Fatman Talking Podcast

This week I’m back discussing the concept of Owning The Day.  Setting out daily goals, winning one day at a time and focusing on the 24 hours ahead instead of the long term goal thats 6 weeks away.

This week Shane sits down with Ben Leeder, online coach and personal trainer to talk through his journey into fitness, leaving a 9-5 to go into coaching and how he approaches working with his clients.

This week Shane and Brendan are tackling Binge Eating. Their own experience with it, and their ideas of how people could approach resolving their own issues they consider to fall under the banner of binge eating. Quick heads up that about 24 minutes in the wifi drops and we pick back up on the end of our conversation afterwards.

This week Shane and Brendan break down Shane's battle with getting on track since Christmas. They go through the slip ups, the neglected daily habits and how aiming for 24 good hours instead of a perfect 6 weeks is sometimes more productive

This week I sit down with Paul Dermody for a bit of a catch up on the past few months. We go talk through some training and nutrition topics, a little bit about Paul's writing and podcasting and of course the dreaded lockdown chats come up as always.

This week Shane and Brendan talk through snack hacks which they rely on while trying to keep things in a deficit while enjoying what they eat. And as always, things tend to go down a few rabbit holes along the way.

This week I sit down with Philip Connolly, head coach in Cork Gym - EMF Lifting and Laughing. We talk through his sporting background, approaches to training and adapting to the knew way of training clients online.

This week we run through the usual training talk, throw in a bit of lent and easter for good measure and we follow it up with a complete rant regarding some controversial advice given on a popular weight loss tv show.

This week I sit down with Shane Walsh, host of the Shane Walsh Podcast and owner of Shane Walsh fitness. We talk through how our jobs and health are intertwined, how he ended up in the fitness industry, and discuss everything from books, clients, diet and exercise. 

This week I sit down with Nicole Butler, who recently returned from living in Australia, Nicole is a personal trainer, former irish Tae Kwon Do athlete and endurance enthusiast. We talk through her own journey from changing codes over the years, relationships with food and approaches to habbit.

This week we’re talking about making time for training and particularly those who say they dont have time to train. We also talk through pancakes, the best and the worst toppings and how to do that pancake tuesday correctly.

This week we talk through peoples approach to motivation, denying its existence, relying on it to overcome their lack of consistency and the overall debate of whether you can separate the motivation from the work.

This week I sit down with Conor O'Keeffe, ultra runner, podcaster, writer and adventurer. We go through the life changes he's undertaken, the people he surrounds himself with and  everything from his adventures to his new found happiness in a minimalistic approach to life. This is a raw, honest chat and I hope you enjoy it

Broad range of topics on this week's episode.  Myself and Josh go through the pandemic, home training, keeping a business going during the past year and self development and self belief.

This week I sit down for a chat with podcaster, crossfitter and awesome human Peter White. We talk through his own struggles with weight, finding a supportive community to train in, and how he established Irelands number 1 Crossfit Podcast over the past year

This week I chat with Mike Russell, owner of Echo Athletics.  On the podcast we go into Mike's own training, how his online classes are keeping his clients on track and how he approaches the nutrition side of things.  As always, there's no escaping the lockdown discussions but we certainly put a positive spin on training at home and how 2020 went overall.

This week Shane and Brendan tackle Veganuary, World Carnivore month, and January crash diets

This week Shane sits down with Luke O'Mahony who is an online fitness, and nutrition coach and owner of Integrative Health. Luke breaks down the variety of clients he works with, the coaching process, and then the lads dive deeper into topics like sleep, caffeine intake, the scales and a lot more. 

This week, Shane and Brendan answer a question from listeners. To start they go through their recommendations for a balanced approached to Christmas. And give their perspective on how taking the foot off the pedal every now and then won't derail your progress completely. From kebabs, to Guinness, to enjoying a McDonalds or a massive burger, the lads try show that it doesn't have to set you off on a crash course to failure and weight gain. This is swiftly followed up with some real talk about binning the scales for the festive season... And Finally, at the end, they break down the ultimate Christmas Dinner for listeners, with some (Shane) being far more passionate about the festive munch than others (Brendan...the big Grinch)

This week I chat with David O’Connor on his journey with mental health, issues with weight, running and not enjoying the work you’re doing

Fat Chats #9 - This week Shane and Brendan are chatting hidden calories. Shane gets stuck on some pasta calorie counting and we don’t mince our words when talking lean packs of beef from the local shop

This week Shane and Brendan are talking through the quitting mentality, why falling off the bandwagon for weeks at a time will do you no good. They also discuss how to approach nights out while remaining true to living the healthy life you want.  This is a fun show intending only to help the fat folk out without the qualifications to back it up. All complaints regarding Brendan's complete lack of "Woke" behavior can be sent to shutup@fatchatshelpdesk.com

Welcome to Fat Chats. This week Shane and Brendan are talking through the mid lockdown slump, bad weather, dark evenings and how to reset if you just cannot be arsed to get those steps in.  Lastly, they finish off with some of the weird food combinations listeners sent in, and dish out all of the abuse and insults to their loyal listeners. DISCLAIMER: Don't take our comments to heart, they're already struggling enough.  This is a fun show intending only to help the fat folk out without the qualifications to back it up. All complaints regarding Brendan's complete lack of "Woke" behavior can be sent to shutup@fatchatshelpdesk.com

This week I chat with David Pawlikow about his journey with losing weight following the birth of his first child. He talks me through his 20,000 steps before 8am, spells with weight watchers , the James Smith Academy and why he is making this change a permanent one

Welcome to Fat Chats. This week Shane and Brendan discuss talking about someone else's weight, the impact, the reasoning and how to approach it if you feel you really have to. As always there's plenty talk of chocolate, diets and a few good stories thrown in for good measure. DISCLAIMER: Don't take our comments to heart, they're already struggling enough. This is a fun show intending only to help the fat folk out without the qualifications to back it up. All complaints regarding Brendan's complete lack of "Woke" behavior can be sent to shutup@fatchatshelpdesk.com

This week, I chat with Tony from West Cork Coffee about coffee brewing, starting your own business and we dip a little bit into his own health and fitness regime. We did have a little technical difficulty towards the end but we managed to finish the episode off nicely

Welcome to Fat Chats This week Shane and Brendan chat about how to wear your mask in public, weight loss surgery, the chocolate they would bring back if they could, and Shane's secret Nutella habit is revealed DISCLAIMER: Don't take our comments to heart, they're already struggling enough.  This is a fun show intending only to help the fat folk out without the qualifications to back it up. All complaints regarding Brendan's complete lack of "Woke" behavior can be sent to shutup@fatchatshelpdesk.com

On todays episode I sit down with Rob Butler. He is an online coach and personal trainer.  We discuss how online coaching works, the important aspects he gets his clients to focus on, how Covid-19 pushed him to change his business and much more.  Instagram - Robsgaintrain

Welcome to Fat Chats This week Shane and Brendan speak about paranoia when out running, lockdown 2.0, how to approach 6 weeks without access to the gym, and Bakeoff gets interesting with Pastry Week. DISCLAIMER: Don't take our comments to heart, they're already struggling enough. This is a fun show intending only to help the fat folk out without the qualifications to back it up. All complaints regarding Brendan's complete lack of "Woke" behavior can be sent to shutup@fatchatshelpdesk.com

Welcome to Fat Chats - a brand new segment on Fatman Talking This week Shane and Brendan chat through the concept of "pushing the Fu*k it button" , followed by their review of the most recent episode of bakeoff. DISCLAIMER: Don't take our comments to heart, they're already struggling enough. This is a fun show intending only to help the fat folk out without the qualifications to back it up. All complaints regarding Brendan's complete lack of "Woke" behavior can be sent to shutup@fatchatshelpdesk.com

On this episode I chat with Lisa who has spent the last year transforming her life both physically and mentally all while promoting a healthy, sustainable approach to weightloss. We chat through her journey on and off the scale, and about her fantastic new podcast which is a must listen. Instagram: Lisamariesheehy  Podcast:  The Lisa Marie Sheehy Podcast

Welcome to Fat Chats - a brand new segment on Fatman Talking   This week Shane and Brendan attempt to delve into the world of fad diets, with some bake off and Brendan's secret chef rivalry thrown in for good measure DISCLAIMER: Don't take our comments to heart, they're already struggling enough.  This is a fun show intending only to help the fat folk out without the qualifications to back it up. All complaints regarding Brendan's complete lack of "Woke" behavior can be sent to shutup@fatchatshelpdesk.com

This week I sit down with Graham McCormack - Life Coach, Mental health advocate and Public Speaker. We talk through his daily routine, the importance of fitness and nutrition on your mental health, and how life coaching works. Find Graham online by following Therealworldbuddhist on Instagram And make sure to grab his new ebook - 10 Steps to effective goal setting through the link in his bio

Welcome to Fat Chats - a brand new segment on Fatman Talking  Each week Shane and Brendan will break down different parts of the fitness and nutrition world, while they dish out heaps of abuse to each other.  Having spent years gaining and losing the weight, trying all the fad diets and falling back into the dangerous world of cakes, they will talk about weight loss and the habits that have worked for them, to help listeners get on their own fitness journey.  DISCLAIMER: Don't take our comments to heart, they're already struggling enough.  This is a fun show intending only to help the fat folk out without the qualifications to back it up. All complaints regarding Brendan's complete lack of "Woke" behavior can be sent to shutup@fatchatshelpdesk.com 

Cillian is a mental health advocate, public speaker and personal trainer. On this episode he takes me through balancing college and his own business and gives me a great insight into his own struggles with mental health in the past and how he overcame it all. This one was recorded Pre-Covid 19 before the world decended into total chaos. To find Cillian online go to instagram and follow: @cilliankeane_

On this episode I chat with Paul Neiland, a former addict turned Marathon Runner. We chat about why he made the change, the circumstances that pushed him from some of the worst places in his life, to some of the best. And what made a difference when finding fitness as a full time hobby. 

Week 2 of the Carnivore Lent Challenge. After a tough first week, and a bump in the road Saturday, we go through how week 2 is shaping up.

Lent: 2 days into the carnivore challenge, and fuck its mighty tough so far.

About to partake in 40 days of strict dieting for Lent! Here is what’s happening

On this episode I sit down with Paul Dermody, an online PT based out of Vietnam. Paul is an expert in his field, who has coached some amazing clients to immense weight loss transformations.

On todays episode I sit down with Ireland's youngest ever professional boxer to discuss his training, nutrition and life since turning pro at 17.

On this weeks episode I sit down with Kieran, an online strength and conditioning coach based in Cork to discuss how he approaches training his clients after their careers in sport come to an end. We get down into the details of his preparation for Ironman Cork and we also talk about struggling with anxiety and how to work through it. 

Going from sitting in a bank, Gorging on pizza to fighting in the ring! Dom Platt is the perfect example of how following your passion will lead you to great places.

This I discuss Fat Identity, Body dismorphia affer losing the weight and how I’m using fasting to my advantage

Quick update on my attempts to lose 52kg . Followed by my review of The Game Changers documentary on Netflix. I also touch base on the vegan diet, the carnivore diet and waking up covered in Nutella after a good binge.

Quickly jumping back on to discuss Emotional Eating on todays podcast.

Quick podcast on Fat Shaming, and the current discussions online about it

Deep dive into the habits that brought me to 142kg Negative people and what they'll do to your progress Living in your own head without ever really trying Glamorous weight loss solutions and what really works. And repeat " it is what it is " and " part and parcel " far too many times.

- 142.3KG .... How does someone get to that weight? Find out right here. - What I am doing now?  - How to reset from a bad weekend or setbacks in general

On this episode I sit down with Pat Divilly, who is a life coach and public speaker based out of Galway in Ireland. We chat about how he got started in public speaking, his training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and about how to work towards your own goals in life.

On todays episode I sit down and go through the time I thought it would be easy to become anorexic.. i talk looking at other peoples perspectives and I drop some serious wisdom as always .. (not really, but I hope you enjoy this one)