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We’re ending the year with a bang with this chat between Andy and Mark Nealon, which was recorded in person a couple of weeks ago.

The bulk of the conversation is about how and why Mark decided to open his own facility in the midst of a pandemic, the roadblocks he hit, and how he overcame them, as well as highlighting some red flags to be aware of when seeking out help with an injury, something Mark has extensive experience with.

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Frederico Lopes grew up in the Azores and has an incredibly intriguing fitness story.

From finding kickboxing "by accident" to being featured in Men's Health Magazine to trying to create a friendlier and healthier fitness industry after moving careers from his time as a member of cabin crew. And he's only just begun.

In the first of a series of episodes celebrating the launch of our online fitness section of thegymadvisors.ie, Andy is joined by Cillian Lewins, an online coach originally from Dublin but living and working in Sligo not far from The Gym Advisors HQ.

In a wide ranging chat, we touch on Cillian’s definition of online coaching, the differences between online and in person coaching and also why he monitors multiple variables when it comes to tracking progress rather than rely on just one indicator.

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This weeks guest is none other than Mr Seán Fitzpatrick! Seán is someone I've followed for a while and his content is the perfect balance of education and entertainment!

We discussed how he got into fitness, his travels, degrees, dealing with negativity, nutrition, fitness myths and loads more1

If you enjoy the episode don't forget to give it a share on your IG story and tag me and Seán.

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Andy is joined by Ellen Quinn to talk about her relationship with diets and how she now sees herself as The Anti-Diet Personal Trainer.

We discuss the affects of diet culture on individuals as well as society as a whole and get some awesome tips on how to implement a very simple self-care regime to keep us as calm as possible during these mad times and beyond.

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Ellen mentions a study in the chat and here it is for your own perusal: https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/everything-you-know-about-obesity-is-wrong/

Andy is joined by Jonathan Nolan, a Personal Trainer from Dublin who has had plenty of time to formulate his thoughts on the current situation and how the fitness industry has been treated over the past number of weeks and months.

The two lads have a good conversation on where we are now and what can we do to ensure we are in a better position going forward regardless of what life and the government throws at us.

Andy is joined by Niall Harty of All Real, a company that makes protein bars from natural ingredients and that is on a mission to change the world.

Niall and Andy chat about the idea for the brand, why they feel it is necessary, and how they are both carving out a niche in an industry by creating something real and different to what’s currently out there.

Lots of common-sense wisdom from Niall in this episode from business to mental health and we round out the episode with a game of word association.

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Andy is joined by Niamh Doyle who is a Personal Trainer with a big passion for Powerlifting.

We start with a bad pun but it gets better from there with Niamh diving even deeper into her love of powerlifting than in her articles over on The Gym Advisors Blog, giving us plenty of reasons why we should try powerlifting and giving us a few ways to get started before the gyms re-open.

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Andy is joined by Dean Holmes to discuss the cliché or perceived wisdom that a Personal Trainer is just there to count reps.

Is it true or false?

What conclusion could Dean (a PT) and Andy (Runs a business helping people find Fitness Facilities and Fitness Professionals) come to…?

Dean has some great points that Andy has never even thought of in terms of the benefits of working with a Personal Trainer and how he helps his clients in his hometown of Carlow.

Micheál Penston joins Andy to talk about his approach to health, fitness, nutrition whether it’s his own or his clients.

The light hearted chat also touches on the current state of the fitness industry, the need for variety and balance in fitness, and how a client’s experience changes throughout their time working with Micheál and (his wife and business partner) Fiona.

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We're constantly told the weighing scales are the only way to measure success when it comes to exercise and nutrition.

Listen to Linda Murtagh tell Andy how confidence should be the ultimate yardstick for progress and how she went from eating doritos on the couch every night to making fitness her career and inspiring women her life goal.

We also hear about an amazing event on in Navan this weekend that aims to raise money for a SOSAD, a mental health charity doing incredible work.

Working from home is here to stay. Gyms are having to change how they operate. How we exercise is about to change forever.

In this episode, Andy is joined by Jake Nalepa to discuss some articles he has written recently about how covid affects the individual, how the fitness industry will have to adapt, how we are sitting ourselves to death, and to give some advice to those of us now working from home.

https://www.thegymadvisors.ie/profiles/body,-nutrition---movement-therapy/474/

Micky Smith is a Cross fit Athlete and runs a Gym outside Newry. He has competed at the highest level possible in the cross fit sport when he made it to the Game in 2019.

As well as being crowned Irelands Fittest man in 2019 he finished the games being named the 26th Fittest man in the world!

In this episode we talk about how he got started in his journey to reach the pinnacle of his sport along with delving into what it takes for training and nutrition.

Micky is a Co Owner of EST 28 gym who are becoming one of the well known top Cross Gyms in Ireland. If anyone is looking to reach out to the lads about programmes both in person and online, use the following pages

Micky’s Instagram - @m1ckysm1th

EST 28 Website

EST email – contactus@est28.co.uk

If you are interested in hearing more about any online transformation programmes I offer drop me a message using one of the following ways;

Instagram - @mick_mcdermott

Website - MCD Online Coaching

Email – mcdonlinecoaching@gmail.com