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Drew Harrisberg is an Exercise Physiologist, Sports Scientist and holds a Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management. – But most importantly Drew is a healthy and happy guy thriving with type 1 diabetes. At the age of 22 Drew was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. After an incredibly frightening introduction to his journey with the autoimmune condition, Drew has championed diabetes within his life as a window into the remarkable impacts of regular exercise an good nutrition.Not only from a personal perspective, but also in terms of his education and how he can add value to the lives of others living with diabetes. As an ambassador for Diabetes Australia, Drew is remarkably optimistic and positive about what his diagnosis means to him. Believing that he is now healthier, and will likely be free of other health complications that he would have faced without the day-to-day, hour-to-hour insight that diabetes has provided him.Research from Stanford University in 2014 found that People living with diabetes make an extra 180 health related decisions each and every day..to put that in perspective it’s about one additional decision every 5 minutes, or an extra 12 decisions every waking hour related to considerations like alerts from insulin pumps or CGM devices, blood glucose checks, insulin adjustments and carbohydrate intake.It is no surprise that 1 in 5 people living with the condition experience anxiety or depression.Subsequently drew has since made it his mission to control his health through positive changes to the way he thinks, eats, moves and lives his life.Any information or anecdotes related to diet or pharmaceutical management of diabetes discussed within this episode should be taken more broadly in nature. If you or someone you know is living with diabetes, please encourage them to consult with a Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) and Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE) before embarking on a major insulin or dietary adjustments. ________________ReferencesPMID31211392 - Toghi-Eshghi et al. (2019). Morning (Fasting) vs Afternoon Resistance Exercise in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes: A Randomized Crossover Study.PMID23418444 - Duviver et al. (2013). Minimal intensity physical activity (standing and walking) of longer duration improves insulin action and plasma lipids more than shorter periods of moderate to vigorous exercise (cycling) in sedentary subjects when energy expenditure is comparable.PMID22374636 - Dunstan et al. (2012). Breaking up prolonged sitting reduces postprandial glucose and insulin responses.PMID34009435 - Moholdt et al. (2021). The effect of morning vs evening exercise training on glycaemic control and serum metabolites in overweight/obese men: a randomised trial.PMID22218619 - Matheson et al. (2012). Healthy lifestyle habits and mortality in overweight and obese individuals.________________Drew's linksInstagram: @drews.daily.doseDrew's Daily Dose: www.drewsdailydose.com________________Follow us on social media!Instagram: @normlesspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/@normlessFacebook: www.facebook.com/normlesspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/norm...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@normlesspodcastWebsite: normlesspodcast.simplecast.com________________Hayden Kelly, ESSAM, AES, AEP, MHPSHost of the NORMLESS podcastConnect with me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn ________________Want to support the show?The best way to show your support is by providing a review on the Apple Podcast app, Spotify or via our facebook page.You can also stay in the loop with the latest podcast updates, news and information by subscribing to our mailing list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A true tale of redemption. Simon Fenech’s story is extraordinary. For a man who seemingly had a great quality of life, a great upbringing and very rarely engaged in risk taking behaviour or use of illicit substances. One work related accident caused a spiral of events that would change the path of his life forever. Spending $1000 a day on Crystal methamphetamine, father, brother and daughter dead across a matter of 2 years. 3 stabbings, 5 suicide attempts and 12 months in prison. Simon Fenech was employed by fruit 2 work shortly after his release from prison in 2016 as a delivery driver and in the past 7 years has been promoted to general manager. Fruit 2 work is a social enterprise, a non-for profit organisation that helps provide those like Simon who have been impacted by the justice system with opportunities to rehabilitate through regular earnings and opportunities to learn and develop as humans. Simon’s story and fruit2work have featured in Qantas magazine, 2GB, the herald sun, Maxim, SBS and Probono Australia. Fruit2work: www.fruit2work.com.auInstagram: @fruit2workFacebook: www.facebook.com/fruit2workausPurchase Simons book, at: www.booktopia.com.au/breaking-good-neil-bramwell/book/9781760686468.html________________Follow us on social media!Instagram: @normlesspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/@normlessFacebook: www.facebook.com/normlesspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/norm...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@normlesspodcastWebsite: normlesspodcast.simplecast.com________________Hayden Kelly, ESSAM, AES, AEP, MHPSHost of the NORMLESS podcastConnect with me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn ________________Want to support the show?The best way to show your support is by providing a review on the Apple Podcast app, Spotify or via our facebook page.You can also stay in the loop with the latest podcast updates, news and information by subscribing to our mailing list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the youngest athlete ever to attain their IFBB pro card, Priests involvement in bodybuilding began in his early teens - a career that would span 2 decades. Renowned for his longevity in the sport, Lee won the IFBB Mr Australia title at the age of 16, 17, 18 and 19. Priest was too young and repeatedly denied his pro card in Australia, and so set his sights on the Niagara Falls championships where he was handed a pro card so he could compete in his first pro show.6 time Mr Olympia competitor, winner of the IFBB Ironman pro in 2006 and 2013 NABBA Mr Universe. Not only was Lee the youngest, but also the most prolific Australian bodybuilder in history. Edging out Ronnie Coleman in his second year at the Ironman pro coming in 2nd place, some of the biggest names in bodybuilding were in awe of Lee at the age of 21. Taking down some of the bigger men in his division he garnered the title 'the giant killer'.Priest gained plenty of notoriety for his outspoken controversial nature. Lee was banned from the IFBB for speaking his truth and being a polarising figure in the sport. Despite this he holds a strong online presence through his social media platforms. After successful bodybuilding and drag racing careers, along with featuring in a variety of television shows Lee shares all in this episode of the podcast. From his vivid memories of Arnold Schwarzenegger at Golds Gym and training legs with the quad father Tom Platz!Instagram: @leepriestofficial72Website: www.leepriest.co________________Time Stamps0:18 Intro10:40 the haters13:30 Offseason dieting22:51 peak week28:00 Couples with mum30:03 There should only be open bodybuilding32:28 Drug dosages41:40 Politics in bodybuilding48:57 Adversity early in his career52:36 Drag racing career54:51 Lee shows his memorabilia and awards58:13 Recollections of Arnold59:45 Acting roles1:07:30 Newcastle Euro Motor Fest1:08:47 Training with Tom Platz1:13:50 Training split1:17:20 Bodybuilding while drag racing1:20:30 Which bodybuilding era was best?1:22:10 If there was a 212 class in Lee’s era1:29:50 2023 Olympia prediction1:31:46 Arnold vs. Bumstead1:33:10 Drug use in professional sport1:44:20 Side effects from drug use1:46:44 What led Lee’s family into bodybuilding?1:47:55 Pro’s and con’s of the fitness industry1:54:18 Magazine shoots1:56:36 Does race impact potential in bodybuilding?2:04:01 Childbirth pain vs. training pain________________Follow us on social media!Instagram: @normlesspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/@normlessFacebook: www.facebook.com/normlesspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/norm...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@normlesspodcastWebsite: normlesspodcast.simplecast.com________________Hayden Kelly, ESSAM, AES, AEP, MHPSHost of the NORMLESS podcastConnect with me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn ________________Want to support the show?The best way to show your support is by providing a review on the Apple Podcast app, Spotify or via our facebook page.You can also stay in the loop with the latest podcast updates, news and information by subscribing to our mailing list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Kerle is an Australian former basketball legend, and was a coaching inductee into the National Basketball League (NBL) hall of fame in 2006. He competed at one of the more memorable summer Olympics in Germany in 1972. Amidst the Munich massacre terrorism attacks by Black September on the Israeli Olympic team, and bearing witness to the Soviet Union controversially ending the USA's 63-game winning streak. As a coach Brian guided the St Kilda Pumas and Brisbane Bullets to two championships each in the NBL. 2 x Olympian, 4 x NBL champion, 2 x NBL coach of the year - Brian has achieved it all in a sport that he didn't pick up until he was 21 years of age. Today he is a mentor for young indigenous communities through the Brian Kerle Basketball Academy where he is passionately committed to educating, upskilling, supporting and motivating the next generation of BK owls. Instagram: @briankerlebasketballFacebook: www.facebook.com/BrianKerleBasketball/Website: www.briankerlebasketball.com/Email: [email protected]________________Follow us on social media!Instagram: @normlesspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/@normlessFacebook: www.facebook.com/normlesspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/norm...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@normlesspodcastWebsite: normlesspodcast.simplecast.com________________Hayden Kelly, ESSAM, AES, AEP, MHPSHost of the NORMLESS podcastConnect with me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn ________________Want to support the show?The best way to show your support is by providing a review on the Apple Podcast app, Spotify or via our facebook page.You can also stay in the loop with the latest podcast updates, news and information by subscribing to our mailing list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From a military training foundation in the mid-1980s to a 20-year career as Head of High Performance in the NRL at the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Canterbury Bulldogs and New Zealand Rugby League.During his time with the Sea Eagles Don Singe worked with an elite coaching crew that brought the club an incredibly successful era. Helping the club transition from the unsuccessful merger that occurred during the NRL’s rationalisation process between North Sydney Bears and Manly Sea Eagles in the early 2000’s.Don has spent his life in a career of professional leadership positions. Specialising in getting people to reflect with frank and honest self-appraisal methods to provoke their thought into action and their curiosity into realisation.Using physical and mental development strategies based on applied experience and study, Don has led teams to several championship titles in a number of sporting codes.Don has now made available his practice of personal and professional development and management skills via professional workshops. He teaches organisations from diverse industries about building and supporting their individual human assets through unique corporate support strategyies. Don specialises in high performance delivery through personal wellbeing practice. This is delivered through group seminars and 1 on 1 personal coaching.Don is now head of performance with the international Sports College Australia (ISCA) a sports management diploma with an emphasis on coaching and athlete performance. Don is also currently an associate with the National Rugby Leagues’s Polynesian and well-being department.find out more: www.donsinge.comwell college global: www.wellcollegeglobal.comFollow Donny on Instagram: @sportlifementor________________Follow us on social media!Instagram: @normlesspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/@normlessFacebook: www.facebook.com/normlesspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/norm...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@normlesspodcastWebsite: normlesspodcast.simplecast.com________________Hayden Kelly, ESSAM, AES, AEP, MHPSHost of the NORMLESS podcastConnect with me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn ________________Want to support the show?The best way to show your support is by providing a review on the Apple Podcast app, Spotify or via our facebook page.You can also stay in the loop with the latest podcast updates, news and information by subscribing to our mailing list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2012, Julie was diagnosed with advanced stage 4 metastatic melanoma and given only months to live. She made a pledge to her young teenage daughters she would survive. After fighting her way onto an immunotherapy drug trial in the United States that was limited to 70 patients, she became patient 71.Julie is an international motivational speaker and has spoken at conferences and events both across the United States of America and Australia. Sharing her incredible story of survival against the odds selling her critically acclaimed novel ‘Patient 71”, whilst also featuring on channel 9’s 60 minutes and the Today show. Julie has become a source of hope and strength to others undergoing a similar journey.Hearing Julie speak is life changing. She is a force of nature and her fierce determinatons and strength of will are incredibly infectious. Julie inspires those around her to challenge what is possible. She incites passion and lights a fire under those who hear her speak.Julie now lives on the Northern beaches of Sydney and is thankful for everyday she is able to spend with her husband and two daughters.Learn more: www.julierandall.com.auBuy Julie's book: www.booktopia.com.au/patient-71-julie-randall/book/9780733637872.html60 minutes episode (part 1): www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3R4KNCj-6s60 minutes episode (part 2): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddiFJdLYxqo________________Follow us on social media!Instagram: @normlesspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/@normlessFacebook: www.facebook.com/normlesspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/norm...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@normlesspodcastWebsite: normlesspodcast.simplecast.com________________Hayden Kelly, ESSAM, AES, AEP, MHPSHost of the NORMLESS podcastConnect with me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn ________________Want to support the show?The best way to show your support is by providing a review on the Apple Podcast app, Spotify or via our facebook page.You can also stay in the loop with the latest podcast updates, news and information by subscribing to our mailing list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Troy Jones is an individual who has made a significant life transformation, having gone from party animal and drug abuser to a determined fitness professional and endurance athlete. He recently accomplished the astonishing feat of running from Perth to Sydney at an average rate of 54km per day over a 72-day period. Not limiting himself to running. Troy has also cycled from Sydney to Melbourne as well as Sydney to the Gold Coast, both within only two days. As an ambassador for mental wellbeing, Troy seeks to shed light on the healing power of physical activity and inspire others to overcome obstacles and pursue a healthy lifestyle.Troy's Instagram: @_troyjamesjonesBlokes perspective Instagram: @blokesperspective________________Follow us on social media!Instagram: @normlesspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/@normlessFacebook: www.facebook.com/normlesspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/norm...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@normlesspodcastWebsite: normlesspodcast.simplecast.com________________Hayden Kelly, ESSAM, AES, AEP, MHPSHost of the NORMLESS podcastConnect with me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn ________________Want to support the show?The best way to show your support is by providing a review on the Apple Podcast app, Spotify or via our facebook page.You can also stay in the loop with the latest podcast updates, news and information by subscribing to our mailing list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samantha Renke is an actress, presenter, speaker, writer and disability rights campaigner who was named as number 3 in The Shaw Trust Power 100 List of 2020 – a list of the UK’s most influential disabled people.Her credits include Morning Live (BBC One), Sunday Morning Live (BBC One), Rip Off Britain (BBC One), Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC Two), Loose Women (ITV), Good Morning Britain (ITV), How To Spend It Well At Christmas (ITV), How To Beat Ageing (Channel 4), Jeremy Vine on 5 (Channel 5), The Disability Paradox (BBC Four), Front Row (BBC Radio 4) and Word Of Mouth (BBC Radio 4). She has also been interviewed on ITV News, Channel 4 News, Channel 5 News, Sky News and BBC Radio 5 Live.Samantha is a columnist for the Metro as well as having written for The Huffington Post and PosAbility magazine. She also featured in the highly successful series of adverts for Maltesers based on real-life experiences of disabled people and has collaborated with brands such as Amazon Prime Video.She is an experienced speaker having spoken at events for companies and organisations such as the National Education Union, Viacom, Houses of Parliament, the British Red Cross, Retail Week and ASOS. She is also the disability lead for Paramount (formerly VIACOM).Samantha is an ambassador for Scope and a patron of Head2Head Theatre. She was also in The Shaw Trust’s Power 100 Lists of 2018 and 2019 as well as being nominated as Campaigner of the Year in the 2019 European Diversity Awards and Celebrity of the Year in the 2020 National Diversity Awards.She is a guest speaker in this year’s Happy Place Festival and her debut book, You Are The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread, will be published in July by Penguin Books under its Happy Place Books imprint which is curated by Fearne Cotton. About You Are The Best Thing Since Sliced BreadActress, broadcaster and activist Sam Renke brings you her no-holds-barred look at life and plenty of advice, which will inspire you to live boldly and follow your dreams.'A powerful book on how to live boldly and love your fabulous self' Fearne CottonWe are made to think that what makes us human - our flaws, failures, and heartaches - are things to keep hush-hush. Being unapologetically imperfect is seen as something we should be embarrassed by. But what I've learned is that we all experience the same insecurities. We just aren't talking about it. Well, I'm here to break the silence.For starters, I have way too many nipple hairs. I prefer the company of my pets to other people. And repeatedly I question Am I normal? I was born with brittle bone condition and so far, I've broken my bones 200 times. But most of the hurdles I face don't come from my disability, they come from things we all experience.In this book, I will share the lessons I have learned and why you should embrace your uniqueness as what makes you fabulous. We spend a lot of time living by others' expectations and it's only when you stop, that you start saying yes to life. Irrespective of who you are and the obstacles you might face, you can do whatever you want. Be free and unapologetically you.Samantha's Book, available at: www.penguin.com.au/books/you-are-the-best-thing-since-sliced-bread-9781529192186Learn more: www.samantharenkeofficial.comFollow Samantha on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.________________Follow us on social media!Instagram: @normlesspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/@normlessFacebook: www.facebook.com/normlesspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/norm...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@normlesspodcastWebsite: normlesspodcast.simplecast.com________________Hayden Kelly, ESSAM, AES, AEP, MHPSHost of the NORMLESS podcastConnect with me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn ________________Want to support the show?The best way to show your support is by providing a review on the Apple Podcast app, Spotify or via our facebook page.You can also stay in the loop with the latest podcast updates, news and information by

Born in Fiji, Michael Gallus came to Australia when he was just 2 years old. He has been a primary and secondary teacher for 28 years in various schools within Victoria and has a love and passion for Australian rules football that has taken him far and wide.Michael was one of the first junior female football coaches within the Essendon District Football League (EDFL) and Western Region Football League (WRFL), he was a Melbourne based recruitor for the Brisbane lions for two years and commentated for SEN, KROCK and the National Indigenous Radio Service.Micheal has since started a non-for profit charity based organisation called Footys4all inspired by the work of world leader Nelson Mandela. Micheal has had the opportunity to spend time delivering workshops to socioeconomically disadvantaged indigenous communities, running sporting clinics in remote Fijian islands, and delivering much needed support and equipment to Pakistan where he has been the Mens and Women's head AFL coach since 2017.In 2019 Michael spent 2 weeks traveling the country, visiting 10 cities in 10 days promoting across schools and universities. In 2022 Michael spent 3 weeks training the Pakistan mens AFL team for the Asian cup in Bangkok. This tournament was a groundbreaking tournament etching their name into the record books becoming the first team in the 20 year history of the competition, to win on their first attempt with an all national team of players. Michael was also very fortunate to become the first western international AFL coach for Pakistan, and the first Australian to meet with the Pakistan sports minister to discuss his role in coaching the national team.Visit www.footys4all.com.auFollow Footys 4 All on instagram, facebook or linkedIn________________Follow us on social media!Instagram: @normlesspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/@normlessFacebook: www.facebook.com/normlesspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/norm...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@normlesspodcastWebsite: normlesspodcast.simplecast.com________________Hayden Kelly, ESSAM, AES, AEP, MHPSHost of the NORMLESS podcastConnect with me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn ________________Want to support the show?The best way to show your support is by providing a review on the Apple Podcast app, Spotify or via our facebook page.You can also stay in the loop with the latest podcast updates, news and information by subscribing to our mailing list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Taking on the challenge of a lifetime is more than just a physical triumph. Cycling 50 days, back-to-back, averaging a huge 285km per day to accomplish the goal of cycling around Australia, an incredible display of physical and mental endurance. Ben and Jay both originated in the UK, but have found themselves on the Australian shores for the past 6 years. Having both played competitive rugby growing up, they have continued their passion for physical activity throughout their adulthood, engaging in bodybuilding, powerlifting, weightlifting and a raft of other activities.January 2020 was a dark time for most of the globe with Covid-19 talking hold, travel was becoming more and more difficult, and the impending ‘lockdown’ looked inevitable. It was in these circumstances that Boomerang Loop Australia was born. Both Ben and Jay have found inspiration from people performing incredible feats. Whether that means climbing 14 mountain peaks in 7 months, or Cycling the pan American highway in under 100 days. It was this inspiration that made them look to the biggest possible challenge that they could do within the foreseeable restrictions. This was cycling, 14,251km around Australia!It was known at the inception that doing this challenge would be difficult from a physical point of view, however it became very clear from the outset of the training that this was far more of a psychological battle, rather than a physical one. With Jay having struggled with his own personal mental health and Ben having witnessed the impact of mental health difficulties upon his loved ones, the connection to how this challenge could positively impact mental health more broadly became obvious. Keeping this at the forefront of their minds, Boomerang Loop Australia made contact with Mindful Australia to dedicate any of the challenge donations to support their incredible work within the community. ‘People go about their day to day struggling with their own personal mental health battles. What we did was nothing in comparison to what many are going through.’ This lap of Australia is tested the boys like nothing else. It required immense physical capability, character and a steely resilience to succeed in their journey.To learn more or donate, visit: www.boomerangloopau.com.au/ To learn more about the work of Mindful Australia, visit: www.mindfullaus.org/ Black Dog Institute, visit: www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/Lifeline, visit: www.lifelinedirect.org.auDavid Goggins cookie jar analogy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEg1SG1TOr4Follow @boomerangloopau on instagram and facebook________________Follow us on social media!Instagram: @normlesspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/@normlessFacebook: www.facebook.com/normlesspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/norm...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@normlesspodcastWebsite: normlesspodcast.simplecast.com________________Hayden Kelly, ESSAM, AES, AEP, MHPSHost of the NORMLESS podcastConnect with me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn ________________Want to support the show?The best way to show your support is by providing a review on the Apple Podcast app, Spotify or via our facebook page.You can also stay in the loop with the latest podcast updates, news and information by subscribing to our mailing list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.