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In this episode:

Get your sh*t in order

Change your environment, change your result

Incremental gains will increase your capabilities, which will increase your confidence

Comparison is wasted time

Success is not defined by a single parameter

Qualify your success in different ways

Umar is THE PROCESS! epitomised

You never know the difference you can make to other people

Live yo best life

Marie Kondo your life!

Shout out to Umar's client, Sam!

The problems with cultural institutions

Take personal responsibility

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's movies suck!

Is what we're seeing authentic?

The quality of mainstream movies has tanked, hard

Fame is bullsh*t

We have Personal Trainer and Head of Education for Ultimate Performance Hong Kong Simon Dutton on the show! (Follow him on Instagram: www.instagram.com/kingsleydutton)

Simon's love for the gym started when he saw pro-wrestler Triple H in 2000 and was inspired not just by the physique but by the confidence and charisma that came with it. 

His current mission within the fitness industry is two-fold:

1) To turn busy men in their 30s and 40s into real life superheroes

2) To give trainers a system of education that allows them to develop their own unique method for high quality results.

We have a far-reaching conversation covering:

• education for personal trainers
• how to programme for excellent client results
• experience vs knowledge - what's more important?
• serving human's first and foremost
• the perceived trade-off between strength and muscle gain
• teaching people how to love the process to achieve sustained results
• willingness to die for the cause
• building confidence to improve people's lives
• why having abs is inconsequential
• pro-wrestling inspirations!

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The difference between the two Eids

Remembering how to grapple again

A good offence is a good defence

The cost of getting lean

Putting on 17 kilos of weight in one WEEK!

Is it sustainable to stay looking ripped?

Do the least and get the most

"If you're not this then you're sh*t!"

You're probably not drinking enough water and you're suffering for it in many ways

Let's PR on your hydration today

What should be the minimum education requirements for a Personal Trainer?

Substance over style, every time

A supportive community is required to learn

What is your training for?

Working with people who you resonate with

How is the fitness industry perceived?

Does COVID-19 scare people into becoming healthier and fitter?

Train not just to look good, but to be resilient

Are we really as highly advanced a civilisation as we think we are?

What should be required of a Personal Trainer? Challenging the status quo

Inspiring people to help people

The Pyramids were built by aliens...!

Get your hands on Mr Prempy's! www.mrprempys.com

Deleted Netflix at the start of lockdown

New conversations coming up = new perspectives

Be an effective human being....

Great MMA training sessions

Levelling up because of good people

Connecting the dots in life

Nothing is good or bad

Having better, exploratory conversations

Everything in its time, everything in its place

Reflect to overcome insecurities

Reality vs Perspective

Actively hunt for opposing perspectives to improve your lot in life

Why do I even think the way that I do? Unpack yourself

Things aren't straightforward

Rational thinking vs Limbic response

Your insecurities help you be better

Breaking the mould is scary

Is the utopia we pine for really a utopia?

Instant gratification over long term reward

Life is NOT about being happy

Are you in or out of the tribe?

COURAGE!

"I'm about to throw an axe at your head!"

Being entrenched in fixed mindset is the enemy of progress

It's criminal to leave your potential on the table

Take the path of MOST resistance

"A lot of the world is already dead, they're just not buried yet."

Most people don't buy their own story

Keeping up appearances becomes a prison

Superdosing on the antidotes to your deficiencies

Learning how to have conversations

Helping others improve their lives helps us improve our lives

Be separate from the noise of the world

Where to spend your efforts

Strength arises from vulnerability

There's no such thing as a problem-free life

What are your values?

Moving from self-punishment to self-reward in the pursuit of a goal

Leaning in to difficulty, even now in the lockdown life

Turning inwards to find answers to life circumstances

#15 reigning supreme....

We got together with TJ Singh (www.instagram.com/tjsingh1803), a Personal Trainer who has developed from unusual childhood circumstances and fully walks his talk. It makes perfect sense that he and co-host Umar are as tight as they are.....

How do you and Umar know each other?

Hard work instilled early in career

Competing in grappling tournaments

Paradigm shift in view point

"Ain't no other Tom, Dick or Harry eating beef and nuts at 6am!"

Align with people who level you up

Being an unregulated human! A different way of living

Finding a brother figure

Being poor as a kid and Grappling was a way to keep warm when the heating was cut

Instinct before technique

Becoming a better learner

Paralysis by analysis

You either win or you learn

Getting kicked out of home as a young boy

Gaining perspective on life circumstances: "What is this teaching me?"

Life coming round full circle

If you aren't willing to be a fool, you will never become a master

The traces of our ancestors in us

Getting sacked from every job under the sun!

Doing everything except the thing he loves to do

Epic story about getting the first job in the fitness industry

The standards of the Fitness Industry need raising

Umar's mother is the root - the apple does not fall far from the tree

Eyes opened wide by grandad to a new way of living

What role should the government play in the health of the nation?

How to get better sleep

You're with your body til you die

Extreme gratitude is the key to progress

Ain't nuttin' like a 14th episode to make you feel whole inside....

Opportunity is everywhere

Burning the candle at both ends

The more you take on in life, the more time you must invest in self-care

"You should meditate for 1 hour day, but if you're too busy, you should meditate for 3."

Whatever you're trying to get good at, it must be trained like a strength training routine

Cultivating the ingredients required for a good life

There's no hiding from who you are when training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Self-awareness to combat Imposter Syndrome

The PT life is a fun life!

Our struggles as budding Personal Trainers in the industry

Theory is one thing, but nothing can substitute for experience in your domain of expertise

Being able to relate to human beings is a fundamental skill to acquire, it's not a given

Getting sworn at by clients!

School didn't prepare us for what's actually required to succeed

Having a fixed mindset instilled from childhood and working hard to develop a growth mindset

Be proactive about learning; don't just show up and think things will work out for you

How would you raise your kids? Would you trust yourself to teach them effectively?

Everything we do is not about us; it's about teaching our future generations to live better

What would you see yourself doing if you weren't in this line of work?

Niki Lauda vs James Hunt; Ford vs Ferrari

Suffering concussions from bike accidents and playing rugby

"The young body is made of magic, you can do whatever you want!"

What is it about your life that you want to improve and get better at in the next 5 years?

What sport do you wish you played as a kid but didn't?

Effort is more important than ability

Putting what you want up on a pedestal makes it unattainable

ANNOUNCING SPECIAL GUEST FOR EPISODE #15!

Lucky Number #13

Introducing! The All-powerful Grace Stilgoe (www.instagram.com/gracevsgravity)

Grace is a nearly-qualified Actuary by day and a Team GB Powerlifter by night.

She's been powerlifting for just over 3 years and training for around 7. Her powerlifting achievements include:

- Bronze medalist at the British Championship 2018

- 2x silver medalist at the English championship (2018 & 2019)

- Gold medalist in the under-63kg class at Western Europeans 2019, and Bronze across all weight classes

- Best Female Lifter at the Home Nations 2019

- Silver medalist at the British Championship 2020

And if it wasn't for COVID, she'd have competed at the World Championships last month in Belarus.

All this in the space of 3 years...

Here's what came up in the conversation....

How did all that happen?! And what's an Actuary??

Needing people like Grace to balance people like Umar!

Making weight for powerlifting competitions

Why powerlifting?

Unhealthy work culture and tough personal circumstances drove her to the gym

Going down the track of bikini competitions, "which were a terrible, unhealthy period of my life..."

Need for sport in life anchored in memories of childhood activity

Stopped being about that pub life

Life is NOT downhill from 30

Being bullied at school impacted her self-image

What the bikini competition endeavour really was, was an eating disorder. "I could not function."

Only being happy during the process when the weight on the scales went down.

Coming through a hellacious experience to know with certainty what is and is not worth it

Question everything - ask 'Why?' 5 times to get to the truth

The Process is the most important thing

The Battle Of The Butt!

Size Zero to Kardashian type figures - the so-called ideal woman figure is always changing with the fashion, so ignore it

The rebellious side comes out

Always enjoying having something to work towards

Equipped vs Raw powerlifting

Evolve Achieve THRIVE Skincare for Powerlifters!

How does powerlifting impact other domains of life and vice versa?

Having an athlete's routine

"Tiny little gains from consistent small efforts really add up."

"You only fail if you quit."

Attempting the British Squat Record at the British Championships 2020

Recalibrating the mind to recover quickly from failure

Putting into perspective overcoming a challenge

The key to making such quick progress

Discipline = freedom

Become unf**kable with!

Never stray from the way

Facing negativity from other people

Upgrading the circles you hang out in

Sometimes the passion won't be understood

Bulletproofing from injury because the training programme is smart and sensible

Be patient for the results

"Do it for the process, not the highlight reel." - being in love with the process

Being open to learning from different approaches

Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club is a special place

Commercial vs Specialised Gyms

Succeeding in male-dominated environments

Powerlifting is a hugely encouraging world for women to excel

Letting the lifting do the talking

Creep Of The Week!

Powerlifting helped become...

12 Brownies.....

The Watcher of your own mind

Taking control of how you react to situations

Putting yourself in a proactive instead of a reactive state

Where you stumble and fall is where you learn to move forward

Rocky VI "It ain't about how hard you hit!"

For the love of God, get into good conversations, people!

Feel the good vibes and serve it up to the next person

The Umar Effect!

What's the legacy you want to leave behind?

Think outside of yourself

All you have is right NOW

Thinking about your mortality

My way or the highway

Kevin Hart's inspirational recovery story from his fractured back

Build yourself up to prepare you for the unexpected

The pivotal moment in Umar's life

Training is a microcosm of success building on success

Remembering every part of the horrific car crash

Drugged up and trying to 'Ctrl Alt Del' the system

Shedding who you are to become better

Thinking laterally to climb up

Using bad situations as fuel to move forward

What motivates you?

The Awakening

Growing pains

The quarter-life crisis

Removing redundancies to move forward, faster in life

Star Trek spoiler alert!

If you had the chance to speak with future You from 50 years from now, would you take it?

Get in the Hot Tub Time Machine

If you could talk to past You, which age would you go back to and what would you tell him?

Will future You thank you for your actions today?

Neuroscience helps understand how we are the way we are

Answering Listener Questions

Developing the mindset for implementing routine

Announcement! New guest next podcast!

Brown's 11.....

Introducing our first ever guest, Jude Hirschheimer, a Pilates and Movement Coach with an intriguing background in music that gives her a unique perspective on living life to one's own potential.

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITT'S TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMEE!!!

What would your walk out music be?

Jude's path that took her from musician to music industry to Pilates and Movement coaching

Getting hooked on Muay Thai

Who is JuJu KaBLAM! ?

What separated Jude from other musicians so early on?

Grounding her development in discipline and hard work

A musician is another type of athlete

Being called up to the Israeli army... "What a weapon!"

Spin off of the Lethal Weapon movie series starring JuJu KaBLAM!: Slightly Lethal Weapon

Being drawn to do the hardest thing, be it in music or martial arts

Is beauty only in the eye of the beholder, or is there an objective quality to it?

Getting creative within a framework; having a solid base first and foremost

You lose yourself to find yourself

How do you know when to stop something you're so invested in?

The effect of Imposter Syndrome

Have an honest conversation with yourself, no matter how difficult it is

Tending to the lawn while the house is burning down!

Knowing that you need to change but being afraid to change

Go with your evolution rather than trying to put it off

"I'm not going to make the right decision, but I will make the decision right."

What our first ever session delivered to a client was like!

Understanding the problem before providing the solution

Stepping into the gym as a woman is even more intimidating

Angst and anger arising from not being aligned with one's own core values

Bringing your own level of genuine to excel in an environment

The goal is to die as quickly as possible and realise there is no death

Why conversation is imperative to understanding yourself

The process is about self-discovery

The intuition behind feeling resistance or feeling flow

The fatalistic nature of living

"Now we know better, we have to do better"

The necessity to forget about the future and deal with the present

Establishing yourself at the new baseline, then moving on

YOU are the only one who can save your own life

Why advice isn't as helpful as we'd like it to be, and what to offer instead

Giving IS receiving

The power of giving up alcohol - This Naked Mind by Annie Grace

Asking yourself the hard questions

The malfunction of the intrinsic reward system on alcohol and other drugs

Answering Listeners Questions

Transferable skills from a career in music

What issues do lower back pain clients come in with?

The fundamentals of a healthy spine

Being playful is so important to learning

"Martial arts is about learning something new outside of my comfort zone in a new community."

The inside scoop on the Gladiator Original Soundtrack!

Lisa Gerrard is amazing

Exercises for easing anxiety and tension

Find Jude at www.jkpilates.com or on Instagram www.instagram.com/judekerenpilates

Big 10...

The progress and the PROCESSSS from Episode #01 to Episode #10

Restrictive Eating vs Flexible Eating

Can you sustain this way of eating? Do you enjoy this way of eating?

A framework is more important than an instruction

You are stronger than you think

The human body is designed to be robust

The story you tell yourself will have direct consequences for your life

"The old reality that had you knowing less is now dead, and now you get to have this new level of awesome."

Laying out criteria for success automatically lays out the conditions for failure

Observe your disappointment, use it as information rather than living in it

Answering Listener Questions

How to overcome mental blocks

Overcoming societal and cultural pressure to define your own success/path in life

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!