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Why Getting in Shape Still Doesn’t Feel Like Enough
You get the physique you wanted. Then you find someone bigger, leaner or further ahead. When does it actually feel like enough?
Bradley Talbot is 22. He grew up in care, found support through the gym and now works as an online fitness coach. In this conversation, we get into body image, the comparison trap and why looking good means very little if you feel awful.
We talk about chasing size, steroid use, whole foods, calorie counting and the problem with a diet you cannot wait to finish. Bradley calls it “renting your body”. We also get into growing up with social media, building a routine you can stick to and what it means to perform well beyond the gym.
What changed when you stopped chasing someone else’s body? Let us know in the comments 👇
Episode 163 of the PerformWell Podcast.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 A body you can keep. A life that feels good.
00:24 Meet Bradley Talbot
01:53 Growing up in care and finding the gym
04:39 From football to chasing size
07:16 Feeling good vs looking good
09:23 Steroids, comparison and being honest
15:11 Nick on the cost of using steroids
19:12 When gym culture stops being healthy
20:11 Whole foods and calorie counting
23:48 Are you renting your body?
26:41 Building habits that last
28:21 Social media changes who you compare yourself to
30:36 Gen Z, drinking and life after lockdown
37:32 Helping young men beyond the gym
41:53 What does it mean to perform well?
43:24 This too shall pass
46:37 Being present and enjoying the process
48:48 Where to find Bradley
#PerformWellPodcast #BodyImage #FitnessMindset #BradleyTalbot #HealthyHabits
4 Oct 2026
You don't need motivation. You need a date.
You keep saying you’ll start Monday. What if the missing piece is a date in the diary?
Nick and Grant unpack motivation vs discipline, why forcing yourself through training you hate rarely lasts, and how a goal you actually care about can change your behaviour. Nick shares what kept him moving during his Ironman, and we get into self-help without action, overthinking the perfect plan, and choosing your first event.
What would you book if you stopped putting it off? Tell us in the comments.
🎙️ Episode 162 of the PerformWell Podcast. Hosted by Nick & Grant.
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00:00 You need a date
00:29 Why can’t you stay consistent?
01:10 Is discipline enough?
02:04 Internal vs external motivation
03:23 The Ironman moment that tested Nick’s why
05:40 Stop waiting to feel motivated
07:08 You don’t have to love every training session
08:46 Be motivated by the goal
09:15 Write down what you want and why
11:03 Self-help books without action
12:28 Take action first, then course correct
15:11 Book a date and start with one goal
17:03 How one event changes your habits
18:54 Practical tips to perform well
20:37 Like, subscribe and join the conversation
#FitnessMotivation #MotivationVsDiscipline #PerformWellPodcast
27 Sept 2026
How Far Can You Actually Get Natural? (ft. Craig Swinton)
Craig Swinton is heavily enhanced, competes as a bodybuilder, and used to be a paramedic. So we asked him the question everyone in the gym is quietly asking: how far can you actually get without gear?
His answer wasn't what we expected. A natural lifter should train exactly the same way he does. Half his male clients are walking around with low testosterone and no idea. And the four things he'd fix before anyone even mentions a needle are the least exciting things on the list.
We also get into what gear actually costs. Craig's cystic acne and Accutane, my torn brachialis and three months on tren I still think about. Plus peptides, GLP-1s, sleep apnea, fake nattys, and whether people buy from your physique or your personality.
If you're in your thirties and quietly wondering whether your body's best days are behind you, this one's for you.
⚠️ Nothing here is medical advice. Speak to a doctor.
🎙️ Hosted by Nick & Grant.
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00:00 Craig's back, and this time we answer the question
01:23 An ex-paramedic on why he uses gear anyway
04:27 Is TRT still natty? Where's the line?
06:29 If you took steroids 10 years ago, are you natural now?
09:07 How long a natural needs to catch up, and the real ceiling
12:37 Would Grant ever go on? The side effects that stop him
16:49 What three months on tren actually cost me
18:42 Peptides, GLP-1s and the new middle ground
25:50 Should a natural train differently? Craig says no
30:15 Why he won't push gear on a dad
34:23 Half his male clients have low testosterone
37:22 The four levers to fix before you touch anything
42:28 Sleep apnea takes ten years off your life
49:24 Fake nattys, and whether physique or personality sells
57:50 What it really means to perform well
#NaturalBodybuilding #NattyOrNot #LowTestosterone
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