What The Flex?: Recent Episodes
What The Flex?
From the team that brought you both Ryderwear and PUSHH, What The Flex? is a podcast that covers all fitness bases. We speak to a range of athletes about the highs and lows of fitness, their journey and career, Instagram, owning a business, and so much more.
In this episode of What The Flex, we spoke to exercise and sports psychologist Emma Hall about the importance of visualisation and imagery in training. Often missed by athletes, these tools can be used to take your training to the next level. Emma takes us through a general imagery technique, that can be done before a workout or lift, to help you get the best results!
It's Black History Month, and here at Ryderwear, we are offering our platforms to our community to share their stories, experiences, and challenges. We sat down with Ryderwear athlete Max Philisaire, who told us about what needs to be done on and off social media to drive change. He also touches upon whether Black History Month should be tied to one month, or beyond.
It's Black History Month, and here at Ryderwear, we are offering our platforms to our community to share their stories, experiences, and challenges. We sat down with Ryderwear athlete Deanna Lorea who told us about her perspective on the lack of representation of Black people and the African American community within the fitness industry. She also touches upon positive roles models and the importance of diversity.
It's Black History Month, and here at Ryderwear, we are offering our platforms to our community to share their stories, experiences, and challenges. We sat down with Ryderwear athlete Freshian Rucker who spoke to us about his experiences with stereotypes, and what it means to be a successful Black athlete in the fitness industry.
On Episode 20 of What The Flex?, we had a chat to Professor Greg Roach of CQ University, who specialises in sleep behaviour, particularly with athletes. He takes us through different types of sleep, how sleep (or lack-of) directly impacts training, and his best tips for getting the best possible nights sleep each night. Whether you love to nap, sleep lots, or hardly sleep at all, Professor Greg Roach answers all your sleep and training questions.
On episode #19 of What The Flex?, we sat down to chat with natural bodybuilder Michael Wittig. At age 44, Michael entered the bodybuilding scene later on in life, starting out as a Grammy nominated musician, he decided to take a leap of faith and enter the fitness industry. After a successful run in bodybuilding competitions, his firm belief in home workouts, and creating a strong community around him, Michael has thrived. It hasn't always been easy though, in early 2020, Michael was diagnosed with invasive melanoma. Despite the challenge, he still competed later in the year, and takes us through how his mindset was key throughout it all. On top of this, Michael explains how he balances all this with raising a family.
Episode 18 of What The Flex?, we sat down with IBFF Pro Antoine Vaillant, who talks about his recent competing success. Being 12 weeks away from Olympia, he takes us through how he is preparing for it. Antoine also talks about his previous drug addiction, and how competing gave his life purpose again.
This week on What The Flex?, we sat down with Accredited Dietician Victoria Matkovic of Thrive Nutrition who takes us through why carbs are vital for training and a happy life, balanced life. She also debunks the nutrition myths of intermittent fasting, protein consumption, and the keto diet. Furthermore, Victoria goes into the dangers of nutrition information on social media and how it can negatively affect your training.
Episode 16 of What The Flex? saw us chat to Jenna Louise about the societal pressures young women face in regards to their appearance. After struggling herself with an eating disorder, Jenna decided that when she entered the fitness industry, she was going to make it her mission to help women with their mindset. Diving further into the topic of mindset, Jenna takes us through the sheer importance of a strong mindset, especially while training. Jenna also talks about the journey of becoming the versatile athlete that she is. Tune in to find out more!
Episode 15 of What The Flex? was a sit down with Ryderwear athlete Stevie Murdoch, who spoke to us about about what bikini competing means for her. Standing on stage, representing her community and striving to close the gap, Stevie is on a never ending journey of education. With Black Lives Matter being spoken about more than ever, Stevie takes us through how she combines her love of fitness and activism to spread her message.
Episode #14 of What The Flex? is a sit down with Tamara Meyer, who take us through the importance of perseverance throughout challenging periods, and how that translated into her successful fitness career. Being real and authentic about all aspects of her life is what Tamara firmly believes in, so take a listen as to how Tamara does all this and so much more!
Episode 13 of What The Flex? was a chat with the king of functional training, Chayse Green. Chayse takes us through the importance of nutrition and diet when aiming for a certain physique, while also taking us through how functional training has changed his life forever.
Recognising what you want to do for the rest of your life is one of the most challenging journeys a person can go through. Episode 12 of What The Flex? with Warren Leppan proved just that. He takes us through the journey to realising how fundamental lifting is to his life, both physically and mentally. From curveballs, to career changes, and finding a true passion, Warren's story of self discovery and love for training is truly inspiring. Listen now to hear his story!
We sat down with lifting and fitness guru Kris Gethin on episode 11 talking about all things bodybuilding, competing, optimising nutrition and recovery, and the importance of a varied exercise routine. Kris takes us through his journey with fitness and lifting, while offering advice to those wanting to take it to the next level.
In this episode of What The Flex?, we sat down with Musclemania PRO World Champion Kwame Duah, who took us through hid fitness and lifting journey. With the highs of winning competitions and a stint on Ninja Warrior, to the lows of tearing his bicep off the bone, Kwame tells all. He also goes into his favourite parts about lifting and how to take it to the next level. Tune in to find out what's next for Kwame!
In Episode #9 of What The Flex, we sat down with WBFF Bikini Pro model Giorgia Piscina to talk about the all important balance in life, fitness motivation, her dreams of WWE, and so much more. Giorgia also takes to us through how the fitness industry has brought the best out of her. Tune in and take a glimpse as to what it's like to be a bikini model!
In Part 2 of our chat with Jonathan Coyle, he goes into what his future with wife Natalie Eva Maries looks like and how it has changed over the years. Furthermore he takes a deep dive into what rock bottom looked like for him and how he overcame it, and giving advice to those who want to take it to the next level. Johnathan also touches upon how he maintains his fitness and strength while travelling. Listen in to learn from the best!
Jonathan Coyle has been into the online fitness scene since the beginning of Instagram, being of the first crossfitters to use the platform as a means to showcase his workouts. But fitness wasn't always the goal, Jonathan is a self proclaimed nerd, who had a love for gaming, numbers, and business. Fitness at the time was a side hustle. But after getting together with WWE star Natalie Eva Marie, becoming widely popular on Instagram, and starring on Total Divas, it became apparent that fitness, nutrition and entrepreneurship was where his passions really were. Tune in to find out how he made it all work!
On this episode of What The Flex? we find out the secrets to training like a fitness model with William Falade. Training is a fundamental part of Williams life, and can train for up to 4 hours a session. He reveals to us what style of strength and cardio works for him, and what the optimal training session length is for someone who is short on time. Williams also takes us through how he uses nutrition to stay in prime condition all year round. Find out how this WBFF Pro does it!
In episode 5 of What The Flex? we chat to world renowned fitness model, bodybuilder and entrepreneur Jaco de Bruyn about what it is like to live the life of a bodybuilder. Life is about balance, and Jaco embodies that perfectly. From starting out by looking at physique magazines, to being the catalyst for bringing WBFF to South Africa, Jaco has done it all. He also chats about business ventures and life outside of bodybuilding too. Tune in to find out what it takes to be a bodybuilder.
In Episode #4 of What The Flex?, we sat down with fitness influencer Zac Smith to chat about all things Instagram. With over 600,000 followers and counting, Zac opens up about his strategy to getting where he is today. But while this looks good on screen, getting to that point for Zac did not come easy. He opens up about how an injury ended his sporting career, and how turning to lifting and training saved his life. Tune in to find out how to become a fitness influencer!
It can be difficult seeing your progress when you’re looking at someone else’s. WBFF Bikini Pro Maya Basse knows the struggle of this all too well, and she sat down with us on Episode #3 to give some advice and perspective on how to approach your fitness journey. She wants you to change your outlook on physical appearance, accept your body type and motivate you to keep going.
In this episode of What The Flex? We continue our chat with former WWE superstar Natalie Eva Marie, where she gets deep into her sobriety journey. NEM also talks about her character on WWE and how she had to adapt to playing someone that wasn't her true self.
Ryderwear athlete Natalie Eva Marie sat down with us to chat about her time at WWE, a potential come back, and what her career has looked like so far. Stay tuned for parts two and three coming soon!