The invictus Podcast

This week we go down a rabbit hole of mental toughness during the holiday period, with many more unexpected tangents along the way 

Today's episode features our newest Team member Daniel Nguyen.  Daniel brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our Muaythai Team, having trained for over 10 years in Muaythai, has a background in boxing, and since beginning Muaythai has travelled to Thailand multiple times, and competed on some of the biggest fight promotions in the state. Get to know Daniel and what he hopes to achieve as part of our growing team. 

In the return of the Invictus Podcast, we discuss the past 5 weeks. The Lockdown, Toni's second lockdown birthday, uncertainty and how we can combat this by taking things 1 day at a time.

This week is a treat of an episode.  We talk about our #1 tips for nutrition. Why what you eat matters, and how flexibility and 'moderation' is subjective.  Enjoy! 

Another week of conversations! 

6 Week Program, this or that, and mens mental health.

This Friday brings the return to outdoors training. Something we are all very excited about!  We discuss our lockdown experiences which are vastly different, along with the pros and cons of zoom training. Enjoy

Comp Link - http://thetraininggeek.net/store/tg-novicemasters-competition-12th-june John Danaher Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/episode/44ZDq04FTmgxtOFoUaxTYC?si=jZH4la5hTtydRUwe9z5Wxw

Join the team as we discuss poutine, why cheeseburgers make you fat and fruit doesn't, why 'strap-on" HR monitors are better than watch HR monitors. Along with the recap of our social night, weekend CF comp and general shit talk.  Enjoy.

This month, our focus inside the gym is on accountability.  Implementing various strategies which will enable our members to stay true to their word and achieve their goals! 

In this episode, we discuss the current theme for the InvictusFit training program. Training Adherence, and the importance of enjoying training. 

This week, we welcome the lovely Linda & Clive to discuss their many years of training here with us at Invictus, along with Linda having to deal with 2x knee replacements during this time due to degeneration of the cartilage. We hope you enjoy the episode! 

In this episode, we discuss opportunity cost - the premise that every opportunity comes with a trade-off or potential sacrifice. This is very relevant in our industry where people want flat stomachs and 6-pack abs. Understanding these trade-offs lets us know what's realistic' or 'attainable' in accordance with our priorities and what we are willing to give up. We hope you enjoy and take at least 1 thing away from this episode! 

In this episode, we delve into the factors that are likely to keep you training consistently. We know adherence and consistency are what lead to results. However many of us don't have a framework to support this. Well worth a listen. We hope you enjoy it! 

In this episode, we discuss training while nursing an injury.  Is it smart? What not to do, what you should do, and how to continue to progress. 

In this week's episode, Craig, Toni & Bree discuss nutrition for both performance & activity levels. How this relates to injury prevention, adaptations from training (Improving), and general wellbeing.  Toni uses her anecdotal experience of having to adjust nutrition to match her activity levels with her recent injury.  Well worth a listen, and no doubt some nuggets to take from this one.  Enjoy

In today's episode, we discuss the snap lockdown in Melbourne, Toni's injured foot, which led to the end of her 510-day steak of accumulating 10,000 steps per day.  Enjoy, and we will speak to you again next week! 

Among many tangents, we brief what the next 5 days will look like for the Invictus Team.  How classes will be running, what we will be doing to ensure your training needs are met and that we can continue to make progress instead of writing-off the next 5 days.  Take care and we will be seeing you virtually over the next 5 days. 

In this episode, Pelvic floor physio Nicola Andreaccio comes back for round 2.  Nicola is a passionate physiotherapist with a special interest in Endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and pelvic and intimacy pain.  Nicola will be joining us again on March 12th at 6:30 pm to run a pelvic health workshop for our members & the wider community.  Please reach out if you have any questions for Nicola regarding the workshop. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed making it.   

In this episode, we discuss the various recovery modalities to ensure not only progress in training and performance but also body composition goals, mental stress, and more.  We hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

Setting goals is often a confronting and challenging prospect.  We delve into how we set and achieve goals for ourselves and our clients. After last night's successful goal setting seminar, we share some of the common themes, and knowledge, habit formation and understanding your priorities lead to success. 

In this episode, we discuss our onboarding process at Invictus. How we move members from total novice to joining classes & feeling confident, competent and capable. We also touch on how a single bad gym experience shapes your outlook on gyms, & training, but not all training programs are built the same and one of our number one values, is the enjoyment of training for long term results. Like, subscribe, share.  www.invictusfitnessmma.com.au

Welcome back to the Invictus Podcast for a huge season 2.  In this episode, we outline the plans for Invictus Fitness & Mixed Martial Arts in Jan/Feb. Everything from goal setting workshops, and beginners programs, to timetable changes and junior programs.  Stay tuned for weekly episodes on motivation, structure, knowledge bombs and more!

Join us for the final episode of 2020.  We discuss a few tips and tricks to get us through the holiday season without too much damage. We talk about how to change your focus from expectation to appreciation to ensure you have the happiest Christmas. 

This weeks episode is AMAZING.  We are joined by the amazing Nicola Andreacchio. Nicola is a Physiotherapist specialising in Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy. In this episode, we discuss the pelvic floor, common myths and misconceptions, along with symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction in both Men, and Women.  This is one of the best episodes we have done yet! We hope you get as much out of it as we do and please share this episode with anyone you feel could benefit from Nicola's knowledge.  Nicola can be reached at Pelvic Health in Yarraville.  https://pelvichealth.melbourne/our-staff/nicola-andreacchio/

In this episode, we sit down for a chat with our longest-running member Beck Clarke.  She has been training with Craig and Toni since before Invictus was a thing! We discuss the most memorable moments, her favourite movements, goals and how her goals and training mindset has evolved since her early days of training.  We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did!    Align Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/align-podcast/id988576741 Hit Play not Pause - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hit-play-not-pause/id1533088916 James Smith Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-james-smith-podcast/id1444720680

In this episode, we discuss Motivation. What motivates us, and our thoughts on motivation as Coaches.

The team discusses the changes here at Invictus. How we need to acknowledge the changes in our work life, social life, and training, and the impact this will have on fatigue. 

In today's episode, we honestly enter the conversation with no general direction. As always, our goal is to provide value and impart some sort of knowledge and educate our listeners, today's is no exception. We took a different route, discussed RPE based training, self-awareness during training, and Toni buying Craig an inappropriate Christmas present. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

On this eagerly awaited episode, we are joined by special guests Karen & Britt from the movement refinery to discuss chronic pain. We delve into common injuries, treatment, and corrective exercise. As well as the usual banter and dribble!  Enjoy

In this Episode, we discuss why using date allows us to make the right decisions when it comes to achieving our goals. How many people struggle to weigh-in daily, or even ever, because it's such an emotionally charged event. We drop some tips on to take the power away from the scales, and change the emotional response to the simple data measuring task of standing on the scales.  

As we celebrate Coach Bree's 30th Birthday, we discuss 'Authenticity', and how by being yourself, you will attract the right people, & situations into your life. This was coupled with many other tangents and the usual banter.  Enjoy!  Worth a listen: Melbourne Strength Cultures - Quantum Lifting Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/strength-cultures-quantum-lifting/id1358923154?at=1l3vwYf

In this episode we discuss reframing your outlook on the COVID lockdown, focusing on the positives and some of the things that have brought you joy at this time.  We also welcome Chris Jackson for our first-ever member spotlight.  We talk about why Jacko started with us, his experiences in his 5 years of training at Invictus, his mindfulness rituals, and much more.  Enjoy!

In episode 28 we discuss the psychology behind social networks and your 'inner circle' and how this ultimately shapes your behaviours, habits, and future. 

We discuss the works of the amazing Phd Exercise Physiologist Stacy T. Sims. Her revolutionary work paving a new way for women to train that goes completely against that of their male counterparts.  This is a must-listen for active females, personal trainers, and coaches in all sports!  Stacy Sims Podcast Roar - Stacy Sims Book Toni's Recommendation - Bitty Strong Podcast

Have you ever wondered what training is the most effective for fat loss?  This week, we talk toning, training, what works, what doesn't, and the psychology behind an effective training program, along with the usual banter you come to expect from us. 

In this episode, we discuss exactly how to lose that pesky lockdown weight gain.  We delve into exactly what works, and what is essentially BS. This is all advice drawn from the scientific literature!  You'll hear us discuss keto, paleo, high carb low fat, intermittent fasting, veganism, and much much more.  Honestly, this is the podcast you NEED to listen to!  Bree's recommendation - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-joe-rogan-experience/id360084272?i=1000489858149 Craig's recommendation - https://www.jrepodcast.com/episode/joe-rogan-experience-1176-dom-dagostino-layne-norton/ Toni's recommendation - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ladies-we-need-to-talk/id1277424411?fbclid=IwAR0g_td2fVEK4UAfbOF4jIt--ek9MLh41oW5uCXJ0O1d2m75g02HzSR0YFM

Craig, Toni, & Bree discuss the ins & outs of our week here at Invictus.  We delve into the tips and tricks we use to hold both ourselves accountable, and our clients.  We also discuss the growing 'influencer', influence on people trying to create a lifestyle change, and how the landscape is quite grim when you have people from love island pedaling nutritional, and training info... We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.  If so, don't forget to like, subscribe and share, so that we can keep this thing going and try to create a small ripple in our pond of influence!