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Fantastic chat with Darius knight today. Darius is an international table tennis player who was part of the London 2012 Olympic team. We spoke about how Darius first got into table tennis living in battersea and the massive opportunities in life that table tennis has given him. It was also interesting to get Darius's take on how he would mentally and physically prepare himself to compete at the highest level. Darius is now got an incredible new business and brand and is now inspiring more and more young people to embrace the sport of table tennis.

Great chat with Sasha talking all things surfing. We start with Sasha talking about his first surfing experience out in Indonesia. Sasha's love and passion for surfing has grown stronger over the years and now run his own page reviewing surfboards. In this episode we also cover the massive positive impact surfing can have on your life not just physically but mentally. Sasha also covers some incredible advice on how you can improve your surfing and take yourself to that next level giving some simple and effective tips. Enjoy the podcast :-)

In todays episode i speak with Fran Sands. Fran has had over 60 amautuer bouts and boxed for England. Post boxing Fran eventually decided to become a coach and has never looked backed. He coaches as a volunteer at a boxing club in merseyside and has coached fighters all of ages and abilities. Fran is the creator of myboxingcoach.com a platform that allows Fran to share his boxing training systems that is enabling people from all walks of like to learn new skills and boost their fitness.

Fran also shares with us some incredible advice on productivity and growth mindset which helps him to run a success business and maintain a busy schedule. I loved every minute of our conversation and i know you guys will take a lot from it.

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Today on the podcast we welcome Amanda Ryder. When living In Spain Amanda noticed a huge difference to her own health when adopting the Mediterranean diet. This then prompted Amanda to pursue a career in nutrition and is now a degree qualified nutritional therapist and runs a nutrition practise in Cambridge. Amanda works with and helps her clients with weight loss , thyroid health , gut health and creating and adopting a healthy lifestyle that offers longevity . Amanda believes that we can all improve our health by having a better understanding of our issues and giving our bodies a chance to come back into balance.

Today i spoke with Shaun Kober. Shaun is the head of strength and conditioning at one of Thailand's best Mixed martial arts gyms Tiger Muay Thai. Previously before embarking into a career in the world of fitness Shaun served in the Australian military. During his time he served in Iraq and Afghanistan where he worked in a small man team as a sniper.

Topics of conversation

Military background

how to stay fit whilst on deployment

Mindset and taking ownership

Travelling

Challenges of working with fighters

programming and periodization

Tiger muay thai

Today i was on the road and went to visit Crossfit stags and does in Cambridge. Whilst there i spoke with Duncan who is the owner and full time Coach and mentor.

Topics of conversation included-

- Duncans experience in the fitness industry

-How he fell in love with crossfit/crossfit games

-Programming design

- Mindfulness and happiness

- Rest and recovery

- Strength training , gymnastics and yoga

- Importance and benefits of creating a community

- How members are supported to achieve their goals

- Future plans for the gym

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On todays episode i had the pleasure and privilege of speaking with Phil Daru. Phil spoke about his role at American Top Team after gaining 10 years of experience under UFC Vet Din Thomas. Phil goes into detail about the ins and outs of his role as a coach working with the best fighters in the world , including his current work he is doing with Dustin Poirier for his big title shot bout with Khabib.

Not only does phil have a wide range of knowledge after gaining two degrees in exercise science and sport medicine. He has also been through the fire himself and experienced some of the toughest physical challenges anyone can go though. He has competed as a strongman , MMA fighter , bodybuilder and powerlifter. Phil also owns two gyms and has online coaching/mentorship programmes where you can learn from the man himself.

Tony is an ex olympian and bronze medalist from the 2008 olympics. After the olympics Tony turned professional and remained undefeated in 11 fights. Unfortunately due to injury Tony was forced to retire and didn't know what life had in store for him next. He didn't know at the time but this was the best thing that could of happened to him. Tony now lives the American dream with two very successful gyms in California and the owner of the Box n Burn academy. Tonys gym have attracted a lot of big hollywood stars and even gained number 1 status in LA. Tony offers some incredible advice to young athletes and shares with us how you can reinvent yourself and completely turn your life around for the better.

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It’s a real pleasure and honour to be welcoming Mark Ormrod on the podcast this week. Mark is a former Royal Marines commando and the first triple amputee survivor of the war in Afghanistan. Mark is now an internationally acclaimed motivational speaker and the author of the autobiography Man Down and winner of four gold medals at the Invictus games. Mark continues to motivate and inspire others to realise their maximum potential and to live a life with no limits.

In this episode I speak with MMA fighter Claudia Diaz. Claudia fights out of Tiger may Thai gym in Phuket Thailand. We speak about how she decided to make the move from Spain and why Tiger is the perfect place for her to train. As well as getting an in-depth look at Claudia's training regime. Claudia has recently competed in two bouts in the ONE Warrior series. Enjoy :-)