Adventurefit Radio

Mike Rashid is a former professional boxer and power bodybuilder. He is the owner of Iron Addicts Gym in Miami, the president of Gifted Nutrition and CEO of Interstellar Media. He is also the author of the Overtraining series of eBooks. The boys start by asking Mike what brings him over to Melbourne, and the convo quickly moves to about what it feels like to be able to reach people, travel and inspire them. Things go off tangent for a bit and later on Doc and Tommy ask what made Mike such a good trainer. There’s talk of aesthetics versus lifestyle and function, using fear as a motivator and about Mike’s boxing career. They also explore how to stay calm and get focused during fights, and Doc shares a story about the only time in his life he’s ever punched someone in the face. Later in they talk about training methods and cover plenty of other things. This has been an absolutely amazing episode! Lots of topics covered making for a good, long convo. There’s plenty for you guys to listen in on, and you can defini

Edward "Ed" Ignatius Coan is an American powerlifter. He is widely regarded throughout the powerlifting world as the greatest powerlifter of all time. Coan has set over 71 world records in powerlifting. Ed Coan has come over to Australia so Doc and Tommy ask what he’s doing over there. The convo proceeds into how Ed got started with getting into strength sports. They also talk about how to balance a diet for powerlifting, and Ed shares about his career progression. The topics get better as they start to talk about what it means to set achievable goals, learn about Ed’s training program, as well as about how he works on his weak points. Later on they shift to talk about Ed’s career highlights, the powerlifting industry at present, and we get some recommendations from the man himself. This is definitely an episode that you guys are gonna love. We’ve got some very wise words from a living legend for you - and much later on, some poop stories. Plenty of insights mixed with entertainment for all of your listening

Barry McDonagh (BA, Dip Psych) is the author of DARE and the creator of the best selling anxiety treatment program Panic Away. Barry tells us about his field of profession, and Doc chimes in for a quick bit with a brief summary of his anxiety issues. The focus switches over to Tommy and he shares in-depth about his experiences with anxiety in the past. After that, Barry recounts his own encounter. The topic moves onto how anxiety awareness has begun to improve at the present, and about how today’s generation suffers from a different form of it. We talk about how technology contributes to these troubles, and later on we talk about Barry’s book, DARE, as well as the current state of mental health and how it is perceived in our current time. Mental health is a serious thing, so this episode is great for anyone who wants to learn more about it, especially about dealing with anxiety. We hope you guys takeaway some very good points from this! Quarsh Creative is an Elwood-based freelance design firm that helps solve

Jared Fleming is an American weightlifter and has been competing for 12 years. He is currently the head weightlifting coach for The Outlaw Way and a member of Team MDUSA. We start with asking Jared about how he performed in the CrossFit Open.  We then talk about his transition from being a weightlifter to a CrossFitter. We also learn about a conversation Jared had with Mat Fraser, and he expounds on the beauty of CrossFit, as well as the sport vs weightlifting. We next talk about the importance of music when it comes to doing lifts, as well as how you can use banter to keep your mind focused on things. Jared shares a personal and interesting story and after that proceeds to talk about meditation. He talks about the benefits of meditating longer, and even shares some advice for our listeners. This is definitely a great episode with some great advice coming from a pro athlete himself. There will be plenty to take away from this, and we hope you guys love it! Quarsh Creative is an Elwood-based freelance design f

We start with the topic of the CrossFit Open - the precursor to the 2017 CrossFit Games! Tommy shares with us his intention to join the competition, as well as how he is prepping for it. Doc joins Tommy and they talk about some weightlifting workouts. We end up finding about Doc’s worst score during his time in joining a CrossFit competition. Change of topics and we get treated to a flashback of Doc’s time in football. The discussion moves onto body types and how, in China, it reflects which sports a person would be suited to. Finally, they talk about the world’s strongest man of all time, as well as about the introduction of drugs into sports and the possibility of legalizing PED’s. This has been another great episode. We talk of fitness, the ongoing CrossFit Open, and about the possible future of the sports world. Enjoy! Quarsh Creative is an Elwood-based freelance design firm that helps solve business challenges in the digital world with a touch of creativity.Whether it be a website, logo, or marketing str

Tommy details what it felt like to go on his first ADVF trip, after which Doc chimes in and tells us about his favorite part of the adventure that was Mexico. We further hear from Doc about his new puppy, Ziggy, and he tells us about how he had to leave the trip early on to fly to his best mate’s wedding. We then get treated to Doc’s experience during the wedding – he tells us about the shenanigans that ensued, such as his gags and about how he got introduced to a 16-year-old girl by her mother. Later on they get into talking about mannerisms (Doc’s), about a theory by Sigmund Freud, caring for a puppy and about some old memories from both Doc and Tommy. Another great episode, this one filled with some good laughs and past happenings. Enjoy, guys! Quarsh Creative is an Elwood-based freelance design firm that helps solve business challenges in the digital world with a touch of creativity.Whether it be a website, logo, or marketing strategy, Quarsh Creative is here to help your business become stronger and crea

We have a compilation of Tommy's Tributes of 2016 for you today -- it's going to be a countdown of the greatest hits. Doc tells us about one of his assistants in the Philippines, Alvin, and how his "little brother" has put together a list of the top 20 in his eyes. Later on we have Alvin come onto the podcast and tell us about his thoughts on the best and the worst of Tommy's Tributes. This is a great episode where we get to take a look back at all the shenanigans Tommy has graced us with. We hope you guys enjoy it just as much as we did putting it together. This podcast is proudly supported by AdventureFit Travel. AdventureFit Travel is an adventure travel company for the fitness community. Head over to www.adventurefittravel.com to check out all our trips, all our blogs from our blogging team, special offers and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Born in England, Andy Armstrong competed in many forms of two and four wheeled motor sport before entering the movie business. He began his film career in 1972 in England and France as a vehicle stunt performer. Andy tells us about himself and about his career. We talk about how he got started with being a stunt coordinator, the time he became a stuntman, his first show and the highlight of his career. We then talk about directing action sequences as well as preparing one for the Amazing Spider Man film. More talk of movies as Andy shares with us what his favorite movie of all-time is. He then goes on to talk about some gripes he has within the movie industry. He also talks about what he finds to be the “big thing” in every film. Much later in we talk about the reason behind his retirement and some problems that crop up when working with superhero characters. Another awesome episode for you guys to listen to! If you’re a film buff, then this is definitely going to indulge you.   This podcast is proudly suppor

Kiran comes on and we have him tell us about himself. They move on to talking about Travel Roundtable - how the show works, and about the expression “grilling”. We then have him share about his experience in Thailand. Doc chimes in with his own story about the funniest trip in his life. They then proceed to talk about traveling South Africa and Doc shares another story about his first time backpacking. We hear more from Doc as he tells us stories about the time he shut down a hostels’ story about lights and about a pub in Adelaide. They go on to talk about the different languages in Sri Lanka. After that we hear about Tommy having an anaphylactic reaction. Much later we get into the topic of ladyboys and being fooled by them and how one time Doc fell for it. Highlighting different countries and experiences in them, we have another great episode lined up for you guys! This podcast is supported by Audible. Audible is home to the widest selection of digital audiobooks, including best-sellers, new releases, exclu

We start off with finding out what’s been happening to Tommy lately. He shares with us that his father is currently writing a book about anxiety. This spreads into a conversation about the difference between Doc and Tommy’s anxiety. They then talk about a great way to meditate and deal with such feelings. The convo hops on a different foot and the topic shifts onto tattoos. Doc and Tommy talk about what their tattoos represent. Later on, Doc’s brother comes on and he draws up the AdventureFit Travel logo by hand. Finally, talk about Mexico. They’re looking forward to the trip and talk about what’s to come. Finally, hilarity ensues. Great episode! Good talk about some key points in life. Have fun with this one, guys. This podcast is supported by Audible. Audible is home to the widest selection of digital audiobooks, including best-sellers, new releases, exclusives and much more. Listen anytime, anywhere on your tablet, mobile or desktop with our free app. Audible is offering listeners of AdventureFit Radio a f

Ky Furneaux is an Australian outdoor guide, TV host, survival expert and stunt person who has appeared in over 50 films and TV productions. We start off with Ky sharing with us the nickname we gave her then proceeds to telling us about herself. We ask her how she got into being a stunt-performer. She goes into the details and also lets us know about the kind of training that people in this field undergo. She also tells us about the movies that she’s been in. Ky had stunt-doubled for Jaimie Alexander in Marvel’s Thor and she details that experience with us. She talks about the overall highlights of her career, like how she won the Taurus Stunt Award and work in other movies. She also talks about what it’s like to get naked in front of the camera. Movies aside, we also talk about her skills as a survival expert. This is another great episode, one that’s full of entertainment. We got to briefly look into the life of a person that helps make movies awesome! We know you guys will love this episode. This podcast is

Marc David, M.A. is the founder and primary teacher of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. He’s a leading visionary, teacher and consultant in Nutritional Psychology, and the author of the classic, groundbreaking and bestselling books Nourishing Wisdom and The Slow Down Diet. We get into the thick of it right from the start as we have Marc share about how he got into the psychology of eating. He expounds on this by telling us the point of helping people through this method. He tells us about how he helps obese and bulimics, as well gives us some examples of people who are carrying extra weight. Marc tells us about the kind of food we produce nowadays and also talks about dairy milk. More on food, he talks about what impact eating unhealthy kinds of food has on our bodies. He tells us more about the science behind eating and nutrition. Marc also briefly talks about the impact of stress on our bodies. What an interesting conversation! Another great topic filled with plenty of good focus points. You’ll d

Doc begins with the topic of the toughest month of his life. He opens up and tells us about one of his recent conversations with Tommy, as well having issues with anxiety and mental health problems. Doc also shares about the biggest break down he has ever had and about the challenges and stress that AdventureFit has brought about. Doc and Tommy begin to talk about the importance of building relationships, Tommy’s own break down moments, and a convo that Mac and Doc had about life and happiness. This is an episode with very deep emotion in it. You’re sure to pick up some good insights, as well as be excited for what AdventureFit has in store in the near future. Enjoy! This podcast is supported by Audible. Audible is home to the widest selection of digital audiobooks, including best-sellers, new releases, exclusives and much more. Listen anytime, anywhere on your tablet, mobile or desktop with our free app. Audible is offering listeners of AdventureFit Radio a free audiobook download with a free 30-day trial to

Sports have been a part of Julien’s life since he was young and he’s been a state and national champion in a number of sports including soccer, swimming and wrestling. We start off with Julien giving us a little background about himself. After that he tells us about how he got started with competing in different types of sports. He goes into more detail about this and talks about his life in the world of MMA and how he moved onto becoming a coach. Julien goes on to talk about how he found ways to become a better coach, as well as how you can do it as well. He tells us about the importance of focusing on people’s “how and why”, and also shares with us the story about a 60-year-old man who came into his gym. Further in, we talk about changing CrossFit and the deadlift. This is such a great episode! So many wonderful insights and so much to take away from it. We know you guys will love it. This podcast is supported by Audible. Audible is home to the widest selection of digital audiobooks, including best-sellers,

John Nicolosi is a track coach and physiotherapist at Melbourne Athletic Development. We start off with John telling us about himself and what he does, and then he proceeds to talk about how he gets athletes to the next level of their competitions. He talks about the importance of setting goals for athletes, keeping them on track, as well as the importance of profiling. He also talks about the variations in every athlete’s training. John next talks about the effects of maximizing strength training has on growth plates, as well as what effects it has when done at a very young age. He also talks about the factors that contribute to food allergies, as well recovering injuries through physiotherapy. He also briefly talks about yoga sessions for his athletes. Great episode, guys! Lots of good points made in this one and there’s a lot you can take away from it. Enjoy! This podcast is supported by Audible. Audible is home to the widest selection of digital audiobooks, including best-sellers, new releases, exclusives

Darryl Edwards, MSc. Founder of HEALTH Unplugged and owner of Fitness Explorer Training, is an international speaker, coach, nutritionist and author of Paleo Fitness and Paleo from A to Z.  He has been published in titles such as Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Elle, Men's Fitness and featured on the BBC, ABC in Australia and the international documentary We Love Paleo. Daryll starts by telling us a little bit about himself, as well as how he got into changing his diet. He goes on to talk about another aspect of his life - about how he was once in the music industry. He also shares with us about his experience during the terror attack in London. He then talks about having a healthy lifestyle and nutrition versus following what a doctor prescribes. Next, Darryl talks about how a poor lifestyle can lead to being unhealthy and goes on to giving us a prescription about lifestyles. He also talks about Primal Play and its benefits. Another great podcast featuring an industry expert. There’s a lot of good stuff that y

Will Hull-Brown is the drummer of the Australian ska and jazz band, The Cat Empire. He joined up in the July of 2001. Will begins by telling us about what life on the road is like while having a family. He also  tells us about his concerts around the world. He goes on to talk about the countries where their music is well liked, and also goes on to talk about what got him into music.vV He gives us a brief history about The Cat Empire, and talks about their first album. Will tells us what it was like to build their fan base, as well as shares an experience about the worst gig they’ve had thus far. He goes on to talk about the process of making and writing music, as well as the industry in general - how to make money and where the revenue is coming from. In this episode we get to have a great discussion with a musician, as well as learn about what life in the music industry is like. Another great episode, and one you music aficionados will surely love! This podcast is supported by Audible. Audible is home to th

Amy Clover is a fitness personality for Cyberobics & McFit, motivational speaker, mental health advocate, writer and Nerd Fitness Headmaster. Amy starts by sharing about herself - her story of when she was younger. She had thoughts of committing suicide, and she details how fitness has helped her get past it. She talks about her medication, as well as how she is coping with having OCD. Doc and Tommy take hold of the reins for a bit and talk about the book, Dare. They go into more detail about OCD and how to deal with it. Things hop onto a lighter tone as the topic switches to talking about a positive outlook on life, as well as the importance of connecting with your friends. This is another great episode with some very inspiring material. It also helps promote awareness in the several key issues mentioned above. Enjoy guys! This podcast is supported by Audible. Audible is home to the widest selection of digital audiobooks, including best-sellers, new releases, exclusives and much more. Listen anytime, any

Richard John Edward "Richie" Patterson is a weightlifting competitor for New Zealand.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi he won the silver medal in the men's 85 kg weightlifting event. He was New Zealand's flagbearer in the 2014 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony. Richie starts with telling us about how he got into weightlifting, his background, and what his training regimen looks like. He then goes on to talk about the German weightlifting system, as well as the differences between Bulgarian and German training methods. We then go to talk about Richie’s first international competition. He goes on to talk about how he responded to failure. He goes on to talk about some mental preparation before lifts, as well as on his experience in playing in regionals. He also talks about weightlifting in a global sense, as well as the risk and rewards that come with the use of performance enhancing drugs. Another choice episode with a renowned weightlifter. There’s some good advice that you can take away from this con

Paul Revelia is the owner of Pro Physique INC. He started competing in 2008 and won first place in the 2008 NPC Mid Florida Muscle Classic novice division. We start off with having Paul tell us about the story of how he started with bodybuilding. He tells us about the distinction between olympic athletes and gym goers. Paul also tells us what he thinks about steroids: why he doesn’t use them, and talks about an overall consensus over steroids in general.   We hear about what a bodybuilder’s day looks like. We also learn about Paul’s workout routine. We ask him if he has a posing coach, and he tells us about the poses they go through during competitions. We hear about how you can highlight your strength through proper posing as well. Paul goes on to talk about how he decided to start coaching, as well as into a bodybuilder’s nutrition.   For anyone that’s looking to build their body, take it from a professional. There’s some solid advice in this episode, as well as some very interesting conversation. Enjoy!