The Powerful Performer Podcast

You’ve got the perfect programme. You still fall off every few weeks.

It’s not your willpower. It’s your home.

In this episode of the Powerful Performer Podcast, I show you why a calm, connected relationship is the secret weapon for staying consistent and building the body you want.

In this episode:

• The weekly check in: two questions that change everything
• Aligning your calendars so training never causes a row
• Sacred time just for you two
• Becoming the best version of you, for them
• Making health a team sport

Plus the research behind it, from Gottman’s relationship studies to how stress at home slows your recovery, and my own story from being petrified of talking to women to marrying Mimi.

You’ve got around 4,000 weeks. Live immediately.

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✈️You fly business class. Your fitness flies economy.

Three good weeks of training, then one work trip, and you’re back to square one. Sound familiar?

In this episode of the Powerful Performer Podcast, I show you how to stay in shape wherever you land, so your body keeps up with your career.

In this episode:

• Setting a travel minimum that keeps your progress going
• Packing your plan, not just your suitcase
• The Business Class Plate, and how to snap your meals with AI
• Owning the client dinner without missing out
• Beating jet lag with daylight and movement

Plus the research behind it all, including Columbia University’s study of 18,000 business travellers and Bickel’s work on keeping muscle with less training.

Your career flies business class. Time your body did too.

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You’re eating less than ever and still not losing weight. Meanwhile, lean influencers are eating 3,000 calories a day and staying shredded. So what’s going on?

In this episode of the Powerful Performer Podcast, I break down why long diets slow your metabolism and how to get out of the deficit so you can eat more and stay lean.

In this episode:

• Why long diets put your body into energy saving mode
• How to bring your calories back up without gaining fat
• Why building muscle changes where your food goes
• How your everyday movement quietly drops when you diet
• Why protein should come first in every meal

Plus the research behind it all, including the Biggest Loser study, MATADOR and Levine’s work on daily movement.

Your metabolism isn’t broken. It’s time to start eating again.

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Cut out oats, fruit and your Friday pint, and still not losing fat?

It's not your willpower. It's the myths.

In this episode we bust the 5 biggest nutrition myths that have you dieting on fear instead of facts:

• Carbs spike your glucose and stop fat burning
• Alcohol pauses fat loss
• Eating late makes you fat
• Fruit is too sugary
• You need to eat every 2 to 3 hours

We back each one up with the research, simple analogies and real client stories, so you can finally eat the foods you love and still get lean.

Stop fearing food. Start seeing results.

Got fitness questions? I got answers.

This month you dropped your toughest training and nutrition questions straight into my IG Q box, and I'm answering them all in one sitting.

No fluff, no filler, just straight talk on what actually works.

Hit play and get your answers.

Fitness fails when it's bolted onto your life instead of built around it. The Real Life Method flips that, structuring training and nutrition to fit your schedule, your travel, your social life, not the other way round. No rigid plans that snap the second life gets busy, just a sustainable system that bends with you and still gets results.

The Summer Fitness Safety Box 🔒☀️

Summer doesn't have to mean choosing between your results and your life.

You know the drill. BBQs, holidays, a few too many pints in the sun... and then the guilt spiral that makes you either restrict everything or throw in the towel completely.

In this episode I'm giving you my 10 commandments for summer. The exact rules I use with my own clients so they can enjoy the season without undoing months of hard work, and without that nagging "I've ruined it" feeling every Monday morning.

This isn't about being perfect. It's about having a framework so you can say yes to the things you actually want, and still walk into September looking and feeling better than when summer started.

If you've ever finished a holiday or a run of weekends away feeling like you're back to square one, this one's for you.

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A science backed blueprint of how you can undo the weekend damage of a blowout and find your groove again! 

How To Maintain Results This Summer, Without Giving Up LIFE! ☀️🍹

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Summer doesn't have to mean choosing between enjoying yourself and staying in shape. In this episode, we're breaking down how to maintain the results you've worked hard for—without tracking every calorie, skipping BBQs, or feeling guilty for having a few drinks on holiday.

We'll cover practical strategies to help you stay consistent through weekends away, family gatherings, festivals, and summer holidays, while still living your life. You'll learn why maintenance is a skill, how to avoid the "all or nothing" mindset, and the simple habits that keep you looking and feeling your best without sacrificing the moments that matter.

If you want to enjoy summer with confidence and avoid starting from scratch in September, this episode is for you.