With the announcement that gyms are back open again on June 29, I couldn't be happier.

However, there is a strong element of the gym life that we risk losing, community. In this episode, I take about why a good gym community and culture is so important to your progress. I'm not sure exactly what the future of gyms are right now, but I feel that if we are truly concerned with mental health and why gyms should have been open earlier to support that, we can't just leave people isolated in the gym now. Because I truly don't see much difference between that and working out from home.

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Plus I can't finish the description without talking about how much of a jinx I was to my Dad over the weekend for Father's Day in the intro!

In today's episode of the Podcast, I talk about how whatever programme you sign up for is irrelevant unless you are able to build sustainable habits from it.

Even my own programmes. I know how I can make the 6 week Challenges I have done in the past work for people. But they won't work for everyone. The truth is that a fitness programme can work for everyone. I may not necessarily agree with the programme, but that doesn't mean that it can't be effective.

When gyms reopen, you're going to get claims how this is "the only programme for you", or this workout is "specifically designed for" whatever.

Any gym programme can work. Any diet can work to lose weight (once it adheres to a calorific deficit). My advice to you is to keep it simple and work it around your schedule. What can you do long term that gets long term results? The right environment, coaching and the type of sessions you enjoy are much more important than the claims of any programme.

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With some retail shops now opening up in Ireland, I'm looking forward to when gyms are opened up again in the country!

In this episode, I talk about sets, reps and volume and why it can be sometimes best to keep it simple. And I also talk about the different rep ranges if you're training for strength and size as well as why you may want to do lower reps and lower weights on newer, more difficult exercises to get the correct technique for

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I tried not to talk about it. But it was too good not to dedicate a podcast too, especially since there were at least 10 key takeaways that you can apply to your health and fitness. And it has been a rare positive during this lockdown!

Little over the usual 10-20 minute episodes but hope you enjoy!

In this episode of the podcast, I talk about the problem with labelling food "good" and "bad". The answer to whether one type of food is better than others has too many different variables to answer conclusively.

Back with another episode of the Coach Seán Fitness Podcast. And it's a good thing I didn't do one last week as it would have been at least an hour on The Last Dance documentary.

In this episode, I talk about how I have come to realise that I am dependant on running to give me clarity and focus. And that is something I did not think I would say a few short years ago!

I also talking about listening to other strength and conditioning podcasts and picking up tips on how to handle wearing a mask in public. I know, through previous experiences at Stags, that I suffer big time with my breathing when running... yep, I'm not going to explain that sentence any further, you'll just have to listen to the podcast to find out and how my mistakes will help you in the weeks and months ahead.

I close this week's episode by talking about our Any Given Runday running group and 5k challenge. We're up to 150 members now, with all levels of fitness involved. And we are going to set goals every 4-5 weeks. Starting with aiming for a 5k PB at the end of June. There's no cost to get involved. All you have to do is join our Facebook group below and follow us on Instagram!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/anygivenrunday/

https://www.instagram.com/anygivenrundayofficial/

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It's a Monday. It that day of the week where you've promised yourself to start on that project or new workout plan. But you may still need that extra bit of motivation to get going. Stop looking for it. It is much better to start with imperfect action that waiting for the perfect moment that will never come.

This podcast talks about how I stumbled across that advice when looking for motivation that was not coming to me.

A few years ago, to help get established as a Personal Trainer, one of the things I did was set up a "Fixing Pops" YouTube series where I could showcase my beliefs in Personal Training and help my Dad along the way.

Two years later and my Dad is crushing it in the gym. He's definitely "fixed" and working as hard as ever in the gym right now!

In this episode, I catch up with my Dad and we learn:

- What he is doing in the gym right now

- His insane mental toughness to keep pushing himself

- How he went from zero running to a 72-minute 5km time to a 30-minute 5km time in a matter of weeks

- How his day is set up for training right now

- How even walking has turned competitive for him.

- The pull up challenge he did

- Staying hydrated and making sure he is drinking enough water

- The impact that consistent training is having on his body

- And the biggest takeaway from his training with me: the importance of form of how much weight you are lifting!

A really fun episode of the podcast that you're going to feel very motivated to do some training once it is done!

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This episode opens up with talking about my own struggles this week, playing catch up on having what I perceived was too much on my plate right now. I think a lot of feel like we should be getting so much done now that we are at home.

After that, I talk about the importance of doing a correct warm-up, ideas for a warm-up (including the two follow along warm-ups below) as well as the consequences in not following my own advice on warm-ups being integral to a good session.

Warm up A: https://youtu.be/bSh46YJ25QI

Warm up B: https://youtu.be/nFe7ujPrx3c

I wrap up the podcast by talking about my co-host on the Any Given Runday podcast, Eric, interviewing Odhran Murphy for his marathon in the estate in aid of Childline this weekend. It's a great listen that you can find on Spotify or Apple Podcasts as well as donating below:

Odhran's GoFundMe page: www.gofundme.com/f/marathon-in-the-estate

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6BIV2x4S0SP5bujteCXpyT?si=ZBN11HGHQ3eiN6lgW1o_dg

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/any-given-runday/id1493778874#episodeGuid=Buzzsprout-3557356

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This episode of the podcast is really broken up into two halves, that I feel will provide a ton of content for you guys.

In the intro, I talk about what I have learned through my guests this past week on the podcast including:

- Why it's so important to give a new routine/diet time to work

- The importance of doing your due diligence and research

- Setting goals and not just relying on motivation

- That you are capable of so much more when you are able to push yourself

- To find the balance to being productive and taking time out during quarantine

In the second half of the podcast, it's all about why it is critical now more than ever to set a sleeping pattern to help with your productivity and mood and why you should NEVER hit the snooze button, no matter how tempting it may be.

Hit me up on Instagram (@coach_seanc) if you enjoyed this episode and previous episodes of the podcast. Also, I was very serious about what I said at the end, so if you have something to offer, let me know by sending me a DM and why.

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