Jon Le Tocq's Podcast

Fitness racing has exploded in the last 10 years and got a lot more people into competitive fitness.But are we training properly for it? Why do we chase fatigue in every workout even if performance is stalling?How can amateur 'hybrid athletes' be more like the professionals?What's the best way to structure training programs month-on-month?Find out how the curse of compromised cardio might be holding you back from being your best in fitness racing.

One of the timeless fitness arguments is which type of cardio is best for fat loss.In this 10 minute episode we dive into whether steady state is better than intervals, why heart rate zones matter and how you can use different types of cardio to get the best benefits for body composition.

Finally discovering how to achieve a lifelong transformation can be an elusive and emotional challenge for many ladies.Coach Jon Le Tocq has seen people making changes that last a lifetime and others that drop off very quickly so there's obviously more to it than 'eat less and do more exercise'.Let's look at some of the psychological and physical tripwires that stop a lot of women achieving their goals.You might be one simple change away from the figure you've been hoping for!

Reaching 40 can seem like a life-threatening milestone and many people take it as a cue that they're now naturally destined to be fat and unfit and lose their health without medication.The truth is that most of the problems come from lifestyle accumulation rather than age itself so let's figure out the key areas and what we need to do to stay lean, fit and healthy well beyond 40!Do I really need to gain this body fat?How should I train if I struggle for time?What should I focus on?How can I know if I'm on track for heart disease and metabolic problems?Where should I start in making changes as it seems a bit overwhelming?

Do you struggle to get motivated to train? Do you have a great workout then don't show up for a month?This episode explores the truth about motivation and gives you the most powerful questions you can ask yourself to get fired up and start moving forward, even when you're feeling totally demotivated!

Being a woman is a crazy ride at times but if you can be more aware of what's going on with your psychology and personal cycles, you can keep yourself on the path to transformation!Most women put a lot of energy into thinking about getting in shape without the progress to show for it. Here are ten things to stop doing that will help you stay on track to looking and feeling much better.

You might think you 'just can't lose weight' but what about if you woke up thinking you were dying of a heart attack and weighed 209kg?Dinarte Fernandes lost 2/3 of his bodyweight over 2 years and has kept it off, going on to completing a rowing fitness challenge.Listen in to find out the key things he did mentally and physically to change his lifestyle, lose loads of fat and get healthy for his family and busy days at work.

Guest: Matt Luxton (Triathlon Coach)Completing a triathlon is a goal many people have on their Bucket List but with three events to get ready for and lot's to consider it can seem overwhelming!Triathlon/ironman coach Matt Luxton joins us on this episode of the Storm Force Fitness Show to discuss the key elements and common mistakes made in preparing for your first triathlon and beyond.

Humans have a twisted perception that adding and accumulating and looking for external answers is the key to moving forward. All it does is create anxiety and frustration at a lack of progress.This episode looks at five key areas in which you need to figure out what to get rid of before you add more programs, diets and things to squeeze into your already busy day!

The harsh reality of today's fitness industry is that once the before and after photos get immortalised in social media history, most people fall apart and drift back to where they were before.In this episode we look at why this happens, 'the line' you should never cross and how life is on either side of the line!

Athletes and adventurers needing high levels of fitness miss out on big performance improvements because they take a novice approach to training progression.Whether you're a fighter, cyclist or footballer, or you want to climb a mountain or complete your first marathon, knowing how to progress your weight training and cardiovascular work over 3-12 months is essential. Your guesswork is likely to end in injury or at best, missing out on your potential.In this episode, Jon Le Tocq explains how you should be viewing a year of training to get the best out of the time and effort you give to your goal.

A diet can either change your life or ruin it depending on how you approach it. If you don't know certain things about dieting, you're setting yourself up for a lifetime of yo-yo dieting and disappointment.How to approach it for maximum long term results depends partly on you as an individual and partly on knowing some tricks and tweaks you can make along the way to keep your nutrition on point long enough to get rid of all the body fat you want to shift!This episode walks you through some powerful methods that most people don't use (which is why they never get anywhere!)

Nutrition has become a game of being fully in or fully out. You're either trying to be sub ten percent like a fitness model or you give up completely and hope to make decisions on the spot that don't make you too fat - but you get too fat. This episode explores the simple ways to ensure you lose fat without losing your lifestyle as well.

Choosing a diet seems to have become about as easy as winning the lottery. This episode gives you a step-by-step guide to keeping it simple but getting it right!

The majority of people feel stressed and overwhelmed and can never find time to get fit and healthy. This is a backwards way of looking at things because by creating the right space in your life it becomes much easier to be productive, achieve things, make money and so on. This episode explores why overwhelm happens and how to quickly start reducing the stress associated with it.

Lockdown has been a tough time but it really is an opportunity to setup some epic things in your life going forward. Here's my take on how to leave lockdown like a boss.

Middle-aged people make two mistakes when it comes to staying fit and healthy.They either allow another year on the calendar to drag their spirits and goals into the gutter or go the other way and fail to listen to the aches and pains and stresses that come with adulting!This episode looks at the 'must do' actions of any health and fitness plan as you get older.

Do you keep setting goals and failing routinely to even get close?There is a happy place between feeling judged for not doing things with your life and trying to shoot to high and playing a game you're not ready for.

We've all tried to make things better but over time, most people fall well short of achieving what they said they would.This episode of the Storm Force Fitness Show explains the three key mindset shifts you need to make things happen...and keep them happening!

Ever wondered how lean you should be? What's healthy? How can you increase my chances of living longer? How can you reduce risk of CV disease?In this episode we look at the numbers that you should target in three phases of goal achievement to reach 'Peak Living' where you're in great shape, full of beans, motivated and smashing goals out of the park!