some of the common pains and complaints including lower back and knee which often come from an imbalance of strength across the body. We cover 3 common imbalances including left to right pressing, single leg strength and upright pulling.

Within each of these, Chris shares tests you can do to identify any imbalances, movements you can introduce to improve them, and some general guidelines for how strong you should be on certain movements versus others.

Lastly, we look at how to adjust programming to tackle these issues and how you can take action moving forward.

Connect with Chris:

www.instagram.com/coachchrismota/

www.instagram.com/painfreeperformanceco/

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Today, the guest is me. as I answer the Questions sent in by the listeners over Instagram.

These include my 2021 goals, biggest lesson of 2020, my ideal date, and current training split. 

I hope you all enjoy this one and the plan is to have a solo episode every 10-15 episodes if there is a topic I can add value on.

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Today's conversation is with Manny De La Cruz of WellBuiltStyle and we discuss how guys who train can still dress well to suit their physique.

Manny has built a niche website to support style for men who train and are into fitness, as know that it can be both harder and easier to dress well and look stylish when we have more muscular physiques.

We explore common mistakes made when it comes to dressing well as well built guy, misconceptions around style, what fit of trouser goes with which shoes.

Manny shares his concept of how ugly men can become handsome, which is a part of this conversation that we can all learn from.

Lastly, we explore Manny's approach to time management while managing this side hustle and creating content for over 7 years.  As part of this discussion, Manny gives us an insight into the self development sources that have built his strong mindset and approach to life. 

Connect with Manny:

Website - https://wellbuiltstyle.com/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/WellBuiltStyle?

Insta - https://www.instagram.com/well.built.style/

Book - https://amzn.to/3kUjMuh

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Today's conversation is with Andrew Craig, investment banker in the city of London, author and fund manager.

Having read Andrew's first book "How to Own the World" it had a huge impact on my own approach to my finances and he takes a Plain English Finance approach to explaining how busy professionals can manage their money and work towards financial comfort in future years.

We explore why it has never been more important for us to manage our money, the true extent of inflation, and the difference between trading and investing.

Andrew shares three simple steps we can take to implement a time efficient investment strategy.

We also cover why gold plays a role in our asset allocation in our investing portfolio, before answering the commonly asked question "when should we start investing?"

This one is jam packed with actionable value that many of us need to hear if we hold aspirations of being financially independent in the future.

Connect with Andrew:

How to Own the World - https://amzn.to/3oPrybY

Live on Less, Invest the Rest - https://amzn.to/3n1BvkR

Website - https://plainenglishfinance.co.uk

Twitter - www.twitter.com/andyroocraig

Email - [email protected]

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Recommended Books - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/col.cambro?ref=cm_sw_wa_r_inf_own_col.cambro__mw_tLRmaJrqD2iJH

Today's conversations is with Harry Ranson - Online Coach and Co Founder of a Taste of Fitness.

We explore the role science can play in shaping our approach to health and fitness. Harry explains where his approach comes from, the benefits to using studies in an applicable way as well as the limitations of some data.

One of Harry's most famous pieces of content is his regular whiteboard chats where he takes the science and distills it down into actionable info for his clients and followers. During our conversations, we tackle 5 FAQs in the fitness world:

How to know if a supplement is worth taking?

How can we reduce hunger?

How to actually reduce DOMS?

How to stay lean year round?

HIIT V LISS cardio?

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Insta - https://www.instagram.com/harryranson/

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We explore the realities of the economic situation that has encouraged more people to explore options like Bitcoin, while covering the basics of where crypto comes from, how you can buy it and store it.

We discuss many of the Frequently Asked Questions around Crypto including the scale of its growth, accusations of it being a pyramid scheme, structural challenges, will Bitcoin reach $20K soon, and will it be used as our currency soon?

Another big topic that we have covered and I hope you take value from this. What did you know about Bitcoin before listening?

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Today's conversation is with Sarah Allan, CrossFit Athlete and CCFT Coach.

We learn about Sarah's entry into fitness, her background in competitive background and journey to find an area of fitness that met her competitive personality and supported her own body image.

Regarding body image as a female, Sarah shares an overview of her journey and how fuelling competitive sport played a big role in her moving forward. Following a skiing accident and move away from badminton, Sarah felt a loss of purpose but then dived into CrossFit.

We discuss Sarah's goals and ambitions in this space which leads to use exploring why Sarah may "not be designed" for CrossFit and how she has worked on her current strengths but importantly addressed her weaknesses to compete at Sanctionals.

During this exploration of how to acknowledge and work on weaknesses, Sarah shares her favourite self development sources and the processes she has implemented.

This is an approach we can all learn from and apply across any discipline and industry.

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Insta - https://www.instagram.com/saarahallan/

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Today’s conversation is with VP from No Nonsense Forex.

We cover the basics of Forex, what it involves, and the size of the market.

VP then shares how we can avoid the huge number of scams that are prevalent online at this moment in time. These give Forex trading a bad name and it became VP's goal to share the reality of the market and the best way to approach it.

This leads to a conversation about resources where we can learn initially for free, next steps after this, money management, and trading psychology. 

VP also explains why those who have seen success in their fitness goals are disproportionately advantaged to succeed in the trading world, which will be interesting listening for many of this audience!

I'm delighted to have been able to bring a credible, no nonsense guest on to cover this topic and hope you find it insightful.

Connect with VP:

Website - https://nononsenseforex.com

VP's Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08JC5398N/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B08JC5398N&linkCode=as2&tag=colincampbell-21&linkId=e37f94ac402a99a3d1ac47ce9922e145

Free Learning - https://www.babypips.com/learn/forex

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Today's conversation is with Dale Burke, Head Coach at MTN Coaching and we explore the hugely significant topic of mental health and wellbeing.

As part of this, Dale shares his own experience of a period of poor mental health and breaks it down into the following steps - his first contact, his plunge and then rise.

Dale shares the sources he used to better understand how he could rise and improve his mental health, which to a discussion around some of the challenges we have in the Western World with diagnosis and treatment when someone has challenges.

We cover the extreme ends of lockdown when it came to our mental wellbeing, before we delve into the different lifestyle choices and decisions we can make to give ourselves the best change of having good mental health. This is a great discussion on some of the immediate areas where we can often see improvement in how we feel.

Lastly, Dale shares details on his soon to be available ebook covering many of the areas we discussed today in more depth.

Connect with Dale:

Insta - https://www.instagram.com/daleburkefitness/

MTN Coaching - https://www.instagram.com/mtn_coaching/

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Disclaimer: The content in the podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.*

Today's conversation is with Elev8 Alex, a personal trainer with a Bsc Sports and Exercise Science and a NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist.

We discuss the commonly found challenges from a sedentary desk job when it comes to performing at our best in the gym. 

If you want to start small, we provide key areas you can focus on including your desk set up, little actions you can take throughout your day and 4 movements you can add without disrupting your work.

The best approach is one of Prehab instead of Rehab, and we cover the specific movements we can address in the warm up for specific sessions including pressing, pulling, and leg training. 

Finally, if you wanted to taking it further and build a more fuller and more regular mobility routine as part of a morning routine or active rest day Alex gives us some ideas of how we can get started.

Pigeon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuYbjkuKLKY

Deadbug - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XLEnwUr1d8

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