' There is no success without failure '

Today on this epic podcast I speak to Mark Macqueen the current IPF World, European and Commonwealth Champion & also British champion for 3 years in a row.

I guarantee anyone who listens to this will take something away from it. Mark speaks very openly and honest and says it how it is.

We talk about Marks powerlifting career, training, self belief, fear of failure, mindset and lots of other stuff!

If you're struggling for motivation then this is the podcast to listen to.

Big thanks to Mark for coming on and giving an amazing pod!

Thanks for listening

02:35 - How did you first get in the gym ?

07:15 - Marks first competition + self belief

10:00 - Mark talks about the IPF and his achievements, what it takes to be the best, commitment, dedication + sacrifice. ( this section is epic )

25:18 - fear of failure and not realising your potential + bouncing back from failure

36:00 - excuses, taking responsibility + being honest with yourself

50:30 - going from training alone in a garage to OBS with the crew

01:05:00 - Marks diet on 4500 calories per day + drooling over five guys and Nando’s

01:14:40 - what training means to Mark and what it does for his mental health and a life changing moment for Mark in school. ( Must Listen )

01:33:00 - where has mark been to through competing and some stories

01:37:00 - Mark talks about his coaching business and clients success

01:41:44 - What advice Mark would give someone thinking about starting to lift weights or join a gym

01:45:22 - Plans for the future and where to find Mark on social media

Today I talk to Lisa Wilkinson who was a client with me in Elite a couple of years ago and went through a massive weight loss transformation and achieved her goal of doing a photo shoot with her new lean physique!

Lisa has kept up her healthy, active lifestyle since finishing up with me and has recently became a mother for the first time and we talk about this, her transformation, nutrition and more.

Thanks for listening

Podcast Breakdown

01:40 - what made lisa think she had to lose weight

04:29 - what was Lisa’s lifestyle like before losing weight

08:00 - what changes did Lisa notice in her body after starting weight training and advice on starting weight training for beginners

13:50 - aside from aesthetics what other changes did Lisa see in yourself whilst going through a transformation

16:00 - what impact does training have on Lisa’s mindset

18:50 - how proud Lisa was of her Elite transformation photoshoot

21:50 - how Lisa coped with negativity of others

25:00 - what advice Lisa would give about sustainability & long term weight loss and we talk about flexibility in the diet & calories

30:40 - lisa talks about her pregnancy in regards to her diet and exercise pre and post baby

39:40 - Lisa’s favourite workouts

40:50 - Lisa’s husband Gary also has went through a weight loss transformation and Lisa talks about how this works / helps with them both training

44:13 - what advice would you give someone looking to start up a transformation - training & diet

47:30 - training and diet myths

Today I speak with my friend Jonathan Clark from Form & Function Fitness.

I have known Jonathan for a long time however as he is based in Inverness we rarely get to see each other and we met through a love of getting drunk back in the day!

Jonathan used to be obese and went through a phenominal transformation of over 11 stone and is now a personal trainer himself helping other whilst holding down a full time job and a family!

We talk about his transformation, his business, nutrition and training. A great listen for anyone thinking about starting a weight loss journey.

There was a problem with my mic on this one so apologies that I am a little quieter than Jonathan.

Thanks as always for listening !

Podcast Breakdown

00;00 - Intro

03:40 - What inspired Jonathon to lose 11 stone

06:15 - What were the main benefits of losing weight and becoming fitter

11:05 - How did Jonathan get into lifting

23:10 - Jonathan opens up about how anxiety and panic attacks has affected him and his training / diet

28:35 - Why did Jonathan get into personal training & talks about his business

37:24 - Nutrition myths + advice on sticking to a diet

43:55 - What mistakes people can make when joining a gym and tips on this

50:25 - Benefit of daily steps and activity tips

56:25 - How Jonathans son changed his outlook on life

1hr - Advice to anyone thinking of starting a fitness / weight loss journey

01:02:06 - Goals for the future

Find Jonathan on Instagram @ form_and_function_fitness

Today I talk about asking for help , I talk about a couple of situations in my life where asking for help literally changed my life.

Turned out to be quite a hard podcast to record in the end , I hope it's helpful.

Thanks for listening.

On this episode I talk to Nick Ramsay who trained with me in Elite just after becoming a dad to get into the best shape of his life and done his very own photo shoot to reward his hard work

Nick opens up about his mental health and how training has helped him with this, being a dad for the first time and how he managed to get the leanest he's ever been whilst life was a bit crazy. He smashed it!

Thanks a lot to Nick for opening up and doing the podcast, I hope you enjoy

Podcast Breakdown

0:00 Intro

2:30 Why nick got into the gym

4:30 Why did Nick contact me to train with me

10:10 Nick opens up about mental health and how training has helped him

18:37 Becoming a dad for the first time & making time for exercise

25:00 How seeing his shoot pictures back made him feel

29:00 What Nick found hardest about dieting to get lean

32:40 How nick is finding building muscle post shoot & the struggle to get bigger or stay lean

Just me today and I'm talking about reasons you might not be losing fat even though you think you're eating healthy, calories, food volume, how fat loss works and making sure you make decisions for yourself rather than making other people happy.

Thanks for listening

TJ is a childhood friend who started lifting weights when he was 14.

SInce then he has won numerous british and european powerlifting titles and been in the gym ever since.

TJ opens up and talks about his journey and how training in the gym with his crew has helped him with his mental health through some really tough times and kept him on the straight and narrow.

Apologies about the amount of swearing on this one! When sitting talking to your close friends you forget you're actually recording a podcast!

Podcast breakdown

02:30 - How we met

05:13 - Tj's background story

19:23 - How Tj got into training at 14

40:10 - Tj talking about his powerlifting competitions and wins

01:16:15 - prep for a competition / dedicating yourself to something and following it through to succeed

01:25:12 : What training does for Tj's mental health /

01:30:04 diet + prepping tips + making excuses to set yourself up for failure + motivation

01:47:30 How training helped Tj cope with he recent loss of his father and break up

02:02:17 Tj's advice for someone starting out on a fitness journey

So this sunday I am competing the the Olympic distance triathlon in Brighton and I can't wait!

Today I talk about how I got into triathlon, mistakes I made in my first triathlon, learning from that and believing in yourself.

Thanks as always for listening !

With only just over 2 weeks to go before my triathlon the last few weeks have been pretty tough and my diet and training has not been ideal, so today I talk about dealing with that and just basically doing your best is sometimes all you can do.

In this episode I speak to my close friend Jawn who I met when I was 16 and ended up becoming best buddies, mostly through drinking. Jawn struggled with an addiction to alcohol and as it was destroying his life gave it up 7 years ago. We talk about our struggles with alcohol and how different our lives have been since we both stopped. Big thanks to Jawn for opening up and being so honest. I really hope some people can take something from this episode.

Podcast Breakdown

0:00 - Intro

4:26 - How we met

12:18 - When did Jawn realise there was a problem with alcohol and when did he admit it

22:29 - Why where we so crazy together

26:00 - How dark were days post drinking

43:00 - Why did Jawn stop drinking?

01:04:00 -How hard was staying sober and did you hibernate ?

01:18:15 - What are the biggest benefits to not drinking

01:31:02 - Would be with your fiancé and have your son had you not stopped drinking ?

01:41:45 - What was your opinion looking at me after you had stopped drinking and did you think I could do it ?

01:52:57 - Jawn's photography business and the future

01:57:50 - What would you say to anyone who think they have an issue with alcohol

02:02:45 - Remember the time.....