TLM Radio

What 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.

What 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.

I 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%

Leon 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.

It'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.

Don'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.

So 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!

Sometimes 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!

From 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.

We'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.

With 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.

We 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.

Mr 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.

This weeks Q&A we cover everything from hating your body to Losing fat and building muscle at the same time.

As 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.