The Health & Fitness Podcast, By Innerfight

Everyone is busy or at least that is what they say, but how busy are we and how can we free up time to do the things that make us the most happy. In this weeks shorter show I talk about some examples of great leaders who you would think are just working all the time but seem to have a lot of time on their hands and then share some hacks with you about not being so busy. Also please…stop telling everyone you are busy. Enjoy the show.

I found John Lindsey through the good old trusted Instagram and was immediately intrigued as to the positions he was able to get his body into. Of course my immediate thoughts were that John was just “one of those guys” who was hyper mobile. Of course I stalked him a little bit and quickly found a piece on his site that said "In grad school my body was broken; I couldn’t touch my toes, squat past parallel, and I’d have back pain after most workouts." I knew I had to get John on the show! In this show we talk about mobility but more than that we talk about John’s journey and things that you and I can learn from it. John isn’t asking everyone to be made from rubber but what he is advising people to do is just spend a little bit of time on their body each day as the title suggests. Once you have listened please go and take action! Connect with John https://www.instagram.com/themovementjourney/ https://www.themovementjourney.com/

We get a lot of questions from people in classes and also to the show about how we put together our class program. The tag line of CrossFit as we know is “constantly varied, high intensity, functional movement” and for a long time in the early days gyms took the "constantly varied" to new heights without applying much science to their approach of programming, nothing against that as the objective for many was to get many moving and they did a great job of that. In May 2019 Boz took over writing the class program here at InnerFight and we sat down to map out what we though based on both our experiences what would be the best “model” to follow….we then invented our own new one! In this show we talk all about how it works and of course where she gets a load of the mayhem workouts from, we also chat about our new gymnastics class. Enjoy the show and if you want to check out the daily workout anyway head over to www.innerfight.com and you can see them all. Thanks for listening. Marcus

Alastair Hearte has an incredible story and delivers it in it’s rawest form with energy and passion. Having started smoking at 12 years old, he was kick out of school at 15, had a serious drug problem which led into alcohol addiction by the time he was 28. It was at that age that he said enough is enough, “found his anchor” and a “purpose” and changed his life. In this show Alastair speaks super openly about his past, he hides nothing and shares an insane passion just to help make people better. He is energetic and inspiring as well as being a world champion in various figure modeling categories at 38 years old. Alastair gives us so much in this show. I am sure everyone will learn loads from it and I am thankful that he took the time out to chat. Connect with Alastair. https://www.instagram.com/alastair_harte/?hl=en

When I first went into a CrossFit gym and saw the rings I was intrigued. When I then saw someone doing a muscle up I knew I had to do one. This was back in 2004 where things were a lot more straight forward, we used bands less and we were just playing around with things hoping that something good may happen. Over 15 years later I am sure thousands of others have done the same thing as they walk into a gym and some may have mastered the muscle up but others haven’t. In this show I give you the biggest secrets to getting your muscle ups sorted in the shortest time period which I will tell you straight up is 6-8 weeks at the quickest…..you need a bit of patience here folks, this is all about building strength, but the good news is that the strength you build will get you what you want and if you are smart it will last! So stop wasting time when you are early for class or when you have a spare 20 minutes, follow what is says in the show and I will see you at the top of the rings super soon. Marcus

A number of you may remember this guy from a few years back in show 382 where we talked about life, Oasis and his mad dress sense amongst other cool things. Well Monty was passing through Dubai recently so I took the opportunity to get another show with him. Monty used to live in Dubai, two years ago he took a job in Europe with cycling brand Maap which has seen him travel extensively for the last 2 years to get his job done. We talk about that, the success he has had but I think more importantly the impact it has had on his health physically and mentally. I try and get him to open up about a few things which he does as he talks us through his break down at the world championships. Monty tells it how it is and appreciates a good hat, perfect combo for success on this show. Enjoy it. Marcus

“Simplicity” is one of the InnerFight brand values. This show is not only because of that. It’s because when it comes to human performance we see so many people complicating things so much but don’t understand why as 9 times out of 10 the most simple things work. The simpler you live in a number of areas of life the more fulfilled you will be, trust me. Enjoy the show. Marcus

Tom Otton is no stranger to InnerFight. He has been on the podcast twice before and in this show joins a special few for his third appearance. I am not sure why I don’t get him on more often as every time I put a mic in his hand and fire some random questions in his direction he gives us absolute gold! For some shows I spend hours prepping and researching my guests but having done various ultras with Tom and spent countless hours shooting the breeze I am not sure what more research I can do with him. So this show was totally free styled with the sole purpose of getting you guys fired up for 2020. I think we did a pretty cool job! Check out Tom’s previous appearances on the show: Tom and Rob podcast Also please hope over to “The Creator sessions podcast” which Tom hosts You can connect with Tom @tomotton

Final one for 2019 folks. A short show to say thanks and to give you a few things to think about for 2020. You have been epic in support this year and we massively appreciate you all. Marcus

Well that was fast wasn’t it. I can quite literally remember as though it was yesterday sitting down to wrap up 2018 and prepare for 2019 and here we are 12 months and 104 shows later. Firsts off a huge thanks to every single one of you that have listened to the show in the last 12 months. An even bigger thanks to those of you that have shared it with a friend. That’s how we grow! In this show I keep it short but wrap up 2019. What went down, who we caught up with, some cool things we did around protecting our environment and what were my top 4 shows of the year. I also give you a sneak peak into what we have coming up in 2020. Thanks for the support guys. No Weakness. Marcus

Welcome to the InnerFight coaching team Rob Foster! Rob has joined the team as an endurance coach and community manager so you will certainly be seeing more of him in the coming weeks, months and hopefully years. In this show we get to know Rob a bit more as we discuss his background, his passion for cycling and what he has been up to for the last few years! Connect with Rob rf@innerfight.com

The subject of “Mental Health” seems to have a lot go stigma tied to it and is even taboo in a number of cultures, however if you look to some of the data, as a race we have some real issues that we need to face up to as lives are being taken and people are living in misery. Todays guest Dani has herself suffered from depression and anxiety throughout her life which she talks openly about. She also shares with us the vision behind her company Safe Space DXB and some of the great things that they are doing to help the people of the UAE. Dani gives us some practical tips that we can start implementing into our lives straight away and continues the theme that we have discussed in previous shows that "its ok not to be ok” but then you need to do something about it. I loved this chat with Dani and I am sure it is not the last time we speak. Thanks Dani for your time and folks I hope you enjoy the show. Check out Safe Space DXB at https://www.safespacedxb.com/

Every so often a podcast host from the other side of the world drops me a mail and ask’s if they can interview me. Instead of being the one to ask the questions I am the one answering them which gives me a chance to talk more than normal and share some of my thoughts on different things. This chat with Rich was a load of fun and I just hope that by sharing my story with his listeners and maybe with some new listeners to our show that at least one person chooses to make a few good changes in their life and live life to the full. Check out Rich’s show here https://milehighendurancepodcast.com/ Thanks for listening. Marcus

Nutrition is perhaps one of the most talked about topics not only in sports performance but in very day life these days. We know that is accounts from (depending on who you talk to) anywhere from 60%-90% of how we look, feel and perform. When it comes to athletic performance it is obviously more challenging to have a meal on the go and a number of years back we saw the introduction of nutrition “gels”. Todays guest is a man who you could say has made these gels not only his fuel for his sports performance but also his fuel for life. Tim Lawson is the founder of Secret Training and has been in the sports nutrition business for a number of years. In this show Tim talks to us about how he got into the nutrition business, what’s important when looking for quality products and a whole load of things about the food industry that caused us a certain amount of surprise that’s for sure. Enjoy the show. Check out Secret Training here https://www.secret-training.com/

As with many of my challenges this one came out of nowhere really, however I think it was one of the hardest I have done. This is a replay of the Run Strong podcast where Tom Walker interviewed me about the run. I thought it would be cool to play it out on our show here and I hope you enjoy it. If you want to read more about the run be sure to check out this article. http://www.innerfight.com/24-hours-on-a-400m-track/

Brian Keane is no stranger to the InnerFight podcast as this is the third time we get him on. (Check out link below for previous shows) For those of you that have listened to Brian in the past or to his podcast you will know he has a unique energy and passion for life. Without briefing him until 30 seconds before we recorded this show during his recent visit to Dubai I started firing deep questions around self awareness to Brain. Self awareness is something that we hear spoken about a lot and for many I think you will agree we know we should have it, we may have even read books on it and we totally buy into it. However like many of these things actually practicing it on a daily basis is something else. In fact how do we practice self awareness? What are the check points? What should we be doing? These are all questions that I fire at Brain during this chat and he has some great answers. I am sure you will enjoy this show. Thanks for listening and if you do enjoy it why not share it with a friend that you th

Marcus is a guest on the Brian Keane podcast! "Today’s episode is with someone who I look up to and admire greatly. When I’m trying to build my mental toughness, Marcus is one of my biggest influences for doing that. You may recognise his voice from Podcast 207 where he talks about going from the intensive care unit to running 30 marathons in 30 days. There are few people who light me up as much as Marcus, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed recording it. -Building the ‘ultra’ mindset to just keep going when times get difficult -Being on his deathbed in an intensive care unit and thinking ‘what if’ -How to build confidence by doing things that cause you discomfort -Making yourself mentally tougher by just showing up every day

"Janez "Jani" Brajkovič (born 18 December 1983) is a racing cyclist from Metlika, Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in 2004; he rode for the Adria Mobil team and suspended in July 2018 after positive anti-doping test.[4] After passed suspension he came back to previous club Adria Mobil in the end of 2019.[5]” Jani has been a friend of mine for a few years and for a short time coached me when I was preparing for my ultra cycling races. He is truly a unique human. As once described by team mate Lance Armstrong as “the hardest worker” Jani’s insane cycling career which has seen him race for the best teams in the world on the grand tours with a top 10 place finish in the tour of all tours the Tour De France in 2012. Unless provoked (which I do a lot) Jani is more of a silent assassin but when you get him to talk he is knowledge and inspiration personified. In this show I push him to open up on some topics and give us a closer look into the world of cycling which in some ways is what is por

#008. "Scott Jenkins lives and works in London, UK as a Marketing Manager for Johnson & Johnson’s knee portfolio. Born in Penarth, Cardiff, Wales, he moved to London in 2013 to pursue a career change from a GP exercise referral personal trainer to join the corporate world of Johnson & Johnson. His career has flourished as a result of his strong mental attitude, which he often attributes to his strong ultra-running resume. Scott and his brother Rhys, always look to create their own extreme ultra-endurance challenges, and where schedules match up, complete them together. By doing this they have raised over £50,000 for a variety of different charities, all of which have a special connection to each of them. In recognition of this, Scott via Johnson & Johnson, was lucky enough to complete an Operation Smile mission in 2015 in Mekele, where he assisted in screening and in theatre for the repair of Cleft Lips and Palates. Since then, Scott has been selected as 1 of 3 UK Ambassadors for the charity Opera

#007 Endurance coaches Tom Walker and Rob Jones welcome you to The Run Strong Podcast. A show to discuss topics to educate and inspire runners. From couch-to-5k'rs, triathletes, up to multi-stage ultra runners this podcast will interest you. Each topic show is followed by a Q&A show, making the podcast interactive and relevant to you, the listener. This weeks show is a topic show all based on recovery. The boys chat through what recovery is, there mental aspect, the physical aspect and some strategies to help you recover faster. What works? What doesn’t work? What is a complete waste of your time and money? Find out in todays show. If you have any questions please send them in to @ifendurance on instagram or mail endurance@innerfight.com. Want to know more about the Run Strong program? www.innerfight.com/runstrong #RunStrong