The Health & Fitness Podcast, By Innerfight

Bram Connolly knew from a young age that he would serve his country, it’s all he wanted to do. Descending from a “broken home” Bram described himself in his early years as quite a loner and he was happy with that. He walked into the local Australian Army on his 17th birthday and signed up for service perhaps not really knowing that within 2 years he would be in the war zone of Somalia, this was the start of an incredible journey which would later turn in to 2 books that Bram has written about battle and wars. As a teenager and into his 20’s Bram was good at things, he didn’t have to try super hard to get by so didn’t, this all changed when on return from SAS selection in 1994 he was called out by a colleague and exposed in his failure to be recruited to one of the most elite fighting forces in the world, his pledge was to return and to be selected. Now a family man with an a aiming wife and two children Bram teaches leadership on many levels. He is also the founder of Warrior U and the host of the Warrior U

Welcome to the new Jan we could or should say here. Yes September is as big a month in the fitness world as Jan is. People are returning from their summer holidays and many have done some serious damage to the fitness goals they had set for the year and realized that they actually only have 4 months left of the year so the emergency chord is being fully yanked. I see it every year and I can’t fight it as I am sure it will happen for years to come. So in this show I share a few top line points on what you should be doing to get things “back on track.” If you like what you hear drop us a mail to winning@innerfight.com and check out how we can help you get better at life. Also as was mentioned in the show please feel free to join us on Saturday 7th September at InnerFight. September is the new Jan -Reflect on what’s gone by -Think about what you want -Take all of your commitments into account -Start to make a plan .Timelines .Check points .Support network .And then what Join us for bring a friend.

April spent her early years outside so it’s no surprise that she has an amazing love for nature. In 2006 she moved to LA and achieved a Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design having being the top of her class and graduating with honors. She was also the winner of the Art Institute’s annual fashion show and got to show her collection at LA Fashion Week, which is a pretty big deal. In this show April talks so openly and honestly about her life so far. She is inspiring in so many ways and your final piece of advice at the end of the show is just amazing so please make sure you do not miss it. These are some of the main points we chat about: - Finding your true calling - Discovering climbing - Having a black and white TV - The impact of social media on life - Get out there and live

Rules, rules, rules you may say and I will say yes. We need a set of rules for life if we are going to perform optimal and live the very best life we can. Right now the world seems like it is constantly out to distract us, feed us things that seems nice but we do not really need to be eating, give us a number of reasons (excuses) not to go and workout but to do something else, even if that something else is just sitting on the couch watching Netflix. If we don’t have a set of rules for ourselves to live by, a set of non negotiables then there is every chance we all slip into the brutal rut of eating things that do not take us toward our goals, staying up late and missing out on our sleep or missing a workout and generally losing track of lie in more ways than one. I hope that this show will leave you thinking about what things in your life just need to be non negotiable and you will stick with them.

Justin LoFranco is the founder of morning chalk up a company that he started just over 3 years ago with the goal of sharing news from around the world with the CrossFit community and a company that he left his “career job” to pursue. No one would have thought that just 3 years later Justin and his team would be announcing the huge changes to CrossFit and the 2019 CrossFit Season. They have become the news channel that everyone goes to when they want to know what’s going on in CrossFit.

We all travel a lot more than we used to and it is epic. However along with our increased travel is the increased dilemma of what to eat and what training to do when you are traveling. Then of course you have a meltdown on what to pack, how many sets of running kit and so the list goes on.This year I have been on half a dozen trips to various countries ranging from the French Alps to the beauty that is Malawi. For the most part I have eaten clean food (yeah I have had some cheats which I talk about in this show) and on all trips I have trained in some shape or form. For those of you that have been following the show for a while you will pretty much know I have a rule of only taking hand luggage and it has to be 10kg or less. So here are my tips in the hope that you guys can continue to enjoy travel but travel light, eat well and stay active on your trips.

This show is full of simple advice that you can action right away in your life. Keph knows about hard work but the way he talks makes you believe you can achieve pretty much anything. Here are some of the call out topics we discussed in the show: -Being competitive since chilhood -A desire to get better everyday -Getting out there and enjoying yourself -If it means something you will find a way

This years CrossFit games came to an end last Sunday after 4 days of what can only be described as brutal competition. The format of the 2019 season was new which saw 150 individual males and the same number of females from around the world toe the start line at this the most sought after event on the CrossFit calendar. There was no room for errors as the field starts to get cut from event 1 and continued to be almost halved every event for the next 5 events until after the first event on Saturday morning just 10 males and 10 females were left in the CrossFit games.There has been a backlash of comments around the world in CrossFit communities and as you could expect throughout social media as everyone had an opinion (athletes included) as to if this was the right way to find the fittest on earth for 2019. In this show we talk over the events, the cuts, whats been said by who and the fact the the winners of the 2019 CrossFit games both male and female as the same champions that we have seen reign supreme for t

"Mental strength" is a phrase that we hear more now than ever when it not only comes to sports but also to various aspects of life. We often hear of people “mentally” breaking down or not being tough enough even though physically they have the capacity to keep going in no matter what it is they are trying to achieve. It is no surprise therefore that the question on the tip of everyones tongue is “how do we train our mind?”So here it is podcast 550 another milestone in the InnerFight podcast history and what better to do than answer that question and discuss mental strength as we chat about: -Starting with who you are -Big and small goals -Planning things to test you -Removing choices

Dr Cameron Nichol has been on the InnerFight podcast 3 times now and each and every time delivers amazing things. In today's show we are throwing it back to when he appeared on the show in just our 203rd episode way back in 2016. We chatted about: -Making the Great Britain Olympic team -Enjoying what you do -Getting better at rowing in CrossFit -His best single piece of advice for life

Edson was just 3 years old when he lost his father and 16 when his mother passed away from tuberculosis but that is not unusual for the people of Malawi where life is hard, disease is rife and life expectancy is low. Being dealt the cards he was Edsons life could have turned out very different if it were not for his amazing personality and attitude. He has an incredible energy about him and a very interesting vision for his future and the future of his family and ever growing international trail running friends. This is Edson and his story shot right from the heart of Malawi. In places it is a bit raw but it is real. Enjoy the show.

We spoke to Boz back in March in show 514 just after she had qualified for The Games. That seems so far back now as in just a few days time she will take the competition floor at the top of her sport, quite an achievement in itself.In this show we catch up with Boz to hear all about her preparation for the games that she has gone through over the last 3 months, how she has changed her life, her schedule and in turn her mindset.

A lot of people talk about losing fitness, for some it is a fad, for others an excuses, for many it is real. But what does it really mean and how do we measure it. These questions and a load more were posed to us by a listener which in reflection we thought were super interesting questions and could be questions that a load of people have and therefore we have dedicated a whole show to address this.

In this show we get to know all sides of Rob and what he can bring to the table to help you become better at life as we talk: -A change in direction -Getting into running -What's coming up -Things to talk about

It’s been a while since we have done a listener Q&A and looking back over the number of questions that people send through to us on various platforms it only made sense to make this weeks show a listener Q&A. We also go through a number of updates at the gym as we have various events going on, new coaches making it happen and classes that you should know about.

Believe or not being at some sort of altitude somehow brings some great clarity to thinking, not all the time but when you are not totally oxygen deprived and you sit and take a minute to look around.I was recently in Chamonix on a training weekend and spent a lot of time thinking as you generally do when you are out running for 6 hours at a time. I then got back to Dubai and as my “coach the coach” delivered these 17 points that I had scribbled down on the plane on the way back. The team liked what I had to say so I thought why not turn it into a podcast so you guys can maybe understand a bit of my temporary madness.

Mark Whittle is the host of the Take Flight podcast and as the name suggests he is all about taking action and taking flight. A super positive guy with some real knowledge to share. However Mark did not always have this outlook on life, in fact he has been through some quite challenging times which makes what he is doing now even more impressive. In this show we talk about what drove Mark to start a podcast, managed to capture a number of his views on life generally as well as a great chat about a number of guests he has had on his show, what has made them special and how it’s amazing how we can learn from everybody!

In this show we talk about: -Doing the hard work -Know it may take time -Appreciate small gains -Stay focused

This show is full of energy from Abeer, she is a great person and we are super excited for what the future holds for her and the females she motivates. Some call outs from the show: -The stereotypical Emirati Female -Differing cultures -It’s sport not nightclubs! -Acceptance from her dad

The first step of figuring it out is so important as it lays the foundation of motivation for the journey you are about to embark on and this is why it deserves your time and effort to go about it in the right way.Here are some of the highlight points from this show: -Measuring things -Why do you want to get better -We are all different -You first need to "figure it out"