In this week's episode I'm joined by Sabina Skala. Sabina is a Strength & Conditioning Coach based in Fulham at Fort Gym. Sabina trains a variety of clients but is most well known for Coaching MMA fighters and BJJ Athletes. Aside from Coaching athletes/clients Sabina is also a publish writer and also an education speaker, most recently presenting at Body Power 2018.

In this episode Sabina discusses:

- Tackling the Marathon Des Sables, a multi-day ultra-marathon across the Sahara. Sabina discusses how she prepared her body for the event, why sticking to the basics was key (and always is) and how she dealt with the event mentally particularly after getting injured 3 days in.

- The Importance of the Mind and what a Champions mindset is.

- How Sabina builds her clients confidence to increase their Self-Belief and help them overcome self-limiting beliefs and thoughts.

- The Lifting standards she sets her athletes to give them a training focus and build confidence leading into a competition.

- Why Auto-regulation and stress management is vital with all populations, not just athletes, and how to implement it.

- Can Mental toughness be trained through gym training endeavours, should Coaches be trying to achieve this or is there a more suitable way to challenge a person to go that little bit further and overcome self-limiting beliefs in the Gym.