I have Cass Poulson join me on the podcast today and we have an in-depth discussion about bodybuilding. We look at it from a macro view and how it can impact your life and the transferable learnings that it provides. We also drill down to more specific details like the protocols that Cass has in place to ensure her hormones are where they need to be.

If you’re interested in competing, you’re a seasoned competitor or even if you’re new to the world of training and nutrition I’m sure you’ll get something from this episode.

I hope you enjoy the episode and as always, if you wanna show support for the podcast feel free to like, subscribe and comment on the platform that you’re listening to this on.

Today I have the privilege of chatting to Fred Falloon. He’s a super interesting and articulate guy. He’s currently doing a masters in philosophy, politics and economics. He’s also been at training in the gym for over 10 years, he’s a personal trainer and he’s also going to compete in his first classic physique show this year. 

As you can imagine there’s a bunch of topics that we explore in our chat. A few of the key things that we discuss are the varying negative aspects of becoming addicted to training; the crossover of learnings between physical training and academic pursuits and also advice for beginners when starting on any type of fitness journey.

I hope you enjoy the episode and as always, if you wanna show support for the podcast feel free to like, subscribe and comment, all that good stuff.  

I’m very appreciative to have Karanama on the podcast today. We’re mates from our days of personal training at Les Mills and more than that, he’s always been someone I’ve looked up to for his ability to relate to people, to work hard and for the way he embraces te ao Māori.

In this episode we delve into Kara’s journey from a personal and professional perspective in relation to fitness and also how te ao Māori is woven into everything he does. 

There’s a lot of useful insights for personal trainers or aspiring personal trainers. As well as that I think you’ll find this episode useful if you’re wanting to learn about work ethic, thriving in many varying contexts and also how embrace being yourself. 

I hope you enjoy the episode and as always, if you wanna show support for the podcast feel free to like, subscribe and comment- all that good stuff.  

In this episode I had the honour of Karlina Tongotea joining me. She’s a powerlifter and not only that she’s a world record holder for the 76kg weight class and she’ll be representing New Zealand at Sheffields and the World Champs this year.

In our chat we focus a lot on the broader impact that competing at such a high level can have on your life. As well as that Karlina shares some practical advice for those of you who are wanting to get into powerlifting and then also how she uses the tool of mindfulness to help cope with the different emotions that come with the sport of powerlifting.

As a disclaimer - This was my first time recording in the office by myself and unfortunately the motion sensor lights turned off a couple of times

I hope you enjoy the episode and as always, if you wanna show support for the podcast feel free to like, subscribe and comment, all that good stuff.

Welcome along to episode 15, I’m Cam, the host of the Lifting and Life podcast - I have a Bachelors degree in Psychology, I’m a Personal Trainer and I also work in IT

In this episode I sit down with Scott Martin and we talk about some pretty heavy topics including his journey with testicular cancer and how it was diagnosed and treated, so I just wanna give you a heads up that for some people this episode could be very close to home. 

We also talk about Scotty’s passion for mental health and his own mental health journey including the time he’s spent with psychologists and psychiatrists. Then finally we talk about Scotty’s desire to join the NZ police force and what that entails. 

I hope you enjoy the episode and as always, if you wanna show support for the podcast feel free to like, subscribe and comment, all that good stuff. 

I hope you enjoy listening, and keep lifting 🙌 

Josh and I caught up for a good yarn as we hadn't chatted in ages. We talk about his experience moving from NZ to Australia and the key learnings he's gathered along the way. We also share our thoughts on when to take rest days and when to push through. Then we finish up with where we're at with the podcast and our individual plans from here. 

I hope you enjoy listening! And keep lifting 😎💪

This is such a good yarn with Courts with so many valuable learnings scattered throughout the episode. We talk about getting to know your authentic self, being true to who you are and what you desire, and some of the pivotal life learnings that Courts has picked up along the way. 

Courts has been a business owner 6+ years now and currently runs Worthwild which is a community of woman all on a journey to build their sense of self worth and heal their relationships with themselves.

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed making it! 😊 

Paul has 15 experience in the Personal Training space, including tutoring personal trainers. So in this chat he provides lots of useful advice for people just starting at the gym and also for aspiring personal trainers.   

We hope you enjoy listening! And keep lifting 😎💪

Devin is a Personal Trainer, Gym Owner, competes in olympic lifting and is a huge advocate for mental health. In this episode he's brave enough to open up about his mental health journey and reaching out to a psychologist.

As well as that we delve into what it was like for him starting a business and advice for potential business owners and also aspiring Personal Trainers.  

We hope you enjoy listening! And keep lifting 😎💪

Juliet enjoys helping others live healthier, happier lives. Not only does she support corporate wellness in a big four firm, but she is also an online coach/ sport nutritionist and an ex personal trainer. 

Through her own struggles with her health and fitness, Juliet developed a passion for coaching others to achieve their own goals both in and outside of the gym.

We hope you enjoy listening! And keep lifting 💪