Fitness Unfiltered: Recent Episodes
Fitness Unfiltered
Bringing you a 100% unfiltered perspective of all things health and fitness through honest and open debate and discussion
Hosted by Mike, Dan and Emma
Find us on social media:
Emma: @ESGfitness Dan: @Ace_dan_osman Mike: @DrMikeThe2nd
In this episode we discuss the recent 'calories don't matter' notion from prominent Drs on the infamous diary of a CEO podcast.
Then Mike & Emma have a heated debate around almost nothing
& we think you should all go buy Ben Carpenters new book!
Love, FU fam xoxo
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@the.dan.osman
@esgfitness
It's that weird time between Christmas and New Year when nobody knows what day it is, and everyone on the internet is arguing about whether to exercise and what to eat. We're going in... Social Media, Diet, Training, how to recognise good coaches through the mirages of social media and how to demonstrate that you might be a good coach on social media.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@the.dan.osman
@esgfitness
In this episode we explore the concept of how important it is for personal trainers to be in shape, amongst a few tangents.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@the.dan.osman
@esgfitness
On this episode we have Helen West as our guest. You may know Helen as half of Rooted Project, and co-author of Is Butter A Carb. She also works as a specialised dietitian in the field of adolescent eating disorders, and has a great understanding of the social and political caveats we must be aware of when talking about the topic.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@the.dan.osman
@esgfitness
Team FU have just come back from IFS 2022 in Lisbon. In this episode we return to your ears to catch up and debrief.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@the.dan.osman
@esgfitness
On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered we welcome Dr Annice Mukherjee, Consultant Endocrinologist to talk about Menopause and HRT. We delve into the truth about menopause and HRT and explore the benefits, risks and the wealth of misinformation out there on the topic. We look into the nuance behind recent headlines and documentaries, discuss why tides have changed so much on this topic, and also discuss the caveats and worries about overstating potential new developments in research and evidence. As ESG has said previously, if you are a woman, or if you know any women, this is a really important subject for you to know about.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@the.dan.osman
@esgfitness
We are delighted to welcome Luke Johnson to the Fitness Unfiltered to talk to us about all things business, coaching and business coaching, and some tales from his time in the fitness industry. You can connect with Luke on instagram at @lukejohnsonptc and follow PT Collective at (you guessed it) @ptcollective!
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@the.dan.osman
@esgfitness
On this episode we are joined by Luke Hoffman, formerly of The Muscle Mentors, here to tell us all about why learning about biomechanics is important as a coach, and we delve deep into whether training to failure is good/bad/necessary. You can find Luke on instagram at @lukedavidhoffman
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@the.dan.osman
@esgfitness
We catch up about fitness events, public health messaging and the controversy surrounding putting calories on menus.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@the.dan.osman
@esgfitness
On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered we are excited to be joined by exercise and eating psychologist Nicola Jane Hobbs.
We delve deep into psychological factors around diet, exercise and body image, as well as how we can manipulate and develop our own psychology to help support our goals and values - as well as figuring out what they are in the first place. We touch on several topics such as psychological qualifications, integrity, physique goals, anti diet rhetoric, and the power of context.
You can find out more about Nicola including links to order her awesome book Daily Awakening at https://linktr.ee/nicolajanehobbs and you can follow her on Instagram @nicolajanehobbs …
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@the.dan.osman
@esgfitness
Join us for some life lessons and a catch up to round off 2021.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
Today we talk life lessons, quotes and rules to live by, and how good/awful we think they are, with unofficial fourth member of Fitness Unfiltered Dr Emilia Thompson PhD (@emiliathompsonphd). We also celebrate Emma's birthday.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
On this episode we discuss the art of coaching, the important skills needed to get it right, and how we differentiate between them and how they can best be applied
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
It's been a while friends! FU is back with a catch up and a big chat on all things mental health, mental illness and everything inbetween.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
We catch up with Strength and Conditioning Coach and Lecturer Edward Baker and discuss PAIN.
If you enjoy this episode and would like to connect with Ed, you can find him at edwardbakerperformance.com and @ebakercoach on Twitter and @edwardbakerperformance on Instagram.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
Unofficial Fitness Unfiltered Fourth Member Dr Emilia Thompson PhD joins us in a chat about all things callout. The quest for decent quality information in the world of fitness and nutrition is long and winding, and littered with misinformation and questionable practices. But how do we tackle the correction of the incorrect without causing harm in other ways?
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
In today's episode we discuss kindness, and how it can be manipulated to excuse behaviour.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
On this week’s episode we are Joined by Dan Smith, an online coach himself who helps other coaches provide the best service to their clients. We talk about what online coaching is, the differences between face to face and online coaching, how to set up a business that aligns with your values, income flexing, people’s relationship with money and we end with some top tips for coaches to make the most out of this period of time where gyms aren’t open.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
Today we are joined by Co Owner of Bodypower, Steve Orton, to discuss the past, present and future of one of the biggest Fitness Expo brands around, and that of the fitness industry itself.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered we are joined by Martin Rooney, THE coach's coach to discuss everything coach to coach.
There is so much value for coaches and anyone working with individuals to get the best out of them in this episode!
There are life lessons on coaching, leadership, parenting, finding the best in yourself and so much more.
We dare you to listen and not feel inspired and motivated for 2021.
Martin is a former U.S. bobsledder, Division I track athlete, creator of Training for Warriors, strength coach to professional MMA athletes amongst many other things. You can find him at @themartinrooney and pick up his latest book “Coach to Coach” just about anywhere.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@the.dan.osman
@esgfitness
A quick catchup with the team for a few updates and topical chat about viruses and vaccines and how you should say goodbye on the phone. A big bunch of season's greetings from the three of us and we look forward to seeing you all again in 2021 with some EXCITING PLANS.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
Welcome to a very special series of Fitness Unfiltered Podcasts; recordings of our very first Conference, FU Live 2020. Recorded virtually in May 2020 in the midst of COVID lockdown, FU Live brought together some of the biggest names in fitness, nutrition and health and raised over £27,000 for UNICEF in the process.
In this episode we speak about Mental Health with some incredible mental health professionals: Sarah Vohra (@themindmedic), Joe O'Brien (@headfirst0), Kieran Kennedy (@drkierankennedy) and Kimberley Wilson (@foodandpsych), as well as our own Mike.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
Welcome to a very special series of Fitness Unfiltered Podcasts; recordings of our very first Conference, FU Live 2020. Recorded virtually in May 2020 in the midst of COVID lockdown, FU Live brought together some of the biggest names in fitness, nutrition and health and raised over £27,000 for UNICEF in the process.
In this episode we speak to one of the most respected voices in bodybuilding, Jordan Peters, about the association between identity and passion, and how to cope when circumstances change.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered we are joined by Ban Hass, "one of those angry over emotional feminist types" (as it says in her bio), to tell us all about how she feels about the fitness industry, the trouble with transformations, personal trainers, privilege, diversity and much more. If you would like to find out more about Ban you can follow her at @banhass
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered we are joined by Dr Philippa Kaye to tell us all about the Menopause. We feel this is a topic which people know very little about and think everyone should know more about! Fortunately, Philippa has a huge amount of experience in educating people on this subject, from her work in General Practice and the media to writing a book on it - The M Word, available now. If you'd like to know more about Philippa she can be found at @drphilippakaye
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
On this episode we are joined by life hacker, existential realist and supreme podcaster Mr Chris Williamson. From reality TV to nightlife monger to one of the most versatile and fascinating podcasts in the kingdom (Modern Wisdom), Chris is fundamentally a great conversationalist, and his curiosity and thirst for knowledge about pretty much everything is inspiring. This was an awesome chat and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did! You can find out more about Chris at chriswillx.com and @chriswillx on social media.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
On this episode we catch up with psychological sensation Kimberley Wilson. Kimberley takes us on a journey of discussion about the intersection between physical brain health, and psychological wellbeing, mental health and mental illness. We talk about how you can keep your brain as health as possible, and why you might want to invest more into doing so. Of course, we also talk about cake and sandwiches. You can find out more about Kimberley at @foodandpsych and you can also get her incredible book How To Build A Healthy Brain on Audible and in actual book form!
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
Hello and WELCOME to a BRAND NEW SERIES of Fitness Unfiltered, kicking off with two people who need absolutely no introduction; James Smith and Diren Kartal. In this episode we catch up with James and Diren about the International Fitness Summit and have a general debrief on the state of the fitness industry, six packs, calorie deficits, influencers, helping people, and of course... the c word. We reminisce about IFS past, and IFS future, and drop a few nuggets of news about IFS 2021, an event not to be missed. James and Diren can of course be found on instagram at @jamessmithpt and @diren.kartal , info on IFS is at www.internationalfitnesssummit.com - and follow @ifs_events for updates on IFS 2021!
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
Welcome to a very special series of Fitness Unfiltered Podcasts; recordings of our very first Conference, FU Live 2020. Recorded virtually in May 2020 in the midst of COVID lockdown, FU Live brought together some of the biggest names in fitness, nutrition and health and raised over £27,000 for UNICEF in the process.
In this episode we bring together a group of people who need no introduction, to talk about marketing businesses at a time when marketing is incredibly important, but also at a time where people are struggling in so many ways to the point that traditional marketing methods may feel insensitive or cynical. We were so excited to be joined by the incredible James Smith, Tanya Filer, Paul Mort, and Lawrence Judd to talk through these issues, disagree, and debate. This is not one to be missed...
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
Welcome to a very special series of Fitness Unfiltered Podcasts; recordings of our very first Conference, FU Live 2020. Recorded virtually in May 2020 in the midst of COVID lockdown, FU Live brought together some of the biggest names in fitness, nutrition and health and raised over £27,000 for UNICEF in the process.
In this episode we bring together a group of the best minds in fitness business to talk exactly that. At no time in living memory has there been a time where people in the fitness industry have had to suddenly adapt their entire businesses to such a sudden change in circumstances, and if anyone can share valuable experience on not only adapting our businesses but growing them at the same time, it's these guys. We were so excited to be joined by the incredible Ollie Marchon, Phil Graham, Jamie Alderton and Phil Learney - and of course our very own ESG to discuss all things business. This is not one to be missed...
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
Sponsorships: off for this episode
Welcome to a very special series of Fitness Unfiltered Podcasts; recordings of our very first Conference, FU Live 2020. Recorded virtually in May 2020 in the midst of COVID lockdown, FU Live brought together some of the biggest names in fitness, nutrition and health and raised over £27,000 for UNICEF in the process.
In this episode which kicked the event off, we talk to the awesome Hannah Ritchie, David Robert Grimes and Alan Flanagan about Epidemiology and Critical Thinking, a particularly hot topic at the time!
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
Much has been spoken about the recently announced "world leading" government obesity strategy, so we thought we would enlist the assistance of nutrition professionals and FU regulars Sophie Medlin, Jenny Rosborough and Laura Tilt to delve into the matter and discuss the plans in a balanced and unbiased manner, with a particular focus on the not only the challenges we face when tackling lifestyle change on an individual level, but also the challenges involved in creating public health strategies that are intended to apply to a very broad range of people, ie EVERYONE.
You can find out more about them at @sophiedietitian @hellohealthyyou_ and @nutritilty on Instagram.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
You’ve heard of Ant and Dec? Well, what they are to Saturday Night TV, Ant and Nik are to Personal Trainer Education. Together they make up the PT Mentor Academy and head up Personal Training and education for Pure Gym. They join us on this episode of Fitness Unfiltered to discuss the changing landscape of the fitness industry and gyms in general, particularly on the back of the coronavirus pandemic.
You can find out more about them at @antptma and @nikptma on Instagram.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
In this episode we speak to Dr Katherine Iscoe about... well, much more than we had planned! From confidence, to self esteem, to behaviour, to eating poo pills [it's VERY important to state explicitly here that this is not safe and can be very harmful for a number of reasons, please do not try this at home!!]. Prepare yourself. You can find out more about Dr Katherine at @dr_katherine on the gram.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
In this episode we discuss why people might take health advice from people who are not health professionals, but rather who are renowned for other skills such as performing songs, selling clothes, falling over, and many other activities unrelated to the study of pharmacology, physiology and clinical science.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
In this week’s podcast we have the amazing Dr Emilia Thompson on to discuss the importance of education for successful dieting and long term behaviour change.
When you understand why you are doing something and how it works you a free from fad diets for life.
Education is important from a client and coaching perspective. If you can relay information to your clients in a simple and understandable way they are far more likely to get results.
We also have some exciting news: Emilia & Emma have created a nutrition course teaching you exactly this. The course is academic and applied and brings together the pair’s academic and coaching experience. If you are interested in the course check out EIQnutrition.com
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered we catch up with each other and talk Fitness Unfiltered Live!!! We had an amazing time hosting an incredible event thanks to an unbelievable line up of health and fitness professionals, and raising over £27,000 for UNICEF in the process. On this episode, which was recorded live on the Facebook Group, we discuss what we learned, reflections we have had since the event and a little bit of the feedback we received.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered we are joined byJoe O’Brien to delve into some mental health chat. We are all adjusting to big life changes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and Joe takes us through the different ways this will be affecting us, why and how to try and manage it
You can find out more about Joe at @headfirst0 on Instagram.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
The boys take a back seat for a late international women’s day episode.
We end up not discussing international women’s day at all and instead cover how to identify your values, tips for working from home, ideas about how to stay productive over the coming months and why we shouldn’t give up on our goals.
Thank you to Emilia, Carly and Hayley for joining us!
We hope you will all be getting involved in the handstands and double unders!
Sending love to you all,
Mike, Dan and Emma
We promised in our absence the next episode would be worth the wait. We can confidently say this absolutely was!
This week the Fitness Unfiltered team were excited to be joined by Dr. David Robert Grimes (www.davidrobertgrimes.com Twitter: @drg1985 Instagram: @drgesq) who is a physicist, cancer researcher, award winning science writer and author of the best seller; The Irrational Ape.
From the questionable beliefs and biases we all have, the ‘web of beliefs’ this evolves into, how spreading disinformation and flawed logic puts us all at risk and social media’s role, to vaccines, herd immunity, propaganda potentially fanning the Covid-19 flames of fear, David’s ‘favourite’ falsehoods, and how critical thinking can save the world.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
This week team FU were delighted to be joined by the Director of The Institute Of Performance Nutrition (www.theiopn.com) and host of the ‘We Do Science’ Podcast, Dr. Laurent Bannock.
Laurent shares with us the distinct differences between sports nutrition, performance nutrition and translatable nutrition information that’s most relevant for the general population. We have a candid conversation around the minutiae many focus on (and whether they need to at all), scope of practice and evidence-based practitioners.
We also discuss the current educational structure of courses relating to nutrition in the UK and the proposition that has been put forward the AfN (Association for Nutrition) to become a regulatory body. What does this mean for those currently giving out nutritional recommendations and with change anything at all?
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered we are joined by Instagram phenomenon Graeme Tomlinson aka @thefitnesschef_ !
Graeme’s informative and entertaining food infographics are ubiquitous in the Instagram fitness and nutrition space, and through his myth busting and easy to understand posts he has amassed over half a million followers on the platform.
Having spent the last few years helping people understand the basics of nutrition and fat loss, he has recently released a book, "Eat What You Like and Lose Weight For Life - The Infographic Guide to The Only Diet That Works".
We have all seen Graeme's awesome infographics, but on this episode of FU we talk about his background, what inspired him to start creating the content he does, the evolution of dieting both now and in the future and how different ways of thinking about fat loss are changing our messages.
You can find out more about Graeme at @thefitnesschef_ and you can order his book at https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1529106044/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_9R6qEb360AWTF
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered we are incredibly excited to be joined by Cardiothoracic Surgeon, author, TV presenter and all around excellent sapien (as certified by Alan Flanagan) Dr Nikki Stamp.
We discuss the premise of Nikki’s second book Pretty Unhealthy which delves into the concept that our preoccupation with appearing healthy rather than being healthy is making us sick. We talk social media, professionalism, BMI, apples, healthism, choosing sides or science, and most importantly, chocolate orange flavoured things and spiders.
You can find out more about Nikki at @drnikkistamp and at www.drnikkistamp.com, and both her new book "Pretty Unhealthy" and her first book "Can You Die of a Broken Heart?" are available on Amazon.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered we talk about easy exercise and nutrition wins to keep momentum at a time of the month (and year) when many New Years Resolutions are starting to get a bit tiresome. It's cold, and the idea of letting go of those changes we have started making might be very tempting. We talk a bit about the psychology of failure, or more importantly perceived failure, and how being your own cheerleader can be far more effective than feeling like we should be doing much more than we are. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts! As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is: @DrMikeThe2nd @ace_dan_osman @esgfitness
After a short break team FU are back for the first episode of 2020!
They discuss some of the more controversial dieting fads and health trends of 2019 as well as offer they’re own insight into the things to be mindful of at the start of the year.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@esgfitness
Team FU discuss whether you need to ‘navigate’ or ‘survive’ Christmas at all and whether nutritional strategies have a part to play for those with concerns around derailing progress. Should you track your intake? Is there a place for a protein-sparring modified fasts? Do we need to label these at all?! Emma, Dan and Mike also share some of their favourite quotes to lead your life by in 2020.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is:
@DrMikeThe2nd
@ace_dan_osman
@ESGfitness
This week the Fitness Unfiltered team (sadly missing Mike) were fortunate enough to be joined by Rachel Hobbs RD PDip MBDA (IG: rachelannehobbs) to explore her fascinating work with, and around performance sport and her specialist eating disorders clinic. Rachel outlines the distinct differences between eating disorders and disordered eating patterns and what's almost become acceptable norms in certain populations. Are there links between addiction, perfectionism, preoccupation with food, certain sports and our bodies?
Rachel shares her wealth of experience with some real pragmatic tips for health professionals and listeners outside of fitness and health alike, in terms or when to refer out, where to seek help and advice, and maintaining a level of self care so signs are recognisable.
You can find out more about Rachel at: www.rachelannehobbs
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On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered we talk about Dan and Mike’s trip to the MNU Health at Every Age Conference, have a discussion on authenticity on social media and in real life, and delve into the new trend of Black Friday Specials all across the land- are they a good thing? Do they cheapen people’s value? If you enjoy this episode or any other episode, please remember to subscribe, rate and share!
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Team FU intended on speaking about motivation and this week were ironically all totally demotivated! The obvious decision would be to abandoned the recording but perfectly on brand, team FU instead in true unfiltered fashion recorded their unpolished and honest best whilst squeezing in some real pragmatic tips for listeners and how to keep motivated during the Winter months.
Team FU are joined by Tom Blackman, Performance Nutritionist and soon to be author to discuss all commonly faced fat loss mistakes, quick fix pragmatic plans of action and hacks, discuss whether bodybuilding has skewed our realistic aesthetic expectations? Identity, dealing with stereotypes and a lot more! Tom kindly shares a few insights of his book ahead of its release too.
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Gamechangers. We have spent the last couple of weeks on social media hearing every side to every argument when it comes to this controversial film from Netflix. So rather than rehash the same information you already know (TL;DR: biased discussion, cherry picked science and unconvincing experiments), we thought that we would come at the vegan discussion from a totally different angle by inviting an environmental scientist, Hannah Ritchie, on to the podcast to talk about the evidence for plant based diets, with a heavy emphasis on the environmental impact of the diets we choose to follow on a population level.
Hannah is one of the authors from ourworldindata.org, an incredible website which collates existing research and data in an attempt to make knowledge on major issues accessible and understandable, to help us make progress against the world’s largest problems. Her main area of research has been on finding the perfect diet to sustain us both nutritionally and environmentally, so this made her the perfect choice to tell us all about the science. Unsurprisingly, just like how nutrition is often poor represented in the mainstream media, other hot topics like climate change, sustainability and yes, plastic straws, suffer a similar fate at the hands of those who may have loud voices but may not have a grasp of what the evidence tells us. We explore all these topics and many more in this episode.
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On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered it is our first anniversary and we are feeling reflective! We look back on a year of Fitness Unfiltered and talk about our favourite episodes, memorable guests and what we have learned from doing the podcast. We cannot believe that we have been doing this a whole year, and we wanted to say an absolutely massive thank you to every single person who has downloaded, listened, reviewed, shared or even just scrolled past the podcast. We absolutely love making this podcast and it means the world to us that there are people who enjoy listening to it. Equally a huge thank you to all of our incredible guests for their sharing their time and their knowledge with us. We have big plans for our second year so please stick with us and let us know what you want to hear…
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On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered we are joined by the incomparable Phil Graham, who shares his incredible story. From being a teenager diagnosed with Type I Diabetes, to becoming a competitive bodybuilder and personal trainer, to being one of the most sought after business mentors in the fitness industry.
Phil talks about his book, “The Diabetic Muscle and Fitness Guide”, the challenges faced by those diagnosed with diabetes, particularly in adolescence, how he transitioned from trainer to business man to business mentor, as well as his approach to work/life balance and social media. He also touches on how to spot scammers in the industry, how to manage your values, and the importance of barbecue and onion rings.
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Fitness Unfiltered Episode 50: The Big 5-0 Q&A
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50 episodes!!! Who’d have thought? We celebrate our 50th episode with a listener Q&A where we answer your instaquestions about health, fitness, and much more besides.
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On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered Mike and Emma get Robbie Williamsed by Dan who was snowed under with other engagements, and are joined instead by none online transformation specialist and fitness entrepreneur Charlie Johnson. Charlie takes us on a journey of discussion about all sorts of different topics, from scaling an online PT business, to getting to know your clients when you've never met them. We discuss the interface between scientific and anecdotal evidence and how and when to apply each when it comes to training. But no episode of Fitness Unfiltered would be complete without a few tangents, in which we tackle climate change, different opinions on Trump and The Wall, keeping up to date with current affairs while getting rid of negative influences, choosing trendy trainers, and people who only train at 60% of their capacity (Mike).
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@esgfitness
On this episode of Fitess Unfiltered, we talk about THINGS. Fat shaming things, sugar tax things, and banned Instagram diet advert things. It's a bit of a topical catch up on what's being talked about in the fitness world a lot at the moment, and a few things we needed to get off our chests.
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On This Episode of Fitness Unfiltered, Team FU are joined by author, business owner and straight talking email marketer, Paul Mort.
In this no holds barred episode Paul shares his journey of mental illness and health, his darkest hour and thoughts of suicide (check out his Facebook video or find in his Instagram TV @paulmort1, “The Cliff”), managing wealth, mindset, his happiness, and tools he equips himself to consistently take action.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
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On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered, team FU pinpoint and highlight where a complete newbie might want to start, and things they may need to address when embarking on a journey of REAL lifestyle change and long term weight loss.
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Identify where you’re at - Energy intake, activity, favourable/less favourable habits?
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Identify potential barriers and strategies to overcome?
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Does your environment serve you?
..... and much more, along with some REAL actionables.
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2/3 of Team FU recently attended the International Fitness Summit in Barcelona; 3 days of talks, training workshops, panel discussions, poolside bants and parties. This was a fitness event with a difference, the content of which has been driven by James Smith and Diren Kartal’s vision for a new direction for the fitness industry; one where inclusivity, health and happiness are far more important than bodyfat percentage and ab definition. In this episode we talk about what we learned and what we thought of the event and its impact on the industry, as well as addressing some discussion points that arose from it.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts!
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On This Episode of Fitness Unfiltered, we are joined by Consultant Dermatologist, and author of The Skincare Bible, Dr Anjali Mahto. Anjali has a wealth of experience and shares with us her insights into acne, skin hygiene and care around exercise, Vitamin D, sun protection, skin care and much more! We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts! As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is: @DrMikeThe2nd @ace_dan_osman @esgfitness
On This Episode of Fitness Unfiltered, we are joined by Ben Carpenter, a Personal Trainer who has put out huge amounts of fitness content on social media based around myth busting, explanation of complex scientific subjects and explanation of evidence based concept and the research behind them. He has amassed a huge following across the social media platforms through his awesome ability to educate and entertain with his posts. Just don’t call him an influencer ;)
Big thanks to Ben for his candid discussion about his observations on the fitness industry, his approach, and his own experience of chronic illness and body image. And of course, mojitos.
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Have you ever wondered what happened to Fruitopia? Joss Stone? Um Bongo? No? Well luckily that’s not what this episode is about, although we do touch on all these topics briefly. No, the main topic for this episode is our very own Daniel Osman.
Dan is one of the most humble and understated people we know, someone who (unlike some other members of Team FU) rarely seeks out the spotlight, but just goes about his work and his life being absolutely awesome, asking for nothing in return. Dan is a credit to the fitness industry and to this podcast, so today we force Dan, against his will, to tell us all about himself and THE JOURNEY.
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This week the Fitness Unfiltered team talk all habit hacks - Buying into the systems and processes that ultimately lead to long term success!
Making them easy, obvious, stacking them and swapping out less favourable ones. Much more too!
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The Team are joined by Luke Hoffman of The Muscle Mentors. Luke and the gang are physique coaches who are often seen advocating training methods and lifestyle suggestions that may seem a little unorthodox to many, particularly those who advocate more traditional "lift weights and eat well" approach. We thought it would be interesting to chat to Luke to delve deeper into the reasons behind his interest in things like sleep optimisation, blood pressure and heart rate variability monitoring etc. We also discuss where these factors fit in the hierarchy of importance when it comes to training, and their applicability to day to day people vs competitive bodybuilders (natural/assisted). We also clarify the correct pronunciation of GIF, and argue about cats. If you are interested in chatting more to Luke about this you can find him at @luke_themusclementors . You may also notice that this episode may sound slightly less audiotastic than usual. This is because Joe Brumby, our Sound Engineer, has had a baby this week, and due to Fitness Unfiltered’s good nature, we have decided to give him some paternity leave. This episode is therefore dedicated to Hallie Rose Brumby, particularly 51-53 minutes where Luke went to get his charger and we discussed our laptop woes. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please give us a review and rating and subscribe to the podcast, tell all your friends and tag us in your social media posts! As always your Fitness Unfiltered Team is: @DrMikeThe2nd @ace_dan_osman @esgfitness
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On this episode we are honoured to be joined by Ben Mudge. The word inspirational is often banded around the hallowed ground of social media, but there are few people who deserve the description as much as Ben does. Ben is a coach from Northern Ireland who has made huge waves on social media with his positive approach to life, health and self improvement, not to mention the fact he looks like Thor. He also happens to have Cystic Fibrosis, and has used his platform not only to raise awareness of the condition, but also to inspire and help people with CF to improve their health and lifestyles. He’s also one of the nicest people we’ve ever met, and we couldn’t be happier to share his story with you on this episode. Except Dr Mike, who is furious about not getting the chance to host it.
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This week the Fitness Unfiltered team were fortunate enough to be joined by Dr. Emilia Thompson PhD, delving into the depths of self improvement from a place of love and self respect.
Emilia shares some of her own experiences as well as how she works with clients towards the less tangible but arguably more important aspects of mental and physical health.
We discuss vulnerability, insecurity, self compassion, shame, the narratives were exposed to, feminism, masculinity and so much more!
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On this Episode of Fitness Unfiltered, in the wake of widespread internet commentary on Cancer Research UK’s recent ad campaign linking Cancer to Obesity with imagery that appears to compare it to smoking as a risk factor, we are lucky to be joined by Director of City Dietitians, Sophie Medlin, who helps us dissect the adverts themselves, and the reasons that so many people have had such strong reactions to them. We talk about the reasons for people disagreeing with the campaign, and whether these reasons justify the intensity of some of the reactions to it. Both obesity and cancer are both particularly emotive topics, and it can be particularly difficult to put aside out biases and pre-formed opinions when discussing topics like these, but hopefully we have managed to do this in a sensitive and balanced way. Let us know what you think!
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On this Episode of Fitness Unfiltered, we discuss the delicate balance between providing quality information, counteracting terrible information, and being kind to everyone in the process. Has social media become the new Roman Amphitheatre? Where people enjoy watching fights and drama, but in this case taking entertainment in people being defeated mentally rather than physically? Sounds a bit dramatic doesn’t it? Well have a listen and see what you think...
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On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered, Dan is sadly busy having his arm drawn on, while Emma and Mike debrief on some educational events they attended recently, including the food (sorry). We patiently await news of a sponsorship from Asador 44.
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In this Episode of Fitness Unfiltered, the team welcome vastly experienced retired personal trainer turned prominent personal trainer educator, author, speaker, father and Global Director of Education at the Advanced Coaching Academy, Phil Learney.
Phil shares his wealth of knowledge discussing where personal trainers notoriously get it wrong with suggestions on how they can do better, reflection on lessons learnt, the perceived narcissism of personal trainers and a whole lot more.
You can find out more about Phil - https://www.advancedcoachingacademy.com
@theptcoach
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Team FU go rogue and revisit body positivity and whether or not there’s too much focus on our bodies in general.
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Team FU discuss all ultra-processed foods inline with the latest media headlines and the claims they are linked to disease and increased mortality risk. Is there any truth in these claims? What about the socioeconomic considerations that make these foods more accessible? Is food environment to blame?
"Ultra-processed" by it's classification can be potentially problematic especially when many of the foods we are encouraged to consume more of are also "processed".
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On this Episode of Fitness Unfiltered, the team are honoured to be joined by renowned strength coach Greg Nuckols who talks about the fundamental differences between Male and female training, muscle damage and hypertrophy, how to read scientific information on the internet and the debate around Caster Semenya and gender differences in sports performance.
Greg is a strength coach with a degree in Exercise and Sports Science and is currently completing his Masters. He has held three all-time world records in powerlifting in the 220lb and 242lb classes. He’s trained hundreds of athletes and regular folks, both online and in-person. He’s written for many of the major magazines and websites in the fitness industry, including Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Bodybuilding.com, T-Nation, and Schwarzenegger.com. He has had the opportunity to work with and learn from numerous record holders, champion athletes, and collegiate and professional strength and conditioning coaches through his previous job as Chief Content Director for Juggernaut Training Systems and current full-time work on StrongerByScience.com. Greg is also one-third of Monthly Applications in Strength Sport (MASS), a monthly research review he runs with Eric Helms and Mike Zourdos. Find him on social media @GregNuckols
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On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered, the team speak to Jenny Rosborough RNutr (IG: hellohealthyyou_), Head of Nutrition at @jamieoliver and media nutritionist and spokesperson. Jenny is also a health and obesity campaigner and has been involved in initiatives MEND (Mind Exercise, Nutrition, Do it!), Action on Sugar and the sugar tax, amongst many other public health movements too.
We delve into the ins and outs of government policy initiatives, how they’re implemented and these potentially positively contribute towards the reducing obesity. We also discuss how to best articulate these messages to the population most in need of the help taking into account the socioeconomic factors at play too.
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On this episode of Fitness Unfiltered, the team debrief on our experience at Bodypower 2019, where we did some speaking, some hanging out, and MUCH MORE. We also got to spend a whole weekend together IRL (in real life) which was a rare treat, during which we discovered that Dan is still the nicest man in the world, Emma hates wearing shoes, and Mike is unable to tolerate anything that takes place between getting the food bill and being asleep.
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In this episode team FU delve into to the health considerations and implications beyond macronutrient and calorie counting.
It's undeniable that for many losing weight alone can improve health markers, but what about beyond that and whether or not weight loss then becomes problematic with individuals excluding vital nutrients known to contribute to health? Are you eliminating important nutrients to hit calorie and macro targets?
The team also touch on the socioeconomic factors which leads to a VERY interesting future episode with another super guest.
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In this Episode of Fitness Unfiltered, the team welcome back Jordan Peters for part two of our interview. In this episode Jordan talks candidly about his relationship with his partner Corinne, who is also his business partner and now his coach, and the lengths that they have gone to in order to sustain all the different facets of this relationship. He discusses his training style, fundamentals vs minutiae and the effort vs workload. He also explains the important differences in training professional bodybuilders and Dr Mike (we were as as surprised as anyone), and he also discusses how anabolic steroids work, as well as touching on how they are discussed on social media, harm reduction and how he balances his own extreme aspirations with the associated long term health concerns. Dr Mike also breaks the record for the longest question asked in any podcast in world history, almost breaking the mythical 2 minute barrier.
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You can find out more about Jordan @trainedbyjp on socials and trainedbyjp.com
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In this Episode of Fitness Unfiltered, the team are delighted to be joined by none other than Jordan Peters, a renowned and highly respected competitive bodybuilder who has made huge waves in the fitness industry with TrainedbyJP, an educational members website/training resource, supplement and clothing brand. In Part One of this exclusive interview, Jordan talks candidly about the story behind his brand, how he continues to self-develop both professionally and personally, his experiences with therapy and his competitive journey, including his recent decision to pull out of competing this year, and his very polite internet feud with Dr Mike!
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Team FU discuss aggressive dieting as an approach, the pros and cons within and whether or not the concept of 'dieting' is indeed sustainable.
What is an aggressive diet? Who's it suitable for? What are the important considerations?
Tune in to find out more!
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Dan’s Charity Event!
Team FU Host Dan Osman will commence his 24 hour sled drag for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) on Wednesday 10th April at midday. In honour of this Emma and Mike talk more about his event, and also themselves. Here is the link if you would like to donate!
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/dan-osman
On this episode we interview special guest Ollie Carson about his recent decision to use steroids as part of his training to compete in the 2020 PCA Bodybuilding Championships.
Ollie talks candidly about his decision, his experiences and how his family, friends and clients have reacted to his decision. We also talk about health concerns and the role of the NHS and private healthcare in monitoring and treating these. We delve deep into the ethical issues surrounding steroid use, and we are so grateful to Ollie for being so open and honest about his experiences, and as is very clear on the podcast, neither Ollie or the team condone or advocate the use of performance enhancing drugs, and none of the views stated in the podcast are representative of our respective work organisations! Enjoy and let us know what you think!
In this episode of Fitness Unfiltered, the team discuss influence, social media, and the dangers of using it for evil rather than good.
Spoiler: nobody falls down the toilet in this episode and we actually think the audio is ok
Dr Mike is back from Thailand!
We broadly discuss the concept of delayed gratification and go on many a tangent including but not limited to:
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Men's mental health
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Mike being an influncer
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Dan being surprised that endurance training takes up a large amount of time
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Emma talks about the evolution of the desire stomach
Team FU are this week joined by Dietician, health writer and author of the ‘Happy Gut Guide’ Laura Tilt to talk all IBS (Irritable Bowl Syndrome). Laura also further delves into FODMAPs, gut health probiotics, prebiotics, microbiome, and… poo. We touch on typical treatments with some insight on medication commonly used from our in-house doc – THE Mike II.
Laura has kindly given team FU a unique discount code: UNFILTERED20 too which gives listeners 20% off her 12 week ‘Happy Gut Guide’ course for IBS!
As always feedback welcome! Please subscribe, drop us a review and share with friends too.
Hello Listener(s)
This week we catch up with the team. We hear about the AMAZING thing Dan is doing. We also talk about Dr Mike's intuitive eating. Emma also says some inconsequential things and we go on many a tangent including health at any sizes, body acceptance, mental health, the placebo effect and our own biases.
Enjoy!
This week we speak to Andrew Tracey. As someone who is passionate about fitness, strength and health, Andrew has made a big impact on social media with his ethos that “you are not your gym membership”.
In this episode we delve into his training philosophies and how he balances his impressive achievements in fitness with a full time day job in construction which involves long working hours and a lot of travelling.
As part of Farm Fitness he has also released several workout programs which are available at www.youarenotyourgymmembership.com and you can check him out on Instagram at @theandrew.tracey
This week we are joined by the lovely Lawrence Judd of Shredded by Science to talk about all things personal trainer education.
As usual we go off on a tangent and talk largely about obesity and barriers to working with clinical populations.
Team FU delve into the claims around High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) often being superior to all other forms of cardiovascular training. Is there any weight behind these claims? Moreover, with an industry obsessed with body composition, is HIIT a more astute focus for the associated health benefits?
This week team FU discuss the importance of communication and willingness to accept feedback whether that be good or bad. Both are important towards improving after all. Do the 'haterz' have a point? Potentially sometimes, but is it better perhaps to challenge ideas and not people if you want your voice heard in a very loud industry?
This week team FU discuss UK public health strategies to reduce sugar intake in the population along with their new ‘Change 4 life’ advert and it’s reference to cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes. Is sugar to blame, or just part of a bigger problem?
In this episode we discuss the Body Positivity movement - the good, the bad and the beautiful - our own interpretations of what it means, how it can help people, the pitfalls and the potential mixed messages.
On this episode we are joined by Scott Baptie, sports nutritionist, fat loss coach, podcaster and author of the new book “101 Ways To Lose Weight And Never Find It Again”. We delve deep into diet fads, ways we have been caught out in the past, how we can still get caught out, and how to avoid getting caught out in the future. We also touch on the movement away from encouraging weight loss, and also why you burn more calories when you run outside rather than on a treadmill!
In this episode of Fitness Unfiltered we delve into the latest poorly understood fitness hot topic, Intuitive Eating. We have spoken briefly on previous episodes about Mike’s Intuitive Eating Experiment, and who better to take us through this contentious topic than the most litigious nutritionist we know, Alan Flanagan. Those of you who follow Alan on Instagram (@thenutritional_advocate) will know that he pulls no punches in his "nutritionally agnostic” approach to the science and evidence base of nutritional beliefs, and provides a huge amount of education on some very poorly understood principles and paradigms. Until recently he has balanced his love of nutrition with his day job as a barrister, but having completed a Masters in Nutritional Science last year, he is now embarking on a PhD.
Sometimes we need motivational insta quotes, pictures of lions and multiple hashtags to give us that much needed New Year boost. But sometimes these things are not enough. Sometimes you need to turn to the only thing guaranteed to convince you that a hero lies in you: music.
This episode of Fitness Unfiltered takes you on a lyrical journey of musical wonder that will definitely (we take no legal responsibility for this promise) improve your life in 2019.
Team FU are joined by Jamie Alderton this week, seeing you into the New Year with some food for thought on lifestyle change and motivation, with a sprinkle of clickbait for good measure .
Jamie is the director of Grenade Fit gym based in West Sussex which specialises in sustainable body transformations, both at the gym and online through the Grenade Fit 8 program. He is the bestselling author of “Mindset with Muscle”, has released a Mobile Video Mastery Course, and recently set up “Train With Jay, an online community program for training, nutrition and mindset.
It’s easy to find out more about Jamie via his social media @grenadejay (Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook), and through the following websites:
www.trainwithjay.co.uk
www.grenadefit8.com
Team FU are delighted to be joined by their first guest Renee McGregor who is part of the international task force on orthorexia.
Renee is a performance and eating disorder dietician with an impressive and accomplished 15 years of experience. Included within this is working with London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Orthorexia has been linked to the growth in wellness bloggers and influencers promoting restrictive diets on social media.
Renee is also the author of:
- Training Foods
- Fast Fuel
- Orthorexia: When clean eating goes bad
You can find out more about Renee at: reneemcgregor.com , Instagram: r_mcgregor , and her latest ‘#trainbrave’ initiative at www.run247.com
[16:14, 12/11/2018] Dan Osman: Episode 7: Are vitamins worth the investment?
Team FU discuss the potential pros and cons of additional vitamin supplementation, and when if at all they’re needed.
We also discuss Mike's new insta fame
P.S. Coats, Brussels, and hit me baby one more time
Team FU discuss the practicality of navigating the festive season and if at all needed. Sacrifice towards your goals, or goals at the sacrifice of your priorities.
You might think weight loss is the goal..but it's not. It is what goes a long side weight loss.. it is your why for losing weight- to look good, feel good, improve health, increase confidence, to be more active with your kids, to feel good naked.. to like what you see in the mirror.
We discuss this and much more (as usual we go off on tangents)
PS please check out Mike's IG post and tell me he hasn't changed race!
This week we discuss Ross Edgely's amazing swim around the UK, Jamie Alderton’s crazy challenges and how Mike aimed to lose weight without ever breaking a sweat.
Some of us our motivated by doing as little as possible to get results and some of us are motivated to push ourselves beyond our limits.
Quote of the podcast: 'Subtle changes: significant results'
Tribes, beliefs and health bandwagons - Team FU discuss the differences between nutritional beliefs attached to identity vs. the weight of science to support bold claims, corrupt motivation behind some fads, and sometimes potentially dangerous advice available.
Quote of the podcast: we created a new word : 'integrilicious' - you are all welcome.
Episode 2: Demonisation and glorification of foods by the media
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“Bad foods” moralising terminology
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Persuasive marketing and glorification of “super/good foods”
Quote of the podcast ' They were avocados of sadness'
Topic: fitness unfiltered, unfiltered and unedited
- what are our concerned with the industry
- how to not get caught out
- How to know if advice is good
- Calling practice out not people - discuss ideas not people
Episode highlights: The story of our Fiverr experience and logo creation