Chasing Discomfort

A fascinating discussion with Justin Johnson co-owner of Theorem Metabolic. In this episode we dive into why you should test and not guess with your health and fitness and what main areas you should be testing to take your health and fitness to the next level. Enjoy! Until next time.. Keep Chasing.

3.5 years after his first appearance on The Chasing Discomfort Podcast we welcome back friend of the show Brian Milligan. aka Coach Milligan. Great catch on the current state of the fitness industry and how be STRONG and win at life, what more could you want in an episode. Enjoy, until next time... Keep Chasing.

From a life threatening accident at work that lead to a very different career path, to then completing a 100km ultra marathon, Mark's journey is inspiring. Media mogul and host of the Let's Talk Podcast pulls no punches with his honest account of why if another human has done it, so can you.

Are you performing to your full potential? BIG questions require BIG answers. In this episode we sit down we elite sports psychologist Chris Bodman, who makes a very complex subject - the human brain and breaks it down wonderfully. Chris is a very knowledgeable and experienced practitioner and it was a great conversation.

I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed it.

See below links:

Guest: Chris Bodman https://www.instagram.com/lmntaryperformance/?hl=en-gb

Host: https://www.instagram.com/iamchasingdiscomfort/

From Karate and Boxing as a young boy, into bodybuilding as a young man, Josh then found CrossFit which was ultimately his first introduction to Olympic Weightlifting. Fast forward a few years and Josh is one of top Olympic Weightlifters in the UK. 2024 GB Masters champion & Essex Weightlifting Open Champion with a PR competition total of 251kg!

Rich is a legit coach, a coach who's passionate and wants the very best for his athletes. Rich has skin in the game, after a career is British Moto GP racing he found crossfit and 16 years later he's now formed Black Swan Training. As well as being an atheltic weapon him self he knows how to coach people to get the best out of them. In this episode we talk how to get fit and strong. How you should cycle your years training, how to build on limitations, how develop your atheltic potential and how to recover.

Having run 39 marathons including 7 ultra marathons in 7 years, we dip into Jim Price's experiences and what it takes to run a marathon and ultra marathon. Jim is a passionate competitor and running coach with many miles under his belt.

In episode 41 we talk about how to run your first marathon, how not to "bonk", runners biggest mistakes, what it takes to run 92 miles in one event and what never to do in an ultra marathon.

In Episode 41 of the Chasing Discomfort Podcast we sit down with one of the heavyweights from the health and fitness space Mr Arron Lyons. Arron is a qualified PT, nutrition coach and has competed in multiple disciplines. From Body Building, to Muai Thai Boxing, to Ultra Marathons, to Hyrox and now competing in CrossFit.

Hear how Arron went from not being able to walk to running his first ever ultramarathon 6 months later.

We also discuss Arron's thoughts on how to build a super human athlete. And the number 1 thing that he see's people doing wrong with their diet.

This is a banger, ENJOY!

https://www.instagram.com/coachlyonsfitness/

Welcome back to the Chasing Discomfort Podcast, in this episode we welcome Craig Smith, host of the Craig Talks Ball Podcast to celebrate the return of the Premier League! Craig hosts a podcast that covers American Football and Football. We discuss the upcoming season, who to look out for, breakdown the basics of American Football, Craig's kick up challenge and talk some serious ball!

Check out Craig Talks Ball on the below links and give him a follow to keep his kick up challenge a

https://www.instagram.com/craigtalksball/

https://www.tiktok.com/@craigtalksball

In August 2013, ex pro rugby player, David "Jacko" Jackson, suffered a brain injury during training which resulted in a seizure on the field and small bleed on the brain, which ultimately lead to his retirement from the sport. During his recovery Jacko discovered through the process of re-training and learning how to restore healthy breathing patterns, he fell in love with running again. Jacko is now a master Oxygen Advantage coach & mentor, from the acclaimed book Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown. Jacko, also a Strength & Conditioning coach, found the connection between nasal breathing and running helped him re-connect with himself. In September 2022, Jacko completed a 3 day ultra marathon event, Ring of Fire, running a total of 135 miles around of Anglesey, North Wales. Between Breaths is the documentary that captured the Ring of Fire event and will be out in January 2023.

Below is the link to the free breathing course discussed in the episode and link to Jacko's Instagram.

FREE course - https://www.probreathwork.com/course/foundations-of-breathing

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jacko.david.jackson/

Until next time... Keep Chasing