Ryan King is a wealth management specialist who knows specialises in giving advise about how you can plan for future success and financial freedom without making huge sacrifices to your current lifestyle. We talk about COVID’s effect on the world and what he sees for the future. He also gives us some insight into shares and the stock market and we discuss property and some other financial strategies. Some good info and tips in this episode on things other than just training. You can reach out to Ryan at [email protected] or give him a follow on IG @ryankingfinance. As always keep the feedback coming through always good to hear from everyone. You can reach out to me on IG @the_sportpeformancecoach.

Alberto Nuñez needs no introduction. He has been around for ever coaching lifters and bodybuilders. Training, coaching and nutrition is what he knows and he knows well. We delve into heaps of topics some of which included the concept of motivation and how to REALLY find it, how being a natural vs an enhanced lifter influences training programming, what things powerlifters can learn from bodybuilders and vice versa aswell as the similarities in training between the two, how muscle size influences strength (I keep saying this and thankfully these great coaches like Alberto and Dr Mike keep confirming it) as well as a load on how to be a great coach and so so much more. Guys this episode is jam packed with some great info and stories from one of the greatest minds in the strength/training game right now. Make sure you check Alberto out on IG @nunez3dmj as well as the rest of the 3DMJ crew – they’re all full of knowledge. As usual make sure you follow the podcast and share the episode with 2 of your friends who needs to hear this. Any comments, suggestions and feedback send it to [email protected] or DM me on IG @the_sportperformancecoach. Thanks for tuning in.

The one and only Dr Mike joins me again as we talk about politics, his upcoming involvement with crazy COVID vaccine experimentations in the name of science and how the media is punking y’all! No but seriously we talk a bit of politics at the start but then go into training talk about volume guidelines for strength vs muscle development. Where is a good place to start with your set numbers and how to progress. Does soreness equal progress? How can you increase your MRV? Recommendations for people who lift but also other sports like BJJ where endurance factors are involved. How much work can you do to maintain any gains in strength and endurance. Guys, this episode is so jam packed it’s awesome, I can’t fit all the details here. Make sure you follow Dr Mike on IG @rpdrmike and ofcourse Renaissance Periodisation @rpstrength - always full of good info. You can reach me on IG @the_sportperformancecoach - Don’t forget to share this episode if you liked it and don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast. www.adonisathletics.com.au

Barry Bridges joins us to talk about sleep science and how to feel better, be more alert and squeeze more performance out of your body and mind with simple sleeping tips. We talk about how it changes things to be a morning or night person, can we condition ourselves to be a morning/night person? How food before sleep effects its quality, do we actually need 8 hours of sleep? What if we can’t get 8 hours of sleep? Are we doomed? Effects of journaling on sleep quality and so much more cool info you can apply right now to improve your sleep, your recovery and your performance. You can follow Barry on IG @barry_bridges12 or on Linkedin (Barry Bridges). Reach out to him because he’s a cool guy who’s happy to help. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast and share the crap out of this episode because we know everybody could benefit from it.

Will Berkman joins me to talk about the state of the fitness industry after the COVID lockdown. What he learned, changed and added to his services as an online and face to face coach during the lockdown period and after it. The mindset needed to start your own fitness business, survive in the industry and what standards you need to hold yourself to. He had some really good tips on how to structure your business and membership plans and he talks about his goals of educating coaches and PTs in the future. You can follow Will on Instagram @w.berkmanpt and tune in to his Weakly Weights podcasts with co-host Alex Hayes.

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Tareq shares his story of his severe battle with depression, anxiety and contemplating suicide and how he turned that around and used it all as fuel to better his life and launch educAid Au which has gone on to help so many people increase their awareness of mental health - specially those who are religiously inclined. It was amazing to have him on sharing his story. You can follow him on IG: @twerech and @educaidau. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and send all suggestions and questions to [email protected]

Winston came over to Australia from Singapore and started training in BJJ about 2012/2013. He completed his degree in Engineering, was offered a great job however he turned it down to pursue BJJ full time instead. He has gone on to earn his brown belt under the awesome coaches at Garage Jiu Jitsu having competed in top level BJJ competitions and eventually becoming a coach at Garage Jiu Jitsu himself. In this episode we talk about:

• Is BJJ effective for self defence

• Commonalities in coaching BJJ that translate over to basically any other sport like powerlifting

• Commonalities in how to think about competition that also translate over to sports like powerlifting

• What have been some of his worst injuries

• How long does it take to reach national level in BJJ for a beginner

• How long is the average length of time needed to prep for a comp

• His advice for people going into their first comp

• Is weight training effective for BJJ

• His favorite way to finish a fight

• His favorite productivity tips and his future goals

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I sit down with my friend Paolo Baja from Athletic IQ and we talk about how long it takes to prep for a bodybuilding competition. The evolution of the coaching mind and humility. Research evidence vs anecdotal evidence. Breaking discipline. Main mistakes people who want to build muscle and look good make with their training and nutrition. Recommended resources and his top productivity tips. Make sure to subscribe and rate the podcast so you don't miss future episodes as I bring you big names and great guests around strength and conditioning, success and mindset.

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Chad and I go through Seneca's fourth letter which is all about death but not always in the literal sense...at least in some aspects. As always thank you for listening, please rate the podcast and let us know what you would like to hear more.