Brad welcomes personal health and fitness expert Byron Munford, one of the UK's leading powerlifters and founder of Lifestyle Revolution, to discuss the critical connection between physical health and business success. Byron shares his personal journey from aggressive child to black belt martial artist, crossfitter, and elite weightlifter, highlighting how physical challenges condition the mind to handle daily stress. The conversation delves into the similarities between elite athletes and corporate executives, exploring how both groups utilise a high tolerance for stress and an advanced perception of pain to maintain peak performance. Byron also introduces his Six Pillars of Health exercise, nutrition/hydration, sleep, mindset, stress management, and circadian rhythm, explaining how mastering these elements can transform lives, recover lost time, and optimise both personal well-being and professional success. Key Takeaways An unhealthy individual is consumed by a single problem—their illness—while a healthy person has the freedom to face and manage the thousands of challenges that come with daily life. Elite performance in sports or business relies on conditioning the mind to view high levels of stress and discomfort as a normal, manageable part of the daily routine rather than a reason to stop. True well-being requires a balance of exercise, nutrition, sleep, mindset, stress management, and circadian rhythm, as an imbalance in even one pillar can completely disrupt the others. Lasting transformation comes from focusing on incremental, consistent improvements—like tracking and slowly increasing deep sleep—rather than trying to achieve a flawless standard immediately. Episode Quotes "A healthy man has a thousand problems, an unhealthy man has one problem." "If you look at the average person, they will only ever contract 30 to 40 percent of their max muscular units, but elite athletes can tap into a greater percentage where they're lifting or using 80, even 90 percent." "Learning how to manage stress is one of the best skills you can learn in life because it just buys you back time, buys you back freedom." "Go after what you really want, and not what your parents tell you to do, not what your mates tell you to do, not what the guy down the pub tells you to do. What do you really want without the external influence?" HOST BIO Brad Staines is a founder in the thick of it - but by design, not by default. As the face of Aquamark Cleaning, he’s built a multi-million-pound operation with 30+ team members, strong systems, and a culture that gives people space to grow. He’s still involved in the business a couple of days a week - but only doing the parts he genuinely enjoys: building relationships, growing the brand, spending time with the team, and spotting new opportunities. The day-to-day grind? That’s been handed over to a structure that runs without constant firefighting. Brad’s also found his rhythm outside of business - with a deep commitment to physical and mental training. Whether it’s strength work, early morning runs, or cold plunges, he’s a believer that how you show up for yourself shapes how you show up as a leader. Working On It is where he brings it all together - growth, grit, and getting better every week.
