Rnt Fitness Radio

Welcome back to another episode of RNT Fitness Radio, where I’m joined by writer and podcaster Alex Reads in an inspiring and candid conversation covering topics around mental health, spirituality, being a black millennial, writing, journaling, feminism, and how many of the answers to the world’s biggest problems are already there for us in books, essays and literature. Alex is in the process of writing his first book, Time To Talk, and I’d highly recommend following along his journey to publication. I hope you enjoy this episode! ‘’Racism is not the job of people of colour’’                                                         - Alex Reads   Timestamps: 2:29 – How writing saved Alex’s life 8:89 – Free flow journaling 10:38 – Grief and anger 15:02 – Black lives matter 17:05 – Mental and emotional well being 20:02 – Men and mental health 24:36 – Educational pressure 30:21 – Being a black millennial man 33:32 – Lack of accountability 36:48 – Talking 38:46 – Books that changed Alex’s life 46:28 – Feminism

I’ve got a special episode for you here where I’m joined by Sanjeeta Halai, to discuss her journey a year on since her first Transformation Checkpoint in the summer of 2019. Getting into the shape of your life is easy. Staying there is a whole different ballgame. It requires a rewiring of your behaviour, mindset and identity to unleash your version 2.0, become a high performer, and use the physical as the vehicle in every aspect of your life. In this chat we discuss what it takes to truly stay in shape for life, and breaking the dieting cycle forever.                                                   ‘’As you go through the journey, you realise there is a connection between your mental state and your physical state, and it’s only when your mental state is right, that your physical can be right’’                                                                       - Sanjeeta Halai     Timestamps: 2:12 – Life since the last podcast 6:52 – Previous identity 9:44 – Breaking associations 11:31 – Buffering 13:08

Suicide is the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK. That’s a seriously worrying statistic. Mental health in all ages, genders, races and cultures is one of the least spoken about, most taboo subject. The idea of being vulnerable and accepting the need for help is terribly hard for many of us.  On this episode, I speak to Neil Shah, founder of the International Wellbeing Insights and Chief De-Stressing Office of the Stress Management Society. He’s a leading international expert on stress management and wellbeing, and author of a few bestselling books on the topic. And on the podcast, we talk about the five core pillars of health, from mental, physical, social, emotional and spiritual, and why all five are critical.  We discuss the taboo around psychedelics, current events, and what life is set to be like in the coming years. This is a candid, no holds barred conversation with Neil that I’m excited to share with you.  ‘’We need more people that are aspiring to be not normal’’       

There’s a big difference between having a hobby and passion and being a professional. On this episode of RNT Fitness Radio I’m joined by fellow teammates Nathan, Shaneeta and Ed Pilko to discuss what it takes to be a professional coach, and how to master its art form. We dive into what it takes to get a result with anyone, what separates the wheat from the chaff, and some of the details behind our unique seven faces methodology. If you’re a coach in any field, or someone with ambitions to be a coach, this is one you won’t want to miss. ‘’The mastermind and the seven faces covers the difference between a trainer and results producing trainer”                                                       - Ed Pilkington   Timestamps: 3:00 – Hobby vs professional 9:19 – Governing bodies 10:56 – What does it take to get a result with anyone? 17:06 – The motivation dip 19:26 – Precision dip 26:01 – Seven faces mastermind 29:37 – Toughest faces to wear 34:11 – Link between PT and online coaching 37:41 – Cleaning the sl

On today’s episode of RNT Fitness Radio I’m joined by Sandhya Domah, who discusses the concept of Human Design, and how to use it to perform at your highest level in everything you do. After having my own Human Design reading a month or so ago, I thought some of the insights were fascinating, so I wanted to bring Sandhya on to share more.  In this episode we discuss the five different types we generally fall in, and what each one means. As a bonus for you all, Sandhya is offering 10% off a Human Design reading for any bookings made before 8th July – the link is in the show notes if you’d like to try it! ‘’The beauty of this system is to show that each of us are like little pieces in a big puzzle’’                                                           - Sandhya Domah   Timestamps: 2:52 – What is human design? 942 – The Hindu influence 12:23 – Using the information 13:34 – The five types 20:30 – The manifester 20:50 – The generator 26:10 – Identifying with other types 28:02 – The manifester generator

Today on RNT Fitness Radio I’m joined by a special guest, Bilal Khan, who’s come back on the show after first appearing on episode 113 to talk all about some of the events happening in the world today. The big question we tackle is if black lives seem to matter today, will they matter to organisations, people and government tomorrow? As a diversity and inclusion expert, he says his job shouldn’t even exist in this world. Through the episode we talk about whether there’s a solution, what the accountability needs to be, protesting during covid, why he didn’t post a black square, and how to start tackling the deep rooted racism and stereotyping in society. This is an important conversation that I urge everyone to listen to right to the end, and then share it with someone who needs to hear it too.                       ‘’So a lot of people that started with the black square, amazing, but what are you doing next?’’                                                           - Bilal Khan   Timestamps: 2:13 – Black

On this week’s episode of RNT Fitness Radio we chat all about how to maximise your investment phase for not only your physique, but for high performance in all aspects of life. Inspired by the recent Last Dance documentary, we talk sports, and specifically, what we can learn from some of the best individuals and teams about the concept of maximising the 1% and seeking the edge. We discuss growth vs fixed mindsets, and how important environment plays a part in this. So if you’re wondering how an investment phase can facilitate your V2.0 upgrade beyond simply your physique, you won’t want to miss this one.  ‘’High performance is a mindset’’                                                            - Akash Vaghela   Timestamps: 2:09 – Pink RNT hat 3:46 – Friday jerseys 6:36 – The Last Dance documentary 16:09 – What is your sport? 20:55 – The shared mission 23:36 – Sink or swim environment 26:44 – Cost of winning 27:16 – Growth vs fixed mindset 33:59 – Different aspects of culture 34:16 – Kyrie Irving exampl

Every once in a while, I come across a story that completely blows me away. It causes me to stop, think and marvel at the level of belief, fortitude and resilience required to both transform their body and life. Jemie Mistry’s story epitomises this, and she’s today’s guest on RNT Fitness Radio. Growing up and living with cerebral palsy, Jemie’s journey has not always been straight forward. But over the past two years I’ve witnessed her defy previous limiting beliefs, break through new barriers, and use the physical as the vehicle for the greater good.  Having lost 25kg to reach her first checkpoint recently, Jemie’s story highlights the power of being committed, consistent and coachable.  Her physical change is incredible, but as you’ll soon hear, how she’s now using it as a vehicle to do the previously unimaginable is life changing.  We’ve also written up her case study where you can read more and see the pictures, and I’ve linked it in the show notes.                      ‘’I’m going to sign up, I’m g

Today’s episode is taken from a conversation with a good friend of mine, Suraj Sodha, where we spoke at his event, Entrepreneur Jam, all about the parallels between transforming your body and building your business. This was a no holds barred conversation with Suraj, where we dug into his story, shared insights together and I explained why everything I’ve learnt about business has come from bodybuilding. To watch the footage from the event, check out the YouTube video below:  ‘’It’s about managing your willpower resources and managing your ability to make great decision throughout the day, and you want to save that to move all the big rocks as opposed to worrying about the small pieces of sand’’    - Akash Vaghela   Timestamps: 1:24 – Who is Akash Vaghela? 4:57 – Physical is vehicle 5:40 – Suraj’s journey 17:48 – Training anchor 18:48 – Business and training 20:29 – Why most people sign up? 27:32 – Ruthless consistency 31:03 – Transformation journey and the 5 phases 34:49 – Lord Of The Rings analogy 40:21

On today’s episode of RNT Fitness Radio, I’m joined Biraj and Sital Nakarja, to talk about how their journey has evolved in the first three years. Biraj and Sital first came on the podcast for episode 58, which was awarded client podcast of the year for 2018 to 2019, so I decided to bring them on for round two today to talk about their second photoshoot, how they’ve embraced new challenges and how they’ve used the physical as the vehicle to start new businesses, pick up new skills and take everything they do in life to the next level. The real power of the journey shines through on this episode, and I can’t wait for you to dive in.                     ’This process is going test you, but allow it to test you because that’s where you’re really learn about yourself’’ - Sital Nakarja   Timestamps: 2:03 – Let loose with tea   3:51 – Working from home 16:01 – Fakeaways 21:51 – Journaling and doodling 28:20 – 18 months later 29:09 – The second shoot 35:20 – Confidence and business 36:47 – Couple shoot 38:53 – P

On this special episode to celebrate RNT’s 3rd birthday and the book launch, I decided to turn the tables and ask our Business Manager, Puja Teli, to do the interviewing. I’ve told her to surprise me, so let’s see what she comes up with, I’m expecting a lot of deep conversation so without further ado, let’s dive in.                      ‘’This book will teach how you stay in shape, not how to get in shape’’                                                            - Akash Vaghela   Timestamps: 2:12 – First day of peak week 3:33 – Physical is the vehicle 5:53 – Writing and creativity 8:46 – The aha moment 12:10 – Introspection 18:44 – Impact in the team 22:47 – Fundamental rewiring 26:01 – Coaching service 31:58 – What makes a remarkable coach? 34:32 – The seven faces of online coaching 36:58 – Skin in the game 41:03 – The reward phase 47:07 – Constant improvement 50:32 – Self-mastery amongst clients 56:30 – Level of accountability 59:08 – Book and community 1:03:58 – Rules and recovery 1:08:02 – AV’s secre

On today’s episode of RNT Fitness Radio, I’m joined by Kunaal Shah, the man who’s transformation so far has inspired communities all over the city of Nairobi.  His story is a truly remarkable journey that I’m excited for you to hear more about as it defies all the problems so many are stuck with, from programme hopping, to paralysis by analysis, to overwhelm, to yo-yo’ing, and all the repercussions these bring. In this episode we talk about his why, the different phases he’s gone through, and the bit I loved the most, hearing how the physical has been the vehicle for the greater good in his life.  If you want to dive deep into the power of the journey, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.                    ’You have to trust your coach, and trust the process’’                                                                                                                      – Kunaal Shah   Timestamps: 2:50 – Lockdown and photoshoot 4:22 – Consolidation and binging 6:33 – 5kg in 8 weeks 9:23 –

On today’s episode of RNT Fitness Radio, I’m joined by Tej Shah, one of our long term RNT’ers who comes on to talk about the first two and a half years of her journey, and her biggest lessons so far. Tej first joined RNT back at the end of 2017, reached her first checkpoint at the end of 2018 and has since refined her unique lifestyle solution to stay in the shape of her life, for life, all while using the physical as the vehicle to drive her career performance, strengthen her relationships, and be at her best everyday. There’s a lot to learn from Tej in this episode as she talks about the mindset, identity and behaviour shifts required to truly transform, inside and out.                      ‘’It’s gone beyond just losing weight, now I’m really confident, and that’s come through with my work as well’’                                                                             – - Tej Shah     Timestamps: 1:45 – Journey in lockdown 5:23 – The power of the check in 9:54 – Beating the poor lifestyle 11:16 – D

On today’s episode of RNT Fitness Radio, I’m joined by Alysha Badiani, author of Beyoutiful You, to talk all about improving your self confidence and making self love and self care a priority in your life. In this episode we dive into why it’s critical to uncover the muck before starting any journey, and why the self talk, respect and communication with yourself is the most important relationship you’ll have. If you’re ready to get outside of your head, improve your self confidence, and start living your best life, you won’t want to miss this episode.                        ‘’You need to love yourself unconditionally, and fully accept yourself’’                                                                                                  – Alysha Badiani   Timestamps: 2:11 – Alysha’s new career path 4:36 – Who is Alysha? 6:02 – Publishing a book 7:15 – Miss India UK 10:35 – The journey to the book 15:35 – The why behind the why 17:39 – What was Alysha’s muck? 23:00 – Dealing with the pain points 24:02 – J

The reward phase, where you’re in the shape of your life, for life, is where everyone would like to skip to from the beginning. But few reach it for one of two reasons: –  A failed consolidation phase, so they rebound after their first time getting into shape and fall into the trap of yo-yo dieting. – Insufficient time spent in the investment phase, so they don’t build any muscle mass, or develop a change in their mindset, identity and behaviour. This causes either stagnation, or worse yet, a slow demise back to the starting point. Today’s guest on RNT Fitness Radio, Tom Bridges, didn’t make any of these mistakes this time around when he first started with RNT in June 2017.  For years, Tom had been trying to get in shape. With high cholesterol, poor blood markers and a lifestyle of heavy drinking, fast food and long working hours, he knew his efforts were going to waste. He was the classic programme-hopping Monday to Thursday dieter who struggled with yo-yoing, lethargy and poor body confidence.  Ever s

On today’s episode of RNT Fitness Radio, I’m joined by long term RNTers Nim and Sonayna Chandran. Both of them are in lengthy Investment phases so I wanted to bring them on to discuss the power of this phase, the benefits it can bring, and how the journey continues to evolve as you go through it. Through this discussion, we talk about building the ultimate lifestyle solution around your unique 3Ss and rules, how to be coachable and how to transform your body and life as a couple.   ‘’Fat loss gives you lessons on how to get really good condition, investment phases give you lessons about how to live your life”      – Nimalan Chandran   Timestamps: 1:33 – Gym to home training 3:34 – First chin up milestone 9:15 – Sonayna’s why 11:38 – The evolving why 13:58 – Muscle building as a woman 17:38 – Hip thrusting 140kg 18:38 – Comparison syndrome 22:16 – Setting goals 23:24 – Healthy competition 27:00 – Rules and non-negotiables 30:16 – Healthy lifestyle and socials 40:36 – Holidays 42:22 – Long term investment p

On today’s episode of RNT Fitness Radio, I’m joined by Jay Alderton, author of two books, Mindset With Muscle and Meltdown, creator of the Trainermind app, and founder of the Train With Jay and the J8 challenge.  In this episode, we dive into the strategies to keep yourself physically and mentally healthy during lockdown, the mindset of how to approach the situation, and the importance of adopting what Jay’s coined as permanent thinking. We also discuss the continuum of being selfish and selfless, morning and evening routines, and how to protect your number one asset: you.  There’s plenty of golden nuggets to pick out from Jay here. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, exhausted and always chasing your tail, this is one you won’t want to miss.                    ‘’The art of success is showing up every day regardless of how you feel’    – Jay Alderton   Timestamps: 1:48 – Keeping mentally and physically fit in this lockdown 3:48 – Army drills 5:27 – Permanent thinking 6:27 – Permanent thinking strategies 10:0

On today’s episode of RNT Fitness Radio, I’m joined by long term RNTer Stephen Smyth, an ex army officer  who comes on to talk about why long term investment phases are so critical, as well as diving into some sage leadership and management advice from his experiences of leading big teams both in his army and corporate career. If you’re looking to upgrade your physique after your first checkpoint, build rules around your ultimate lifestyle and learn leadership strategies from the best, make sure you tune into this episode.                ‘’If you’re in a leadership position and you don’t care about your people, you’re probably in the wrong place”                  – Steve Smyth   Timestamps: 1:36 – Balancing life 3:41 – Formation of rules and what are the rules for Steve? 7:41 – Balls to walls mentality 11:11 – Being in the army 12:48 – What made Steve join the army? 17:39 – Steve’s rank 19:07 – Management and leadership lessons from the army 26:01 – Model of culture 29:45 – Sleep challenge 36:57 – Recovery

Today’s episode of RNT Fitness Radio is a special roundtable edition where I’m joined by movement specialist, Rushabh Savla, human behaviour reformist Nevsah Karamehmet, and optimum performance expert, Manmeet Chowdhry. This was taken from a Facebook live that was hosted by Sawan Gosrani, and it’s all about the importance of looking within through meditation, dealing with fear and anxiety, using the physical as the vehicle, why movement is medicine, and the fundamental law of transformation. Listening back I was mind blown, and knew I had to upload it onto the podcast for you guys, I hope you enjoy it.                                   ’Energy is never destroyed, it’s only ever transformed” – Manmeet Chowdhry Timestamps: 2:02 – Fear and anxiety 2:43 – Redefining fear 5:16 – Law of duality 7:00 – The global transformation 13:40 – Learning to connect 14:50 – Mediation 19:12 – Pain and performance 22:40 – Fitness and fear 24:22 – Non negotiables 27:45 – Looking after yourself 28:53 – What we can control? 29:2

On today’s episode of RNT Fitness Radio, I’m joined by Rushabh Savla, founder of one of the most credible physiotherapy teams around, R&D Physio. In this podcast we’ll dive into how you can stay proactive in bulletproofing your body against injury, the psychology of recovery, balancing pain and performance, the most common injuries he sees in his clinics, as well as the most common myths that perpetuate the physiotherapy world.  Where this episode gets interesting is when Rushabh takes you through specific movement screens you can try while listening to assess any niggles, pains or issues throughout your body. I’ve uploaded the video to this episode to YouTube and linked it in the show notes for you to watch. At the end, you’ll also hear Rushabh take me through some online physio for my existing shoulder issues. In fact, just after we got off air we continued the session and I was able to do the first set of push-ups I’ve done in over a month.  Which brings me to an exciting announcement, whereby I’ve