On this weeks episode I talk with Efrem Brynin Efrem is the Co-Founder of Strongmen and he opens up about what he calls his first life and second life. Recalling a time in 2013, sitting with my wife in complete peace, his life was in complete balance. Just six months later everything had changed, that life he had loved was over. His son, James, was killed on his second tour of Afghanistan. In the immediate aftermath and to this day he has, and still experiences, the very worst imaginable emo...
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On this weeks episode I talk with Efrem Brynin Efrem is the Co-Founder of Strongmen and he opens up about what he calls his first life and second life. Recalling a time in 2013, sitting with my wife in complete peace, his life was in complete balance. Just six months later everything had changed, that life he had loved was over. His son, James, was killed on his second tour of Afghanistan. In the immediate aftermath and to this day he has, and still experiences, the very worst imaginable emo...
On this weeks episode I talk with Efrem Brynin Efrem is the Co-Founder of Strongmen and he opens up about what he calls his first life and second life. Recalling a time in 2013, sitting with my wife in complete peace, his life was in complete balance. Just six months later everything had changed, that life he had loved was over. His son, James, was killed on his second tour of Afghanistan. In the immediate aftermath and to this day he has, and still experiences, the very worst imaginable emo...
On this weeks show, I'm pleased to welcome former Apprentice Show candidate and current fitness and wellness guru - Jade English! In this very open discussion Jade discusses her journey to The Apprentice Show. How she became so driven for success, consumed with work and striving for the next big thing, until one day she started to question what it was all about. Feeling stressed and burned out, she took herself on a journey of discovery to Bali and once then discovered a new calling to "fee...
On this weeks episode, I talk to Elite Performance Coach Adelaide Goodeve. Adelaide shares her incredible story of how within 10 years, she overcam a debilitating condition of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to become an endurance athlete in her own right and elite performance coach for some of the world’s best companies, leaders, teams and athletes. She shares her story of not accepting her own diagnosis and immersing herself in a powerful lifelong learning experience to understand neurosci...
After a break from the podcast we're back with a new series... In this first episode, I want to pose the question "how are you spending your time"? We're nearly halfway through 2022 and I think it's a good time for you to checck in with yourself to evaluate whether you feel you're spending time doing the things you want to do, with the people you want to be with? I've had some time to reflect on the last few years and I want to share some realisations from this time and my plans for how I s...
Shawn Harper has helped transform thousands of corporate environments, built leadership, trained teams and impacted youth development in schools, and churches with high energy keynote speeches that activate winners. His unique story is one of really inner belief and never giving up on his dream of reaching the NFL. Since retiring from professional American Football he has become an exceptional speaker and when Shawn steps on the stage, he delivers strategies and techniques used by profe...
On the show today I'm pleased to introduce a good friend of mine, Ian Leman. Ian spent 12 years in the UK Military, including three tours of Afghanistan leading elite teams on military intelligence operations. Specialising in influence, he used his expertise on defence liaison operations in the Middle East and South East Asia, dealing with an array of influence and security challenges in complex and demanding environments. Ian demonstrated his abilities to elicit information that unlocked h...
On this weeks episode, I'm delighted to say that we have sleep and recovery expert Anna West. Anna has worked in a variety of fields from research to the military, corporate wellness to elite sports performance, - where she has now really found her niche. Her goal is to pass on knowledge about circadian rhythm, sleep, stress and performance, not through scientific texts, but through implementable strategies, that can help people change bad habits and ultimately make them understand ho...
What's The Story that you are telling yourself right now? We've all had a crazy experience over the last year or so and as we emerge out of lockdown we've got a number of choices to make... In this episode I'm going to discuss what I believe is often the single biggest factor in determining success - and that's the story that we choose to tell ourselves. For some people the pandemic has caused them a lot of stress and discomfort, for others they have come out of this time in a better place...
Russell set up CBD performance with his business partner Simon Church, after they both had positive personal experiences with CBD oil. Through CBD Performance they have create a unique premium brand offering 100% natural & vegan friendly CBD supplements and are on a mission to educate people on the benefits of regular use in the health, fitness & sports industry to enhance performance and wellbeing. I've personally been a big fan of their products and as I'm often asked about the be...
Paul Robinson is a former professional footballer who represented five clubs spanning over 22 years in the Premier League and Football League between 1996-2018 and was also capped three times for England at under-21 level in 1999. Paul began his professional career with his hometown club Watford, in 1996 making his competitive debut at just 17 against Luton Town and went on to make 252 appearances for the club, winning two promotions, one play-off final, and reaching an FA Cup semi-fina...
On the show this week we have Somerset County Cricketer, Jack Brooks. After coming into the professional game relatively late, Jack has had an incredible career. Starting out at Northants he was fortunate to be mentored by the late, great David Capel and he grew from someone who wasn’t sure if he could make it, into one of the country’s best fast bowlers who was on the fringes of the England team. This led to a move to the big boys of Yorkshire where he not only starred in their back to back ...
This week I'm taking a slightly different route with the podcast as I share the news of the birth of my second child, Oliver John Osgathorp, who was born on 4th February 2021. You can't really have a more life changing moment than the birth of a child and the last few weeks have been incredible for me and just made me re-assess what I want from life and WHY I do what I do. Ultimately it all comes down to purpose and I think that anyone who wants a high performance life, needs to align their...
On the Show this week we have former USA Mens 8 Rower, Hans Struzyna. His 12 year rowing career culminated in him being a member of the 2016 USA Olympic rowing team and in this episode we discuss the highs and lows of his sporting career and the habits and dedication that led to him reaching the pinnacle of his sport. We also discuss how he dealt with life after the Olympics, and how he found himself without a real purpose until he found real estate. We talk about the carry over of work eth...
Nathan Flear is an Ultra Marathon runner. He competes in events of up to 250km, - through the mountains! For most of his competitors this has been a lifelong pursuit, but five years ago Nathan weighed 18 stone, he was drinking and smoking every day and literally decided overnight that something needed to change. Instead of dipping his toe in with a half or even a full marathon, Nathan decided to go all in on the pursuit of ultra marathons and in particular the Spartathlon. Within weeks...
Richard Haiduck is a former life sciences executive and mentor, and now has an active retirement. His 75+ retiree interviews are the basis for Shifting Gears; 50 Baby Boomers Share Their Meaningful Journeys in Retirement. In this episode we discuss some of the great stories he was able to uncover through his 75+ interviews with retirees. We talk about the importance of having a purpose, the freedom to pursue new challenges without expectation and his concept of relaxed intensity. This ...
With so much uncertainty out there at the moment, people are understandably worrying about the future. Whilst it may be difficult to step away from the doom and gloom, all you can ever really focus on are the things that you can personally control. What can you focus on at this time? What can you do more of? What can you stop doing? In this episode David discusses the concept of controlling the controllable's in order to not just get through the rest of this year, but to set yourself up ...
My guest on the show this week is Paul Glezer, a coach, business owner, podcaster and founder of The Hero Programme. Paul has recently experienced fatherhood and all that it comes with it. He realized that it is a profound shift for many fathers and appreciates that many things change as a result of being a dad. The first thing he noticed when his friends began to have children was that their health was the first thing to be sacrificed. This inspired him and his business partner Daniel ...
Part two of my conversation with Saskia Clark. In this episode we talk about life after her Olympic career and her early steps in the world of coaching.
On this week's show we speak to Olympic Gold Medal winning Sailor Saskia Clark about her Olympic journey. In this very open interview Saskia talks about the incredible highs and challenging lows during her sporting life.
We've taken some time out over the last few weeks in order to hit the pause button on a number of areas and give ourselves the opportunity to reflect on what's great and what's got to go! A lot of changes have been made, we've got a new business, a ton of great content and some amazing guests lined up for the podcast. We'll be releasing new episodes every Friday morning, see you there...
On this weeks episode I talk with Efrem Brynin Efrem is the Co-Founder of Strongmen and he opens up about what he calls his first life and second life. Recalling a time in 2013, sitting with my wife in complete peace, his life was in complete balance. Just six months later everything had changed, that life he had loved was over. His son, James, was killed on his second tour of Afghanistan. In the immediate aftermath and to this day he has, and still experiences, the very worst imaginable emo...
