Fitness Mindset Motivation Podcast Thomas Armstrong

In this episode, I spoke with James Laithwaite retired professional rugby player and now an entrepreneur.

'Jams' has suffered a lot with injury over the years and he talks about overcoming these setbacks and the hacks he uses day to day plus his inspiration to starting his company with his wife Michelle.

we talk about biohacking and how we both use certain techniques and devices to help our recovery from injury and improve our performance. he really advocates cryotherapy as do I and red light therapy which has been a game-changer for my hip pain.

In the last section of the podcast, Michelle joins as the pair talks about their ambitions in business and their company fuel hub and how they have made some huge changes, making the brand more eco-friendly and in line with their customers and client base.

If you want to find out more about fuel hub visit them online: www.fuelhub.co.uk and why not see their amazing menu on their Instagram @fuelhubuk

thanks again for listening please rate and review on apple podcasts it really helps the discoverability of the podcast.

have a great week

Tom

In this episode, I catch up with commonwealth judo champion turned professional MMA fighter and old teammate from saints academy Owen Livsey.

Owen played rugby and also trained and competed as a judoka until the last couple of years where the path of life dealt him some hands and he found himself in hull and coaching and teaching judo and wrestling to rugby players the sport that initially disregarded his pursuits of both rugby and judo all them years ago. Life has a funny way of coming around full circle many times over and his story is great to listen to as he like many sportsmen and women have been so close on many occasions but has never given up and is now in a great position training full time to pursue the dream of being an MMA fighter and not just a fighter! he wants to push this opportunity to its limit and I believe he has what it takes.

This conversation covers everything from judo camps to Olympic dreams, setbacks to dark times and the light at the end of the tunnel.

I hope you enjoy this episode. please like rate and share when you get a minute on apple podcasts it will help the algorithm and discoverability of the podcast.

If you want to discover more about Owen and his upcoming events please give him a follow on Instagram @owenlivsey or if you in the hull check out his gym @carlsongraciehull

We will be following his fight plan from now on and will be supporting him in any way possible so please check out his page and his current sponsors...

Hardlife Fightware

Combat Nutrition

Vitality CBD

Harman Coaching Systems

Again everyone has a great week and ill be back again soon with another podcast!

Take Care

Tom Armstrong

In this episode, we review the 135km Hadrian's wall ultra we ran on Halloween of last year.

we initially planned to complete the run in one day but the conditions were against us and as a result, we had to complete the challenge over 2 days.

We talk about all the prep leading up to the run and then all the challenges we faced along the way.

This was, without doubt, one of the toughest challenges I've ever undertaken and even matty a seasoned ultras runner with over 15 ultras to his name said it was his toughest ultra he has completed.

I hope you enjoy this conversation, Please share with someone you think will like this episode! And rate review on wherever you listen to your podcasts... Thank You

Have a great week

Tom

In this episode, I spoke with Andy Reid MBE and this was a long time since I last spoke to andy many years ago not long after his injury in Afghanistan in 2009.

There was a lot in this episode and we actually spoke for 2 hours but the first 30 minutes was too informal to publish and we have some excellent content that has been left out for another episode in the future which is exciting.

We spoke about his obvious injuries and the immediate moments from that point to where he is at now with his foundation and a new life without three of his four limbs.

Andy is a great bloke and I hope to link up with him on some more projects in the near future.

So thanks andy and thanks to everyone for listening.

I have published 2 bonus episodes which were recorded live with International DJ Max Chapman which you can find at @tarmstong89 on Instagram

And an episode with Matthew Dyas where we revisited our 135km Ultra Marathon last October.

I will get those episodes edited and published on the website as soon as I can.

Have a great week and Happy Easter

Tom

This episode as part of national eating disorder awareness week and to be released today as part of International women's day!

I sat down with a west end star Hannah Grace Lawson.

Hannah is best known for appearing arguable one of the most iconic of west end shows Les Miserables.

Hannah had struggled with controlling her eating disorder whilst in a super high-pressure environment at arts educational and then later whilst on the west end itself.

We spoke about how it affected her and how she managed to find her pathway to recovery during the lockdowns.

Hannah is a huge advocate for healthy eating now and wants to spread her message through her Instagram and her youtube to reach other ladies who may be suffering in silence with these problems.

You can find out more about Hannah along with all her current endeavours here:

Hannah London theatre direct, youtube, Instagram personal, Instagram Fitness

If you got anything out of this conversation or you think someone will please share it with that person.

Have a great rest of the week.

Thomas Armstrong

In this episode i caught up with Scotland International my old captain at leigh Centurions Oliver wilkes. He has amassed over 500 games in his professional career spanning over 20 years which is an amazing achievement by any standards across any sport in any country so it was a privilege and an honour to catch up with him and see how he managed to play at the highest level for so long!

We spoke a lot about rugby and about the transition out of sport and how he and others can use the help of others including rugby league cares who are doing a great job for the careers of players after the sport and he urges them to reach out and use the help that is there, No1 is going to do it for you.

Again thanks for listening if any of these topics reach you then please share or comment and give the podcast a rating where ever it is you listen.

Up next is a west end star who has overcome an eating disorder and is inspiring ladies from across the nation to be body confident...

Thanks again have a great week speak soon

Thomas Armstrong