Orphic Education Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Video versions of Podcast Episodes: www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMi2GFEQ-CDnGHonIPN7Ow/featured Educating the Personal Trainers of the future. Reconnecting Fitness Education with its' roots: Application of Theory. Practical Skill-set Development. Communication. Mentorship. orphiceducation.com
Adriana Kalidis, the state personal trainer manager of Viva Leisure joins us on the Orphic Podcast to talk about some very practical actionable steps personal trainers can make to improve their business, wealth and quality of service. Everything from financial systems to psychological profiling.
The following podcast is with research and development/food technician for Bulk Nutrients, Nicole Frain. We talk about everything about supplementation and performance-related. Everything from common misnomers about supplementation, top supplement stacks for everyday people and athletes and lessons learnt throughout Nicole's extensive experience in the industry. In full disclosure, OE and Bulk Nutrient are recent partners and you can get a $5 discount on unlimited orders at Bulk Nutrients by using the code ORPHIC.
Nick Cheadle is the co-owner of Paragon Strength & Performance. We discuss what type of person should and shouldn't open a gym, most common business mistakes Nick warns against in opening and operating his gym, resources for young coaches to improve their coaching services, how to be more productive and making the most of your time by creating effective habits and systems.
The following podcast with Josh Cakitaki & Lyndon Purcell discusses practical psychology strategies to problem solve, how to be more effective communicators and philosophical frameworks to live a better life. Their podcast is Philosophy AU is available on podcast platforms.
Had a very thought-provoking conversation with Benjamin Siong on the pursuit for excellence, giving back, gratitude, understanding how to change destructive behaviour and introduce constructive habits, developing systems and lessons and stories from Charles Poliquin. https://www.instagram.com/benperformancecoach/
Talking with Cory Hargrave a strength and conditioning coach and co-owner of Pulse 8 gym. We discuss the story behind owning Pulse 8 and all the major lessons learnt, what he would tell his younger self, major values that underpin the culture of Pulse 8, performance testing and more.
The Orphic Podcast is back for 2021! This week we're speaking to strength and conditioning coach and head physiotherpist for @brunswickcitysc George Mcheileh @georgemcheileh.physiotheraoust and strength and conditioning coach Louis Mazza @sportsci_louis.
Talking to the CEO of Fitness Australia, Barrie Elvish for the last Orphic Podcast for 2020. We will be asking the hard questions that so many of you coaches have been wondering for so long. Talking about the regulation of the Fitness Industry, where the industry is heading and what Fitness Australia are trying to do for Fitness professionals around the country and answering your questions LIVE.
This week on the Orphic podcast we are proud to host a man we have been following for years, Elliott Hulse. Elliott is a strong man, strength coach and CEO of Strength Camp, and travels the world holding Grounding Camps that use tribal dancing, breathing and active meditation, to help men, break free from self-limiting beliefs.
Speaking with Amir Fazeli and Sean Baker owners of Adonis Athletics and PEAQ Performance. Amir and Sean have a wealth of experience in facility ownership and Strength training. We will be asking them what makes their facilities tick, the philosophies that underpin their success and going through live case studies
Talking with James Cant on the Orphic Podcast. James is a bodybuilder, Personal Trainer and medical scientist. We will be talking about digestive orders, business, how James trains clients and what the common gaps he sees in new Personal Trainers.
Travis Jones of RBT gyms has an extensive history in Personal Training, founded @rbtgyms gyms and has a unique understanding of marketing the small business and understanding psychology.
Lachlan Wilmot - Athletic Performance Coach and co-owner of Athletes Authority on Orphic Podcast #28 We will be discussing his methods, systems, communication strategies, conflict resolution, programming design, criteria of a great coach and foundational pillars to total human athletic performance and how you can apply that to your clients.
We had the honour to have a very open, honest and vulnerable conversations with one of the best strikers in Australia, Melbourne City FC-Socceroos player, Jamie Maclaren. We dived into how he developed from a young hungry kid to one of the best soccer players in the country, the major lessons his father taught him that moulded him into who he is today, how he forged his ultra-confident mindset and how he bounced back through the failures in his career to become to the man he is today.
It was a pleasure to speak to Keegan Smith the owner of REAL MVMT. We had a very grounding powerful conversation that went in all directions of training, philosophy, life, what it takes to achieve peak human performance, Keegan’s core beliefs and much more.
Another huge Webinar Wednesday this week with Karl Goodman from Athletes Authority. This quite possibly may be the most valuable podcast we've ever done from a business perspective. There's gotta be $1000+ worth of value in here to extract not just for health professionals but any service-based industry professional.
Talking live with one of the best coaches in Melbourne, Jay Ellis! This week on Webinar Wednesday we have one of the most brilliant coaches we know, @jay_s_ellis
We will be talking about his experience as a coach across multiple teams and facilities, getting his thoughts on all things S&C and going through a case study live!
This week on the Orphic Podcast Webinar Wednesday we have Paul Meldrum, a Performance/Rehabilitation Coach and owner of Meldrum Performance with over 15 years of experience in the fitness industry. We will be talking about his experience training Olympians, his mentorship and what it takes to spend almost 20 years in the industry.
This week on Orphic Podcast Webinar Wednesday we have Jordi Taylor and Brendan Sainsbury from Perspective Training We will talk about the cutting edge of the facility they work out of at The Sports Hub, their methods and mentorships that have lead them to where they are.
Talking everything supplementation, training the and gaps in coaching education with Coach Aaron Hoey from JPS Health & Fitness on Orphic Podcast Webinar Wednesday #21.
Orphic Podcast Webinar Wednesday #20 is with Coach and former Owner of 5th Element Wellness Dave O'Brien
Dave has been a personal trainer and wellness coach for over 20 years. Dave’s worked with the best in the industry, Charles Poliquin, Wim Hof, Ido Portal, James LaValle and Reed Davis to name a few. He’s spent countless hours and a small fortune learning directly from the most knowledgeable experts in their field.
We will talk about Dave about what foundations he would teach in a personal trainer course, advice for early PTs starting out in the industry mantra of looking good on the outside meaning nothing if you don’t match on the inside and his philosophies on training.
Orphic Podcast Allied Health Professional edition: talking to Physiotherapist Jorden Radliff & Osteopath Andrew Timos
We will talk about their careers in Physio and Osteo, how they integrate their learning with S&C and more.
This week on Webinar Wednesday we speak to Michael Crichton - Strength & Conditioning Coach owner of Melbourne Fitness & Performance & James Russell the Business Development Operator of Iron Edge
We will chat about the Victorian Strength & Conditioning Coaches group they head up, their individual Career progression and the state of the industry.
Talking with owners of Athletes Authority, PEAQ Performance & Woodford Sport Science Consulting
Nathan Meola was overweight, angry, and afraid of the future. At 18 years old he weighed 250kgs and was done with life. Over the next 15 years he would lose 130kgs, become a PT, start his own coaching business, and get engaged to the woman of his dreams. He uses storytelling, mythology, and poetry mixed with NLP techniques to help clients access their unconscious and make real changes at the deepest level. @nathanmeola
Mark Ottobre is the founder of Enterprise Fitness, a personal training studio that has produced over 260 first place winners in bikini, fitness, figure and bodybuilding competitions.
Mark is has been at the pinnacle as a competition prep coach, training multiple international and Australian champions and as a strength coach, training commonwealth games gold medalists and Australian champion boxers.
His team and results are known and sought after across personal training communities world-wide. Students and clients have travelled from 13 different countries to attend trainings and seminars held by Mark at Enterprise Fitness.
A thought leader in the industry, Mark regularly likes to talk shop with other industry experts on this podcast and Youtube show The Wolf’s Den. Topics and guests range from powerlifting icon, Ed Coan to discussing the war on drugs with university professors.
Mark is a qualified Sports Nutritionist, a Poliquin International Certified (PICP) level 5 Master Strength Coach and holds numerous certifications in Olympic lifting, nutrition, assessment and mindset coaching.
Any questions for Mark ask them in the live call.
Connect with Mark on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/markottobre/
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Daniel is the Executive Officer of the Exercise Association of Australia. With 7 years of practical experience as an exercise professional, Daniel is advancing in his career by pursuing his passion for improving the standard of the exercise industry. He now plays an active role in educating students and current professionals through mentorships, certificates and workshops at his company Resistance Sports Science.
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exercise.aa - www.exercise.asn.au
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Steph Lowe is a Sports Nutritionist, yogi and founder of The Natural Nutritionist, a hub for celebrating the importance of real food, and author of Low Carb Healthy Fat Nutrition.
With a passion for spreading a positive message about real food and the incredible affect it has on performance, Steph launched The Natural Nutritionist in 2011 and is on a mission to inspire others to make health a priority in their lives.
Along with running The Natural Nutritionist, Steph hosts the podcast, The Real Food Reel, is the resident Nutritionist for Melrose Health and has an online 12-week online program, LCHF Endurance.
To find out more about The Natural Nutritionist, visit: www.thenaturalnutritionist.com.au.
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Tahnee is the National Personal Training Manager for Fitness First Australia, supporting 900+ Fitness Professionals across 61 clubs in Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Canberra.
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahneedonkin
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This week we were privileged to have Durham and Jacob from Core Advantage, as well as Jamie and Charlie from Melbourne Strength Culture on the podcast. We had an honest, knowledgeable and highly relevant discussion for athletes, active individuals and Coaches alike.
We discuss Returning to performance post COVID, and much more.
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CORE ADVANTAGE
Durham McInnes has been working with elite athletes from domestic to Olympic level since 1999. He is the athletic development manager for Basketball Victoria, the speed and agility coach for the Deakin Melbourne Boomers, as well as strength and conditioning coach to the Melbourne Ice in the national women’s ice hockey league. Durham also serves on the advisory board to the undergraduate exercise and sports science course at Deakin University.
SOCIALS:
Instagram: @durham_mcinnis
Jacob Tober splits his time between his role as a high performance coach and his role as head of education for Core Advantage researching, writing and developing educational content for social media and the Core Advantage Mentorship and short courses. Since 2017, Jacob has been working in an advisory role with Deakin University providing a coaches perspective and assisting in research design and implementation for studies exploring velocity based training and power development.
SOCIALS:
Instagram: @core_advantage
CONTENT:
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Art of the Reload: https://www.coreadvantage.training/product/the-art-of-the-reload/
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Further Free Content: https://www.coreadvantage.training/free-resources-store
MELBOURNE STRENGTH CULTURE
Charlie Athanassiou is a competitive powerlifter who has been powerlifting for over 3 years now. He has worked in the fitness industry for nearly 6 years with the intentions of becoming one of Australia's best powerlifters and powerlifting coaches. He is currently the head of powerlifting at Melbourne Strength Culture.
SOCIALS:
Instagram: @quantum_lifting
Jamie Smith is the Owner and Director of Coaching at Melbourne Strength Culture.
SOCIALS:
Instagram: @j.smith.culture
Orphic are privileged to partner with some of Australia's most experienced, knowledgeable and relatable Coaches. On Wednesday 6th of May, we were fortunate enough to get some of them together to share their perspectives, and answer some live questions - for a third time!
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THE COACHES:
Amir Fazeli - Adonis Athletics
Website: https://adonisathletics.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adonisathletics
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonisathletics
Karl Goodman - Athletes' Authority
Website: https://athletesauthority.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/athletesauthority
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athletesautority
Lachlan Wilmot - Athletes' Authority
Website: https://athletesauthority.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/PerformanceCoach.Wilmot
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/performancecoach_wilmot
Sean Baker - PEAQ Conditioning
Website: https://www.peaq.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peaqcc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peaqconditioning
Ryan Evernden - Formidable Strength & Conditioning
Website: https://www.formidablestrength.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachryanFSC
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fsc_wembley
Michael Boyle is one of the worlds’ foremost educators in the areas of performance training, personal training and athletic rehabilitation. Boyle has been involved in training and rehabilitation with a wide range of athletes, including stars in every major professional sport. Mike has also served as a consultant to some of the top teams in the NFL, NHL, as well as numerous division one athletic programs. In addition, Boyle has been involved in Olympic Gold Medal efforts in women’s soccer, women’s ice hockey, gymnastics and judo.
Twitter: mboyle1959
Instagram: michael_boyle1959
For the best in Boston area sports and personal training go to www.bodybyboyle.com
For the best in sports performance training go to www.Strengthcoach.com
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Kosta is the owner/head coach of 747fitness since 2011. Former professional Victorian kickboxer champion, who is passing on his knowledge of martial arts to his students. He is also an s&c coach who has physically developed 500+ athletes.
Tim is Bodyseeks' Founder & Master Coach. Tim has over a decade of experience in the fitness industry and is passionate about nutritional medicine, weight training / physique enhancement and achieving optimal health. More here: https://bodyseek.com.au/tim-diegan/
Dale is Bodyseeks' Head of Education & Master Coach. Dale has studied under the most respected practitioners in training (Charles Poliquin, Wolfgang Unsold, Yves Nadeau, Mark Carroll, Andre Benoit), Nutrition and supplementation (Stefan Ianev, Greg Peterson, Robert lagare), Regeneration Therapy (James Murray, Carol McMakin) and Business (Daine McDonald). More here: https://bodyseek.com.au/dale-hansford/
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Jordan is the co-founder of Exalto Holistic Hub – a facility on the Sunshine Coast that was created for humans to improve their level of health, vitality and performance in life. Jordan specialises in working with the younger generations as he sincerely believes this is where most education is lacking and is purposefully creating a change in young humans.
Brandon is the Director and Head Coach of Body By Brando – a facility located in the heart of South Sydney. Brandon has developed a training philosophy that prioritises perfect movement patterns and building bodies that are functional and aesthetic.
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Brett Bartholomew: Performance Coach is a world-renowned strength and conditioning coach, author, consultant, and Founder of Art of Coaching who guides coaches, leaders, educators and business owners on how to build lasting buy-in with their audience by becoming a more skilled and adaptable communicator.
IG: @coach_brettb
Websites: https://artofcoaching.com/ and https://brettbartholomew.net/
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Privelaged to have Mick Hughes join us this week for a discussion about Rehabilitation, Allied Health and a Personal Trainers role in the big picture. Mick is an APA Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist (Master of Sports Physio, B. Physio, B. Ex Sci.) at the Melbourne Sports Medicine Centre. He is a Co-founder of both the Melbourne ACL Rehabilitation Guide and www.learn.physio (a website for online continuing education).
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FB: www.facebook.com/mickhughes.physio
IG: @mickhughes.physio
Twitter: @mickwhughes
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsQt7jXJG-IHUYDi_8M6SaA
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mickhughesphysio/
Websites: www.mickhughes.physio www.learn.physio www.melbourneaclguide.com
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Lucky to have these three legends sharing their experiences and advice for up and coming Trainers and Coaches. What a pleasure to host them for this conversation.
Ben Scott is a Strength and Composition coach, Educator and Powerlifter with 9 years industry experience. His main goals is to facilitate 1 Million Health and Fitness outcomes by 2030 with the team at STCfit.
Socials: @benscottstc @stcfit_learning
Jason Galea is an Exercise Science and Human Movement graduate who specialises in bodybuilding, strength training and fat loss. With 11 years industry experience Jason has gone from face to face training, to PT educator, sharing his wealth of knowledge on how to be a highly skilled trainer, and run a successful PT business. His main goal is to facilitate 1 million health outcomes by 2030 with the team at STCfit.
Socials: @jasongalea_stc @stcfit_learning
Aaron Scafi is both a strength coach specialising in powerlifting and a performance nutritionist specialising in weight management for strength sports.
Social: @elitestrengthcoach
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Orphic are privileged to partner with some of Australia's most experienced, knowledgeable and relatable Coaches. On Wednesday 6th of May, we were fortunate enough to get some of them together to share their perspectives, and answer some live questions - for a second time!
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THE COACHES:
Amir Fazeli - Adonis Athletics
Website: https://adonisathletics.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adonisathletics
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonisathletics
Christian Woodford - Woodford Sport Science Consulting
Website: https://woodfordssc.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachwoodford
Instagram: http://instagram.com/coachwoodford
Karl Goodman - Athletes' Authority
Website: https://athletesauthority.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/athletesauthority
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athletesautority
Lachlan Wilmot - Athletes' Authority
Website: https://athletesauthority.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PerformanceCoachWilmot
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/performancecoach_wilmot
Sean Baker - PEAQ Conditioning
Website: https://www.peaq.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peaqcc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peaqconditiioning
Webinar Wednesday #2: Bodybuilding | Personal Training | Gaining Mass | Nutrition | Zyzz
With Aaron Curtis and Justin Firgaira
What more could you want from a conversation?
Orphic are grateful to partner with a broad scope of professionals in the Allied Health space, and for these two elites' for donating their time to give value.
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Aaron Curtis
IG: @iron_curtis
Link: https://www.instagram.com/iron_curtis
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Justin Firgaira
IG: @justinfirgaira
Link: https://www.instagram.com/justin_firgaira
Orphic are privileged to partner with some of Australia's most experienced, knowledgeable and relatable Coaches. On Wednesday 22nd April, we were fortunate enough to get some of them together to share their perspectives, and answer some live questions.