The Free Speed Podcast

Welcome to Free Speed Christmas edition! We’re diving into our first Aussie Christmas experience—beaches, BBQs, and all. Plus, we’re tackling holiday food guilt with tips on mindful eating, balancing protein and treats, and keeping movement a priority. Finally, we share how to make the most of two key time blocks to stay productive and consistent during the holidays.

Chapters

00:00 Intro: Christmas in Australia

07:07 Training for HYROX: Balancing Fitness and Festivities

11:49 Fuelling for Performance: The Importance of Nutrition

17:54 Holiday Food Guilt: Finding Balance and Consistency

24:00 Consistently Good rather than Occasionally Great

30:17 Mindful Eating and Meal Prep

46:36 The 2 time blocks that will transform your life

53:23 The Free Speed

In this episode, we dive into our ideal day of training, nutrition, and recovery, encouraging you to dream big about what your perfect fitness day looks like. We explore the balance between performance, enjoyment, and intention—maximizing the quality of your time without losing sight of what matters most. With finite hours in a day, it’s worth rethinking how you allocate your energy—whether it’s meal prep, chasing a PR, or simply finding joy in the process. What does your ultimate fitness day look like, and what truly matters to you?

Chapters

00:00 Intro: Diverging Food and Fitness Perspectives

06:13 Meal Prep: Convenience vs. Cost

09:02 The Importance of Fresh Ingredients

11:58 Building a Consistent Breakfast Routine

14:50 Cal's Ideal Day of Training and Nutrition

27:00 Tash's Dream Day: A Different Approach

38:30 Healthy Eating Habits and Mindset

43:48 Optimization

46:40 Progressive Overload and Training Cycles

58:10 The Free Speed

In this episode, we debrief on our day trip to Byron Bay, and compare fitness vibes and culture that we have experienced living in the Gold Coast (Australia), San Jose (USA), and Guelph (Canada). We also talk about how fitness routines evolve based on your environment, and why that could be a good thing.

00:00 Intro: Exploring Byron Bay

10:06 Cultural Differences: Canada vs. Australia vs. USA

32:05 Body Confidence and Trends

41:49 Practical vs Theoretical experience

57:10 The Free Speed

In this episode, we touch on Calvin’s birthday, Australian bagels, lessons from relocation and revisiting your “why”. We dive into our personal experience with overcoming excuses and staying consistent while navigating a big life change. We also provide strategies for maintaining discipline, and staying on track even during big transitions.

Chapters

00:00 Intro: Celebrating Cal's Birthdays

14:57 Balancing Work and Side Hustles

30:06 Lessons from Relocation: Overcoming Challenges

43:15 Finding Motivation and Reputation

49:15 The Free Speed

Do you love winning or do you hate losing? In this weeks episode we cover how performance goals can be applied to all training. Whether you are training for aesthetics or your next race, performance goals will allow you to keep you mentally motivated and excited to show up with purpose.

Chapters

00:00 Intro: Adjusting to New Routines

04:49 Job Hunting Realities & Food

10:50 Training for Performance vs Aesthetics

23:00 Mental Intensity and sacrifice

34:19 The Aftermath of Racing: Reflection and Recovery

40:18 The Pressure of Expectations

44:39 Embracing Boredom

47:40 Nothing is given only earned

1:01:48 The Free Speed

In this episode, we explore the role of mindset in fitness and life, discussing how to stay positive, manage self-doubt, and control the ego that can sometimes get in the way of progress. This episode will offer you some practical tools for growth while keeping yourselves grounded.

Chapters

00:00 Intro Positive Mindset in Fitness

05:07 The Role of Ego in Performance

10:18 Personal Experiences

21:36 Impact of Ego on Relationships

26:34 New Challenges and Communities

35:19 The Value of Professional Respect

39:09 Cultivating a Positive Mindset

49:08 Overcoming Negativity and Embracing Growth

57:00 Techniques for Managing Ego

1:02:05 The Free Speed

In this episode, we discuss our past experience using fitness trackers like Fitbit, Apple Watch, Whoop, Garmin and heart rate monitors to perform better. We dive into why the data is so important, the pros and cons of each, and which device is actually worth your money, especially if you're into hybrid training (running & lifting).

Chapters

00:00 Intro and Life Update

08:06 Comparing Fitness Watches: Apple vs. Garmin

20:09 Emerging Technologies in Fitness Tracking

33:19 Understanding Whoop: Tracking Recovery and Strain

39:08 Annoying Subscription Models

45:40 Heart Rate Monitors vs Watches Accuracy

50:00 Is HIIT training working against you?

54:20 The Free Speed

In this episode, we dive deep into why we we think a 9-5 isn’t always the best option. We talk about the unconventional route and how betting on yourself and your passion could be a future career. We also touch on taking risks even though you may not know the outcome.

Chapters

00:00 Intro - Navigating Life in Australia

07:06 Why a 9-to-5 isn't always the best option

14:00 Personal Experiences and Career Choices

28:58 Cal's Corporate experience (Passion and Sacrifice)

36:41 Endless Social Media Opportunity

42:00 Overcoming Fear of Failure - Start w/o Overthinking

49:24 Passion will outwork paychecks

54:20 Finding True Support

59:10 The Free Speed

In this episode, we discuss our history with hybrid training, our first Hyrox races, what we learned, supplementation and fuelling and tips for your own Hyrox training.

Chapters

00:00 Intro to HYROX and Hybrid Fitness

06:12 Understanding HYROX: Structure and Training

08:56 Importance of Heart Rate Zones

11:47 Race Experiences: HYROX Toronto

15:02 The Evolution of HYROX as a Sport

27:02 Competition in Personal Growth

37:06 Endurance Mentality

40:04 Rise of Hybrid Fitness & the Hybrid Athlete

45:52 Importance of Listening to Your Body & Recovery

52:19 Setting Goals

57:15 The Free Speed

In this episode, get to know us a little bit more. We talk about our recent move across the world, working out while travelling and what influenced us to move to the Gold Coast, Australia.

Chapters

00:00 Intro to The free speed podcast

01:04 Moving to Australia: First Impressions

05:48 Adventures in Sydney: Gym Experiences

12:04 Navigating Gym Memberships and Free Trials

17:48 Sydney Food Scene

24:04 The Journey of Long-Distance Relationship

30:03 Future Plans

40:20 The Decision to Move to Australia

52:10 The Free Speed