Zoned In With Zac: Recent Episodes
Zac Zaloumis
Welcome to Zoned In With Zac, your weekly podcast that talks about all things health, fitness, and mindset. Zac Zaloumis will be your weekly host, taking you along for a ride where he’ll share a bit about his career change and personal fitness journey. Join Zac for something different each week, with a few guests thrown in along the way. To follow Zac outside of the pod, you can find him on Instagram @zaczaloumis_fitness
In this episode Zac talks with Kerryn Roadley who is the owner of MAC-IRON resistance bands and also the operations manager of woodford sports science consulting.
Hear from Kerryn and Zac as they talk about self doubt in business, what's involved in running a successful business and the whole back end of business in the fitness industry!
There's a lot of great knowledge to be taken from the shit especially the importance of systems in business.
Find Kerryn - @kerrynmelissaa
MAC IRON - @macironfitness
Woodford Sports Science Consulting - @woodfordssc
Find Zac - @zaczaloumis_fitness
Enquiries - zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode Zac talks with Bailey Haslam about some of the biggest misconceptions we are faced with in the industry.
Covering topics from fat loss to tracking calories and everything in between.
Zac and Bailey also cover Bailey's trauma healing experience in which we thank Bailey's raw honesty explaining what is involved and how she has overcome it.
Find Bailey- Instagram @baileyhaslam_
website - www.baileyhaslampt.com
Find Zac - @zaczaloumis_fitness
Enquires zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
Chris Dikranis is the Head of Performance Management at Woodford Sports Science Consulting, the Australian leader in strength and conditioning.
In this episode Zac and Chris talk about athlete development, in season and off season training and the importance of investing in yourself which references to Chris completing an internship in America at the University of Iowa.
Chris was in charge of leading over 300 students with the college's NFL program - an incredible story!
Find Chris @coachdikranis
@woodfordssc
Find Zac- @zaczaloumis_fitness
enquiries zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode Zac chats with WBFF Bikini Diva Jess Ryan about the importance of gaining muscle, the misconceptions around it, jess's time competing and a whole lot of other fitness topics!
Find Jess @jessryanfitness
Find Zac @zaczaloumis_fitness
Enquiries zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode Zac goes into detail on why fat loss doesn't equal happiness and the shit in the industry on fad diets that can be detrimental to your mental and overall health.
Find Zac- @zaczaloumis_fitness
Enquires - zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
Yes you read that correctly Zoned In With Zac is back!!!!
In this episode Zac talks about losing the victim mentality and what's been happening in the last 8 months!!
Find Zac- @zaczaloumis_fitness
enquiries zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode Zac talks with powerlifting legend Jeremy Borzillo.
Zac and Jeremy have a light hearted chat about the importance of upskilling, powerlifting comps, what goes into powerlifting and ways to improve your squat and deadlift.
Brick is currently preparing for his competition being trained by the boys at Melbourne strength culture.
They also talk a lot about their time as coaches and what they've learnt.
Find Jeremy (brick) - @jholemolleti
Find Zac- @zaczaloumis_fitness
enquiries zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this weeks episode Zac talks about the importance of not falling for good marketing around getting summer ready because you already are!
We all have a summer body and it shouldn't take until the warmer months for us to go exercise or extreme diet to be "summer ready"
be comfortable in your skin all year round!
Find Zac- @zaczaloumis_fitness
Enquiries - zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode Zac chats with world wide running coach and 5 x iron man competitor Ben Parker.
Zac and Ben talk about ways to improve your running, how to run faster, bringing enjoyment to running and ways to get started as well as other extremely important topics when it comes to running.
Ben is known for his app Runna coaching people all over the world improve their running.
Find Ben Parker- @benparkerfitness
@runna_coach
using the code ZAC will give everyone an additional week free trial on downloading Runna in the app store for a second free week!!!!!
Find Zac - @zaczaloumis_fitness
Enquiries- zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode Zac talks with PhD qualified Dr Alan Pearce on the important topic of concussion.
Zac and Alan break down so many topics including elite level contact sport, ex-AFL and current AFL players who have had a history of concussions, recovery process and how clubs test for concussions!
Find Dr Alan Pearce - @alanpearcephd, @neurosports_labs, www.neuropearce.com Donate and contribute - www.brainbank.org.au/support-us
Find Zac- @zaczaloumisfitness enquiries-zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode Zac talks about the most common gym mistakes that he's seen since being in the industry but also from personal experience.
If you're someone who is struggling to progress and not sure why this episode is for you! From warm ups to lifting to heavy and ways to avoid these traps!
Find Zac @zaczaloumis_fitness
Enquiries- zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode of Zoned in with Zac - Zac talks about the importance of understanding that cardio doesn't equal fat loss and why resistance based/strength based training is so important.
He also breaks down group training vs personal training and why training and nutrition needs to be personalised for the best long term results.
Find Zac -@zaczaloumis_fitness Enquiries - zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode Zac talks about the importance of spending time in a surplus and gaining muscle mass.
If you're someone who is constantly trying to lose fat than this is for you, Zac breaks down the long term physical and mental problems with long term calorie deficits.
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Zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this weeks episode Zac chats with the director of Woodford Sport Science Consulting - Christian Woodford.
In a spirited chat Zac and Christian cover a lot, from fitness industry misconceptions, putting up with social media trolls and the proper programming Christian uses with his athletes in preparation for their season.
Zac and Christian also dive into Christian's life and his rise to the top, taking the focus of training and giving an insight on what it took to put athlete development on the map in Australia.
Find Christian @coachwoodford
@woodfordssc
www.woodfordssc.com
Find Zac @zaczaloumis_fitness
Enquires: zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
This weeks episode is by far up there with one of my favourites! Naomi Hutchings is a clinical sexologist and you may know her better by her Instagram @theaustraliansexologist. Naomi works with people of all ages and genders to provide sex therapy. You may have heard her on countless podcasts or as a regular on Triple J Hack.
Naomi and I chat about differing sex drives between sexual partners and navigating rejection in the bedroom, keeping the spark and staying sexually active in long term relationships, being responsible for your own orgasm and the importance of teaching sexual education and consent from an early age.
Find Naomi on Instagram @theaustraliansexologist Or https://www.naomihutchings.com.au/
Find Zac on Instagram @zaczaloumis_fitness
Enquires zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode Zac chats with business coach Amee Triscari about the importance of building a life you love and tips for starting your own business.
Amee's career as a business coach has helped people build a work life balance that they love and break the habit of working in an environment they hate. Amee runs workshops helping people realise the importance of enjoyment and fulfilment in life.
Zac and Amee also talk about some of the important steps to take when creating and starting up your own business, ways to build your own brand, changing your relationship with failure and why it is important to fail.
Find Amee on Instagram - @_afuckyeslife
Amee's upcoming workshops: July 3rd 1pm AWST - WTF AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE Find out what gives you purpose and to go and do more of that! https://calendly.com/ameetriscari/wtf-am-i-doing-with-my-life-online-workshop
Free Masterclass 4 steps To Start Your Own Business https://ameetriscari.ck.page/b3491f6dcb?fbclid=IwAR24BHp2RFP0XRAbdq7fasUwHNCECTpCZgMRAFWPIZ-9_Mpckp0axH_4bBY
Find Zac on Instgram - zaczaloumis_fitness Enquires shoot an email to zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode Zac talk with 4x ICN bikini champion Bec Cameron.
Zac and Bec talk about Bec's career as a body building competitor that spans over 9 years which lead her to becoming a coach in the sport.
They talk about the importance of reverse dieting, not just for competitors but also gen pop and anyone coming out of a dieting phase, as well as life as a coach for competitors.
Zac and Bec also cover a few issues the general population face when it comes to fat loss as well as a range of topics relating to the industry.
Find Bec @bec_bfit for any enquiries if you're looking to get into competing email Bec at - bec@bcfit.com.au
Find Zac at zaczaloumis_fitness Enquiries zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode of Zoned In With Zac, Zac talks with good friend Stormy Coelho about her breast cancer story as well as other diseases that she has survived.
This is a powerful episode as it shows how important it is to look on the brighter side of life when dealing with life threatening illness.
Stormy talks about the different types of breast cancer, the importance of staying on top of your health and getting things checked right away.
Zac and Stormy also discuss Stormy's 30kg weight loss and the ups and downs of rapid weight loss.
Check out Stormy's blog at @takingtheworldbystorm88
Find Zac - @zaczaloumis_fitness
For enquiries email zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
This episode of Zoned In With Zac is a solo one, no guest, just your host Zac. In this episode, Zac talks about the negative impact being too restrictive with dieting and the purpose of tracking and it fits in with your lifestyle.
If you are interested in hearing more about the 8 Week Kickstart Challenge, find Zac on Instagram @zaczaloumis_fitness or find the sign up link in his bio.
This episode of Zoned In With Zac features sleep coach Carla from Ora Sleep Coaching. Zac and Carla talk about the ways to improve your sleeping habits to feel happy, healthy and well rested.
Carla goes into detail about the amount of sleep we need as individuals and how to improve your environment for a better nights sleep. Carla also talks about the affects of alcohol and caffeine on our sleep and a whole lot of other tips and tricks to improve your sleep.
Find Carla @orasleepcoaching
Find Zac @zaczaloumis_fitness
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This episode of Zoned In With Zac features guest George Contoyannis, a personal trainer and a strength and conditioning exercise scientist. George works as a mobile personal trainer and in a commercial gym. In this episode, the boys chat about the differences they face working in commercial gyms vs mobile training, the changes to the industry as a result of COVID-19 and have a few laughs along the way. Join the boys from a light hearted discussion about life as a PT. Find Zac @zaczaloumis_fitness Find George Contoyannis @gcscfitness Enquiries zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
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Jesse Pearce is the latest guest on this weeks episode of Zoned In With Zac. Jesse and Zac have been mates for over 5 years and believe it or not, Jesse was Zac's first ever trainer.
Jesse just opened his own training studio in the South East suburbs of Melbourne. A studio like no other, EMOM Factory. EMOM - every minute on the minute. A place where you can train, recover and replenish. Jesse chats with Zac about his love for cross fitness and what cross fit is actually all about, gym ownership, the plan for EMOM Factory going forward, chasing your passion and finding your purpose.
Find EMOM Factory in Mount Waverley or @emom_factory
Find Jesse @jippa6
Find Zac @zaczaloumis_fitness
Enquiries zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
This weeks episode is a bit of a different one, today I sit down with someone who has been on the other side of fence, someone that isn't a fitness industry professional or a professional athlete......Yet!!. You'll hear all about Leah's journey and how she highlights the success of a long term approach to weight loss that I always talk about.
Leah or lighter.side.of.leah as you'll find her on Instagram, has been documenting her journey, posting great recipe ideas that are calorie conscious and provides creative fakeaway alternatives. We had a great chat about mindset, healthy habits for long term weight management, accepting your body, and building support networks along the way.
Find Leah on Instagram @lighter.side.of.leah Find Zac @zaczaloumis_fitness Enquiries zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode Zac takes us through why he started podcasting and the valuable lessons he has taken away from it so far.
It's a bit of an insight into what it requires to source guests and the experiences shared having raw conversations about people's journeys.
@zaczaloumis_fitness zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
Adam Jelic is the founder and managing director of Australia's Most Empowering Stationary, MiGoals and he is this weeks guest on Zoned In With Zac.
MiGoals has a following of over 60,000 people and has collaborated with RUOKAY and Keep It Cleaner, in this episode Zac sits down with Adam Jelic to chat about how MiGoals came about and where it all started.
The guys talk about self development and as you'd expect, goal setting to GET SHIT DONE.
Find all your MiGOALS goodies @migoals www.migoals.com
Find Zac @zaczaloumis_fitness Email enquiries zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode Zac talks with 2x ICN sports model overall champion Sharna-Lee Pignataro.
Zac and Sharna-Lee talk about nutrition, training and the amount of discipline it takes to not only compete on stage but also win.
Sharna-Lee tells her incredible story about overcoming an eating disorder and being so fixated on the scales that she needed counselling. Find out how she was able to turn all this around and become a 2 time sports model overall champion.
Find Sharna-Lee @sharnaleeeee
Find Zac @zaczaloumis_fitness Zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
This weeks episode of Zoned In With Zac features Exercise Physiologist Patrick Avice. Patrick works with elite athletes at The Sixth Principle Gym and today he and Zac talk all things hypertrophy (muscle gain).
Not only do the boys cover the fundamentals of muscle gain from nutrition, sets, reps and which muscle groups to train, they also chat about some of the misconceptions around 'bulking' and physiology behind gaining muscle rather than losing fat.
Find Patrick @avice.exphys
Find Zac @zaczaloumis_fitness
Email enquires zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
Kyle Traynor is this weeks guest on Zoned In With Zac. Kyle Traynor is a name, face and voice you may have seen on Tiktok, Instagram or on his podcast, Pivotal Conversations. Kyle knows business and he knows how to teach small business owners and sole traders all they need to know about branding, marketing, sales and cashflow. Today he sits down with Zac to talk growth, creating your own brand and how to gain the trust of your customers. If you're a small business owner in the fitness industry then you'll love this episode.
Find Kyle Traynor on Instagram @kyletraynor
Find Pivotal Conversations on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
@pivotalconversations
Elite Vitality School Of Business- Elite Vitality School of Business (thinkific.com)
Find Zac Zaloumis on Instagram @zaczaloumis_fitness
In this episode Zac talks with David Barracosa, a Performance and Sports Psychologist.
David is the General Manager of Condor Performance, a company that works with a variety of individuals , such as professional athletes, coaches, medical professionals and your average bloke. A lot of Dave's work involves supporting these individuals prepare for events, manage the mental side of things that comes with the different demands of their jobs and overseeing the support that many of his team members delivers.
Dave speaks about working to better deal with pressure, build confidence and resilience, manage anxiety, perform consistently and skill development to support clients get from point A to point B.
During their chat, Zac and Dave also tackle many of the above mentioned issues in such a way that not only will benefit professionals in their own field, but just the everyday person who is looking to better understand their purpose, goals and how to understand what success means to you as an individual and how to achieve that success.
Find David Barracosa @condorperformance
Find Zac Zaloumis @zaczaloumis_fitness or contact zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode Zac explains how you can break through a fat loss plateau.
If your fat loss has slowed since starting your deficit phase then this episode for you.
Zac goes into detail on how you can properly break through the slowed rate of fat loss and continue on your fat loss journey.
For all enquiries zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
Find Zac @zaczaloumis_fitness
In this episode of Zoned In With Zac, Zac sits down and talks with worldwide online trainer and podcaster Danny Kennedy.
Danny Kennedy is a name most people in the fitness industry will know, he is the Head Trainer of the ever so popular Keep It Cleaner Health and Wellness App and is helping people worldwide achieve their health and fitness goals.
In this episode Zac and Danny break down all things fat loss and the correct steps to help you achieve long term sustainable results. if you've ever fallen into the traps of fad diets and the impact of a saturated nutrition industry has been less than beneficial in your journey, then this episode is for you.
Understanding the basics of nutrition, macros, calculating your calorie deficit, maintenance and surplus are all covered in this episode.
Danny also takes us through his daily non-negotiables and the power of having routines.
Find Danny @djkfitness or www.dannykennedyfitness.com
Danny's podcast - The Fitness & Lifestyle Podcast
Keep It Cleaner @keepitcleaner
Find Zac on Instagram @zaczaloumis_fitness
For enquires - zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
It's almost every boys dream to be a professional athlete, kicking a ball around for work and getting paid to do what you love. But what happens when that dream isn't your reality but you want to still work in a professional sporting environment? Well, you become a strength and conditioning coach like Josh Keily.
Josh is the Operations Manager and Senior Coach at The Sixth Principle Gym, he worked as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach in the 2021 AFL premiership winning year at the Melbourne Demons and has worked in the off season with the likes of AFL superstars Taylor Adams, Christian Petracca and Andy McGrath.
Zac and Josh sit down and talk about Josh's journey to working at Melbourne and the ins and outs of training professional athletes. The boys talk about training plans, adjusting programs for different sporting codes and developing a needs assessment, how to find physical qualities athletes want to and need to improve on and how to achieve these improvements in the gym with strength and power exercises.
Find Josh Keily @coachjoshkeily
The Sixth Principle Gym @thesixthprinciple
Find Zac @zaczaloumis_fitness
In this episode Zac talks with Alex McNeill, a professional athlete in the sport of powerlifting. Alex is also the head coach and founder of Girls Who Lift, where she helps females overcome their fear of lifting heavy. Alex coaches women to compete in the sport of powerlifting and in todays episode, we speak about competition prep, the intricacies of training women and the impact of the menstrual cycle and hormones.
Find Alex McNeill @alex_girlswholift and @girlswholift_hq Find Zac @zaczaloumis_fitness
This weeks episode of Zoned in with Zac features another guest, Ethan Fleming. If you've ever wanted to know what it's like to start a mobile personal training business from the ground up, then this episode is for you. From starting out as a tradie to becoming the founder and managing director of Get Going, Australia's biggest mobile personal training companies, Ethan chats to Zac about the highs and lows of being your own boss, breaking world records and creating your own role model.
To keep up with his next challenge find Ethan Fleming @ethanjfleming
For all things Zac Zaloumis, @zaczaloumis_fitness
And to find out what Get Going is all about, @getgoing_au
On this weeks episode Zac is joined by health and fitness coach Abbey Trist. Abbey is a qualified personal trainer and also a mindset coach.
Abbey is the director of Get Going Camberwell, one of Australia's biggest mobile personal training companies. Today Abbey and Zac talk about how Abbey became a franchisee of Get Going, the importance of routines and never saying no to ice cream!
Find Abbey Trist @thefreshblog
Find Zac Zaloumis @zaczaloumis_fitness
Content Disclaimer/Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders
In this episode Zac sits down with student Dietitian and the recovery ambassador for Eating Disorders Victoria, Alex.
Alex works with the Butterfly Foundation too and today he chats with Zac, raising awareness through his own lived experience with an eating disorder, the recovery and the importance of self compassion and having a positive mindset about your own body image.
If this episode raised any issues or if you would like to reach out for support, please go to Eating Disorders Victoria or The Butterfly Foundation. You can find Alex and the foundations on the below socials.
@arod_nutrional
@eatingdisordersvictoria
@thebutterflyfoundation
Another episode, another guest! This week we've got Mitchell Rose, personal trainer and team leader at Get Going which is one of Australia's largest personal training companies. Mitch has experienced his own personal battle with bowel cancer at the young age of 30 and has come through the other side, fitter and healthier than ever. Chatting about chemo, the mental and physical struggles that come with such a deadly disease and the importance of taking your health seriously. Episode 12 is for all ears.
In this weeks episode Zac talks about ways to immediately improve your training and to get the most out of your sessions.
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On today's episode Zac welcomes his first guest! Ben Watson, Head Nutritionist at Elite Sport Nutrition in Melbourne and a professional level Muay Thai fighter. Ben is a practising sport and health nutritionist and today he sits down with Zac to chat all things fighting, prep, mindset and motivation. If you want to find Ben on socials, his Instagram handles are below as is his website. Enjoy the ep!
@beni_wats
@esn.elitesportsnutrition
http://elitesportsnutrition.com.au
And if you want to catch Zac on his socials, you can find him @zaczaloumis_fitness
Audio disclaimer with this being the first episode with a guest there are a few hiccups with the audio, these don't last more than a few seconds so push through and they'll be fixed for the next episode.
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In this episode Zac speaks on the importance of Enjoying your Christmas period guilt free and without the worry of losing your progress.
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In this episode Zac speaks on the importance of goal setting, physically writing them down and having a visions board.
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In this episode Zac speaks about the importance of measuring progress outside of the scales.
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In this episode Zac touches on flexible dieting, nutrition, macronutrients and the ways around binge eating.
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In this week's episode, Zac talks about the importance of a structured training program and gives you all the steps to build your own, for at home or the gym.
Training Splits 2 days - full body, full body 3 days - upper, lower, full body 4 days - upper, lower, upper, lower 5 days - push, pull, legs, upper, legs 6 days - push, pull, legs, push, pull, legs
If you have any questions send me a message on Instagram @zaczaloumis_fitness or send me an email Zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com
In this episode, Zac will be talking about misconceptions in the fitness industry and ways to avoid them.
For any online coaching enquiries, email zaczaloumisfitness@gmail.com or send a message on Instagram @zaczaloumis_fitness.
In this week's episode, Zac chats about 28 day and similar quick fix challenges that promise weight loss and long-term benefits but may not be as good as they seem. Zac also throws in some tips on how to start setting goals for sustainable lifestyle changes and if you listen until the end, this link will come in handy for those who are interested in understanding where their calorie intake should be: https://dannykennedyfitness.com/macro-calculator/. Enjoy the episode!
In the first episode of Zoned In With Zac, Zac opens up his fitness journey and the path taken to find himself where he is today!