Paul & Orlaith

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In this episode Orlaith talks about the top 7 long term mindset and habit formations that have contributed to her getting and staying lean for the last number of years. She speaks about cheat meals and if they have a place in your diet, guilt training and is it worth it , supplements , focusing on flaws and many more .

Are you always in diet mode? Do you view foods in good and bad groups? Are you constantly stressing about food?  Do you just see the calories rather than the nutrients? Are you afraid of foods and its effects? Are you always worried about being fat? The actual caloric value of food is merely the tip of the ice berg when it comes to the effect food has on us .  

It’s no doubt that in the fitness industry and gyms enhancers and prescription fat burners are now a rampant issue. Where they were once used for the elite they are now common -place . In this episode I pose 10 questions in which to consider your long term physical and mental health .

In this episode I’m joined by Gary Vaynerchuk’s personal trainer Jordan Syatt. We talk about fitness and nutrition myths, how to stay consistent with general fitness and well-being and the mindset of the strong confident and successful. At just 26, Jordan has been self-employed for most of his adult life and has amassed a huge social media following with his free content.

In this episode Paul talks about his extreme dieting history and the negative effects it has on his health, confidence, mindset and life. He poses a series of questions that will make you assess whether a prep or extreme diet phase is for you. Coming from someone who has worked with a number of people recovering from terrible eating patterns this is a hard hitting realistic and frank overview on the whole dieting system.

Orlaith poses some questions to Paul about how he has instilled more confidence in both himself and his business since starting from an office job 18 months ago. We delve into our top FAQ’s about mindset, confidence, not giving a shit what other people think, how to put dumb crap that holds us back into perspective. Paul speaks really passionately about this topic as it’s one he tries to instil in all his clients and really believes that it is what is holding us all back.

In this episode Paul talks about the top FAQ’s he receives through clients and social media.1-Do I need to include cheat meals to lose weight 2-How do I use cardio for fat loss ? 3-I don’t have much time how do I get my workout in ? 4- Do I need fat burning supplements ? 5-I keep putting myself down and have very low confidence – do you have any tips you’ve used with clients to help? 6-Do I need to do the squat deadlift and bench to lose fat and shape up my body? 7-I over-indulged at the weekend should I do more cardio or eat less food tomorrow? 8-Do I need to switch things up with my nutrition and training to keep my body guessing? 9-What should I eat on holidays to not gain fat ?

A solo episode from Orlaith where she talks about attaching negative emotions to your body and food .We see them as something to be constantly worked on by controlling food and how you eat it.This leads us to negative  thinking  and our behaviour always follow our, even if we don’t realise She chats about how a trigger can lead to sadness and disbelief and self-sabotage. Ultimately anxious energy leads to anxious and irrational behaviours which many diets produce .  

In this episode Paul speaks in depth about his experience with clients who have had long term weight loss transformations. We chat about the main training and nutrition tips and habits that are imperative to long term weight loss for people who have a lot of weight to lose. We also go into the common mistake we see from people in terms of mindset, nutrition and training .

In this episode we give a follow on from our negative psychological effects of dieting episode . We give our top 9 tips for overcoming a diet mentality and how to work on your mindset towards dieting

In this episode we talk about why constantly striving to be in diet and fat loss can massively negatively impact your mentality and results long term. We chat about how dieting can negatively effect your confidence and how to create good habits around it instead. We chat about the outside-in approach so many people take that negatively impacts them. We speak about how to recognise your own triggers and weaknesses and how to work around that. Finally we talk about emotional eating, where it stems from and how to get yourself into a positive feedback loop to begin to lose this habit.

Orlaith interviews Megan Bruneau , a psychotherapist and wellness coach  based in New York who specialises in helping people change their relationships to themselves. Her work has been featured in Forbes, The Huffington Post and more. She chats about how to recognise and make attempts to overcome  anxiety , disordered eating and perfectionism .  

In this episode we chat about our top 8 tips that will help you grow any weak body part. From our own experience  in the trenches with 1:! clients these are what we see as often the most overlooked aspect of training and nutrition .

In this off the cuff episode we talk about a debate we were having and decided to record mid conversation. We talk about how it has become the done thing to blame social media and wear anxiety and depression as badge of honour to gain more followers. We ask questions like why do we let social media influence us in such negative way? and what can we do about it ?  

In this episode Paul talks about how we seemed to have blurred the lines between mastery and obsessions. As fitness enthusiasts who just want to look better, have we mastered our relationship with food and training , or are we merely obsessed and creating havoc in our lives ?

A solo session here for Oralith who speaks passionately about power and empowerment and the differences between them in our fitness journeys. This episode focuses on how we are sold ideas of strength and beauty but how ultimately real power is hidden within us . Orlaith talks about how ‘taking control’ of yourself by following a plan can ultimately take your own power away. The power to eat without guilt , train without the necessity and actually control your own cravings and hunger. She talks about ‘what is fitness doing to your life and for your life’ . Finally she chats about what the secondary gain is , you look better but what’s the trade off ? Anxiety around food , guilt , self critique , avoiding social situations. A lot of great information here inspired by Krista Scott Dixon from https://stumptuous.com/ and Scott Able from https://scottabelfitness.com/ .

In this episode we start with talking about how to  identify if you are under eating and causing havoc to your metabolism . Orlaith mentions some key pointers like binging & craving , constant fatigue and always having food  on your mind . Paul chats about how to start to combat under eating both through diet and mindset .  Both are of equal importance for us . One of the golden lines here for us is that no matter the outcome you want you cannot hate the process ,so it is important to educate yourself and become self aware on your eating habits and downfalls .

In this episode we talk about how fitness is  about finding out what works for you from the inside out , not the outside in . We focus on how to actually determine what your goals are and how to achieve them . We chat about the difference between goals - fat loss - general health and well being - training to enhance your mood - bulking up etc. We chat about why nutrition specificity ,training specificity and mindset specificity goals are the most important. We delve into chatting about why habits should be formed before specific goals . Finally  we mention why most people never achieve their goals.    

We chat about 10 questions to determine if you have food issues , an interesting topic inspired by Coach Scott Able . We delve into 10 questions that will help you determine if you have a food issue , how it is manifesting for you and how you can become more aware of how to overcome it . We believe it's about searching within yourself and auditing what kind of person you are and how you want to live the rest of your life free of a fear of food .