Chats and Gym People

Well I FAILED...... Learnings from a year of podcasting

52 podcasts this year... Well that didn't happen! But 46 episodes did happen and through that experience I've learned a lot, so in this episode I share some of my big learnings from the year. Mainly though I just want to say a BIG thanks to all of you! The listeners, for tuning in each week(ish) and joining me on this journey. I've loved getting messages, meeting you and hearing you share your experiences :) I hope you've taken something away from these episodes! That does wrap up Year 1! 2025 is now upon us, wishing you all a Happy New year and look forward to continuing this journey with you all! Lots of love x Also follow my Instagram for health & fitness content, along with more podcast updates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@functionality_unlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/functionality_unlocked/] Disclaimer: this podcast represents the opinions of Eoghan and his guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. Time Stamps: 0.52 – Overview for this podcast. 2.29 – Learnings from a year of podcasting. Lesson 1, importance of reps and how much work there is in everything you do. 5.19 – Failing, the importance of action and not forcing the 52 podcasts. 10.25 – The importance of goals and how much they move you forward. 14.11 – How I failed to meet my goal. 17.43 – Things don’t happen overnight, aim for gradual improvement and not getting sucked into comparing your podcast to others. 21.20 – Big learning from doing the podcast… No one is going to do it for you. 22.50 – Don’t do things by half. 25.20 – Insights from interviewing people. 31.25 – Rejection therapy and putting yourself out in positions where you might get rejected. 35.20 – Podcast stats. 41.06 – Realizing I talk out the right side of my mouth and getting to have conversations with people that you never would of gotten to have. 43.55 – Thanks to the listeners and closing story. 47.00 – What’s next for this podcast.

Will I Drink Again?? A Year No Beer Review

This week it's a Year no Beer review! As I approach a year since my last drink I talk about my experiences of going a whole year off the sauce. It is pretty wild to think I've been living the Capri Sun life for the past 12 months, but here we are.... In this episode I give my honest opinions on a year no beer and give the good and the bad on it. I break it down into the following sections: My why for doing it, health impacts, productivity, socialising and the impact on it, mindset changes, events, benefits to drinking and if I'll drink again or not. I'm very curious to hear others opinions and thoughts on this topic so let me know what you think and if you have any questions just let me know :) Otherwise happy listening!! ⁠Also follow my Instagram for health & fitness content, along with more podcast updates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@functionality_unlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/functionality_unlocked/] Disclaimer: this podcast represents the opinions of Eoghan and his guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. Timestamps: 1.07 – Rewind to why I did it in the first place. 4.07 – Health changes. 7.30 - Productivity and consistency. 10.24 – Social comfort. 18.02 -  Meeting likeminded people and putting yourself first. 20.15 -  Mindset improvements, not avoiding emotions and no more fear. 26.17 – My experience attending events during the year. 29.45 – Being around drunk people again and having mixed emotions on it. 30.50 – Benefits to drinking. 34.46 – Will I drink again.

Home Workouts Changed My Life: Turning Passion into Purpose - The Exercise Engineer

This week we are joined by none other than the Lou Kelly aka The Exercise Engineer! Lou risked it all leaving behind her reliable site engineer job in London to move to Australia and go all in on her fitness business. Since taking this leap of faith she has gone from strength to strength, helping hundreds of people with their health and fitness goals through home workouts, becoming the gym manager of Change Pagewood and amassing over 25 thousand followers on Instagram at the time of recording. She has also done all this while going on her own fitness journey from only exercising to lose body fat and burn calories, leaving her in a poor mindset and not liking what she saw in the mirror to now being completely comfortable in her own skin and competing in her first singles pro Hyrox competition this weekend!! So in this chat we talk about her journey (both professionally and personally), prepping for her first pro hyrox event, the Exercise Engineer, social media and plenty of tips and tricks along the way! Lou is a funny character so there's plenty of laughs in this one :) Give it a listen and hope you enjoy! If you want to follow his story you can find Lou on Instagram: theexerciseengineer⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/theexerciseengineer/?hl=en] ⁠Also follow my Instagram for health & fitness content, along with more podcast updates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@functionality_unlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/functionality_unlocked/] Disclaimer: this podcast represents the opinions of Eoghan and his guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. Time Stamps: 0.22 – Podcast starts and what to expect. 2.09 – Lou’s current training, hyrox stories and preparation for hyrox pros. 12.35 – Doing things beyond what she ever thought was possible. 18.30 – Lou’s own fitness journey. 23.20 – The start of the Exercise Engineer. 33.20 – Leaving role as an onsite Engineer to go all in on fitness passion and moving to Australia. 38.35 – Struggles faced during her journey. 44.16 – Lou’s online coaching, building habits and January challenges. 52.15 – Top tips. 59.10 – Social media. 1.05.40 – Future aspirations and growth she sees within herself over the past few years.

Surprising lessons from Jake Paul

This week we are talking at the man who took centre stage on Netflix's first ever live sporting event, Jake Paul. He's an incredibly controversial and alot of times hated persona but there's no denying he has done some incredible things in his life, including live on Netflix with over 65 million people tuning in having only started boxing 4 years ago! So in this episode I study him a bit and discuss some of the main things we can learn from him, cause I've no doubt he is not where he is by chance! Also since Katie Taylor also took part in the same card we also had to talk about that wonder woman also!! Also follow my Instagram for health & fitness content, along with more podcast updates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@functionality_unlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/functionality_unlocked/] Disclaimer: this podcast represents the opinions of Eoghan and his guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. Timestamps: 0.00 – Introduction and what will be discussed. 1.12 – Katie Taylor, her fight, the negative reactions she received and how she dealt with them. 6.35 – Jake Paul, his life and dreaming big. 10.25 – His work ethic. 14.02 – Taking Risks and marketing skills. 17.51 – Doing what you want to do regardless of all the hate you receive, being a beginner and just getting started.

Tribal Run Club - Ryan Guilfoyle

This week I'm joined by Ryan Guilfoyle, the man who started Sydney's favourite run club - Tribal Run Club. Tribal run club has only been running (pardon the pun) for less than a year and in that time has seen some incredible growth. It now regularly attracts over 300 runners of all different capabilities each week for it's weekly Wednesday evening run. Moving to Sydney can be difficult and quiet a daunting place, so Tribal came about as a result of Ryan's own struggles when he moved out to Sydney and not having the safe place to go to and meet new people while he was struggling to get himself setup in a new city. So to fill this void and so that others don't have to go through the same experience Tribal was born and it's stayed true to those values ever since. In this episode we talk all things Tribal: - Setting it up and the backstory -Struggles faced - Running clubs being the new Tinder - Personal and Run club growth - Favourite memories - Marathon prep beers & much much more. Give it a listen and let us know what you think. If you want to follow his story you can find Tribal on Instagram: ⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/lorcankingfitness/]Tribal Run Club [https://www.instagram.com/tribalrunclub/?hl=en] ⁠Also follow my Instagram for health & fitness content, along with more podcast updates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@functionality_unlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/functionality_unlocked/] Disclaimer: this podcast represents the opinions of Eoghan and his guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. Time Stamps: 0.35 – Introduction. 1.35 – How Tribal started. 8.20 – Story of the first run. 12.50 – The uncertainties that come from moving to Australia and picking jobs to do things you enjoy over what pays the best. 16.30 – The learnings that comes from working jobs you don’t enjoy. 21.31 – The first videos which set the run club in motion. 24.13 – How long he spent thinking about it before setting it up. 28.23 – Importance of the people around him who are involved in Tribal. 30.23 – Learnings from starting the run club and how it’s benefited him personally. 32.40 – How Tribal creates the community vibe and how it can help people. 35.25 – What to expect if you go to a Tribal running session and the development of it. 40.40 – Half marathon and marathon Sunday training runs. 45.25 – Winter track sessions. 46.25 – 1,200 at one run club session and run clubs being the new dating scene. 49.15 – Highlights from the year so far. 51.45 – Sydney marathon becoming a major and entry for next year. 54.14 – Christmas day run. 56.15 – The growth Ryan has went through the past year and the stages of it. 1.05.10 – Tribal London. 1.06.20 – Things currently looking to be improved. 1.08.40 – Tribal track sessions and evolution continued. 1.22.28 – Long long term goal of removing himself from the club if it stays going. 1.25.36 – Someone who wants to do their first tribal what would you say to them and come talk to the Tribal people. 1.30.30 – Advice Ryan would give to his old self a year ago.