The Perpetua Podcast: Recent Episodes
Perpetua Fitness
Join Denise discussing her journey from gymnastics and dance into professional cheerleading and rhythm ride coaching. Hear how she fell in love with cycling and the community at Perpetua in this 30-minute podcast.
Kate Flyn opens up about her journey to becoming a spin instructor, launching her Happy Feet run club, marathon prep struggles, viral TikTok journey, and big travel plans.
David shares his journey growing up in Serbia, getting into boxing, moving to Dublin, starting coaching at a boutique gym, and now leading Rumble boxing at Perpetua Fitness.
Join Craig as he discusses getting into training in his early years, discovering CrossFit, stepping into coaching roles at Perpetua, and the challenge of competing in the HYROX Dublin event and Dublin Marathon on back-to-back days.
00:00 Introduction
03:37 CrossFit Journey
09:49 Dublin Weekend
19:04 Marathon Nutrition
22:15 Final Preparations
30:24 Marathon Recap
35:06 Looking Forward
Today's guest is Eoghan McGregor, Head Coach at Perpetua Fitness, 2 times CrossFit Regionals athlete and ex-Google employee. With a wealth of knowledge in Crossfit, balancing working in tech with training and coaching, this episode is full of learnings and stories for members, potential members as well as coaches and gym owners out there.
Instagram: @perpetuafitnessdublin @eoghanmcgregor @chillick
Website: perpetua.ie
App: perpetuaanywhere.com
Today's guest is Sam Stewart, 2021 CrossFit Games athlete. From Dublin, Sam is starting to make a name for himself in international CrossFit. He started CrossFit in Secondary school and we talk about his experience at the 2021 Games, having to pull out with injury, the road to recovery and advice for everybody from someone wanting to keep healthy doing CrossFit to someone wanting to compete.
Instagram: @perpetuafitnessdublin @sam.stewart @chillick
Website: perpetua.ie
App: perpetuaanywhere.com
Logan Gelbrich is a former pro baseball player turned serial entrepreneur. From opening a gym, to becoming an international speaker, writing a book, and creating the Coaches Prep Course, he’s covered a lot. During this episode Logan takes us through the idea of “deliberate practice” being the key method of development, and how that practice in any one area can benefit you across any, and all areas of life. This one is full of phenomenal insight from someone who is quite literally leading the way for leaders, to step up and make an impact. You can find out more about Logan and some of his work at: @functionalcoach on instagram @deucegym His book - “Going Right; a logical justification to pursuing your dreams”
If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe and leave a review, and if you know someone who you’d benefit from listening please share with them. As always, we at Perpetua really appreciate your continued support. Get in touch with any questions, recommendations or requests via our social media channels: Instagram: @perpetuafitnessdublin & @james.rankin.coach Website: www.perpetua.ie Email: hello@perpetua.ie or james@perpetua.ie
Cara is a consultant and coach to leaders. Bringing leaders to a place of realisation and awareness of their own fundamental errors and why (on occasion) they themselves, are the roadblock in to their own, or their businesses, growth. We discussed everything from what defines a leader, to how to approach a leader with a solution to a problem without standing on anyone's toes. I had so much fun recording this podcast, and Dr Miller blew my mind with some knowledge bombs on a couple of occasions. If you, or someone you know is a leader of people or desires to be this is a must listen podcast! You can find out more about Dr Cara Miller and her work at: @developmentalcoach on instagram
https://inquiryp.com/ If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe and leave a review, and if you know someone who you’d benefit from listening please share with them. As always, we at Perpetua really appreciate your continued support. Get in touch with any questions, recommendations or requests via our social media channels: Instagram: @perpetuafitnessdublin & @james.rankin.coach Website: www.perpetua.ie Email: hello@perpetua.ie or james@perpetua.ie
Vicky Cornick is a coach and gym owner based here, in Dublin. She comes from a competitive tennis background and like so many of us, has struggled with her body image and eating disorders.
She has jaw-dropping levels of self awareness for someone so young, and has been through so much. Thankfully she’s able to share some of her captivating story with us on the podcast.
This was a riveting chat with someone with huge ambition, drive, and work ethic. I for one am looking forward to seeing what Vicky does with herself in the future.
Find out more about Vicky via her social media accounts: @vickycornick and @victory_fitness_ie
If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe and leave a review, and if you know someone who you’d benefit from listening please share with them.
As always, we at Perpetua really appreciate your continued support.
Get in touch with any questions, recommendations or requests via our social media channels:
Instagram: @perpetuafitnessdublin & @james.rankin.coach
Website: www.perpetua.ie
Email: hello@perpetua.ie or james@perpetua.ie
Rob Sweeny - aka Chops is the go to coach for new Dads, as well as being part of the coaching staff for the Ireland Women’s Rugby Team. To say he covers all bases is an understatement.
We cover how Chops helps his clients go from an organised professional life, and chaotic personal one, to making both bulletproof. Chops gives us insight about what new clients should expect from him when they get in touch, and it’s not necessarily 5 training sessions a week from the get go.
Really fun chat with someone I look up to in the fitness industry. Thanks for coming on Rob!
Find out more about Chops via his social media: @leveragefitness
As always, we at Perpetua really appreciate your continued support.
Get in touch with any questions, recommendations or requests via our social media channels:
Instagram: @perpetuafitnessdublin & @james.rankin.coach
Website: www.perpetua.ie
Email: hello@perpetua.ie or james@perpetua.ie
Ed Caddye is a Doctor working in the NHS and a health and movement specialist. Ed gives us a run down on the importance of quality over quantity for food intake, and how it affects our performance and day to day life.
We get into movement selection and how its important to “feel” the movement properly rather than just conforming to the pre-selected movement standards based off someone else & their structure.
A highly fascinating conversation and we’ve already planned a pt2 in a few months.
Disclaimer - consult your physician before making any changes to your diet or lifestyle. Any and all information in this podcast should not be taken as medical advice.
Find out more about Ed via his social media: @dredcaddye
As always, we at Perpetua really appreciate your continued support.
Get in touch with any questions, recommendations or requests via our social media channels:
Instagram: @perpetuafitnessdublin & @james.rankin.coach
Website: www.perpetua.ie
Email: hello@perpetua.ie or james@perpetua.ie
Marcin is Coach working out of CrossFit Northern Ireland, in Belfast. He helps people get seriously strong through Strongman style training, and tolerates little bullshit in the gym. The flip side of this, he wants nothing but the best for his clients and prioritises their health over everything else.
During this podcast he goes over how sick he is of the “cals in vs cals out” conversation and how important it is to focus on basic health like sleep and food quality over everything else.
Find out more about Marcin via his social media: @marcinmroczkowski84
As always, we at Perpetua really appreciate your continued support.
Get in touch with any questions, recommendations or requests via our social media channels:
Instagram: @perpetuafitnessdublin & @james.rankin.coach
Website: www.perpetua.ie
Email: hello@perpetua.ie or james@perpetua.ie
The Andrew Tracey has a CV as long as your arm, he owns and runs an events company, he’s the editior of Mens Health UK, and hosts “The Bulldog Gear Podcast”
He is known for his unrelenting work ethic and creativity, and can be found training where you park your car. AT and I talk about "hustle mentality" and getting the most out of your training during lockdowns.
Find out more about Andrew via his social media: @theandrew.tracey
As always, we at Perpetua really appreciate your continued support.
Get in touch with any questions, recommendations or requests via our social media channels:
Instagram: @perpetuafitnessdublin & @james.rankin.coach
Website: www.perpetua.ie
Email: hello@perpetua.ie or james@perpetua.ie
Andy Smith is an elite level powerlifter, competitive triathlete, gym owner and gym designer.
During this episode Andy and I reminisce about our time at university together, Andy talks through the timeline of success he’s had since then including opening his own state of the art gym - LIFT, being head hunted by Gymshark to design their Lifting Club, and how he manages to fit his intense training schedule around his business life.
Find out more about Andy via his social media: @pretty_powerlifter & @liftgymsuk on Instagram.
As always, we at Perpetua really appreciate your continued support.
Get in touch with any questions, recommendations or requests via our social media channels:
Instagram: @perpetuafitnessdublin & @james.rankin.coach
Website: www.perpetua.ie
Email: hello@perpetua.ie or james@perpetua.ie
Louis is the founder and owner of Oly Clothing. A sports, turned lifestyle clothing brand.
In this episode he talks us through the process behind setting up a clothing company, his past failed entrepreneurial efforts, and lessons he’s learned along the way.
Louis has very generously offered listeners of the Perpetua Podcast 15% off all products of Oly Clothing - use the code PerpetuaPod at checkout at www.olyclothing.com
Find out more about Louis and Oly clothing via their social media: @olyclothing & @louiswpearson on Instagram.
As always, we at Perpetua really appreciate your continued support.
Get in touch with any questions, recommendations or requests via our social media channels:
Instagram: @perpetuafitnessdublin & @james.rankin.coach
Website: www.perpetua.ie
Email: hello@perpetua.ie or james@perpetua.ie
Diarmaid is an accountant by trade, but he realised very quickly this isnt where his passion lay. He studied nutrition, started making healthy meals for a few mates and exploded into what is now arguably one of the biggest healthy meal prep companies in Dublin. We talk about how important the basics are, even for those who have been training for years, and how he has navigated a small and relativley new business throughout numberous lockdowns.