We are joined for the first time by Pete Cohen, Performance Coach, Author, TV Presenter & film maker who has undergone a life changing journey over the last few years since the passing of his wife Hannah after a long & courageous battle with brain tumours.

Pete documented the whole of his journey with Hannah including all of the highs & the lows of treatment, recovery & returning illness in a documentary called 'Hannah's Story' which has to date, won 11 different film festivals & is an unflinching & honest sharing of love, loss & the human spirit.

This episode will encourage you to stop & think about your own life, maybe from a fresh perspective.

We are joined for the first time by 2025 UK Strongest Man - Andrew 'Flying Flynn' Flynn, a husband & father who's 'hobby' has taken him twice to the Worlds Strongest Man comp in USA & who trains & competes alongside a full time career & family commitments.

Andrew also trains predominantly in a shed in his garden so he can fit training around school runs, work & household chores. Andrew is down to earth, humble, unassuming & impossible not to like. Be inspired.

In this host catch up episode Pete & James discuss the upcoming Strongman Classic at the Royal Albert Hall, James' recent Strongman Competition in Colchester, Pete reaching new levels of strength with the Kettlebell Press & also some of the lessons he's learned from Walking 750km in just 7.5 weeks (much of it in a heatwave).

We are joined from Long Island, New York by Jason Nelson, originally from Trinidad (our first Caribbean guest) to discuss fat loss after 40 & helping people build strong energetic lives.

Jay is the owner of Body Image Fitness, a personal training gym & clinical consultancy practice which has licensed medical staff in-house who can prescribe & oversee GLP-1 treatment for weight loss alongside a structured & monitored fitness & strength programme to maximise long term results, adherence & safety.

We talk about the before, during & after programme considerations for people using GLP-1 treatments & how to best manage coming off of the shots once weight loss has been achieved. A timely & relevant conversation with an expert in the field.

We are joined for the second time by Dr Paul Bedford AKA The Retention Guru - a man who travels the globe helping gym & health club chains sign up new members (and more importantly keep them).

Paul is an expert in behaviour, habits, customer experience, culture & the reality of the fitness industry behind the mirrors, polished chrome & 'Love Island / Gym Shark' physiques used in marketing.

What does fitness REALLY look like for 90% of the population & how does a normal person manage expectations & results to actually enhance their quality of life?

We are joined from Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada by Thomas Attig, an applied Philosopher, Professor & revolutionary voice in grief studies.

We discuss something never before explored on the podcast but something that every single listener will have undoubtedly experienced before & will do again - the death of a friend or loved one & the feelings, thoughts & emotions that follow it. What is grief? Why do we experience it & how can it be managed or understood?

This is a universal discussion with a man who has spent almost his entire life studying a subject many of us try to ignore.

We are joined by Carl Easton, recently turned 60 & a lifelong runner. Carl has moved into the world of Hybrid Racing over the last few years & has massively increased his strength & diversified his already strong cardiovascular base. Carl now regularly competes in HYROX, Nuclear Races & Deadly Dozen (as well as travelling all over the world to do it).

At 60 Carl has developed his physique & strength to meet the demands of this new challenge & demonstrates that it's never too late to redefine your fitness goals (or muscles!).

In this host catch up episode Peter & James discuss what they've taken from recent episodes including the idea of building self belief through action & finding clarity through action as well.

James shares what he learned recently at a Fitness Business Summit around standards, culture & structure when developing a business & a team & how we can apply the same thinking to us as individuals.

We are joined for the first time by Strongfirst Elite instructor Ben Bradbury from Surrey UK. Christian, Coach, Student of Strength & recent lifter of the iconic & historic Dinnie Stones in Potarch, Scotland.

Ben is also a BJJ Black Belt & the owner of Complete Fitness.

This is a wide ranging & fascinating conversion with a humble, polite & thoughtful strength professional which may increase your own belief in what is possible for you!