30 Plus Men's Fitness Podcast

In this episode Tregs interviews client turned coach, Craig Warren from our 30+Hereford bootcamp.Craig originally joined us back at the start of 2017 when we ran a free transformation programme in his area.When he applied he said he wanted to be fitter to be able to run around with his kids.He has since gone on to lose over 3 stone in the last 18 months and recently qualified as a bootcamp coach so he could could lead the lads in Hereford.It's another inspiring story of a normal guy who decided enough was enough and took the opportunity to change his life through health and fitness.Sit back, relax grab yourself a coffee and enjoy our chatter.As always I'd love your feedback.Keep TruckinCoach Tregs

In this episode Tregs interviews AJ from our 30+Berkshire bootcamp.AJ has dramatically turned his life around since finding us, losing over 2 stone and regaining energy so he can perform in work and also have a kick about with his son.However before he found us he was in a very dark place.In his own words "It go so bad, I walked up to a train station and was about to jump in front of a train, I'd had enough"I waited for the train, watched a few go by and thought "I'm having the next one"I blanked out.I stepped forwards.And then, an angel out of nowhere, an off duty copper, grabbed hold of my top and pulled me back.He wrestled me to the floor, hugged me and said "Son it's not worth it".What happened after this?You'll find out in this very episode.Well done on turning it around AJ and a big shout to coach Anthony for guiding him.As always I would love your feedback.Keep TruckinCoach Tregs

In this episode Tregs interviews coach Kartal who is part of the James Smith Academy and creator of #NEATUP24/7 an online movement to get people up off the couch and moving more!We discuss his journey from footballer to personal trainer to full time online coach.We also cover his dislike for things like Herbalife and how his #NEATUP24/7 concept came about which has now exploded on Social Media.Descending from Turkey but brought up in inner city London, Diren is also appealing to more of an urban crowd and has built an incredible following of more than 30k followers in a short space of time on Instagram with his likeable character.I just loved chatting to Diren, it was his first podcast and we were both excited to get this out there.At 26 he has a bright future ahead of him and I'm looking forward to watching his movement grow.Sit back, relax, grab yourself a coffee and listen to the entire 55 mins of value.I loved that one!Thanks again Diren#NEATUP24/7Keep TruckinCoach Tregs

In this podcast Mark interview's online fitness coach and medical Doctor Emil Goliath.Hailing from Cardiff, Emil has been training from a very young age and I met him around 13 years ago when I started my career in fitness where he was already a giant.Over the years he has pushed his body to extremes, first developing a love for strong man competitions in his early 20s and trying to esat up to 6000 calories per day!At 25 and almost 122kg he was getting tired just walking up the stairs and was verging on diabetes! It also didn't sit well with him that he had high blood pressure as a training medical doctor.He then decided to go the other way, found a passion for bodybuilding and went as low as 5% body fat for his first ever show!In this hour of conversation we discuss in depth his journey from strongman to bodybuilder and also talk in detail about the types of nutritional experiments he has undertaken to get a better grasp of nutrition.In recent times he has played around with both the vegan diet and currently

In this podcast Mark interview's online fitness trainer, James Smith.Hailing from Berkshire, James has only been in the fitness industry for around 4 to 5 years but he has literally blown up over the last 12 months on Social Media.His no nonsense approach to try and cut out the B-S in the industry has gained him an almost 'cult like' following and every video he posts gets massive traction and has often caused controversy too.I'll admit that I wasn't initially sure about James who can come across as arrogant at times, however after tracking him down and speaking to him I can confirm he is a top fella who was actually buzzing to be asked to come on the podcast (despite being 28!)In this 90 minute recording we talk about where it all began for James and I find out that he actually spent some time studying and playing Rugby in Gloucester and the Forest of Dean which is where I hail from.This lead to some great banter which included being tackled by a guy on a push bike during a Rugby match in one particularly ro

In this podcast Mark interview's well respected coach Phil Learney.Phil has been a prominent figure in Strength and Conditioning fields for close to 20 years. In this time he has established and continues to build a reputation based around his intelligent, observational and results based coaching. Phil is without a doubt one of the most passionate guys I have ever spoken to in my 11 years in the industry.At 39 years old Phil's story reminds me a lot of my own. Overweight as a child he was bullied as a kid at school (thankfully this never happened to me) and has no qualms opening up about the lengths that it went to.Raised in a tough village up north, Phil quite openly talks about other kids throwing tables and chairs at him in class due to his weight and says that the bullying was relentless.This forced him to join a gym, lose the weight and starting lifting weights to improve his physique and confidence. This ultimately lead to a career in fitness with Phil becoming a personal trainer after completing a spor

In this episode Mark interviews Scotsman Scott Baptie from Food for Fitness.Scott has blown up on Social media with his no nonsense info graphics cutting through the industry B-S.His podcast on Itunes has also had close to 1 million downloads across the episodes.We talk about all the hot topics including fasted or fed cardio, do you really need to juice? (Veggies not roids!) We also discuss the difference between physical hunger versus emotional hunger and if you should eat foods that you can't pronounce!Are their foods and supplements that really burn fat, should you eat 6 times a day and to ramp up metabolism and are carbs after 6pm really that bad?We also conclude by discussing the Fit-Bit, which we both agree that we love but believe the calorie tracker for expenditure is out.I believed it was over-estimating expenditure by 350 calories but Scott causes some controversy by claiming he has spoken to people who have ran lab tests and that it's far greater.Sit back, relax, grab yourself a coffee and enjoy al

In this episode Mark interviews founder of Spartan Race, Joe De-Sena.Obstacle races have blown up in the fitness industry in recent times and Joe explains how he put on his first ever Spartan event over 10 years ago in his hometown.Of course it has since grown into a global phenomenon with races in up to 30 countries across the world.We talk about the set-backs Joe initially endured when setting up losing money event after event, but his persistence to succeed kept him pushing forward confident this idea would initially succeed and of course it did!At the age of 48 Joe tells me his goal is to have 100 million people across the globe compete in a Spartan Race over in the future - so far 4 million have done so. The podcast ends with Joe kindly inviting myself and up to 10 clients from my 30 Plus community to compete in a 72 hour ultra endurance event in the Isle of Sky in Scotland in August, to which of course I gladly accepted!.Sit back, relax, grab yourself a coffee and enjoy all 35 mins of content lads, thi

In this episode Mark interviews founder of BodyType Nutrition and educator Ben Coomber.Ben is very well known in the industry for his popular podcast 'Ben Coomber Radio' which has way over 200+ episodes on I-tunes and often tours the country and world as a speaker and health and fitness events.Overweight as a youngster he stumbled across a book by Paul Check called 'Eat Move and be Healthy' - this in turn helped him to go on and lose 6 stone and sparked a passion for nutrition and wellbeing.Ben has since gone on to develop the BTN Academy®, a 14 month multi-level online nutrition course aimed to teach personal trainers, coaches, and practitioners and anyone with a curious mind how to coach the BTN way. All the hot topics are discussed as per usual in just over 45 mins of content.Sit back, relax, grab yourself a coffee and enjoy.Thanks again Ben!Keep TruckinCoach Tregswww.30plusmensfitnessplan.com

In this episode Mark interviews founder and CEO of Bodypower, Nick Orton.A serial entrepreneur Nick has created a Global brand with annual expo's here in the UK but now also in China and India too.We discuss his journey in business and he tells a great story of how he funded his way through university by cooking Sunday dinners for hungover students!After building and selling his first business in the medical industry, Nick and his team turned their attention to the Bodybuilding industry, which at the time was seen as quite underground.His first Bodypower Expo in Birmingham launched in 2009 and has since grown into a monster attracting up to 90,000 people across a weekend.We discuss in detail how it all started, the risk involved, the sleepless nights (what people don't see) and branching out into other countries where fitness and bodybuilding is also huge!.I also picked Nick's brain on how he manages family time around his crazy schedule, his own training (he often hosts meetings with staff whilst he's on a W

In this episode Mark interviews personal trainer and fitness model Ben Carpenter.Ben has built up a great following on social media with his dry humour and quirky videos in which he slates common nutrition myths. We discuss his journey through the industry and how he (and myself) has evolved over time with improved study and knowledge.We discuss diets such as keto and paleo and how he was so afraid of carbs at times he would avoid any food that contained them even slightly.We discuss dis-ordered eating and how he would find himself bingeing after a show or a period of eliminating carbs, eating up to 10,000 calories a day with ease but justifying it by calling it a 'cheat meal or day'.Amongst many other subjects we also talk about the rise to fame of 'Bulletproof coffee' and get his take on it - it was actually his video on this subject that drew me to start following him a few years back.Another jam packed episode with a tonne of information!Sit back, relax, grab yourself a coffee (NOT Bulletproof unless that

In this episode Mark interviews 'Happiness' coach Will Foster.This was way different to my usual 30 plus podcasts and we covered 'mindfulness' in great detail.The thing is - most would see Will's title and presume it's all happy clappy, sitting under a tree, bare foot with your hands out, fingers crossed - actually it couldn't be further from the truth....Will is an over 30s man with a young family too and suffers the normal day to day worries and stress that we all do but his approach to dealing with life and it's chaos was extremely refreshing....Some immense value in this which all busy guys can apply and I cannot wait to get it out to you all...Also gonna be getting Will to talk at one of my Up and coming seminars if he's not too much in demand due to his recent TV appearances and book deal :)Sit back back, relax, grab a coffee and enjoy all 50 mins of content, I really hope you get some value from it.Thanks again Will.Keep TruckinCoach Tregs

In this episode Mark interviews Irish fitness entrepreneur Pat Divilly.After starting in fitness and running a successful Bootcamp on the beach in Galway, Pat went on to open his own gym then publish a few best selling books.Deep down he knew he wanted to get into public speaking and despite being a shy lad he set about putting on 100 free seminars in a year just a short while back which catapulted him even more into the public eye.Pat now regularly hosts sold out 'motivational' and 'mindset' seminars and weekends to packed out paying audiences and has been a regular on Irish TV.In his spare time he trains for triathlon and has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity.The story is even more inspiring because just 6 years ago he was almost ready to jack it all in having failed at his first personal training business in Dublin.Thankfully, someone gave him a pep talk and he decided to give it one more go and has never looked back.Sit back, relax, grab yourself a drink and listen to this remarkable stor

In this episode Mark interviews Simon Hall, owner of Body Composition coaching. Simons business works with an array of clients online offering a bespoke service to fit their goals.We discuss in depth the Fit-Bit boom and why we believe the game-ification of exercise is a massive positive for our clients AND the general public.We talk about how we have evolved as coaches and how things we were preaching 5 years ago has now changed drastically due to our continued learning.Other topics covered included dis-ordered eating (where I talk about my own battles), drastically under calculating calories, being on or off the wagon and our own goals to help 1 million people in the future.I've never met Simon or spoken to him before this podcast but it ended up like two mates bantering for close to 90 minutes!Sit back relax, get yourself a coffee and enjoy the content.I really hope you get as much value from it as I did and look out for some possible future stuff from 30 Plus and Body Composition as I really felt there wa

In this episode Mark interviews former professional body builder, host of 'Elite Muscle Radio' and fitness educator, Irishman Phil Graham.Phil was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a teenager which in turn led him to make major lifestyle changes and then dedicate his life to learning more about all types of diabetes.He has recently written a book called 'The diabetics muscle and fitness guide' which has subsequently sold copies all over the world. He is also in the process of setting up an online membership site to serve more diabetics globally.Phil is one of the most passionate guys I have spoken to and we discuss many other topics such as N.E.A.T / Fit-Bits / tracking input and output / Insulin (for non diabetics) / HIIT and living life to your fullest potential.We also go a little off track and talk about mind-set, taking action and not settling for a life of mediocrity.Sit back relax, get yourself a coffee and enjoy all 1 hour and 24 minutes content. Keep your ears peeled for some seriously golden nuggets

In this episode Mark interviews fitness business owner Russ Meadows of RM Fitness based in the north.Russ is an ex semi professional Rugby league player and owner of 2 training facilities, one in Manchester and the other in Wigan.A 35 year old father of 2 twin boys aged 5 and a proud family man, Russ talks open and honestly about the day to day struggles of trying to manage his business his body and his relationships with his family. We talk about the stress, the chaos and the overwhelm that is usually present in most busy over 30s mens lives and how becoming a father massively impacted him both physically and mentally.After a period of chaos and self sabotage then discovering the 'Wake up Warrior' movement, Russ talks about how he got back to his best following 4 non negotiable core principles in his daily life every day without fail, and how you can implement them too.This a really honest podcast where the pressures of being an over 30s man are openly discussed. We speak in detail about the need to be self

In this episode Mark interviews fitness cover model, author of 'Mindset with Muscle' and owner of Grenade Fit gym, Jamie Alderton.Jamie literally blew up on social media in 2016 with his no nonsense videos, his well documented 6 month transformation on youtube and pics of him looking shredded on Instagram.His journey however with fitness started at the age of 14 when he first discovered weight training and continued during his 6 year stint in the military which taught him the discipline to go on to complete and win in bodybuilding shows.Sponsored by Grenade Supplements Jamie shares his secrets that keep him in fantastic shape all year round despite being a Dad and juggling business and family.He also delves deep into mindset and goal setting and reveals why he thinks many busy over 30s men fail when it comes to the goals they are setting and how to put this right.We also go into more detail on his time spent in the military later in close protection security in which he served in Iraq and Baghdad.And of cours

In this episode Mark interviews clinical performance nutritionist and CEO of www.Mac-Nutrition.com Martin Macdonald.Martin is one of the most controversial figureheads in the industry right now, calling time on pseudo-science and running his own nutrition courses based on evidence and not just opinion (www.Mac-NutritionUni.com)Previously a University lecturer and practitioner, Martin's work is now predominantly as a consultant to organisations such as Universal Pictures, teams such as Derby County and governing bodies such as British Weight Lifting. In this 1 hour and 45 minute podcast, my longest one to date, we cover a wide range of hot topics including hormones, sugar, gluten, breakfast, the paleo and ketogenic diet, carbs for performance, carbs for fat loss, insulin and intermittent fasting.Sit back, grab a coffee and enjoy the knowledge :)Keep Truckinwww.30plusmensfitness.com www.30plusmensfitnessplan.comwww.30plusbootcamp.com

In this podcast Mark interviews friend and mentor Renzo Algieri (56) a former bodybuilder with over 30 years experience in the fitness industry.Renzo talks about what inspired him to get into training as youngster, his journey to competitive shows and the sacrifices it took along the way with a busy job and young family.Renzo also gives his very interesting opinions on supplementation, the current 'If it fits your macros' trend, intervals versus low intensity fasted cardio for fat loss and how he has adjusted his training to stay in fantastic shape way into his 50s.If you are a bodybuilder, aspiring bodybuilder or just a regular gym goer who enjoys lifting weights then you are going to really enjoy this.This is 45 mins of great contentSit back and enjoy!www.30plusmensfitness.comwww.30plusmensfitnessplan.comwww.30plusbootcamp.com

In this podcast Mark interviews Paul Mort, a well respected Fitness business owner.In one of the most brutally honest interviews I have done to date I listen to Paul open up about his lifelong battles with his weight, depression, bi-polar, drugs and alcohol.He also talks about the overwhelm of becoming a parent and why most over 30s men with young families are liars by pretending everything is okay when on the inside they are suffering and finding it hard to cope.He talks openly about the day he tried to end his life, his 3 days in a mental hospital and how he is now turning his life around on the back of attending 'Warrior Week' in the USA. We discuss in depth how hard it is to balance life, work, family time and hobbies as a busy over 30s Dad and why at times we are overwhelmed with guilt.This is hard hitting and certainly made me think more about my work, life balance.If you are an over 30s man struggling with life right now, let me tell you, you are not alone, Paul has been through it and still battles wi