Chewing The Fat With Melf & Grimmy

Nutritional Advice For Young Children & Families In Episode 28  we are spoilt with another special Guest! This time we have Chris Spreadbury a specialist in nutritional advice for young children and families   We discuss  What are the most common challenges you see with eating habits of children at that age range  (5-11) What roles to parents have? How do you make cooking fun? How easy is it to cook nutritious food for the family on a budget Tips for fussy children Eating approaches for overweight families   Thank you so much Chris, your enthusiasm is so clear to see and Mike picked up some good tips for at home too! ..... Thank you all so much for ongoing support of this podcast and please hit us up if there is anything you want discussed ... Stay Safe!   Melf & Grim

In Episode 27 we have another special Guest! This time we have Rob Wheadon a competitive Natural Body and Physique Coach.   Rob talks us through: His experiences so far competing on the stage Stages of Competition prep Differences between male and female bodybuilders What are the risks involved and Can anyone do a show?   We can't thank Rob enough for making time for a really enjoyable conversation! If you are thinking about going down the natural bodybuilding route then please hit up Rob on Instagram @rjwheadonfitness ..... Thank you all so much for ongoing support of this podcast and please hit us up if there is anything you want discussed ... Stay Safe!   Melf & Grim

In Episode 26 we discuss a very sensitive topic! Specifically relating to the rise of the Body Positivity Movement of late we're very keen for your input on this one.   Other questions we chat about include: Can you be over/underweight and healthy? Can you be overweight and Happy? Does Melf have a Dad Bod? ..... Thank you all so much for ongoing support of this podcast and please hit us up if there is anything you want discussed ... Stay Safe!   Melf & Grim

The Time is nearly upon us! 12th April 2021 return to gyms!   ... In Episode 25 we discuss how you can prepare yourself for return for gym based training ..... As always we had great fun recording this one and hope gave you some good pointers to consider if you decide to return to gyms. ... Thank you all so much for our support since the start of our Podcast! ... Stay Safe!

Episode 24 - Dr Rahul Lakhera is back as our guest speaker to discuss Exercise Post Covid What guidelines are there currently? What factors need to be considered? Do people suffer from Long Covid? Are there any red flag signs? Thank you for coming on Dr Rahul pointing out what limited resources are currently out there. PLEASE NOTE: Its important you seek out advice from your own GP or local help centre prior to exercise post covid or if you have any concerns As always thank you all so much for the support every single week with the social shares, downloads and follows. Its really appreciated :) Melf & Grimmy

Plateaus! Those blasted things that get in the way of our health  & exercise goals! ... In Episode 23 we discuss in detail common forms of training and nutritional plateaus that you might of or may face as you aim to progress ..... We'd love to hear from you on this one as we thoroughly enjoyed recording! ... We really hope you find it useful and as always thank you all so much for our support since the start of our Podcast! ... Stay Safe!

1st Episode of 2021 - Back To Zero ... Matt & Mike talk about Covid related topics, physical health, emotions, and how to go about getting motivated to setting new goals! ..... It's been a tough ride for us all so hoping this episode can inspire you to pick up the torch if you're needing that extra push Thank you all so much for our support since the start of our Podcast! Your following and feedback has helped inspire our topics to help you through and onwards passing this extremely challenging time for us all!   Stay Safe!

You blink and the next thing you're at episode 20! ... We took some time choosing our topic for the 20th episode and we decided to go personal with this one! Setbacks or Comebacks!?   -We delve into their pasts and share tough experiences, honest setbacks and ways they overcame these struggles! -We also discuss coping mechanisms -Re assessing Lockdown 2.0 goals ..... Thank you all so much for our support since the start of our Podcast! Your following and feedback has helped inspire our topics to help you through and onwards passing this extremely challenging time for us all!   Stay Safe!

Entering the weekend with Episode 19! ... This week Grimmy and Melf discuss The sensitive Topic of Weight Gain Is it ok to gain weight? Are some people more susceptible? How quickly do we put on bodyfat? Are Gin and Tonics calorie free ;) ... As always we share experiences alongside some scientific evidence based advice to hopefully give you guys a good insight into this tricky topic! .. As always please keep listening and thanks for your support as always!   Stay Safe

  Cruising into Episode 18 with Grimmy and Melf  ... This week we cover off the broad topic of Goal Setting.. Do we need to do them? How do I set them? Is my goal right for me? Why do I keep failing to achieve them? What next after I achieve my goal?   Any of these sound familiar? ... If so, please check out this week's short podcast as you start off your week! ... We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoy recording and please share your feelings on these controversial topic!

What Grinds Your Gears!? ... Find out on Episode 17 as Grimmy and Melf tread over the broken egg shells of Gym Etiquette ... We cover off a fair amount thanks to bountiful feedback from our followers prior to recording this podcast ...

On this week's episode we tackle the term fitness and its relationship with social media Grimmy and Melf discuss: ...

What An Absolute Pleasure! ... Racking up now to Episode 15 Of "Chewing The Fat With Melf & Grimmy"  ... On this week's episode we had our 3rd special guest(s) Laura & Barry Ash from Rock Solid Health  Rock Solid Health, Grimmy and myself  discuss: ...

This week Melf & Grimmy have decided to under cut DR Michael Mosley's "lose a stone in 21 days" diet, which was aired by channel 4 this week. They will be discussing why rapid and drastic weight loss can be very damaging both physically and psychologically short term and long term. How these "diets" are both un sustainable, un realistic and dangerous.   Please let us know your thoughts...  

This week Melf & Grimmy discuss how to structure a training plan within the gym.   What exercise's you should be doing and why.   How many days a week should you train.   Is there such thing as over training.  

This week Melf & Grimmy tackle the subject of obesity.   With more annually deaths than the cuurent pandemic, are we taking the right steps and prevent childhood obesity.    Please let us know your thoughts 

This week Melf & Grimmy are joined by a special guest. 2014 Rugby world cup winner Natasha Brennan Discussing what it takes to be a full time athlete, training specifics, menstrual cycles and performance, and adjusting to life after. Hope you guys enjoy

This week Melf & Grimmy discuss the future of the fitness industry  With the closure of fitness facilities during this global pandemic what does the future of fitness look like? Also discussing other options as YouTube workouts, Online training and Personal training.      

This weeks edition of the Chewing The Fat..   Mike & Grimmy break down what makes a good PT or coach. Bad & good habits to look out for when you are looking to hire a fitness professional.  Also what does it take to become and fitness professional and how to build a career doing so.   We hope you enjoy this edition :)

This week Melf & Grimmy delve into common nutrition and training myths.. Such as.. - Do women get bulky lifting weights - Are protein shakes essentail - 1200 calorie diets - Is water than important   With the rise of social media, its hard to know what is the truth and what is myth. Over the next 30 minutes Melf & Grimmy break down a handful of subjects and debunk them.    

This week Melf & Grimmy discuss should fitness be competitive? With there fair share of competitions over the years, from rugby, Crossfit and even running a fitness business.  What really motivates the day to day athlete? Is their a temptation to cheat? Cut corners? Also a few useful tips how these guys prepare for BIG fitness competition with visualisation techniques, how to prepare in training, and how to not be a BAD loser. Enjoy!    

In this week's episode we had the pleasure of having Dr Rahul Lakhera as a guest speaker. Topics discussed included subjects relating to general health and sports performance related . In particular touching on the current covid-19 pandemic, obesity, mental health and his time working with professional sports clubs As always thank you all so much for the support every single week with the social shares, downloads and follows. Its really appreciated :) Melf & Grimmy

This week Melf & Grimmy discuss what training is best suited to you.  Over the next 30 minutes Melf & Grimmy discuss the pros and cons of running verses his intensity interval training for fat loss and performance.  Also should we all be lifting heavy weights or are there other ways to become strong and build muscle at this current time. As always thank you all so much for the social shares, comments and feedback.            

This week Melf & Grimmy discuss Habits, what are habits, why we set ourselves habits, why we break habits. With everyone's life drastically changing in the past few weeks and everyone having to adapt to a new possible lifestyle.  Habits that negatively impact our lifestyle, how do we stop. Constantly falling off the wagon with our new habits how can be consistent. Please let us know what you think of the podcast it would be very much apprieiated      

This episode sees Melf & Grimmy discuss the subject of fat loss with the term "Calorie Deficit" overused by PT's and coaches in the past few years, why is the term flawed?!?! Also Melf & Grimmy what factors can play a major part on how you can lose fat and maintain your hard earned results.

This episode we will be discussing the impact on the fitness industry and people health during lockdown. Finding solutions of why some people are not as motivated.