Rnt Fitness Radio

Today I’m very excited to welcome you to EPISODE 300 of the RNT Fitness Radio podcast. I want to start off by saying a massive thank you to all of you who’ve subscribed, left a review, spread the word, shared this podcast with your family, friends and on your stories, and used this podcast as the anchor for your own transformation journey. Next year I want to take the podcast to the next level with production, guests, depth and overall quality of content. A big part of attracting guests, and helping spread the word for the podcast, is reviews. Right now we’re at 101 reviews on Apple Podcasts, and I want to see if we can get this to 125 by the end of the year. The good news is, I was chatting with our supplement partners at Optimum Nutrition, and for the first 25 reviews submitted, Optimum Nutrition have very kindly agreed to send you a free supplement starter pack with the basic essentials you need on your fitness journey. Due to food shipping however, this will be for UK listeners only.  I know this podcast

On this episode of RNT Fitness Radio I’m joined by longtime RNTer and actress, Anisa Butt, who before RNT, was your typical quick fix dieter, trying everything and anything to get results. And after one too many dieting failures, she decided to take a different approach. One where she invested in herself to go on a long-term journey where she could learn how to get in shape and most importantly, how to craft a lifestyle solution to stay in shape. If you’ve ever wondered about some of the magic behind the RNT methodology, this episode with Anisa will give you great insight!   Time Stamps   00:12 - What inspired Anisa to join RNT 03:07 - Why quick-fixes didn’t work  04:43 - Why RNT Vs the other options  06:29 - How was the RNT process 07:51 - Always been confused about nutrition 09:18 - The ‘why’ behind starting RNT  11:20 - The education tools are so useful 13:12 - The mindset needed to transform 14:50 - You can’t cheat the process  17:02 - Relationship with food 19:03 - How to make progress when life is busy

“Can’t” was the word that rang in Minesh’s head for 2 years before he decided to join RNT. As an active father with a demanding job, he felt he had no room for anything else in life. But then after a day of excess, he found his foot swollen with gout. It was the last straw. As a man in his mid 30s, he felt his body was deteriorating. And he knew he needed to make a change, so joined RNT. Fast forward a year, Minesh’s life has completely transformed. He’s lost 30kg, but this goes beyond the physical, and in this episode, we’re going to dive into how he achieved such a remarkable change.   Time Stamps   00:10 - Combination of factors to wanting to make a change  02:20 - Trigger moment  03:30 - Took 6 months to get the ball rolling  05:55 - Transforming is like learning to drive a car 08:34 - Minesh’s ‘Why’  09:30 - RNT opens up avenues in different realms 12:11 - I’m always asking new questions  13:44 - You have to make the time 16:44 - Adapting to the nutrition strategy  19:58 - Following the programme while t

I get asked every single week…“Can I still eat curry and lose weight?” So I asked Coach Sanj if she wanted to jump on a podcast to discuss practical strategies on how to navigate the Indian diet, whether you grew up on it, or whether you’re just an Indian food lover!   I mean, who doesn’t love a good curry?   The inherent problem is…The typical Indian diet set up is atrocious for body composition. Mainly because it’s just loaded to the gills with carbs. And if not prepared with health in mind, probably tons of poor quality oils too. A recipe for disaster. So what do you do? The answer lies in this podcast, coupled with a guide my team and I have put together, which I’ve linked in the show notes.     Time Stamps   00:15 - How to adapt and change the Indian diet 01:13 - What’s wrong with the typical Indian diet 02:44 - Home cooked Indian meals  03:50 - Excess use of poor quality oil can harden fat cells  04:46 - Why is the Indian diet structured the way it is? 07:44 - Is it genetics or the environment and cultu

This is the second part of our women’s special podcast. In this episode, I’m joined by the team to dissect all the popular health and fitness myths women face on a day to day basis. Everything from the menstrual cycle, to pregnancy, to skinny fat syndrome, to effective training… as well as what things women who are less than 50kgs need to consider when they want to change their body composition. This is an episode for both men and women to tune into, dissect and take notes from, as many of the myths women are hit by, are closely linked to what men experience too.    Time Stamps   00:33 - How should a woman who is sub 50kgs approach fat loss? 04:33 - Skinny fat syndrome for women is different than men 05:45 - The margin error is so small so activity is higher  08:46 - Should women eat more or less protein than men? 12:56 - Should women do a lot more cardio than men? 15:26 - Why the gym is the most optimum environment  19:14 - Finding the balance between cardio and strength  21:12 - Keep it simple and stick to

I got a special story to tell you today about RNT’s Head of Performance, Ed. He was going to quit the industry. He was fed up with the lack of career progression. He was tired of having no security or stability as a personal trainer. And he was worried he’d be unable to be an active father when the time arrived.   There’s a reason the turnover in the fitness industry is so high - and why you don’t see many coaches in their late 30s, 40s or beyond. For all these reasons.   However, two months ago, Ed celebrated his 3rd year with us at RNT! From a burnt out personal trainer working around the clock on the verge of quitting the fitness industry, to now leading RNT’s coaching team, driving the recruitment of new coaches, and managing the development of our custom-built technology for our members…AND most importantly, being a present active father to his 2.5 year old son.   And by the way, I have no idea what he’d have done, knowing he’s one of the few who genuinely live and breathe everything to do with transform

I’ve got a special double header in store for you here, as I’m joined by the team to dissect all the popular health and fitness myths women face on a day to day basis. Everything from the menstrual cycle, to pregnancy, to skinny fat syndrome, to effective training… and all the way to how stress impacts men and women differently. This is an episode for both men and women to tune into, dissect and take notes from, as many of the myths women are hit by, are closely linked to what men experience too. It’s a two part series, so get ready!     Time Stamps   00:35 - How women handle stress while training  03:38 - Typical roadblocks women face when training hard  05:56 - Stress is stress is stress 06:39 - Why women need to invest longterm 08:07 - Restoring your metabolic health 09:15 - The danger of perpetual dieting 10:45 - What it really takes to build your dream physique 11:36 - Osteoporosis and bone disorders  12:57 - What is your journey after fat loss? 14:07 - How to maintain after fat loss? 16:00 - Significant

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

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