Jack had always played football since he was a young lad & was lucky enough to get the chance to play full time at Newcastle United Academy. Unfortunately, after a 2 year spell playing full time there, he was released but still continued to pursue his footballing career. The story that follows is a one that all young footballers should listen to & Jack really opens up about his dealings with depression & anxiety over the past couple years & how he managed to battle through it.

Jacks Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jrob.1/ 

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YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzY8DQ3v5ZDsPbo5KszNX7w

LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/brendan-pearson-7025861a8

Email - [email protected]

Sean is a personal trainer based at Hamer a Fitness in Newcastle. With Sean we discuss his through sport when he was young, then how he balanced a number of different jobs & not knowing what we wanted to do in life, which lead him to train to be a qualified PT. Sean talks about the crazy hours he would work in a 9-5 job while doing PT both in the morning & at night in top if his one training. And we finally discuss the all important @grenade sponsorship & how it came around (best protein bars around I must say).

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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brendanpearsonfitness/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzY8DQ3v5ZDsPbo5KszNX7w

LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/brendan-pearson-7025861a8

Email - [email protected]

Sean's Website - https://www.seanevanspt.co.uk

Lockdown has been an interesting time for us all but there has been a lot of valuable lessons learned along the way. Heres my take on it all and what it has taught me.

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LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/brendan-pearson-7025861a8

Email - [email protected]

Callum is an S&C coach originally from Hexham, but is now based in Preston. With Callum we discuss what makes a good S&C coach as well as some of the fundamentals that athletes, especially young ones, need to consider when it comes to their training both in season & out of it.

Callum's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/callum.fell/

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YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzY8DQ3v5ZDsPbo5KszNX7w

LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/brendan-pearson-7025861a8

Email - [email protected]

Ethan is a professional British Touring Car driver & is only 19 years old. With Ethan today we firstly discuss what he's been doing through lockdown to keep his eye in as a driver. We then move onto his journey in life and how he managed to turn pro at the of 17, before he even passed his driving test. We also talk about Ethan's mindset when it comes to racing, and racing in high pressure situations such as on live TV. Being such a young driver, we discuss how Ethan feels he has to prove himself at his level & also how he controls dealing with success at such a young age, where it's so easy to get carried away.

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendanpearsonfitness/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brendanpearsonfitness/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzY8DQ3v5ZDsPbo5KszNX7w

LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/brendan-pearson-7025861a8

Email - [email protected]

Ethans Socials:

https://www.facebook.com/hammertonracing23/

https://www.instagram.com/ethan_hammerton_racing/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/hammerton_ethan?lang=en

Josh is a Fitness Influencer, Bodybuilder, YouTuber, Podcast Host & Online Coach. We discuss Josh's journey from starting out playing football for Aston Villa at a young age, then moving onto Rugby at Gloucester and how he was let go for not being physically developed. Ironic. Then we move onto his early influences in fitness & how he has progressed both in the industry & on social media as well as the pressures he faces being such a big influence on people. Josh has also had some dealings with anxiety and we discuss how it came around, what it was like & how he managed it. We finally touch up on steroid use as Josh is an open steroid user & we discuss some common misconceptions for using.

Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/brendanpearsonfitness/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brendanpearsonfitness/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzY8DQ3v5ZDsPbo5KszNX7w

LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/brendan-pearson-7025861a8

Email -[email protected]

Josh's Social Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joshbridgman/?hl=en

Josh's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg_1gRpsCuq-s-w54UqANfA

Josh's Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bridging-the-gap/id1383381399

Danny is a personal trainer who currently works at Sculpt in Newcastle & is also an amateur boxer. It was a pleasure having Danny on talking about his progression as a PT, the world of social media in the fitness industry & the mental preparation he goes through before a boxing match as well as what goes through your mind when he steps into the ring.

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LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/brendan-pearson-7025861a8

Email [email protected]

Danny’s Instagram - https://instagram.com/drippon1?igshid=3iffn2u9wss3

With the gyms reopening on the 25th July, I felt it would be good to dicuss everything you need to know in terms of how to go about your training to make the most of your limited time in the gym, as well as managing the load & volume so that you don't pick up any injuries of become too sore. After all, most of us haven't lifted a heavy weight for a long time!

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Conor is a professional goalkeeper, currently a free agent, but previously played in Gibraltar & Spain, as well in the UK at Macclesfield Town. Conor also has a very successful YouTube channel, posting goalkeeper specific content. We talk today about his journey, the ups & downs along the way as well as the mindset of a GK and how mentally tough you have to be. Conor also explains his process into goal setting which has helped him progress throughout his career.

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendanpearsonfitness/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brendanpearsonfitness/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzY8DQ3v5ZDsPbo5KszNX7w

LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/brendan-pearson-7025861a8

Conor's YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxe8Ii1DOLpmlB79gmavsXg

Conor's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/con_okeefe1/

Andrew is an online coach & bodybuilder from the Shetland Islands. We discuss Andrew's dealings with an eating disorder while at university & how he overcame that to become the 100kg+ bodybuilder he is today. We also give some advice for newbie lifters on what mistakes not to make like we both did & also some tips on gain size & bulking.

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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brendanpearsonfitness/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzY8DQ3v5ZDsPbo5KszNX7w

LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/brendan-pearson-7025861a8

Andrew's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/andrewgoodlad97/?hl=en