We meet Mat from Evolve Fitness & Performance for what is a compelling & important conversation.

Mat talks candidly about suffering from near fatal anorexia as a teenager & young adult & the work he now does with patients referred to him with eating disorders & addictions.

This is the first time on the podcast that we have discussed these issues at length & Mat will certainly be returning to talk about other aspects of his work.

https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

https://www.priorygroup.com/eating-disorders

www.evolve-pt.co.uk

In this ‘world first’ special double episode we bring together two of the great coaching minds of the last 40 years; Dan John (for his record breaking 7th visit with us) & Phil Maffetone (for his 3rd visit with us).

Both world renowned & highly respected coaches, authors, athletes & academics who from the outside operate on different ends of the spectrum - strength & endurance.

We discuss training (obviously), haircuts leading up to competition, the Blue Zones, nutrition, cheese making, the brain, music & life.

A rich conversation that will definitely be continued at a later date. Settle in for a fireside chat that could (& does) go in some unique directions.

In this ‘world first’ special double episode we bring together two of the great coaching minds of the last 40 years; Dan John (for his record breaking 7th visit with us) & Phil Maffetone (for his 3rd visit with us).

Both world renowned & highly respected coaches, authors, athletes & academics who from the outside operate on different ends of the spectrum - strength & endurance.

We discuss training (obviously), haircuts leading up to competition, the Blue Zones, nutrition, cheese making, the brain, music & life.

A rich conversation that will definitely be continued at a later date. Settle in for a fireside chat that could (& does) go in some unique directions.

The 3 hosts discuss some topics raised in Episode 160 with Matt Shore.

How important are aesthetics (what we look like) & is that a sustainable & motivating long term goal?

 How does the Amazing 12 transformation programme work & is that an ‘aesthetics programme’ OR a strength programme that results in improved aesthetics?

How training for different goals shifts our mindset & the importance of finding out what ISN’T for you & staying true to yourself.

We are joined by returning guest Matt Shore (last seen on Episode 65) we discuss his upcoming November ‘Fluid Strength’ workshop at Unique Results in Chelmsford, Essex & his plans for the future including his new ‘Peak Experience UK’ brand.

We also talk at length about his training philosophy & mixed modality programming as well as when he tackled a purely aesthetic training goal & we unpack his learnings from that endeavour.

We discuss some key takeaways from recent guests & check in with Pete’s 6 million step challenge & his plans to spread organised group-walks across the UK.

James discusses reorganising his group strength programme on the back of reading The Easystrength Omnibook & interviewing Magnus last week & we muse with

Paul about how to help our clients regain focus following breaks & for the final 1/3 of 2023.

We are honoured to be joined by the man who dominated the world of strength for much of the 1990s & who is still hugely influential & heavily involved in strength sports worldwide to this day.

Magnus won the Worlds Strongest Man in 1991, 94, 95 & 96 (as well as coming second in 92 & 93) previously he was a Powerlifting Champion & was born & bred in Iceland.

Magnus discusses his Icelandic origins, developing early strength on the farm, his previous (& current) training philosophies & his passion for adaptive athletes & disabled Strongman & Strongwoman. 

At 60, Magnus now has a lifetime of wisdom, experience & advice which he generously shares in this fascinating conversation.

We kick off our 4th year of podcasting with special guest Pat Flynn - Husband, Father, Content Creator, Writer, Musician, Minimalist, Generalist, Podcaster, Coach & all round fascinating guy.

Pat’s been on our ‘guest wish list’ for a long time & his visit with us doesn’t disappoint.

We discuss training, personal productivity, physical & mental compartmentalisation & the interplay between efficiency & effectiveness AND how to cover up mistakes when playing guitar on stage.

The 3 hosts are reunited for a special 3rd Birthday episode. They discuss recent events, training & the last 3 years. From a chance ‘lockdown’ project to now releasing 156 consecutive weekly episodes each Friday speaking to the best & brightest the world has to offer. They reminisce over previous guests & topics & look to the future.

While James is on holiday (again) Paul and Peter catch up on what's been happening in their own training  plus some chat about gut health... Yummy