No Nonsense Nutrition's podcast

Ep.188 Are we just crazy Hominids?

This week Jonny and Brett were joined by the amazing Dr David Robert Grimes, author of The Irrational Ape. David is a physicist and cancer researcher at Oxford University, a regular Irish Times columnist and blogs at www.davidrobertgrimes.com Follow him on socials @drg1985 and buy his book here https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Irrational-Ape/David-Robert-Grimes/9781471178252

Ep.187 10k Steps is actually evidenced based? With Aidan Mackey

This week Brett and Jonny welcome on Aidan Mackey for his first ever podcast. Aidan is a Nutrition Coach based in Ireland, and we had him on to talk about fitness professionals, and connecting evidenced based practice with general accepted ideas in the industry. We talk about why #Fitpros become contrarian, competition in the industry for clients, and why meeting clients more than half way might be best instead of focusing on 'evidence'... Find Aidan at https://aidanmackeyhealth.com/ o...

Ep.186 Breaking Disordered Eating Behaviours Pt2

Briz and Jonny recommence with Pt2 of the their support for Disordered Eating habits. They talk through what may cause Binge Eating Disorder, the 5 steps to tackling it, and some bonus things you can do to help improve your relationship with your food and your body. Enjoy!

Ep.186 - Breaking Disordered Eating Behaviours Pt2

Briz and Jonny recommence with Pt2 of the their support for Disordered Eating habits. They talk through what may cause Binge Eating Disorder, the 5 steps to tackling it, and some bonus things you can do to help improve your relationship with your food and your body. Enjoy!

Ep.185 Breaking Disordered Eating Behaviours Pt1

This week Briz and Jonny got together for a mammoth session... Not like that you filty b#stards It was a fantastic chat about all things coffee, with our new feature 'What's in Briz's grinder' There's also stupid things on the internet this week ft of course Danielle Lloyd, and there's the most terrible dad jokes They did finally get round to talking about BED and the issues it can cause, but this had to be split into two episodes... If you can;t wait for pt2, suggest waiting until n...

Ep.185 - Breaking Disordered Eating Behaviours Pt1

This week Briz and Jonny got together for a mammoth session... Not like that you filty b#stards It was a fantastic chat about all things coffee, with our new feature 'What's in Briz's grinder' There's also stupid things on the internet this week ft of course Danielle Lloyd, and there's the most terrible dad jokes They did finally get round to talking about BED and the issues it can cause, but this had to be split into two episodes... If you can;t wait for pt2, suggest waiting until n...

Ep.184 Not the epsiode we thought it would be

Brizzle and Jonny this week were supposed to chat about HAES, cosmo magazine and the fitness industry gone wild this week. Instead, you got a load of chat about periods, PEDs, training and working out lolololol We enjoyed it, hopefully you will too Oh, and there's a new season which means new intros ;-)

Ep.183 New Year, New Me?

Jonny and Briz chat about goal setting for the year, and maybe why you shouldn't... They talk about why continuous small Improvements might be better than complete overhaul? Why goal setting needs to resonate and not be something that is the 'same ol resolutions' Why motivation isn't real... Enjoy!

Ep.182 The BEST xmas snacks

This week Jonny and Briz have a bit of fun chatting through their favourite christmas snacks! Find out who has the weirdest tastes ;-D Enjoy!

Ep.181 Not another surviving xmas podcast

Despite promising not to, Jonny and Briz succumbed and decided to do an episode on surviving xmas... with a twist! This week they chat through their own personal approaches to xmas, and it might surprise you... Enjoy!

Ep.180 Xmas gifts for your fitness pals

This week Brizzle and Jonny defies talking about surviving Christmas, and instead talks through the best gifts you could give to you fitness enthusiast pals! There are some great and not so good options ;-P Enjoy!

Ep.179 Energy Drinks - The good and the bad

Brizzle and Jizzle are joined by another amazing guest this week, @tea.to.triceps Rebecca Nolan! A long time coming, but had lots of fun talking about a passion, energy drinks! We chatted about what's in them, whether they're good or bad for health, where they may have a place in someone's diet, and also Rebecca answers the guest questions as is tradition! Enjoy!

Ep.178 Are you even Aufentic bro?

This week saw us have another amazing guest in @coachamyramz where we talked about her journey into the fitness industry, being your 'authentic self', and indulgence of social media... Plus mile high or not to mile high and more :-O Check out Amy's own podcast with friend Andy 'Not another fitness podcast' on all platforms Enjoy!

Ep.177 Jonny's plan

This week continues with Brizzle and Jonny going through Jonny's plan to get to Shredsville! What is his strategy, current intake and future plans to get diced... Enjoy!

Ep.176 Football shirt, 6 figure sales and aggressive weight gain

The headline tells you all you need to know ;-) Another raw episode with Jonny and Brett Enjoy!

Ep.175 Making Fitness your identity

This week Brizzle and Jonny talk about changing your identity, or perception of yourself when you're on a weight loss or fitness journey. Many rambles, non-PC quips and plenty of banter... Plus some value Enjoy

Ep.174 LC vs HF and a Q&A

This week Jonny and Brett get back to answer some of your questions There is come chat around high carb vs low carbs diets, bodybuilding and Mr Olympias, pre-workouts, best fat sources for health and more Enjoy!

Ep.173 A Break from training

After a two week hiatus Jonny and Brett are back with another episode of the podcast! Brett has moved house and not trained for over two weeks... and Jonny is feeling doom about the impending lockdown in Wales They catch up about what to expect when you have taken a break, some weird weight loss that goes against the laws of thermodynamics, and talk about training principles that everyone should consider Enjoy!

Ep.172 Are you on or off?

This week Jonny takes over as host, to chat to Briz about on/off mentalities How this affects training, how it affects eating behaviours, and overall progress A few tangents but lots of value ;-) Enjoy

Ep.171 Listener Q&A

This week Jonny and Brizzle go through some listener questions; Will you lose muscle dieting? How can you manage Calories to lose weight and build muscle? How many times should you train a muscle group? How to keep up motivation? Enjoy!

Ep.170 Only people in fitness care...

What else could we possibly talk about this week other than GymShark? Jonny and Brett talk about their u-turn to a more 'all-inclusive' brand (or not) Enjoy!

Ep.169 Rapid Fat Loss with Gordon Greenhorn

This week Brizzle is joined by the man, the legend himself, Gordon Greenhorn They talk about the intricacies of rapid fat loss diets, how to set them up, potential negative effects, and things to consider They also find out what Gordon's favourite burger joint is and what food he would like to build a house from Enjoy!

Ep.168 I hate to say this but...

Sorry for the delay, scheduling issue meant we were a day late... But it was worth the wait! Jonny and Brett catch up about Brett's dieting success, and move onto the government strategy for tackling obesity to help the covid-19 response I hate to say this but... the science says different. Lots of rants and rambles, with a sprinkling of science We enjoyed recording this one, so enjoy!

Ep.167 Our biggest regrets

This week Jonny and Brett catch up about their biggest regrets.... In the gym and with their nutrition Brett talks about why he never got any of the unicorn newbie gainz, and Jonny touches on why even though he regrets it, training like a moron made him what he is today! :-) Hope it resonates with some people Enjoy!

Ep.166 Why Intuitive Eating doesn't work...

This week Brett and Jonny welcome back Steve Kemp to the show Steve is a Certified Sports Nutritionist, formally a drummer for a well known band, and all round science geek helping transform their bodies and lives with nutrition He came on the show to talk about why intuitive eating might not help people wanting to lose weight, how HAES and IE movements may have gotten a little 'extreme', and much more great chat Enjoy!

Ep.165 'Online Coaching' vs Coaching Online

This week Brizzle Monster has his long time friend, and friend of the show, Mr MuscleFood himself Dan Mac Fitness join him to discuss the increase in online coaches due to lockdown He touches on his role within OFB, how he is helping coaches improve their practices with clients and focus on value and service One for other coaches, but enjoyable bants for all ;-)

Ep.164 Are supplements worth it for the gym?

This week Jonny and Brett had a chat about sports for cardio and supplements for hypertrophy and performance. They talk about why you might decide to do specific sports to help weight loss, from football to MMA. They also go through the types and ingredients of your peri-workout supplements, from pre, intra and post workout, which ones are worth investing in and which aren't Enjoy!

Ep.163 Efrons, Efrons everywhere

A bit of a ranty on this week, Brett and Jonny have a bit of a go at the fitness industry, the media, and basically everything... :-O An enjoyable one to record! Hopefully an enjoyable one to listen! If you're interested in coaching, or want any type of support [email protected]

Ep.162 Now the gyms are re-opening...

It's been everything the fitness industry has been waiting for... finally some light at the end of the tunnel... No, not the end of Covid-19, but the gyms are reopening! Yay Jonny and Brett give you some tips about getting back into training, amongst other rambles Enjoy!

Ep.161 Should you Keto or Plant Base your diet for weight loss

This week friends of NNN, Ritchie and Rab, join coach Briz to discuss a pre-print study yet to be released by Kevin Hall et al looking at the energy consumption of a Plant Based High Carb diet vs an Animal Based High Fat diet We look at the weight loss results, changes in health markers, and how it might be applicable to you... Enjoy!

Ep.160 Things on the internet this week...

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Ep.159 A solo episode about health

An unusual episode feature just Briz, talking through the different aspect of 'What is Health'. Physical, emotional, psychological, social, intellectual and financial... These all make up our wellbeing. Health is more than being lean and jacked, which is often not even health. Short but hopefully thoughtful Enjoy!

Ep.158 Weight Loss with Lou Brierley

This week Brizzle hosted the other Briz.. Two gorgeous looking lads with long flowing hair and luscious beards ;-) A great chat about Lou's history of starting a business, owning a gym, dropping everything on whim in Bali (cliche), to getting himself and his clients back into shape Enjoy!

Ep.157 Sleep restriction and weight loss gyms reopening and a Jonny resumes his diet

Ep.156 Rates of gaining

This week Brizzle and Ed discuss Brett's recent diet break, as well as a new training block - Priming! They discuss ideal rates of weight gain when massing, considerations for adjusting, as well as how you might measure any progress. Enjoy!

Ep.155 Client coaching... What's in it?

This week Briz, Jonny and Ed talk about one of Jonny's clients, and how Jonny coached her through a muscle gaining period. We talked about her previous barriers, training and nutrition assessments and implementation, support Jonny gave her and much more... Enjoy!

Ep.154 A thought experiment into weight loss with Richie Kirwan

This week one of our favourite people in the industry, and full stop, return for his second appearance to talk all about his upcoming experiment with weight loss Richie is about to embark on a weight loss journey, he joined us to talk about the methods he will be using to lose weight, and why he is choosing to use them There's plenty of great chat, hints, tips and even some recipes! Enjoy!

Ep.153 Optimal training at home with Harry Smith

This week's episode features the handsome Harry Smith of Revive Stronger. We talked about PEDs in physique sports, why you do not need to fear Corona related atrophy :-P, how to make the most of your training at home during COVID-19, and we find out Harry's favourite protein bar... Enjoy!

Ep.152 Moving to something more difficult to say

This week Brett and Ed get together to talk about sustainable dieting, more qualitative measures, and less tracking based approaches. Lots of actual nutrition discussion on ways you can transition from a tracking method of nutrition such as MFP to something more like how you may choose to eat for the rest of your being... Enjoy!

Ep.151 Clinical Nutrition with Dilan Durmaz

This week Ed and Briz spoke to Dilan Durmaz, a clinical dietitian currently working on a neurology ward in London. We talked about what it is like to work in the NHS right now during a pandemic, what her job entails, feeding for those who can't feed themselves, and more! Enjoy!

Ep.150 More than just Calories and Macros with our Charlotte

This week we had the super talented and enigmatic Charlotte Fisher! We covered what got her in the industry, how can someone use short term motivation to implement true behaviour change. What are are some non-tracking methods of dieting people can use if they do not want to calorie count, and how you could someone transition best from a diet to a more sustainable longer term maintenance period We also touch on compassionate nutrition... Enjoy

Ep.149 Nutrition considerations for the elderly

This week Brett and Ed talks about Nutritional considerations for the elderly... But don't wait until you or your loved ones are elderly before starting to worry about your health! They discussed; - Common age-related problems of sarcopenia, osteoporosis and age-induced weightloss - Nutritional implications - Practical application of nutritional support - Brett's new Easter Egg ;-) Enjoy!    

Ep.148 What is Health?

This week Ed and Brizzle discuss the facets of health? There was also less 'chit chat' after a scathing 1 star review... :-( What is health? Baby don't hurt m... It's more than just physical! Listen to find out more Good product bad product is back for a cameo too! Enjoy

Ep.147 Training in a Pandemic

This week Matt, Ed and Brizzle talk about how you can get the most out of training, and if you should even have a concern about not being able to.  

Ep.146 Social Distancing and Isolation

Guess who's back! This week Brizzle is joined by the return of one Matthew Morgan... They talk about the only thing they could, COVID-19 and enforced isolation, social distancing, and how this might affect mental health. They discuss personal anecdotes as to how people might be able to reduce some of the stress of socially isolating and improve their wellbeing. Enjoy!

Ep.145 Thin Blurry Lines

Ed and Brizzle discuss thin blurry lines this week... Sounds like a Robin Thicke choon but no, alas they're talking about how healthy endeavors can soon become unhealthy... They go over the context and some examples of where this might happen. Enjoy!

Ep.144 A Natural mistake to make...

This week Brett is joined by Ed AND Jonny, to talk about their holiday habits, Ed's new puppy, Jonny's extreme dieting, and they finally get round to chatting about the Natural mistake many make... An appeal to nature... Logical fallacy or just logical? Have a listen! Enjoy!

Ep.143 Ultra Processing and a Smooth Transition

Two friends of the NNN family join Brizzle for this week's episode... Rabin Das and Richie Kirwan aka two nights of the round table joined to chat about the role of ultra processing on food and consumption, as well as the role of being a 'leader' in the fitness industry It's a long one, but enjoyable!

Ep.142 A very inflammatory episode!

An amazing episode this week FT Dr Jenna Macciochi (Mah Cho Chi) ;-) Jenna is an Immunologist, mum to twins, and soon to be author We spoke to her about all things inflammation, what it is, acute vs chronic, what we should be concerned with and how we can reduce inflammation if needed. We also talked about inflammation and training adaptations, plus the emergency questions failed once again :-( Follow Jenna  IG - @Dr_Jenna_Macciochi or Twitter - @DrJMacc Her book can be bought ...

Ep.142 - A very inflammatory episode!

An amazing episode this week FT Dr Jenna Macciochi (Mah Cho Chi) ;-) Jenna is an Immunologist, mum to twins, and soon to be author We spoke to her about all things inflammation, what it is, acute vs chronic, what we should be concerned with and how we can reduce inflammation if needed. We also talked about inflammation and training adaptations, plus the emergency questions failed once again :-( Follow Jenna  IG - @Dr_Jenna_Macciochi or Twitter - @DrJMacc Her book can be bought ...