Rnt Fitness Radio

Purnima had always struggled with her weight. She was chubby as a child. And even as she grew into a young adult, she didn’t lead an active lifestyle. Years of poor choices started to take its toll. And she found it harder and harder to lose the weight after her pregnancies. She was desperate to make it happen.   So she scoured the Internet for ideas and tried a bunch of things. She tried eating just one meal a day, tried lifting weights at the gym with no direction, tried endless cardio, and she practised yoga. NOTHING worked!    She became confused and overwhelmed by all the information available. And she felt completely stuck. So what happened? The weight kept piling on. And she thought she could do nothing about it. Until… a family member’s remarkable RNT transformation was shared on social media. Seeing Shantul’s photos and reading his story gave her the motivation to try and shift the excess weight for good, one last time. She hesitated at first. But she knew she had to do something.   So she put aside

I’ve got a real special episode today. It’s been over 6 months now since Chandni and I started working together. With over a decade of experience in process engineering, management, and driving multi million pound projects, this has been a really exciting opportunity for us to really take RNT to the next level. Chandni’s main focus is on building the infrastructure to hit our growth goals, and ensuring we sustain the world class level of service and quality as we grow. And in this episode, we dive into what life has been like going from husband and wife only, to adding a whole new relationship in parallel as CEO and COO!   Time Stamps   00:37 - Working together has been the best decision 02:12 - The strength in combining energies 04:07 - The book Traction - Get A Grip On Your Business by Gino Wickman 05:17 - What made them wait for so long to work together  08:38 - “There are clashes but we learn from them” 09:52 - The book Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman and the two roles ‘Visionary’ and ‘Integrator’ 11:39 - Ide

After building three successful businesses with her Navy SEAL former husband and business partner, Annie Yatch and her team now focus their coaching and training on trauma freedom, feedback systems and accountability processes that create the most sustainable fulfillment and success for entrepreneurs and their teams.    Her work moves companies, entrepreneurs, individuals, and teams to uncover the experience they want out of life and business, as well as the truth about why they haven’t been able to access that fulfilling experience yet.    As an entrepreneur for the last 12 years and a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and Georgetown’s Masters Program in International Security and Counterterrorism, Annie set out in the world to keep those she loved safe, but found a deeper passion and undeniable skill in helping entrepreneurs identify the subconscious lies that hold them back in all areas of life.   With hundreds of companies and hundreds of thousands of individuals irreversibly i

In this episode of RNT Fitness Radio, I’m joined by Dr Nitu Bajekal to talk all about optimising women’s health, and specifically, PCOS. There is a lot of misinformation, myths and conflicting ideas out there around women’s health, and it isn’t spoken about enough. I decided to bring on Dr Nitu to help inform both men and women alike on these topics.   Dr Nitu Bajekal, MD is a Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in the UK with over 35 years of clinical experience in women’s health. Her special interests include Lifestyle Medicine, PCOS, Endometriosis, period problems, menopause, precancer, complex vulval problems and medical education. She is a keyhole surgeon with experience in laparoscopic procedures including robotics.    She is a Fellow of the Royal College and recipient of the Indian President’s Gold medal. She is one of the first board-certified Lifestyle Medicine Physicians in the UK. She has written the women’s health module for the first UK University based plant based nutrition course. 

Natalie Costa is an award winning coach, speaker, author and founder of Power Thoughts - a coaching service designed to give children ‘power’ over their own thoughts! Through her private practice and workshops, Natalie has helped thousands of children worldwide discover the tools to help them feel calmer, happier and more empowered!   With a background in psychology and having spent 12 years within the educational sector as well as becoming an accredited Performance Coach, Power Thoughts was born - which blends her past experience and deep understanding of children and their needs, now providing them with the tools to cope and thrive in the modern world.   Natalie has been featured in the national press and TV, such as Stella Magazine, Good Morning Britain, BBC Breakfast, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph and is one Super Tutors for BBC Bitesize. She is also the co-author of three activity books for children, ‘Know your feelings,’ ‘Find your Power,’ and ‘Stretch your Confidence!’   Her intention is to always be

On the RNT Transformation Journey, when you hit your first checkpoint and you’re in the best shape of your life, you have two choices. To either learn how to stay where you are effortlessly, or to seriously build muscle and upgrade your physique. For most, the former is the preferred route. But if you’re one of the few with real ambitions to transform your body, get as strong as possible, and build a lot of muscle, the path is very different. It’s one where you embrace the fluff, invest heavily for a few years, and know that on the other side, you can cash out with serious rewards. This is exactly what Nikul has done since starting with us back in 2019. After getting into shape, he’s since built around 7-10kg of legit muscle mass and after spending years investing heavily, has totally transformed his body, his career, his relationships and his overall life. Check out his case study in the show notes to see more pictures, stats and his story.   Time Stamps:   01:07 - Nikul was inspired by Kunaal’s RNT transfor

On this episode of RNT Fitness Radio, I’m joined by Stan Efferding, an IFBB Professional bodybuilder and World Record Holding Powerlifter. He is one of only 10 men in the world to ever total over 2,300 pounds raw in competition, and also holds the title as the World's Strongest Bodybuilder. Stan studied Exercise Science at the University of Oregon and has been training high school, collegiate, and professional athletes for over 25 years. Stan conducts seminars all over the country for various sports and nutrition and training techniques. He has appeared in many magazines and writes for Muscular Development, Flex Magazine and Power Magazine. Stan is also a successful entrepreneur having built three different start-up businesses into multi-million dollar companies. In this episode, we dive into everything you need to optimise your training, nutrition and lifestyle for health and longevity.    Time Stamps:   1:15 - How to achieve longevity in training 1:52 - The truth about BMR  2:40 - Supplements for longevity

Welcome back to another episode of RNT Fitness Radio, where I’m joined by Joe Marcoux, an entrepreneur who wants to help people. They have a great product or service. They have a big heart and truly want to help people with what they have to offer. But every time this entrepreneur speaks with a prospect, they crumble when they hear an objection. Objections like: It’s too expensive, I can’t afford it, I want to think about it or I need to speak to my spouse. This becomes more than lost revenue. This creates stress for the entrepreneur and unfortunately another person who is not getting the help they deserve.   Now imagine meeting a guide that can help any entrepreneur blast through the toughest objections with a proven method that delivers results or your money back. What would happen if you were properly coached to navigate past any objection? Joe Marcoux is the founder of the SOS Dojo. SOS stands for Sales Objection System. A Dojo is a place where members go to not only train, they “spar”. This live sparring

Welcome back to another episode of RNT Fitness Radio, where I’m joined by Simon Alexander Ong, who is a personal development entrepreneur, coach and public speaker. His clients are from all walks of life but they share one trait; they all believe that the greatest investment you can make is in yourself. His work has seen him invited onto Sky News and BBC to be interviewed, while Barclays featured him in a nationwide campaign asking him questions on how families could embrace better lifestyle habits.    His insights have seen him featured in HuffPost, Forbes, Virgin and the Guardian. He also regularly speaks at organisations (these have included Salesforce, Microsoft, EY, Canon and Unilever) and keynotes public events and conferences. His debut book Energize was published by Penguin in April 2022 and received endorsements from the likes of New York Times bestselling authors Simon Sinek, Marie Forleo and Dr Marshall Goldsmith.    In this episode today, we dive into energy management, the art of high performance

Every once in a while, I’ll finish a podcast recording and be completely blown away by what I’ve heard. This episode with RNTer, Sahil is one of those. Sahil has been on an incredible journey over the past 2 years with us, where he’s dropped 30kg to totally transform his life. His journey epitomises our mantra, the physical is the vehicle, and in this raw episode, Sahil explains the reality of being 30kg heavier, what it took to make real change, and the life-changing impact it’s had on him and his family. To read Sahil’s case study, check it out in the show notes, the pictures are truly remarkable.    Timestamps:    00:00 - Introduction 00:14 - How Sahil started his RNT journey 03:47 - How socials affected Sahil's transformation journey 05:50 - Fighting off unhealthy habits 07:12 - How Sahil lost 30 kls. 09:25 - Keeping a healthy lifestyle and be consistent 13:01 - Challenges undergoing a lifestyle overhaul and how he overcame it 19:59 - Sahil's memorable photoshoot 25:07 - Commitment to the process, his why

In this episode of RNT Fitness Radio, the team and I dissect what it really takes to keep the weight off. With socials, restaurants, late night snacking, and the busyness of life, making it all too easy to fall off the wagon, this podcast discusses the nitty gritty reasons behind why people fail long-term, and how to turn even 2 years of progress, into 20 years of crystallised gains.   Timestamps:    00:00 - AV's Poll Results 01:24 - Caloric control when eating out 04:05 - Your Choices on a social event 08:15 - How to keep your focus and discipline to get the healthy lifestyle that you want 08:36 - Ed being a parent and choosing a fit lifestyle 13:01 - Your 'Why' on a fitness journey 15:47 - Ivan's thoughts on most people's 'Why's' 17:53 - Akash's thoughts on people not hitting their fitness goals 29:56 - Socialising without actually going out to see other people - social media 31:22 - Knowing priority values 35:33 - Being around other people with high standards is linked to your identity   Thanks so much for

Adam tried everything he could think of to get lean, fit and strong. He had hired nutritionists and PTs. Tried quick-fix plans, fad diets, Zoom classes and more. But, there was nothing to show for it!   And when his self-confidence started taking a hit as well he knew something had to change. Adam then decided to stop wasting his precious time and money on plans that were far from effective and instead signed up with RNT! With RNT Adam finally found the structure, strategy and system that was lacking before.   He finally had the whole picture. He understood that nutrition, training, sleep, steps, macros all played a key role in helping him build his own unique lifestyle fitness solution. He realised that his lifestyle needed a huge adjustment, which might seem rather daunting if you are a one-man team. But he wasn’t alone.   With the world-class team of experts with decades of experience who’d worked with 1000s of individuals across the world to support him, he was in good hands! And with this guidance from t

On this episode of RNT Fitness Radio, I’m joined by Charlie Johnson to discuss immediate strategies you can implement to navigate the busy summer holiday period, how to avoid the dreaded rebound, why our body doesn’t like aggressive changes in bodyweight, and how to fuel yourself to be a high performance engine. Charlie is a fellow fitness business owner who walks the walk, has a great track record, and aligns with our mission of changing lives through the power of fitness. If you’re looking to step change your results, you’ll want to take notes in this episode.   Timestamps:    00:00 - Intro 00:13 - Best strategies to stay on track during the summer festivities and travelling moments 05:45 - What to avoid in hotel breakfast buffets 06:39 - Guidelines to training when abroad 08:14 - What can you do in the hotel room?  10:16 - Mindset tips when going on a holiday 14:08 - Describing the fat cell theory 17:32 - What happens to your body as you get older 21:04 - The long journey to get to reverse dieting 25:37 -

I have very high standards for trainers at RNT Fitness. I’ve interviewed 100s over the years, and the only ones I’ve seen to be successful in actually working with us long-term are the ones who tick all of the following three attributes:   1) Walking the walk. It’s crazy I gotta even say this but with online training on the rise, it’s too easy to get in half decent shape once in your life then hide behind your laptop relying on old pictures. Any trainer worth their salt is always walking the walk, at every stage of the journey that they coach their clients on. Whatever that phase may be - muscle building, lifestyle or fat loss, they should be pushing the envelope and really living it. By the way - it doesn’t mean you need to be shredded year round. It means you gotta practice what you preach year round.   2) Obsessed with learning everything to do with transformation. Training, nutrition, mindset, lifestyle…you need to be living and breathing it, and always be deep diving. I’ve spent tens of thousands of hour

On this episode of RNT Fitness Radio, I’m joined by Jay Desai, an RNT member all the way out in Nairobi, who’s come on to share his incredible journey. Before starting with RNT, Jay had been trying for decades to get into the shape he so badly desired. After trying everything under the sun, he looked at himself in the mirror one day and decided enough was enough, and took the plunge into RNT after seeing some results of people he knew. The rest is history, and he’s now living a lifestyle solution where he’s in shape year round, and doing things he never thought were possible!   Timestamps:    00:02 - What are the series of moments that led Jay to start his RNT journey 05:30 - The moment that he thought enough's enough 06:53 - What are the challenges he faced when he started his RNT journey 08:19 - What are some practical tips he can give to someone who's potentially early on in their journey 09:55 - What was his first aha moment that led him to see RNT is something different 11:52 - Jay talks about how he man

I’ve got a special episode of RNT Fitness Radio here for you, where I’m joined by my dad, Dipak Vaghela, in a candid conversation about his most recent transformation at 62 years young. After our Father-Son Battle of the Ages photoshoot, we sat down together to discuss the journey, the obstacles, what’s been different, and why it’s never ever too late to begin this transformation, no matter where your starting point is. The YouTube documentary is now out, which you can watch by going to the RNT Fitness YouTube channel. I’ve linked it in the show notes below, so go check it out. This episode is so insightful, and to help this message get out there, I’d love for you to share this with a loved one so we can help inspire a new generation to take action on their health and fitness.   Timestamps:    00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Shoot Day 01:45 - Mum, Sister & Chandni’s thoughts 05:53 - Why Dad started his RNT journey 09:55 - Why he did a second photoshoot 14:25 - Dad’s driver to reach another milestone before his 62nd

During my travels to Nashville recently I was at the lunch break of a business conference, looking for a healthy vegan spot to get some food at. As I found literally the only one within a 30 minute walk that day, I met a fellow founder and vegan, Maxime Sigouin. We hit it off straight away and I knew he’d be a great guest to bring on the show, so here we are. Maxime Sigouin is the owner of Fit Vegan Coaching who’s on a mission to help the world get lean, thrive and disease proof their bodies using a whole food plant-based lifestyle. In this episode we dive into the common mistakes people make when going plant-based, how best to approach it, and why it can make such a difference beyond the physical.    Timestamps:    00:00 - Nine years since Maxime turned to being a fully plant-based Vegan 03:03 - What was the journey of education for him 06:21 - After a couple of months feeling better, how did Maxime transition into the journey and education of going plant-based 09:55 - His journey through the last 5-years of

In 2019 I set out to complete a half marathon, because I wanted to try something new and I love a challenge. My aim was to run it under 2 hours, which I accomplished with a time of 1 hour 58 minutes. So when long-term RNT member Ian said he was aiming to go for a sub 3 hour marathon in his first 6 months of RNT, I thought he was bonkers. And then when he got that and said he wanted to shave another 15 minutes off in the next 6 months after, I was just excited to see him smash it. And so he did. As an avid runner all his life, he’d never cracked the code of body composition, nutrition and strength training, the missing pieces for him to accomplish his long standing running goals, and most importantly, unlock pinnacle high performance in all aspects of his life. I really enjoyed this conversation discussing the mindset required to run such a fast pace, and the daily discipline needed to excel at such extremes.   Timestamps:    00:00 - What are the series of trigger moments that led you to join RNT? 06:20 - How

After 1000s of hours on Zoom, millions of WhatsApps, Slacks and emails, it was incredible spending a few days of quality time with Ivan, who in March celebrated his 3rd year with us at RNT. As a small token of gratitude for helping build RNT to where it is now, and being there through thick and thin, all the highs and lows, and always always living, breathing and believing in the mission behind what we do at RNT, I decided to fly him out to Bali for a few days with us from Australia. It’s rare to find people in the fitness industry who practice what they preach and genuinely put service above everything. Ivan is one of those. The best bit is seeing how his career has developed, and how he’s personally grown so much over the years. From a burnt out personal trainer working three jobs around the clock (!), where if you didn’t work, you didn’t get paid…To now heading up all of our education and research, internally for our members, and externally in all our long form content. One of the best parts of what I do i

My biggest hesitation before going fully plant-based was losing all my fitness gains. So when I finally took the plunge on Jan 1st, 2022, I set myself 3 goals to prove to myself it could be done:   1. Get into the best shape of my life, beating anything I’d achieved with meat 2. Get shredded glutes, the ultimate “extreme” marker of body composition 3. Lose 10kg in 14 weeks   Here were the rules: - No meat - No fish - No dairy - No eggs - No stimulants  - No fat burners - No weird diets - No mock meats  - No insane cardio - No steroids    Here was the game plan:   - Plant-based diet - Calorie deficit - Moderate protein (no more than 2g/kg) - Nutrient dense whole foods - 4x 45 min weights  - Basic supplements (Vitamin D, Multivitamin, Algae omega 3, Creatine) - 10-15K steps   Here’s how I did it:   - Ruthless Consistency - 100% Commitment - Discipline, Habits, Routine  - ALL IN mindset   I went from a kilo of meat a day to fully plant-based   And I learnt that…   You can still be fit, healthy and strong.   You