So we are now halfway through the year and this episode, number 26 marks the halfway point of hitting the target of doing a podcast a week for the year!!

I.e. Halfway to 52!

In this show I do a quick recap of all the episodes I've record so far in the year, sharing the learnings I've had from them, some of the behind the scenes stories and giving a little overview of each.

I also touch on the things I've learned through this process so far.

At this point I'm incredibly thankful for all the guests who have taken the time to join me on the show and all of you who have listened at home :D

Think it's really cool that so many of you have joined me on this journey!

With that in mind I'd love if you could give me some feedback! Just so that I am creating what you want!

Let me know any thoughts you've had about the show (what you like/dislike) or anything you would like to see in the show in the future!

Otherwise hope you enjoy the recap and see you next week!

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Disclaimer: this podcast represents the opinions of Eoghan and his guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice.

Time Stamps:

0.14 – Intro.

2.22 – Episode 1, solo podcast under the bedsheets in Bali and background to why actually starting the podcast.

7.38 – Episode 2, Aisling Farrel teacher and online personal trainer.

10.32 – Episode 3, Jason McShane

14.10 – Episode 4, Ginny and leaving home at 11 and being homeless at 13.

17.20 – Episode 5, Ophelie

20.14 – Nick Thorogood, owner and founder of Power + Revive.

22.20 – Episode 7, Solo podcast.

24.20 – 30th Birthday special with Socky, catch up episode.

26.25 – MMA with John Quigley.

28.16 – Johnny Tieu, first pro athlete on the podcast.

30.41 – Fun facts break during the list and some of the things I’ve learned.

32.41 – Julia Watts freediving and the importance of the breath.

34.19 – Coach in manifestation and subconscious beliefs.

35.45 – Lord sugar of Bali, Charlier Mair.

38.10 – End of the Bali podcasts and back to Australia for a Solo podcast.

39.10 – Episode 15, Rachel O’Shea.

41.35 – Dietician Niamh Culhane and all things nutrition.

44.15 – Episode 17 Elaine Mernagh.

46.05 – Running the length of Ireland with Stephen Lynch.

50.00 – Year no beer with Richie Grace.

51.00 – Solo Episode before coming back to Ireland.

52.10 – Wedding Bells with Owen Young.

53.10 – Race walking with Kate Veale.

56.03 – My cousin on the podcast, research and hyrox world championships.

58.00 – Dean Roche.

59. 40 – Last episode, intercounty hurling with Conor Prunty.

This we are joined by Waterford full back and fellow club man Conor Prunty.

Conor has been playing intercounty hurling for 8 years now and in this time as an intercounty hurler Conor has so far captained Waterford to a National Hurling League title in 22, been named an all star full back in 21 and captained Waterford to an All Ireland final in 20.

As a youngster he played in the Waterford u21 team which won Munster and the All Ireland in 16.

In this episode we talk about Conor's experience of intercounty hurling so far, the learnings he's had from it, managing injuries and the mindset aspect to playing hurling at the highest level.

My mic isn't working for this one, so thankfully no one is hear to listen to me!

Hope you enjoy and let me know your thoughts!

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Time Stamps:

0.27 – Introduction.

1.20 – After 8 years of intercounty hurling some of the big changes he has seen.

4.40 – Prunty’s first game and coming into Waterford as a youngster.

7.05 – Approach to trying to get to the level required for intercounty hurling and looking back on college years.

8.35 – Whoop and using that.

9.31 – Waterford debut and tearing his quad.

12.17 – Things Conor’s trying to do around injuries.

15.10 – Coming off in the Tipp game.

17.23 – Trying to get back for the Limerick game, and matchday prep physically and mentally.

24.30 – Constantly talking about Waterford hurling around the county.

26.45 – Matchday and what’s going through his head.

29.45 – Managing expectations, the full back line and playing style.

34.40 – Dealing with disappointments.

36.20 – A week in the life of an intercounty hurler and the gym aspect of things.

43.20 – Quick fire questions.

This week I'm joined by the very intelligent Dean Roche, someone I definitely look up to (both physically and figuratively) in relation to his knowledge & concepts when it comes to training, movement and rehab.

Dean is the the owner & founder of Precision Health Performance in Waterford City.

He's a physical therapist, personal trainer and someone who is continually looking to learn and develop in the fitness/rehab space.

In this chat we talk about Deans journey to where he is now and some of the key things that have impacted his approach and the way he thinks about movement. We also talk about how he methods in the gym and clinic along with much more.

He's a really interesting guy who is ambitious to become the best version of himself in the fitness world and a great role model for anyone starting off on their own journey in the fitness space.

You can find Dean on Instagram here: Dean Roche

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Disclaimer: this podcast represents the opinions of Eoghan and his guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice.

Time Stamps:

0.22– Intro.

2.15 – How Dean got into this world.

15.45 – Setting up Precision Health Performance (PHP).

25.06 – Biggest impacts on his learning journey and current perspective.

30.15 – Movement philosophy.

32.20 – Some things that can be missed in some rehab scenarios (acl example).

39.30 – Developing his strategy around his approach to rehab.

45.32 – Fun electronics they have in the gym and how they are using them.

48.36 – The impact the psychological aspect has on the pain/rehab scenario.

54.45 – Things Dean would now like to learn about and develop more from.

59.22 – Things done well, and things done poorly over the past few years.

1.01.44 – Motto Dean lives by.

1.07.00 – Given advice to himself if he was starting of this journey again.

This week we are keeping it in the family and I'm joined by my cousin Oonagh Crilly.

After obtaining a physiotherapy degree Oonagh continued her journey in the academic world obtaining her masters, phd and postdoctoral , now she is a career researcher in the health & fitness world, involved in many exciting research projects in this field which aim to change the landscape of the rehabilitation world for the better.

On top of all this Oonagh is also a pilates instructor and about to partake in the Hyrox World Championships this year after qualifying from Koln!

In this conversation we mainly focus on the world of research, what that looks like and what one can expect from being a career researcher.

Considering the impacts studies have on how we approach exercise, nutrition and wellness I think it's interesting to get an insight into what goes on behind the scenes in this world.

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Disclaimer: this podcast represents the opinions of Eoghan and his guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice.

Time Stamps:

0.22 – Intro to podcast.

1.26 – Journey into the research world.

3.23 – What kept bringing Oonagh back to the research world in comparison to the clinical/hands on world.

4.35 – Talking through her research into using neuromuscular electrical stimulation on type II diabetes clients.

7.45 – The process of running a research project.

14.15 – Incorporating more qualitative research methods into her research and the benefits of it. Particularly looking at how it was used in Oonaghs research of bringing cardio rehabilitation into the home.

19.27 – Writing up the research paper and what’s included in them.

21.20 – Publishing research.

25.10 – Distinguishing what research to trust or not.

27.35 – A day in the life of a researcher and what Oonagh has currently going on.

29.00 – Current project Oonagh is working on around menopause.

34.16 – How it feels to now helping the upcoming researchers after being in their position originally.

35.38 – Advice to young Oonagh or other researchers starting off on their journey.

36.17 – Qualifying for the hyrox world championships.

43.10 – Teaching modified Pilates, why Oonagh likes it and how she teaches it. How found the leap to teaching a group class.

This week I sit down with Irish racewalker Kate Veale.

Kate is currently chasing Olympic qualification in the marathon race walk mixed relay and has a last shot at getting the the qualification time set by athletics Ireland to go to the European championships later this year (although she already met the European standards and will be invited to race)

After winning the World Youth Championships in 2011 things didn't work out quiet as expected for Kate and plenty of ups and downs were experienced on her path back to competitive racing.

In this conversation we chat about Kates current racing and goals, her journey so far in this sport, mindset, perspective on life and race day fuelling and preparation.

It's a very interesting conversation and quiet an inspirational journey which I definitely take a lot of hope from and excitement for Kates future in the sport.

You can find Kate on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kateveale

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Disclaimer: this podcast represents the opinions of Eoghan and his guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice.

Time Stamps:

0 - Introduction

2.30 – Current racing schedule and heading to Slovakia to try qualifying for Europeans.

6.50 – Last chance for the Olympic qualification.

16.00 – Prepping for upcoming European qualification race and pulling out of race the previous weekend.

20.15 – Managing the mental strain on the run up to races.

22.30 – Getting diagnosed with ADHD and the benefit that has provided.

29.00 – What’s going through Kate’s head during races.

32.35 – Feeling of crossing the finish line.

35.14 – Kate’s journey in race walking.

59.30 – Societal expectations and the learnings with what having a child can provide.

1.06.45 – Fuelling; what Kate eats for race days and calories.

1.21.20 – Meditation and breathwork.

1.30.00 – What Kate’s looking forward to in life and in racing.

1.33.30 – Advice to Kate from 2011.

This week we are talking weddings. I’m joined

Weddings can be an incredibly stressful ordeal,

In this conversation we talk about all the above points and get an insight into how Owen is approaching them.

Also considering Owen is the speech man in our friend group and has a big one to deliver on Friday, we also touch on public speaking and his approach to it.

All in all an enjoyable conversation and timestamps can be found below.

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0.15 – Podcast introduction.

1.20 – Planning of a wedding, perception of what wedding should look like and how he’s approaching it.

9.03 – Engagement story and stresses of it.

16.05 – Approach to training for the wedding.

18.15 – Unsustainable training.

21.16 – What his training week looked like.

25.05 – Speeches, public speaking and presentations.

32.55 – Importance of being a straight talker and being truthful with people.

49.45 – Importance of keeping a positive outlook.

This week, it's a one man band, I'm back with another solo podcast.

This one falls at the end of my first stint back in Australia before heading back to Ireland for a few weeks.

In this episode, I give a life update on training and work and reflect on where I am right now.

I talk about some of the main things I find myself constantly coaching in group classes.

I also talk about the slump in motivation around the social media side of things that I've found myself facing the past few weeks.

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Disclaimer: This podcast represents the opinions of Eoghan and his guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice.

Time Stamps:

0.21 – Podcast starts rolling

1.28 – Section 1 life update

7.14 – Own training and embracing imperfect form.

10.23 – Doing a functional patterns training seminar and looking forward to implementing more learning into his routine.

12.20 – To-do lists tips.

15.24 – Things I’ve noticed people struggling with while coaching.

18.42 – Point 2, people losing their stack.

25.20 – Losing motivation and mindset changes being used to stay on track.

As some of you know I'm not drinking alcohol this year and Richie is someone who has just finished a year off the 'beer', so this week we are talking about life off the booze.

Being two Waterford lads growing up in the sunny southeast of Ireland this is not a common step for people in our area to take.

So in this episode we chat about the whys behind doing it, how the experience has been for us so far, things we've learned and tips for anyone thinking about it.

Give it a listen and let me know your thoughts :)

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Disclaimer: this podcast represents the opinions of Eoghan and his guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice.

Time Stamps:

0.25– Intro and what we’ll talk about during the episode.

1.47 – Why Richie actually gave up the booze.

5.09 – What actually made Richie take the leap to giving up drinking and the sacrifices/trade offs around it. Trying to do what really gives fulfilment.

7.47 – Initial plan to give up the drink for and the moment when he really made the choice. Looking at not using alcohol as a crutch.

12.45 – General reaction to him giving up the drink and dealing with some of the negative feedback.

14.02 – Eoghan on why he gave up alcohol and the reaction he got from taking the jump.

18.55 – Changes noticed so far since giving up the alcohol.

31.15 – Socializing sober and hanging out with associates instead of people who truly care about you.

39.05 – Thoughts from Eoghan and Richie on drinking again and going on sober nights out.

42.15 – Advice for people giving up the drink and how much you can develop as a person through the process.

49.55 – Richie’s background.

This week I'm joined by the youngest person ever to run the length of Ireland. Running all 563km from Malin Head to Mizen Head in just over 8 days and raising €70,000 in the process!!!!

This is all coming from a man who had just partook in 5k and 10k events 3 years previous.

Currently Stephen is training for the 777 Marathon event in Australia, this involves running 7 marathons in 7 days in 7 different states.

In this episode we chat about how Stephen got into endurance events, running the length of Ireland and some of the obstacles he faced along the way, life lessons he's taken from it and his next challenge of running 7 marathons in 7 states.

You can donate to Stephens 777 fundraiser for child abuse victims here: https://fundraise.bravehearts.org.au/fundraisers/StephenLynch/777national2024

You can find Stephen on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@steverunzz

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Disclaimer: this podcast represents the opinions of Eoghan and his guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice.

Time Stamps:

0.24 – Podcast starts.

1.15 – Back story and randomness of the internet.

2.00 – Running the length of Ireland.

2.46 – Getting into more advanced running and ultra marathon endurance events.

6.10 – Hospitalized after the Bondi to Manly ultra.

7.40 – How the idea of running the length of Ireland came about.

11.50 – Prepping for running the length of Ireland.

13.50 – Some motivation for making sure he finished the route and being caught by elevation at the start.

15.25 – Struggles faced on day 3 of the route.

23.28 – The last day.

27.10 – Day 3 and dealing with being told he might not be able to continue and using other people’s doubt for energy.

30.25 – Where was his head going to on those dark days.

34.10 – Things he learned about himself from doing the run and focusing on the little wins.

39.55 – Raising over 70,000 for charity in the process and the importance of mental health.

43.15 – Coming back to Australia after completing the race.

44.45 – Recovering after the big run.

46.40 – Pushing himself to do hard things.

49.15 - Next challenge and running 7 marathons in 7 days in 7 states.

55.45 – The hardest geezer.

58.00 – How what’s he’s done and learned in endurance events transfers to life outside of them.

1.01.35 – People who have had the biggest impacts on the path he’s taken.

1.04.45 – Closing comments.

This week the tables are turned; I hand over control and become the interviewee.

To do so I am joined by dear friend and radio host Elaine Mernagh. Some good chats and lots of laughs in this episode.

Through it lots of thoughts around training, coaching and mindset are touched upon. Some good old fashioned easy listening with a touch of knowledge.

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Time Stamps:

2.05 – Eoghan training Elaine and her experience of that so far.

6.22 – Clarifying how Eoghan and Elaine met on regional work.

8.22 – Interview starts. Question 1, interpersonal skills and talking about leaving the ego at the door.

14.40 – Things Eoghan is working on to become a better personal trainer.

19.20 – How to improve your own mental resilience and exercise for the feeling after.

27.05 – Eoghan’s first time back running.

28.50 – Personal skill Eoghan is trying to develop at the moment, working on being present and not people pleasing.

32.50 – Year no beer.

36.20 – Discussing other things willing to give up.

39.10 – Dealing with imposter syndrome especially on social media.

43.24 – Beliefs previously had that have now changed and some more year no beer thoughts.

48.20 – Extrovert or an introvert. And fearing coaching people better than you.

52.22- The impact coaches’ language can have on someone’s gym experience.

54.24 – Life motto’s.