Ground zero life without limits Andrew Phillips

Luke is a former Royal Marines Commando, having seen 2 combat tours of Afghanistan and was one of the last British troops in Sangin. After 10 years he left the military, and set up Commando Conditioned, a fitness business in Poole, which embraces everything the body is capable of. He is currently also studying Physiotherapy.

Luke has completed an iron distance triathlon and ultramarathons, with a 32 mile tractor tyre drag as his next challenge.

Dr. George Touliatos is a Biopathologist MD specialising in medical prevention of PED use and HRT in men with ASIH. He is an author of four books in Greek and two in English about bodybuilding. Dr. George is a medical contributor in the Anabolics Book 11th Edition and Muscular Development Magazine (USA). A previous contributor for Anabolic.org. He participated in numerous seminars across Greece & Cyprus,TV & radio appearances. Dr. George Touliatos was a competitive bodybuilder himself in ten shows and national champion twice in Greece.

Mental strength and mind set,this episode is all about the mind,and why people are suffering so bad with general life 🙌

Hi, I’m Dean, a qualified personal trainer and coach based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

My purpose in life is to help people thrive in thieirs.

But first, I want to tell you how I came to this realisation and about my personal journey to get to this point in my life.

I’m an ex-British soldier. I joined the army when I was 16 and served for 8 years, in a reconnaissance regiment completing tours of Afghanistan and Iraq.
The first year after leaving the army was a challenging and dark time for me, my mental health rapidly declined, and I lost a lot of stability in my life. This sent me into a spiral of self-harm, drugs and alcohol in order to cope & attempted suicide.

Back then, I perfected a smile. I learnt to hide the way I felt. But inside was a different story altogether. Inside, I was struggling.

The illness was slowly ruining my life, but no one around me knew - I had fooled them into thinking I was fine. In 2016 I attempted to take my own life. I couldn’t see a way out, there was no light at the end of my tunnel, and I could no longer cope. After being discharged, and still struggling with depression, I attempted to end my life for a second time. I was really struggling to cope.

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I was then diagnosed with Bipolar disorder and PTSD.

After the shock of my diagnosis I had to learn, adapt and also come to terms with it so I began to channel my energy into awareness, from social media to public speaking, sharing my story and showing that even people like me - a 6 foot 4 tall ex-army soldier, man - needs help.

Now, the stigma surrounding mental health is something that I am incredibly passionate about and my motivation is to work towards raising awareness.

So, a bit about me. I´ve always loved the outdoors having grown up in the beautiful Cotswolds region of the UK. I grew up hiking with my family, playing sports and generally being outside. I was never a particularly athletic kid at school, and always struggled with my weight. That changed when I reached my later teenage years when I lost around 2 and a half stone or 15kg with a view to better my health. I got into the gym and cleaned up my diet, but I never really found my true passion.
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In 2008 I lost my dad to prostate cancer, and decided to run my first marathon to raise money for charity. I trained hard, and successfully completed the Dublin Marathon in 3 hours 52 minutes. I had found my calling, and ever since I have been in pursuit of all things adventure.
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I have now completed 18 marathons, 10 ultra-marathons including 6 races over 100km, Ironman, 5 half Ironmans, SwimRun and competed for GBR age group at the European Half Ironman Championships in Denmark in 2017. You can find a full list of my races and achievement here.
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I now live in Zurich, Switzerland with my partner Julia, where I work full time in international real estate.

On this episode is me and Pete talking about everything from Diets,running,hormones/steroids,SARMS and blood work !