TLM Radio
158 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsTLM Radio is here to help you, whether that's to help you understand principles of exercise & nutrition, the inner workings of social media and it's affects on us, the way we think & mental health or simply to make your commute WAY more fun!
So join us John & Leon aka The Lean Machines & a whole host of awesome guests as we chew the fat on just about everything that makes us feel GOOD!
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#58 Fatherhood One Year On
March 09, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes - 68.3 MBSo much has changed for us over the past year with the birth of our kids & we have had to make changes to EVERY aspect of our lives, from exercise to social life, to work & more. Here's what we've learnt!
#57 Covid, Strippers & Entropy....I Know Right!
March 04, 2020 15:02 - 43 minutes - 71.7 MBThe human mind is a funny things especially when faced with crisis or something that question one of our primary needs or motivations like shelter, income and safety. They way react to these situations often makes me wonder how much of this reaction is primal and more of an animalistic response.
#56 Mo Farah - Performance Enhancing Aids
February 25, 2020 14:46 - 34 minutes - 59.4 MBIt certainly feels like the media is making it out that Mo Farah is hiding something because apparently he forgot to mention that he was taking a perfectly allowed & readily used supplement in L-carnitine.
What's The Best Way To Build Muscle Fast?
February 20, 2020 10:28 - 35 minutes - 60.7 MBIt seem almost everyone not just gym goers & athletes are wanting to change their bodies and build more muscle for performance, aesthetics, confidence and more. So what do we really know about building muscle and what' the bet way to do so?
#54 Don't Be Afraid To Make Changes
February 11, 2020 17:29 - 28 minutes - 51.6 MBLook our circumstances, life and general routine change & we have to adapt our training and health around that. It may feel like we're taking a step back or not completing our goals but in fact it's important to change and adapt goals if they are no longer suiting you.
Are You Healthy?
February 06, 2020 13:43 - 46 minutes - 75.1 MBWhat is healthy? It's far more than just physical health and we feel the World Health Organizations 1986 description of health or out dated for our current lifestyles when you take into account how much it's change in the last 30-40 years.
#52 BIG Zack George - What It Takes To Be A Crossfit Games Athlete
January 29, 2020 10:06 - 47 minutes - 76.9 MBWhat does it take to be a professional athlete? We're joined by our good friend and Crossfit athlete Zack George fresh off the back of competing at Strength In Depth competition in London this weekend.
#51 Body Fat Percentages Why, How & Should We Care?
January 22, 2020 10:33 - 35 minutes - 60.2 MBI used to be so focused on being below 10% body fat and if i'm being honest there was no reason for that other than my own insecurities. Not to say having a body fat percentage goal is not relevant or a good goal it may however be better suited to some more than others. In this podcast we're discussing different methods of BF testing, their pros and cons as well as do we need to know our BF%
#50 Find Your Reason Why
January 16, 2020 10:01 - 31 minutes - 54.8 MBLeon is back from a month away in New Zealand, as well as a catch up we're talking about why it's important to find your reason why for being fit and healthy, for exercising and well for anything of importance to you.
#49 Can Meat Be Part Of A Healthy Diet? With Ben Coomber
January 09, 2020 18:05 - 49 minutes - 79.4 MBIt's a sprawling subject charged with emotion and sometimes agenda, it's also very confusing & often hard to get a point of view or opinion you trust. This is by no means a subject that i'm decided on or finished with, i'm still exploring & now I need to encompass what is the right choice for my family both ethically and nutritionally. I hope you find this episode helpful and can take away some points for yourself.
#48 My Secret To .... Get Your Money
January 04, 2020 11:39 - 21 minutes - 41.9 MBDon't fall for the "secret to my abs" or "Secrets to my gains" the fact is you probably already know their secrets and if not you can get them without paying for it.
#47 Stop Feeling Guilty About Your Eating
December 26, 2019 14:07 - 11 minutes - 28.2 MBSo many of us feel guilty after over eating/drinking or not exercises during Christmas. To me this is madness this time of the year is to be enjoyed, one day of eating is not going to ruin your diet or training. How ever beating yourself up is going to ruin your day!
#46 Our Most Embarrassing Moments
December 17, 2019 10:07 - 33 minutes - 58.3 MBSometimes it's just nice to laugh at others peoples expense and forget your woes haha Well today you're going to be laughing at our expense... well mostly Leon's as it turns out he has some absolutely FANTASTIC stories. ENJOY!
#45 Body, Business & Brain with Jamie Alderton
December 10, 2019 08:41 - 54 minutes - 86.4 MBFrom running backwards for 24 hours to box jumping the height of Everest! Jamie has also been a top tier physique competitor all while being dad who enjoys a good gin a runs successful business. I think we can all learn a lot from Jamie whether it's motivation, knowledge or you just get some positive vibes, we think you will enjoy this one a lot.
#44 - How To Avoid Gaining Weight Over Christmas
December 02, 2019 14:17 - 36 minutes - 62.2 MBWe're back with a Q&A and a lot of your questions this week were about the Christmas period and staying in control of your diet and weight during all the parties.
#43 The I'm A Celeb Diet
November 27, 2019 12:10 - 38 minutes - 64.3 MBWith I'm A Celebrity Get me Out Of Here back on our TV's people are talking about the weight contestants are losing on their restricted diets. But how does this type of diet affect us both physically and mentally.
#42 - How To We Deal With Feeling Sad
November 21, 2019 10:20 - 29 minutes - 51.9 MBWe ALL get down it's a natural part of life but that doesn't make it any more enjoyable or easier to deal with or get out of. We wanted to share our experiences of feeling sad and how we combat, accept and deal with these feeling.
#41 Faisal Mr PMA - The power of positivity & injury mindset
November 12, 2019 09:24 - 39 minutes - 66.6 MBMr PMA himself Faisal is on the podcast this week, talking about his journey from working at Barry's to becoming a dad an author & an inspirational figure for many. He's also just had surgery on an bicep injury so this heat for those of you overcoming injury. Enjoy guys! As always please leave a review & share with your friends.
#40 - Can You Build Muscle & Lose Fat At the Same Time?
November 06, 2019 12:13 - 32 minutes - 56.5 MBThis weeks Q&A we cover everything from hating your body to Losing fat and building muscle at the same time.
#39 The Game Changers - Our Opinions
October 29, 2019 09:04 - 37 minutes - 62.7 MBAs many of you may know there's a new documentary/information based short film about being optimally healthy and performing at your best via a plant based diet. It's called The Game Changers and it has massively split opinions, often these opinions belong to people in either camp. Pro meat or pro plant based. So what are our findings and opinions if we look at this movie with an open and impartial as possible outlook.
#38 Sonny Webster The Rise Of Weightlifting
October 22, 2019 07:05 - 37 minutes - 63 MBWe're joined by our good friend Sonny Webster to talk the rise in popularity of weightlifting, common faults in technique as well as his plans & dreams to help those who are less fortunate in South Africa to have a place to learn and practice weightlifting.
#37 - How To Stay Motivated During The Winter
October 15, 2019 12:33 - 38 minutes - 65.3 MBWith the winter closing in here in the UK many people are already getting nervous about staying motivated during the winter months. So how do we bullet proof ourselves against the colder days and less sunlight hours
#36 I Lost 12 Stone Eating Chicken Nuggets & Chips!
October 01, 2019 14:35 - 28 minutes - 51 MB"I Lost 12 Stone Eating Chicken Nuggets & Chips" that was a real newspaper headline this week! Let's break this down.
#35 Q&A & Gaining Muscle For Hard Gainers
September 24, 2019 13:25 - 37 minutes - 63.9 MBWe have a bunch of great fitness related questions from you this week & we spend a little time talking about the mental aspects of being a skinny guy or girl and finding it very hard to build muscle.
#34 Your First Competition & How To Approach It.
September 17, 2019 20:23 - 30 minutes - 53.7 MBWe often get messages from you guys saying you have your first fun run, OCR or CrossFit competition & aren't sure how to approach it. Well let's break it down Before, During & after.
#33 CBD A Life Saver?
September 02, 2019 07:57 - 58 minutes - 91.7 MBWow what a story, in this podcast we're talking to a friend of ours Matt Hughes as he tells us his family's story and their battle to get CBD oil prescribed on the NHS after seeing the results with his son Charlie who has infantile spasms. FIND MATT HERE https://m.facebook.com/artfulmatt CHARLIES GO FUND ME PAGE HERE https://www.gofundme.com/f/charlies-medicinal-cannabis?pc=fb_co_campmgmt_w&rcid=r01-156035151946-fd3ed27d9fb34c00&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_co_ca...
#32 NEAT Your Not So Secret Fat Loss Weapon
August 30, 2019 10:04 - 23 minutes - 43.8 MBYour not so secret fat loss weapon Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis but why is it so valuable? Let's find out!
#31 Stop Being A P*&%y & Help More People!
August 28, 2019 07:36 - 32 minutes - 56.8 MBYou're awesome at what you do but there's many things that hold you and I back from being able to help more people and draw more people in to work with you.
#30 - Mr Battle Cancer - Scott Brits
August 21, 2019 08:13 - 57 minutes - 90.2 MBSome people just go the extra distance to make a positive impact on peoples lives, never is that more important than when it's helping those in need. This weeks podcast is with our buddy Scott Britton who is one of the founders of fitness competition Battle Cancer, it's a good one!
#29 Harry Potter's Fittest Fan - Will Kane
August 16, 2019 13:52 - 42 minutes - 70 MBXendurance Training Camp - http://bit.ly/2TtFMzX In this weeks podcast we're joined by fellow Harry Potter fan, dad and one of the UK's Fittest men Will Kane. We're discussing training with a child and how to best focus your training if you are doing it
#28 Our Story & How Social Media Has Changed.
August 09, 2019 13:40 - 38 minutes - 65.3 MBLet's go back, back to the start of our journey as personal trainers, authors and all the rest that came with our brand TheLeanMachines. What's next where do we go from here?
#27 Q&A - Why Carbs make you weigh more
July 31, 2019 08:24 - 47 minutes - 76.9 MBIn this weeks podcast we're up to our usual antics as well as answering your questions for a Q&A on everything from carb cycling, to personal training to our favourite netflix shows of all time!
#26 Josh Bridges - Coffee, Crossfit & Kids
July 26, 2019 15:04 - 34 minutes - 59.7 MBOur guest this week is 6x CrossFit games competitor and all round good dude Josh Bridges. We get talking about his injury recovery and his mental state during it, coffee and training as an athlete while being a father.
#25 10 Reasons Why You're Not Getting The Results You Deserve!
July 15, 2019 14:00 - 48 minutes - 78 MBGetting in shape can be a mine field and very confusing here's our top reasons why you're not seeing the results you deserve.
#24 Our Fitness Mistakes
July 10, 2019 10:40 - 42 minutes - 70.7 MBWe all make silly mistakes & we're no different, what's important is we learn from them. In this podcast we want to share some of our mistakes that we learnt from so you don't have to make the same mistakes.
#23 Knowledge Bomb Q&A
July 01, 2019 11:32 - 41 minutes - 69 MBWe're back with another Q&A let's do this! We're talking everything from fat loss, hypertrophy to PED's in sports and much more!
#22 PT VS Online Coaching
June 27, 2019 13:22 - 33 minutes - 58 MBIn this podcast we are discussing the difference and pro and cons of personal training versus online coaching from both a clients and coaches perspective.
#21 AWESOME Q&A
June 18, 2019 11:59 - 42 minutes - 69.7 MBWOW the questions you guys asked us on this podcast are incredible we are positive they will interest and help lots of people. As well as the Q&A we talk about the whole Nike mannequin fiasco and winning the Under Armour Turf Games! Strap in it's a good one!!!
#20 Avoid These Social Media Pitfalls
June 10, 2019 20:36 - 24 minutes - 45.4 MBWith social media it's created to create a response and that can be good or bad to different people. There's lots in place to make sure creators post authentic and transparent content but do we need to be more vigilant with these "bad" posts and make effort to protect ourselves from them.
#19 Food Relationships & How They Ruin Your Progress
May 31, 2019 16:09 - 29 minutes - 52.3 MBWe all have a different relationship with food some are perfectly "normal" & others can stop us from reaching the body goals we want. Unfortunately most of these thought processes that stop us achieving are goals are subconscious and we do them without realising. So how do we recognise the signs and help fix this.
#18 Sleep, CBD Oil, A Game Of Moans
May 23, 2019 08:48 - 45 minutes - 74.5 MBWe're back! Answering your questions from how to be a better online coach, sleep & CBD oil. As always expect some weird and wonderful random tangents.
#17 Fitness & Nutrition Q&A
May 17, 2019 09:26 - 46 minutes - 75.4 MBIn this weeks podcast we're answering your questions that you sent in and there are some truly great ones from all aspect of health and fitness.
#16 What's Your Excuse? With Adaptive Athlete Oly Grinsell
May 09, 2019 08:05 - 26 minutes - 48.3 MBWow this guy is an inspiration! In this podcast we're joined by Oly Grinsel, Oly is an adaptive athlete he's double amputee & quite frankly a bloody inspiration. We talk to Oly about his life growing up, his training and his outlook on life and how people
#15 Racism Should We Talk About It? With Zack George
April 30, 2019 15:41 - 40 minutes - 66.9 MBRacism is a subject we've never spoken about before, for many reasons from being scared, to not feeling we have the right to have an opinion on certain aspects of racism. For all these reason we thought it was important to talk about this subject.
#14 CrossFit Or Cross***t?
April 25, 2019 16:26 - 42 minutes - 70.6 MBEveryone has an opinion on CrossFit wether it's the pull ups, the diet, womens bodies or injuries, well let's talk about it from both sides of the fence. Pros & cons
#13 I Wish I Knew This When I was Younger
April 18, 2019 10:30 - 36 minutes - 62.2 MBWe all have things we would change if we could do it again, in this weeks podcast we're sharing our biggest learnings about ourselves and things we wish we knew when we were younger.
#12 - Mental Health & Exercise
April 12, 2019 09:26 - 24 minutes - 45.2 MBIn this weeks caffeine fuelled podcast we're discussing the benefits of exercise on your mental health from both our experiences.
#11 Hidden Reasons Why You're Not Getting Results - With Ben Coomber
April 04, 2019 10:01 - 44 minutes - 72.2 MBI this weeks podcast we're joined by our good buddy Ben Coomber & we're talking about all the hidden reasons that are often over looked that stop you processing towards your goals.
#10 How Men Feel About Pregnancy & Labour
March 27, 2019 10:38 - 37 minutes - 63.3 MBWe think this is a really special podcast not so much because we share our feelings and personal birth and pregnancy stories but more because no one talks about how men often feel during these times. It's very common to feel like you should be feeling different.
#9 James Smith NEVER Judge A Book By It's Cover
March 20, 2019 09:45 - 44 minutes - 73 MBWe have another guest this week in the form of straight talking personal trainer James Smith, those who only know James from social media maybe quite surprised by what you hear.