#16 Lise Bruynooghe - Navigating Change As A Leader Through Intuition
In this episode of the Fit for Fortune Podcast I'm welcoming Lise Bruynooghe, ICF Master Certified Executive Coach.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:29 From banker to coach
04:18 Navigating unpredictability
09:35 Releasing the control illusion
12:57 Helping clients navigate uncertainty
15:59 Reconnecting through nature / Reconnecting with intuition
21:30 Can stress block intuition?
25:05 Does fitness affect leadership?
27:53 Reconnecting with body signals
32:21 AI vs human coaching
34:50 From detail to overview
42:29 Fad or future
47:32 Rapid fire
51:16 Outro
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27 Nov 2025
#15 Neil Drew - Habit Formation, Goal Setting and Hypnotherapy
Neil Drew explores habit formation, goal setting, and hypnotherapy with David Mirza, revealing how therapy transcends stereotypes and cultivates a high-performance mindset in this interview.
23 Sept 2025
#14 Thom Sykes - When Giving 100% is Not Enough - His Most Recent Bodybuilding Show
Bodybuilder Thom Sykes discusses his recent bodybuilding show, exploring the importance of self-belief and consistency in achieving fitness goals in this interview with David Mirza.
22 Apr 2025
#13 Michael Serwa - The UK's Highest Paid Personal Coach on Confidence and Taking Ownership
In this episode of Fit for Fortune podcast, I am welcoming Michael Serwa, the UK's highest paid personal coach.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:24 Common problems and solutions with clients
03:35 Fulfilment in life
06:34 Workaholism
12:05 Chemistry with clients
21:21 Confidence
39:55 Taking ownership
50:10 Michael's service
1:05:23 Dating
1:27:54 Rapid fire
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16 Apr 2025
#12 Christian Chapman CoachedByChristian - On Coaching and Growth - Fit for Fortune Podcast
In this episode of Fit for Fortune podcast, I am welcoming one of my former coaches, Christian Chapman, formerly known as CoachedByChristian, founder of Physiquepro.
00:00 Intro
01:40 Christian's background
07:30 First time dieting
09:10 Relationship with food
16:09 Full time coaching
29:18 Physiquepro
31:47 Gen pop clients vs competitors
41:33 Goals with Physiquepro
52:30 Why David is a terrible client
55:36 Why Arsia is a terrible client
57:50 Rapidfire
1 Apr 2025
#11 David Mirza - Life Pre-Fitness and Building over the Years - Fit for Fortune Podcast
In this episode of Fit for Fortune podcast, I am being interviewed by Arsia, our Head of Online Coaching at Catalyst.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Arsia saving David's pathetic life
02:31 David pre-fitness
03:41 First gym experience
04:43 Uni
05:43 From economics to PT
07:02 First PT job
08:03 Meeting Jigme
10:23 Quitting the first PT job
11:51 Second job as a PT
12:54 David starting his own business
17:35 Meeting Arsia
18:55 Cuing on the gym floor
23:05 Doing MORE
25:35 Psychedelics (Ayahuasca)
33:23 Therapy
34:44 Digestion
43:00 Longevity
47:04 David’s personal goals for the next 5 years
51:45 Life outside of work
53:44 Biggest takeaway as a coach?
55:16 David’s biggest mistake when starting his own fitness journey
57:10 Q&A section
57:28 Nico
01:08:48 Mike D
1:11:51 3 by 3
1:15:45 Rapidfire
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26 Mar 2025
#10 Alex Gates - Gaining 100 lbs, Bulking and Anabolic Use
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In this episode of Fit for Fortune podcast, I am welcoming my good friend, Alex Gates, Physique Expert at Procoach and co-founder of The Institute of Coaching Mastery.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:34 The old days when we were colleagues
07:31 Training hard
10:28 Hard gainers?
14:00 Alex’s journey
18:13 Training, recovery, nutrition
21:13 The famous House of Gains - with Dan and Umar
24:51 Joining MuscleMentors
30:25 Using anabolics
42:50 Coming off of anabolics?
51:27 Disadvantages of using gear
58:49 Top tips for eating
1:03:24 Food variety
1:09:25 Bulking tips
1:12:54 Alex's goals for 2025
1:17:04 Rapid fire questions
1:42:19 Outro
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11 Mar 2025
#9 Calum Raistrick - Female Fat Loss, Menstrual Cycle Dysfunction and HRT - Fit for Fortune Podcast
00:00 Intro
01:02 Blood testing prior to a diet
04:13 Amennorhea and menstrual cycle disfunction
18:39 Hormone replacement therapy
25:48 Biggest setbacks for women during dieting
29:31 How to manage a post-diet phase better?
32:17 Dieting
35:44 Fat quality vs quantity
36:46 Bodyweight setpoints in a dieting phase
48:38 Personal questions to Calum
1:00:16 Outro
4 Mar 2025
#8 Dr Pat Davidson - Aerobic Fitness, Strength and Muscle building - Fit for Fortune Podcast
My guest in today's episode of the Fit for Fortune podcast is Dr. Pat Davidson.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:46 Variables to track for longevity
04:25 Functional movement?
13:29 Cardio zones for longevity
22:10 VO2 max and cardiovascular fitness
29:45 Movement quality and exercise execution
46:12 "Core" training
51:03 Posture
1:00:02 Personal questions to Pat
1:06:17 Rapid fire
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26 Feb 2025
#7 Thom Sykes - Thoughts on Dieting
In this episode of Fit for Fortune podcast, I’m with my good friend, Thom Sykes, the founder of TS Health and Fitness.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:03 What is TSHF
07:53 Social media & health and fitness?
14:30 What busy people should focus on
20:32 Most successful dieters' traits
23:25 Traits of people keeping body fat off successfully
29:36 What should more people understand about dieting?
33:14 Thom's diet
40:54 Favorite journey with a client
44:06 Proudest moment of his coaching career
48:10 Quotes and opinions
55:59 Bodybuilding talk
58:58 Why Thom does not talk about his own fitness journey
1:02:44 Variety in dieting
1:07:44 Back to quotes
1:10:00 3 by 3
1:19:59 Rapid fire
1:38:12 Outro
11 Feb 2025
#6 Austin Stout - Stress, Stress Management and Fat Loss Adaptations
In this episode of Fit for Fortune podcast, I’m talking with Austin Stout about stress, adaptations caused by stress, fat loss and health.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:48 Stress' effect on fat loss
09:53 Solutions
18:30 Reversing adaptations
21:42 Nutrient deficiencies
28:26 Food variety
31:37 Cortisol and burnout
33:26 Life vs bodybuilding
38:17 Focusing on the big rocks
44:00 Training as stress relief
44:55 Stress and training to failure
47:01 Outro
4 Feb 2025
#5 Meet Arsia Philippin - Vibecast
This episode of Fit for Fortune podcast is a Vibecast where I'm talking with Arsia, our Head of Online Coaching at Catalyst.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introducing Arsia
02:24 Arsia’s weightloss journey
10:14 His annoyingly perfect American accent
13:12 Teenage years and uni
18:13 Post uni
22:44 Getting in shape for the first time
27:04 Personal goals for the next 5 years
33:55 Ideal body fat %
40:04 Obsessive calorie counting
42:43 Issues with finding low calorie food options
44:40 Food focus
45:55 Biggest lessons learned from coaching people
59:57 Biggest takeaway from Arsia’s own cut
1:07:46 3 by 3
1:14:51 Rapid fire
1:21:06 The start of our beautiful lore
1:29:39 Outro
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28 Jan 2025
#4 Angus Bradley - General Physical Preparation (or Not Training Like a Meathead)
In today's episode of the Fit for Fortune Podcast we're talking about general physical preparation/training variously with Angus Bradley.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:34 What's general physical preparation
07:21 Qualities to train
09:08 Gymnastics training
10:25 Allocating limited time over different qualities
17:39 Cardio zones
18:32 Microdosing training approach
22:01 Consistency vs variety
29:18 Mobility
34:36 Action steps for gen pop
39:30 Olympic lifts
42:11 Volume and load management - injury prevention
45:05 Stress managment
46:23 Plyos
50:15 3 dream dinner guests
53:55 3 favorite things about yourself
55:23 A book that everyone should read
57:11 Favourite exercise
57:33 Favorite quote
1:01:33 A day in your life 5 years from now
1:04:11 Where you can find Angus
1:04:22 Outro
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21 Jan 2025
#3 Natural Testosterone Optimisation - Monocast
In this episode of the Fit for Fortune Podcast we're talking about natural testosterone optimisation and how training, lifestyle and supplementation can impact it.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:13 Overall Health
00:45 Recovery
01:50 Nutrition
02:27 Lifestyle
04:41 Training
06:04 Supplementation
12:34 Outro
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14 Jan 2025
#2 Thoughts on Testosterone Replacement Therapy - Monocast
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In this episode of the Fit for Fortune Podcast we're discussing the potential benefits and disadvantages/side effects of testosterone replacement therapy.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:27 TRT vs steroid use
00:56 Client experience
02:05 Legally prescribed TRT
02:35 Criteria to have TRT prescribed
04:10 Side effects
06:36 Coming off TRT
07:09 Conclusion
08:08 Natural testosterone optimisation
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2 Jan 2025
#1 Valentin Tambosi - Natural Muscle Building and Reinventing Yourself
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0:00 - Intro on Valentin Tambosi
01:51 - The start of his online coaching career
04:48 - The secret to his success in different fields
06:59 - Falling in love with the boring stuff
08:25 - Muscle building for beginners
11:00 - The skills of a coach
15:54 - Developing business skills as a coach
24:09 - The work is the reward
29:03 - Building muscle as a natural athlete
33:47 - Beginner vs intermediate lifters
37:46 - Thoughts on training volume
44:54 - Struggles of high performing professionals
48:42 - Traits of high performers
50:29 - Thoughts on style
54:34 - L'art pour l'art
55:52 - Pivoting in life and business
58:20 - Skills coaches miss
01:02:19 - Future plans
01:05:50 - A no for every yes
01:08:36 - 3x3
01:15:45 - Rapid fire
01:22:31 - Where to find Valentin
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